Intercooler question?!

not the intercooler but the 360 being vertical is an unnecesary riskgp19

i dunno why people think that putting the 360 on vertical is dangerous as long u don't move it is ok...and about the intercooler yea i think that the good intercooler as long that don't make use the power supply of your 360(Nyko sucks btw) is fine

I have yet to hear of a Nyko one that has worked for more than a month. Biggest garbage product I have seen yet. Have not tested the madcatz one.magikman32

i got mine in febuary and it still works... though the only reason i have it is because my friend got it for me

I called 8004myxbox and spoke with a specialist about the coolers and he said

1. They do not recommend using any products not manufactured by microsoft or that dont appear on xbox.com

2. He said that the cooler operates off of the 360's power supply, which was only designed to put out enough power to operate the console, therefor it is causing the 360 to use more power than it was intended to.  Which is not good at all.

3. He also said that if Microsoft thought that the console over heating was an issue Microsoft would have made its own cooling system.

Finally, I dont know if it is a coincidence or not but I had an intercooler on my first 360 and it ended up going out on me.  Your best bet is to go to a electronics store and purchase a tiny fan to place near you console that operates off its own supply and make sure that your 360 is in a well ventilated spot.

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I called 8004myxbox and spoke with a specialist about the coolers and he said

1. They do not recommend using any products not manufactured by microsoft or that dont appear on xbox.com

2. He said that the cooler operates off of the 360's power supply, which was only designed to put out enough power to operate the console, therefor it is causing the 360 to use more power than it was intended to.  Which is not good at all.

3. He also said that if Microsoft thought that the console over heating was an issue Microsoft would have made its own cooling system.

Finally, I dont know if it is a coincidence or not but I had an intercooler on my first 360 and it ended up going out on me.  Your best bet is to go to a electronics store and purchase a tiny fan to place near you console that operates off its own supply and make sure that your 360 is in a well ventilated spot.

gamekingpin

why would you want an intercooler? the only reason those are made is so companies can make quick cash from people that think that it will stop their 360s from messing up.  any hardware problems the 360 may have don't come from overheating.  the temperatures of the 360s are very carefully controlled.  microsoft knows exactly what temperature the 360 needs to be at.  the temperature is not something you want to mess around with.  if you think that you know better than microsoft about temperature control for the 360, and you have nothing better to throw your money at, then by all means please get an intercooler.  but it's a waste of time and money.dcap8424

Adding intercoolers and such is not a dumb move by no means.  Keeping the temperature low for an electronic device is a good thing, although the Nyko intercooler are POS - don't use those.  I just bought a fan and positioned it behind my 360 to pull air from the back.  My 360 is also well ventilated, but I still take cooling precautions.  You made a point that Microsoft built the 360 controlling the temperature and so on, but Microsoft can not account for enviromental factors, be that setting your 360 in a closed in space or living in a high temperature place.  Just do what you can to help keep the 360 cool, as it is a good thing and helps protect the life of the 360.  Do not buy a Nyko intercooler though - they melt, catch on fire, and are the biggest POS I have ever seen.