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Water + 360 = Cool
Behold the internally water cooled 360. As noted by Xbox-Scene, there have been other -- more Frankensteinian -- water cooled 360s, but this is the first to be completely internal. All the hardware is inside the case itself. No easy task, to be sure. Dano2k0, creator of the mod, explains his inspiration: "It had been talked about in the past about having a complete internal watercooling system and everyone doubted it would ever be possible due to the lack of space. This is when i got the idea of pulling off the impossible, and it hit my requirements perfect, a completly [sic] portable solution with the cooling needs i was after, in the exact same original sized case." One time, I tried to cool my 360 by pouring water into the disc drive ... it didn't work. [Thanks Revadarth and GP2S]
Xbox 360 mod sports fully-internal water cooling
There are a few ways to remedy the Xbox 360's heat problem, but none of them are as impressive as the all-internal water-cooling system created by Dano2k0 on the Xbox-scene forums. Somehow, he's managed to squeeze a Zern GPU block, a Koolance GPU-180-H06 block, a Tank-o-Matic mini reservoir, a 12v thermaltake pump and DD fill port into the 360's already crowded interior. The mods don't stop on the inside, as the box itself is customized with blue LEDs, plexiglass windows, some slick blue paint and, best of all, no huge water pipes that look like they came from a pool filter.
360 says, "Come on in, the water cooling's fine"
I've been trying to post this for a couple days now, but the site got hammered from all the attention. What's so cool that the internet, collectively, stomped their poor servers? Simply, the coolest Xbox 360 mod to date! The creator was looking for a way to quiet his 360 down. It wasn't that it was excessively loud or unstable, it was more for the thrill of the hunt (and because he's "easily irritated"). He takes us step by step through the process, from taking the case apart, removing the heatsinks, making the water block, assembly, everything. Without any fans, the finished product runs much quieter... but still not quiet enough: "The only thing I may need to change is the voltage of the... pump, at 12V I can hear a faint hum when its running. I may reduce it to 9V in the future." Wow, he is easily irritated.
