How to fix your overheating 360
posted November 25th 2005 10:00AM
Sure, if your Xbox 360 is crashing you could call up
Microsoft tech support and get your new toy repaired or replaced — or you could take design flaws matters into
your own hands and source out the root of the problem. And according to one Gamespot forumsgoer, apparently what's
causing these overheating Xbox 360 crashes isn't the Xbox itself, but rather that monstrous power supply. So what's a
gamer to do? Increase the airflow over the thing by getting it up off the floor, and suspending it in the air with
string — or if you're not feeling like making a trapeze act out out of the thing, stick it on an open box so it can
better emanate heat. Apparently this has been doing some good, but hey, remember that if it can't sit on the ground as
intended, it's defective, so make sure you call 'em up and get it sorted!
[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
i dont know about you guys but i used and older pc fan and wired it to a 9 vol volt battery to it and its been workin great.
woops didnt see 120s my bad
First, wow didn't know people could be like this about a msft product. A lot of passion on both sides.
Second, anyone remember the Dreamcast? No it didn't catch on fire etc. but it had similar timing to the 360. Granted diff products, diff buyers, but take a look at all of sega's releases. They brought the goods to the table first, and painted a big red target on their butts so sony/msft/nintendo could give it a firm kick.
Third, dude, if my car had a problem that caused me to have to stop every twenty miles for a "break" I would not consider it normal/in any way acceptable. Msft did not take into consideration what the diff between a console and a full fledged performance computer. You sell rocking compy's to enthusiasts who know why copper is better than alum. You sell consoles to the average joe who goes to walmart to get his oil changed.
Fourth, jury-rigged solutions are ok, but when this console is old tech it will hit the trash, cause nobody wants a cardboard box in their living room as a piece of furniture. 'scept that crazy kid with the Fedex box furniture.
Last, my NES still works, just burp on the cart. (Oh yeah, and those slip in cleaning carts DO work.) My DreamCast still works (And I still love the fight box.) My Genesis still works. (No burping) My SNES still works. My PS... well, maybe that mod chip was a bad idea. My SATURN still works (yeah I bought one, got suckered, but I still love virtual on, shoot me) PS2, still going despite all the controller tossing induced. XBOX still playing, and well cause I can't leave well enough alone rocking linux too.
In summary (cause I write too much) I've seen many consoles come and go. I see which ones get traded in, and which ones take up permanent residence on the entertainment center. Given its current state of affairs the 360 will be traded in for the next big thing, just like the DC when the xbox/PS2 tag teamed it. If they clean it all up with some firmware, or other techno wizardry it stands a chance.
The PR damage is done. MSFT you have to win hearts before minds. Make people feel good about your product and you can still stay in the game.
Oh yeah to the guys who say every launch sucks just like this, well ya know... Let's take us all the way back to when computers plugged into tv's, and for games well in some of the more popular (geek) magazines of the time had code for your own games, you entered it yourself.
The earliest stuff you soldered together (that was before me) and if it didn't work you could call the manufacturer and they would help you, clarify instructions and sometimes ask you to ship the unit to them and they's ungoof your goof, least that's what my dad's exp. was.
So, no launches aren't all this bad, but anything that gets big like consoles have, well you lose what made the scene.
Ya know, the diff between underground and pop.
In the meantime, sit back, have a cold one (soda, beer, wine cooler whatever.) and wait, those sweet, sweet wafting smoke nades will look the same a month from now, and any issues will either be fixed, or clarified. Fanboys will grow hoarse, buzz will settle to a hum, and the console will be probably be 50 bucks cheaper. Not to mention more games/better games.
And yes believe it, better games are coming, no one can fully utilize a console's power until 6 months in, or even a year. Don't believe, look back to other consoles.
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And yes believe it, better games are coming, no one can fully utilize a console's power until 6 months in, or even a year. Don't believe, look back to other consoles.
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This has been true for all the console releases I've taken part in. Pull out some of the PS2 launch titles, look at the graphics and gameplay. Now pull out Gran Turismo 4, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Something new. Look at those graphics and compare. You can do the same with the Xbox 1. It's well understood by gamers and other tech people that the games won't reach full potential until the last year of the console's life. The year before Xbox 720 or whatever come out, the games will have a now unimaginable quality in graphics. It can only get better, and it will.
Also, I should have mentioned this in my previous post, as I don't really like to double post.
Both sides make good points. I'm not going to take sides. I want a 360, I'm a graphics whore, and I like gameplay. Buy a system based on gameplay, not because it's made by X company. I've loved Nintendo since I got my NES. I will probably buy their Revolution because they put out games that I like that aren't on other systems. I also like their innovation with the touch screen (DS) and their new controller thing.
Anyway, new technologies always have bugs. Someone made a point earlier that new technologies have bugs, and Xbox 360 is getting all this bad rep because it's been awaited so much and that everyone has been watching it. I do not know how many units are actually defective, nor do I really care to know unless it's some obsene number. Bugs have been fixed in other systems. Bugs will be fixed in the Xbox 360. PS3 will most likely have bugs, which they will fix after the release date.
On the other hand, The console should be designed in a way so that it can be treated as previous consoles by putting them in entertainment centers. However, you shouldn't put it in a poorly designed entertainment center either. High end electronics need high airflow to keep cool and properly functioning. This is why they make pc cases with so many fan ports. I've seen a cubic case, 18 inches on each side. the picture wasn't incredible, as it only showed 3 sides. The front pannel had 4 fans. The top pannel had 2 fans. One side pannel and the top pannel, and the other side pannel each had a window. I think there was also 2 fans in the back. 18 inch cube is a huge airspace, and more air inside the case allows for better cooling.
Now I'm just rambling.
BOTTOM LINE:
-bugs expected and will be fixed
-should be designed so it can be treated like previous consoles.
-gameplay should be regarded as the most important element in video games, not the hardware specs.
f**king tripple post
http://xoxide.com/xulalcucu.html
5832 cubic inches
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133154
Full Tower 20.87" x 8.66" x 22.05" (H x W xD)
3985.18911 cubic inches.
See the difference?
- I read through about 2/3rds of the comments so forgive me if this has already been covered but:
Suppose the entire Xbox team earnestly believed that the majority of purchasers would place their unit in a 'special place' (read 'altar') like the very top of the entertainment cabinet (where the cable box / modem would be now) and where airflow considerations are moot.
-Just a thought.
You're all kidding me right?.....
So if some kids were to take their new laptops and put them in a 'stereo' cabinet and they overheated (which they would if they were running alot of apps), its Dell's fault?....
#14, u bought a dell, hahha, a fucking dell.
Seriously!!! The fools whos x360s overheat have probably been playing for the last 2 days straight! How about taking the whole bulky think out and stick it NEXT to your system aka tv xbox stereo, amp, speakers, dvd etc.
If the dang thing is having trouble in what is the dead'o winter for I am guessing all of the countries it has already released in, then there is gonna be big trouble come summer...new super powerful air conditioners could be the go!
My Sony PS2 kicks ass and still runs like a dream even though I dropped it a couple times, and I bought it in the Middle East already modded!! I also have a refurbished Xbox, and it has run perfectly without any problems at all since the day I got it off Ebay!! I'm just waiting for the Xbox 360 to be refurbished on Ebay for $158 (which it will reach very soon with all the problems you people have rambled on about it). Also if all of you are wondering $158 with shipping was how much I obtained the original "refurbished" xbox off ebay which still works wonderful to this day!! I also think Microsoft did a great job with getting my power adaptor cord for my Xbox to me in good condition and on time because my Grandma's damn bulldog chewed through it!! (I wish it died for that)