Anybody elses xbox 250 getting really hot?

I have all my games installed to my hdd but it still gets really hot on the right sight with the fan.. do you think this is normal? Or should I flip it horizontally? I didn't notice/care about how hot my old one got so I'm not sure if this heat is normal. Thanks!

Yes it gets really hot. But so far from what I've been reading on the xbox.com forum is that its normal. People are even saying its a good thing because it means the hot air is coming out leaving the inside of the console cooler. Only time will tell if the heat is an issue. One poster was already complaining that all he can play is 15-20 min before the console starts to overheat. I've had mines on for most of the last 24 hours and haven't had a problem.

Okay few. I thought mine was the only one. Mine did freeze on me while playing BC2 single player and it shut itself off automatically and booted up again.. I think it might have overheated.. so I flipped it down horizontally. maybey that will keep it cooler. SLUSHiNaToR

theres ventalation on the bottom of the xbox if your going verticle so it covers up some ventalation if you go verticle.. also heat rises so it should make the airflow from the top even easier to get out of the system :P

[QUOTE="SLUSHiNaToR"]Okay few. I thought mine was the only one. Mine did freeze on me while playing BC2 single player and it shut itself off automatically and booted up again.. I think it might have overheated.. so I flipped it down horizontally. maybey that will keep it cooler. chaoscougar1

It should be normal. The PS3 Slim gets real hot and my 360 gets hot all the time. At least the new 360 is more reliable than my current one. It should be fine. You just have to do the usual: make sure it's well-ventilated, take hour breaks in between, and don't play for 5 hours straight! ASK_Story

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"][QUOTE="SLUSHiNaToR"]Okay few. I thought mine was the only one. Mine did freeze on me while playing BC2 single player and it shut itself off automatically and booted up again.. I think it might have overheated.. so I flipped it down horizontally. maybey that will keep it cooler. Englando_IV

my 360 slim is very hot too and the games are installed.it is normal?

*look at topic title* :lol:

put it horizontal possibly makes it cooler than vertical but in 1 or 2 hrs it will heat up no matter what.

sorry for double post

my 360 slim is very hot too and the games are installed.it is normal?

Gaudreault1978

please dont bump any old thread

and yes its normal.

sorry for double post

[QUOTE="Gaudreault1978"]

my 360 slim is very hot too and the games are installed.it is normal?

punkpunker

please dont bump any old thread

and yes its normal.

I know it's a old thread,my 360 slim is only 2 weeks old:) thanks for the info.

p.s. my slim is horizontal and it's very hot on top and bottom

Okay few. I thought mine was the only one. Mine did freeze on me while playing BC2 single player and it shut itself off automatically and booted up again.. I think it might have overheated.. so I flipped it down horizontally. maybey that will keep it cooler. SLUSHiNaToR

I have an 18 month old Xbox360 and a newer Xbox360 Slim with Kinect. I run both consoles in the horizontal postition, neither run hot.

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"][QUOTE="SLUSHiNaToR"]Okay few. I thought mine was the only one. Mine did freeze on me while playing BC2 single player and it shut itself off automatically and booted up again.. I think it might have overheated.. so I flipped it down horizontally. maybey that will keep it cooler. Englando_IV

sorry for double post

[QUOTE="Gaudreault1978"]

my 360 slim is very hot too and the games are installed.it is normal?

punkpunker

please dont bump any old thread

and yes its normal.

Hey i forgot to tell that the bottom of my console(horizontal) is 40-50% more hot if my game is installed,maybe the hard drive have a lot more work to do than the dvd drive? help please!