Whats the best way to keep your 360 cool?

Because most of the reviews about the Nyko Intercooler have been less than positive at best, I was wondering if there are other options to helpthe 360 to run cooler? I thought about putting an air fan behind it but I've been told that would just blow all the hot air back into the console. Would a window air conditioner help at all? I've also heard something about putting a frozen water bottle behind it might help. Any suggestions?

Also I know it's best to keep your 360 in a well ventilated area, mine is seated on a small table between my dresser and the wall and there's about 30" of space between them (wall to dresser), is that enough or should I move my 360to an even more open area?

You have plenty of space for it so you don't need to move it another inch. What I would do is put a small fan behind it. People say it blows the hot air back in it, true, but it also blows cool air into it. With the cool air constantly going in, it should take care of the hot air and cool everything. Doing this, you could be able to play longer than you can without one.

Hope this helped.

I've kept my 360 cool by giving it a pimp hat.

It sounds like your 360 should be fine. You have heaps of space around your 360. The only other thing you can do is keep your room cool but it sounds like you've got that down. If your 360 does get RROD, it's just bad luck.

I would set it on it's side.. because after an hour or two of gaming, the case itself gets hot from the heat caused by the components... and there are vents on the bottom that intake air... so if the case is hot on the bottom and it is laying down so that there is only a quater inch of space under there... all that those vents are bringing in is warm air...

Look at this pic (not mine I googled):

That is the inner case tray that the motherboard sits in inside of the 360... that is the bottom... those little holes around the edges are the only thing that bring cool air to the bottom of the motherboard... so laying it down forces it to use warm air under the case... standing it upright allows the warm air to get mixed with the cool air, so it is cool air being pulled in...

I haven't worried about my Xbox since I moved it out of my entertainment center, because now it runs look warm at the most, but I will suggust in the summer times setting it next to a small fan or a air conditioner like I have in my room.

Umm. Dry Ice?! Na just joking, but the placement is fine and all you need is a small fan blowing on it. I have my 360 at an angle and the fan blowing from the front and it has been fine for a long time. Just whatever you do don't use a fan that runs through the 360's power supply because that voids the warranty.

So the bottom of the 360 sucks up air? What about drilling some ventilation holes on the bottom of the table I put my 360 on then put a fan underneith that.Krypt_Kreeper

You would rather destroy a table and buy fans to attach to it than just set your 360 in an upright position?

Because most of the reviews about the Nyko Intercooler have been less than positive at best, I was wondering if there are other options to helpthe 360 to run cooler? I thought about putting an air fan behind it but I've been told that would just blow all the hot air back into the console. Would a window air conditioner help at all? I've also heard something about putting a frozen water bottle behind it might help. Any suggestions?

Also I know it's best to keep your 360 in a well ventilated area, mine is seated on a small table between my dresser and the wall and there's about 30" of space between them (wall to dresser), is that enough or should I move my 360to an even more open area?

Krypt_Kreeper

I've had Three 360s so far-My launch one used to run hot enough to fry an egg on its casing and got rrod after only 10 months,but my last model-Pro with Falcon chip ran flawlessly and only ever ran luke warm(casing)whether i stood it vertically or horizontally.I then traded it up for my new Elite-also Falcon chip-which i have horizontal and only ever gets luke warm at the most.But i dont tend to worry about the rrod problem anymore cos with 3 years cover by MS,well i know i'll buy another console before that time is up anyway.

[QUOTE="Krypt_Kreeper"]So the bottom of the 360 sucks up air? What about drilling some ventilation holes on the bottom of the table I put my 360 on then put a fan underneith that.Squeets

You would rather destroy a table and buy fans to attach to it than just set your 360 in an upright position?

I've heard many people claim standing it up can cause theRROD or scratch your games up. But on the other hand I've heard plenty of people say it works fine. I'm not saying your wrong, I personally don't know which is true but at the moment I don't have the guts to stand my 360 up and the table is only $20 so drilling a few holes in it won't kill me.

You should be fine with your 360 in that set up. Mine only over-heated once ever and let me tell you it was like walking into the most bizarre situation ever. My cousin had come over and was playing games since I wasn't home. When I got home, he told me my console glowed red, but the moron had come into the house, locked the doors, kept the windows shut and decided not to turn on the air-conditioning or AT LEAST the ceiling fan and started playing the 360. Dude, it was summer and we live in LA of course the thing over-heated.

But other than that, no over-heating problems, ever. You should be more than fine with the setup, and if you want to add a fan, go ahead, but I wouldn't worry about your 360 over-heating unless you encounter a similar situation to what I did.

Because most of the reviews about the Nyko Intercooler have been less than positive at best, I was wondering if there are other options to helpthe 360 to run cooler? I thought about putting an air fan behind it but I've been told that would just blow all the hot air back into the console. Would a window air conditioner help at all? I've also heard something about putting a frozen water bottle behind it might help. Any suggestions?

Also I know it's best to keep your 360 in a well ventilated area, mine is seated on a small table between my dresser and the wall and there's about 30" of space between them (wall to dresser), is that enough or should I move my 360to an even more open area?

[QUOTE="Squeets"]

[QUOTE="Krypt_Kreeper"]So the bottom of the 360 sucks up air? What about drilling some ventilation holes on the bottom of the table I put my 360 on then put a fan underneith that.Krypt_Kreeper

You would rather destroy a table and buy fans to attach to it than just set your 360 in an upright position?

I've heard many people claim standing it up can cause theRROD or scratch your games up. But on the other hand I've heard plenty of people say it works fine. I'm not saying your wrong, I personally don't know which is true but at the moment I don't have the guts to stand my 360 up and the table is only $20 so drilling a few holes in it won't kill me.

Those people are idiots... the only way it will scratch discs is if you knock it over while the disc is spinning... and that doesn't even have to do with the console standing up.. it is just the force of the console falling over causes the laser to bounce, hitting the disc...

And causing a RRoD... that is most certainly not true... I have had my 360 since launch (so the original console, the one that *everyone* got a RRoD on)... standing on it's side the entire time... it had no problems until just recently (and it wasn't a RRoD)... RRoD means hardware failure... apart from the disc drive components and the fans, there are no moving parts in the 360... the motherboard and the cpu/gpu work by sending electricity across them through circuits... it doesn't matter if it is laying down or standing up... electricity moves just the same...

Pour a cup of water on it every 1-2 hrs, works wonders.

Dude its a games console, put it where ever you like as long as it isnt in an oven. People who talk about putting coolers on are talking BS, if the 360 cant keep cold then its faulty, until then you have nothing to worry about.V4LENT1NE

The 360 is faulty though lol...

Keep it on a hard surface, keep it in a fairly open space with good air circulation and whatever you do DO NOT use the Nyko Intercooler.

[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Dude its a games console, put it where ever you like as long as it isnt in an oven. People who talk about putting coolers on are talking BS, if the 360 cant keep cold then its faulty, until then you have nothing to worry about.Squeets

The 360 is faulty though lol...

Lay it horizontal on a stack of books in a way that is not blocking any of the vents. That way, there is always circulation within the console. I think that's probably the most logical way to place it in my honest opinion.

Only play cool games.nethernova

Dude its a games console, put it where ever you like as long as it isnt in an oven. People who talk about putting coolers on are talking BS, if the 360 cant keep cold then its faulty, until then you have nothing to worry about.V4LENT1NE

The 360 is faulty though lol...

[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="Squeets"]

The 360 is faulty though lol...

sourcerah

I use a laptop cooler, works great for me.

Dump ice all over it.shaddix55

apart from keeping it in a well ventilated space there's nothing much you can do.

There is no magical way of avoiding RROD. If it's going to happen, it will happen.