Obvious place to put a fan?

I had 2 of my 360's fail on me and I have to admit, they were in small, tight places. I've heard that placing a fan near it and, obviously, placing it in a ventilated place would help decreasing the freezing and overheating I encountered, but I'm not sure where exactly the fan is supposed to be placed. Would it be in front of an area where the air comes in, basically blowing fresh air in it, or behind it, not in front of where the hot air gets out, to disperse the heat a bit. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance

I use a fan... It's sort of a computer fan that plugs to normal 110 electricity I got in a hardware store. I put it in the back of the 360 so it helps suck hot air out... works like a charm and I haven't got a single freeze since december 06.gp19

Nice hearing this, thanks

the best place to put a fan is on the side. you see when i bought my first 360 i got the rrod. but know that i made a usb fan i can put one on the side. i haven't had a one malfunction at all it has lasted me since the started making them.

You could also try setting up whatever unit its placed in with fans, sort of like a computer case. It could be a little bit of work but if done right it could be cool, put 2 or 3 fans blowing cool, fresh air in, and 2 or 3 exhaust fans. I like this idea, I think I might look into doing this myself, it will keep all of your AV equipment nice and cool.