This is What the Xbox 360 S Overheat Looks Like

[Marcus Yam]

Feeling hot, hot, hot.

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[footsoldier]

pretty cool, that should prevent it from dying. nice job

 

[Gamer-girl]

so when your playing with your friends online, you not only have to worry about lag and disconnecting but now you gotta add the console turning itself of in the middle of a game......

 

[irish_adam]

[citation][nom]Gamer-girl[/nom]so when your playing with your friends online, you not only have to worry about lag and disconnecting but now you gotta add the console turning itself of in the middle of a game......[/citation]

considering that they have changed the chips inside i doubt that this will happen often, only a few idiots that keep theirs on a heater or block all the vents will have an issue.

and tbh i'd rather get cut off once in a while and not have to replace my xbox

 

[shanky887614]

why not have warning's pop-up at certain temperatures

think microsoft

it is not hard to add it so that it warns you every 10 degries above a certain point say from 50 desgrese upto the tempertature that it shuts down (and just a little thing in one of the corners)

 

[Guest]

Apparently Gamer-girl needs to learn about proper ventilation

 

[insider3]

[citation][nom]Gamer-girl[/nom]so when your playing with your friends online, you not only have to worry about lag and disconnecting but now you gotta add the console turning itself of in the middle of a game......[/citation]

It's either that, or being without one for a few weeks because you weren't warned. Take your pick.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]Gamer-girl[/nom]so when your playing with your friends online, you not only have to worry about lag and disconnecting but now you gotta add the console turning itself of in the middle of a game......[/citation]

Well which would you have? replacing and xbox 360 every time it died due to heat or the xbox protecting its self before it gets damaged.

I think i would take option B.


Now this is something that they should of done while back in my personal option but guess it's better late than than.

 

[kayvonjoon]

Why should this thing overheat in the first place!?

 

[nukemaster]

[citation][nom]kayvonjoon[/nom]Why should this thing overheat in the first place!?[/citation]
There is bound to be someone that blocks the intake or outlet on the unit. As said above, its that or have the unit damaged.

 

[dannyboy3210]

Hopefully this will motivate people to keep it somewhere with good ventilation and lower temperatures in order to keep it cool and extend its lifespan. Otherwise people just don't care until its dead.

 

[Shez]

I'm with kayvonjoon. Sure having a warning is nice, but wouldn't it make more sense to build a machine that can handle the temps it produces. Assuming that the picture above wasn't staged (which, it might have been), that scenario looks like a typical setup for a console ventilation-wise.

Oh and does anyone else find humor that instead of RRoDs ppl will now have RDoDs? Atleast M$ could have made their fatal errors have dissimilar acronyms.

 

[Guest]

I'll take option C, having a **** system that doesnt overheat. This piece of junk wannabe PC cant even keep itself cooled. As a PC user I never have these problems, then again maybe if they'd quit trying to stuff a stripped down $200 pc into a shoebox they wouldnt either.

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[insider3]

[citation][nom]shanky887614[/nom]why not have warning's pop-up at certain temperaturesthink microsoftit is not hard to add it so that it warns you every 10 degries above a certain point say from 50 desgrese upto the tempertature that it shuts down (and just a little thing in one of the corners)[/citation]

Why warn you every 10 degrees when all you need is one warning? I think Microsoft got it right with the red dot.

 

[kelewan]

I vote we rename to Red dot of Doom. Has a nicer ring (no pun intended there) to it.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]shanky887614[/nom]why not have warning's pop-up at certain temperaturesthink microsoftit is not hard to add it so that it warns you every 10 degries above a certain point say from 50 desgrese upto the tempertature that it shuts down (and just a little thing in one of the corners)[/citation]

I would op for a setting change what you just said was ever implemented as i would be annoyed with it appearing frequency.

See if you ever used prime 95 on you're computer, you'll know that the cpu temps rise quickly. Heck, it only takes my computer to just from 40c to 60c in just a minute or 2 and in about 7 mins hits it max temp of 72c.

Well a game isn't always keeping the cpu at its max temp. so the cpu in the xbox will flux in temp depending on the load of the cpu. Some games may load the cpu to the fullest at one moment and the next moment if will reduce then rise again. High action sees with lots of explosions at one moment to calm and quiet then back will do that (halo for example).

So i have to say nice thinking but it really isn't practical.

 

[jchoefer]

I don't own an Xbox, but I would think that any serious gamer would consider adding a fan to improve ventilation if they were concerned about overheating.

In general, heat shortens lifespans for electronics. I can't see a thermal shutdown (even once in a while) being good for components.

From the picture above, a 120mm fan taped to the vents ought to do it. Personally I'd use gaffers tape since it's black and can be removed without leaving residue. Thermaltake even makes a 120mm fan with a USB connection for power!

 

[kelewan]

[citation][nom]jchoefer[/nom]I don't own an Xbox, but I would think that any serious gamer would consider adding a fan to improve ventilation if they were concerned about overheating.In general, heat shortens lifespans for electronics. I can't see a thermal shutdown (even once in a while) being good for components.From the picture above, a 120mm fan taped to the vents ought to do it. Personally I'd use gaffers tape since it's black and can be removed without leaving residue. Thermaltake even makes a 120mm fan with a USB connection for power![/citation]

I'm sure there will be custom made fan kits available very soon 😉

 

[r0x0r]

The red dot is because they put the HD-DVD's into the 360...

"I can't let you do that Dave"

 

[kelewan]

[citation][nom]r0x0r[/nom]The red dot is because they put the HD-DVD's into the 360..."I can't let you do that Dave"[/citation]

ooooooooooooohhhh ****!

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