360 Overheating: concerned

So recently I've been playing KOTORII, and frequently the two red rings of light are popping up, signalling the internal temperature is too high. However, I've moved my 360 to several different spots, and to no avail, it keeps popping up.

 My question is, is it because I'm playing a backwards compatible game? It's happened only once while playing a 360 game (Vegas), and even then, I was able to play it flawlessly since.

My 360 was bought on New Years Day it its first year, but I'm fairly sure its not broken (thankfully), since it seems to function fine with exception to KOTORII.

Do you have it standing up or laying down?

I see alot of problems that arise when the console is played standing up.

voids warranty

no please no intercooler it makes overheatsolid1210

how does the intercooler make it overheat? 

So no Intercooler.

Actually, I've had better luck playing it Vertical than Horizontal. But I usually prefer playing it horizontal, but I've tried everything. I've just used the compressed air to clean out the fans, and a bit of dust came out, but not as much as I expected.

I'll update later.

Whatever you do, DO NOT get the Nyko intercooler. I can tell you 1st hand that it does more harm than good.

Whatever you do, DO NOT get the Nyko intercooler. I can tell you 1st hand that it does more harm than good.

freshfighter83

ok now, explain... I've had the Nyko intercooler since I've had my system... since September 06 

look at the intercooler reviews at gamestop.com

[QUOTE="freshfighter83"]

Whatever you do, DO NOT get the Nyko intercooler. I can tell you 1st hand that it does more harm than good.

CrackerRiley023

ok now, explain... I've had the Nyko intercooler since I've had my system... since September 06 

Gladly. I live in Australia, so being quite hot last summer I thought that purchasing the Nyko intercooler might help. I went and bought one, plugged it in and 3 red lights of death, unplugged everything and tried it again to the same result. Tried it without the intercooler and no red lights. Took it back, was told it was probably faulty so I got a new one, plugged it in and it worked for a couple of seconds and then BAM the red lights AGAIN. Took it back, got my money back, and I am never touching any cooling product which interfers with the 360's power again. Anything that does that can't be good for your 360, even if it does work for you. Researched on the internet and found that those intercoolers have been known for causing an array of problems. Get another brand, one that uses an external power brick or usb.

if you have the money, you could get an intercooler as well.CrackerRiley023

NO!

I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MY INTERCOOLER. (3 RED LIGHTS) COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER CORD WASNT ALL THE WAY PLUGGED IN. SO I LAYED THE SYSTEM HORIZONTALLY AND MADE SURE THE PLUG WAS IN TIGHT AND IVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. AND MY 360 STAYS WAY COOLER THAN IT DID BEFORE THE INTERCOOLER.

I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MY INTERCOOLER. (3 RED LIGHTS) COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER CORD WASNT ALL THE WAY PLUGGED IN. SO I LAYED THE SYSTEM HORIZONTALLY AND MADE SURE THE PLUG WAS IN TIGHT AND IVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. AND MY 360 STAYS WAY COOLER THAN IT DID BEFORE THE INTERCOOLER.

 

Bucknutty216

Mine was horizontal, and I double triple checked it was plugged in properly but to no avail, 3 red everytime.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/703/703791p1.html

That link leads to the truth about the nyko fan. My 360 used to get so hot I was actually scared to play it for long periods of time. I got the fan and it doesn't even get hot anymore. I used to touch the back and it was so hot I almost couldn't touch it.

I got the nyko and all of that stopped. In all fairness though the nyko fan shown in the ign article has a switch on the back the model I just got(2months ago) doesn't have it. Maybe they made a new model or something but mine works like a charm never had any red lights or problems vertical or horizontal.

if you have the money, you could get an intercooler as well.CrackerRiley023

its what messed up my box in the 1st place.