Xbox 360 modding...worth it?

AquaToad · 04-24-2008, 12:55 PM

hey my insurance thing is either close to being up or already is, and i REALLY dont want the RRoD. should i mod the case and install more fans, or just try to ventilate? i dont have the $$$ to replace it. what should i do?

nathanlawliet · 04-24-2008, 01:22 PM

If you mod it, you can always pay someone to repair it. That's what I'll do once my 360 bites the dust. It'll cost $30 or so so I'm A-OK.

meth0dical · 04-24-2008, 01:25 PM

well your xbox is covered from RRoD for 3 years from purchase date so i dont think you have anything to worry about seeing as how even if you bought it at launch you'd still have 6 months of coverage. if you're still worried, a better idea would to buy one of those

cooling stations , not the one that plugs inline on the power supply but the actual base with its own power supply. the only way i'd add more fans internally is if i was already going to crack the case open to flash the dvd drive...

Trogdor · 04-24-2008, 02:19 PM

an intercooler is a great idea, just don't get a mad catz one, mad catz makes terrible 89th rate products

runtohell121 · 04-24-2008, 02:22 PM

i wouldn't bother modding it.. just add more cooling supply on it... instead... modding it might be a bit of a problem sometime..

meth0dical · 04-24-2008, 03:20 PM

^modding doesnt cause problems as long as you stay on top of it with the newest firmwares and stealth patching...

Darth Camel · 04-24-2008, 03:35 PM

It's not really worth it. Just try to protect your 360 with other means and maybe extend the insurance if you want, even though Microsoft has extended their warranty to cover RRoD.

AquaToad · 04-24-2008, 03:43 PM

i wouldnt install mod chips, i would just take out that metal plate and install some fans

Gregory · 04-25-2008, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaToad

i wouldnt install mod chips, i would just take out that metal plate and install some fans

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Originally Posted by meth0dical

well your xbox is covered from RRoD for 3 years from purchase date so i dont think you have anything to worry about seeing as how even if you bought it at launch you'd still have 6 months of coverage. if you're still worried, a better idea would to buy one of those cooling stations, not the one that plugs inline on the power supply but the actual base with its own power supply. the only way i'd add more fans internally is if i was already going to crack the case open to flash the dvd drive...

Did you see meth0s post.

Darren · 04-25-2008, 06:53 AM

be sure you dont break the lens reader if you install an internal cooler, my friends brother did that and had to get a whole new xbox...

AquaToad · 04-26-2008, 08:15 AM

ive read that external coolers are horrible. well at least the ones that clip on the back of it.

meth0dical · 04-26-2008, 12:40 PM

^thats why i suggested getting the cooling station that i linked to in my first post.
the issue with the ones that clip on the back is that they draw power from the 360's supply... the cooling station has its own power supply as well as circulating the air more efficiently, and it provides a nice stable base if you stand your 360 up (which i do, imo it promotes airflow/cooling).

Taylor · 04-27-2008, 04:18 PM

i wouldnt mod it because sometimes you can get caught modding and get xbox live taken away

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nathanlawliet Super Zuner² Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,557 Reputation: 62 $zB: 395 Donate	If you mod it, you can always pay someone to repair it. That's what I'll do once my 360 bites the dust. It'll cost $30 or so so I'm A-OK. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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meth0dical Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 561 Reputation: 43 $zB: 338 Donate	well your xbox is covered from RRoD for 3 years from purchase date so i dont think you have anything to worry about seeing as how even if you bought it at launch you'd still have 6 months of coverage. if you're still worried, a better idea would to buy one of those cooling stations , not the one that plugs inline on the power supply but the actual base with its own power supply. the only way i'd add more fans internally is if i was already going to crack the case open to flash the dvd drive... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Darth Camel Zune Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 59 $zB: 814 Donate	It's not really worth it. Just try to protect your 360 with other means and maybe extend the insurance if you want, even though Microsoft has extended their warranty to cover RRoD. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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AquaToad Zune Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 724 Reputation: 25 $zB: 425 Donate	i wouldnt install mod chips, i would just take out that metal plate and install some fans __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Thanks Man.!

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Darren Supreme iWitch An army of many Support Team Section Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,590 Reputation: 156 $zB: 1377 Donate	be sure you dont break the lens reader if you install an internal cooler, my friends brother did that and had to get a whole new xbox... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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AquaToad Zune Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 724 Reputation: 25 $zB: 425 Donate	ive read that external coolers are horrible. well at least the ones that clip on the back of it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Thanks Man.!

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meth0dical Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 561 Reputation: 43 $zB: 338 Donate	^thats why i suggested getting the cooling station that i linked to in my first post. the issue with the ones that clip on the back is that they draw power from the 360's supply... the cooling station has its own power supply as well as circulating the air more efficiently, and it provides a nice stable base if you stand your 360 up (which i do, imo it promotes airflow/cooling). __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Taylor Experienced Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 104 Reputation: 13 $zB: 97 Donate	i wouldnt mod it because sometimes you can get caught modding and get xbox live taken away __________________ "TheFroobPker"

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