xox360 cooling help

everytime i play my 360 i turn on my big fan and is pointed at the console and is on full...and i play for 2hrs top a day (sumtymes not all at once) and everytime i finsh playingi t it turn the fan off and feel the back of it and its cool cant feel even a bit of heat..iv hadmy console since march 22nd (release date for AUS) and its ben fine since..just freezes every now and then, and what console doesnt freeze once in a while?..and iv been hearing many things about RRoD but i hope im a lucky one that doesnt expericne it. iv got a fiend whos still ogt his same xbox but hes on his 2nd time getting it repaired from it an the agent hes going 2 is putting a gpu fan in(a better one i think) anyway if its cool when i feel the back of it does that me im givin it better ventilation ..becase its not in much of a ventalated spot..but its still seems to stay cool...am i doing the right thing?

actaully, it is good to feel heat. the more heat u feel, the less heat that is INSIDE the console

also, the thing w/ the fan, u might be blowing debris/dust in ur console by sdoing this. directthe fan so that it is blowing heat AWAY form the console when it come out the back

the fan is blowing from the front of it going over the top of it and going down the back..italiano07

u could be blowing stuff into the HDD vent

Blowing air onto your 360 with a fan is a bit extreme. This might be the reason why your 360 is locking on occasions. It's funny how people panic and do extreme things when they read a few bad stories.

I've never used any type of fan with my 360 and my 360 never crashes. I fell asleep last night while watching E3 videos on my 360. I'd been downloading them all day. When I woke this morning my 360 was still on. No probs. I'm going to play some Guitar Hero in a minute.

...sounds like your doing a good job - even though you may not always feel the 'over-heating' just by touching the back of the Xbox - but you do want to make sure you have it in a well ventilated area, just make sure you don't have stuff on top of it or to either side, it just needs room to 'breathe'... the fan-on-high facing the Xbox would seem to help some but you can also buy a fan that'snaps' into the back of the Xbox which helps keep the Xbox cool from the inside - by sucking the hot air out of the Xbox. It costs $20 USD, some people like it, some people don't - I've been using it since I got my 2nd Xbox and it's been working great for me, the whole machine (back, top, and sides) feels much cooler - and I play for MANY MORE hours straight than it sounds like you do. I'll leave you a link here and maybe you can order one or someone here can ship it to you, or maybe you can find one there... here's the link to the product...

http://www.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=71

and here'a a link to some reviews on the product from IGN and Engadget...

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

http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/02/nykos-xbox-360-intercooler/

...or if you really want to go all out with some custom internal fans that will cost a little bit more, here's the link...

http://www.xbox-modchips.com/xcm-xbox360-air-cooler.htm make sure you check out the pics at the bottom of this links site...

...well let me know what you decide to do, if you feel like you're doing ok with what you got then just go with that, but for a little peace of mindanda little piece of money :D you might decide to try one of the fans... I hope I helped more than confused. :lol:

everytime i play my 360 i turn on my big fan and is pointed at the console and is on full...and i play for 2hrs top a day (sumtymes not all at once) and everytime i finsh playingi t it turn the fan off and feel the back of it and its cool cant feel even a bit of heat..iv hadmy console since march 22nd (release date for AUS) and its ben fine since..just freezes every now and then, and what console doesnt freeze once in a while?..and iv been hearing many things about RRoD but i hope im a lucky one that doesnt expericne it. iv got a fiend whos still ogt his same xbox but hes on his 2nd time getting it repaired from it an the agent hes going 2 is putting a gpu fan in(a better one i think) anyway if its cool when i feel the back of it does that me im givin it better ventilation ..becase its not in much of a ventalated spot..but its still seems to stay cool...am i doing the right thing?

italiano07

i just wanted to ask the same question...If I put on small fan ( 12 V ) not big and point it from right side of console ( the side where 360 is taking fresh air, far from DVD drive) , will that be bad for 360 ??, I mean that is loggic, if you give her( console ) more fresh air, you will have more cool air true the console .... For me that is good way...I know there is problem with dust, but dust is everywhere, and that is not real dust, I mean, we dont live in country like Saudi Arabia ,and we dont have a real dust like they have...This is just a thought, what you think guys ?? And one thing, power source for the 12 volt fan should be separated from 360's source of energyof course...

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everytime i play my 360 i turn on my big fan and is pointed at the console and is on full...and i play for 2hrs top a day (sumtymes not all at once) and everytime i finsh playingi t it turn the fan off and feel the back of it and its cool cant feel even a bit of heat..iv hadmy console since march 22nd (release date for AUS) and its ben fine since..just freezes every now and then, and what console doesnt freeze once in a while?..and iv been hearing many things about RRoD but i hope im a lucky one that doesnt expericne it. iv got a fiend whos still ogt his same xbox but hes on his 2nd time getting it repaired from it an the agent hes going 2 is putting a gpu fan in(a better one i think) anyway if its cool when i feel the back of it does that me im givin it better ventilation ..becase its not in much of a ventalated spot..but its still seems to stay cool...am i doing the right thing?

sspiderman

i just wanted to ask the same question...If I put on small fan ( 12 V ) not big and point it from right side of console ( the side where 360 is taking fresh air, far from DVD drive) , will that be bad for 360 ??, I mean that is loggic, if you give her( console ) more fresh air, you will have more cool air true the console .... For me that is good way...I know there is problem with dust, but dust is everywhere, and that is not real dust, I mean, we dont live in country like Saudi Arabia ,and we dont have a real dust like they have...This is just a thought, what you think guys ??

well, the concept of a fan blowing into the console is just more air being forced through the console, it's not really "cooling" it. its better to use the fan to help the 360 get the heat AWAY from the console, and let the 360 take in its own air

buthe fan dude isnt putting the air in the 360..all its doing is pushing tghe hot air awy that cums out the back and pushing it away or better making it into cool air from th fan..it isnt facing the back of my consoe so no air is being forced in:s and this concept works i guess i dont feel any heat around the bak of the 360 when i do it so i guess its doing a good job:s except when ifeel the vents at the back they r a bit hot..buit thas normal cuz thats whert he hot air cus out:s lol

wher do use live? amerca?australia?:) and how old? im 15:)

buthe fan dude isnt putting the air in the 360..all its doing is pushing tghe hot air awy that cums out the back and pushing it away or better making it into cool air from th fan..it isnt facing the back of my consoe so no air is being forced in:s and this concept works i guess i dont feel any heat around the bak of the 360 when i do it so i guess its doing a good job:s except when ifeel the vents at the back they r a bit hot..buit thas normal cuz thats whert he hot air cus out:s lol

wher do use live? amerca?australia?:) and how old? im 15:)

italiano07

I am from Bosnia..25...about the fan...it is not a powerful fan , it's small 12v fan which produce small turbulence of air...I have friend, he has installed two 9v fans from the right side if 360, and he also told me that air isnt so hot like earlier...as italiano07 already said...

my console is a brand new, I am very happy with it,dont play so much(2-3hours everyday,)but after so many complaints from the world I am a little bit scared....I thinkthe only problem in this case with fans is the dust but as I said that is normal dust:D...

and one thing...that power source, "the Brick", are you keeping it in wall outlet all the time , I mean when you dont play , is still power on ?? or you are taking it from wall outlet ??

sorry for my english if you didnt understand me...I am still learning:D

umm are use saying.. when ever i finsh playing it i gotta take the console cord (power brick cord) from the wall and power supply?? because i never do that..it just turns orange when im not playing it (standby i guess). r u saying u r meant 2 :-o i never knew that will it harm it or am i over reacting and use never said that :d

also the power supply(brick) cord is pluged into a power surge thingy with other power supplys connected to it (high def tv..ect) is that bad or what r use saying lol sorry

also the power supply(brick) cord is pluged into a power surge thingy with other power supplys connected to it (high def tv..ect) is that bad or what r use saying lol sorry

italiano07

some peolple say that you need to separate power source for console and for rest of stuff( tv, etc )...and also is recommended to put your " brick " directly into the wall outlet...

what if i dont? whats the outcome ..i dont have enough power outlets around the tv and 360 to make the brick have its on power supply:( what do u use :)

what if i dont? whats the outcome ..i dont have enough power outlets around the tv and 360 to make the brick have its on power supply:( what do u use :)

italiano07

calm down my friend:D...I think that is not so big problem....for now, our biggest problem is how to keep our consoles from overheating:(....

ahaha yeh..also wht can happen about the power thingy? ..iv neva heard of it and i dont think most ppl have a well:S but yeh the heating is the big thing but i dont seem to have that problem... yet (HOPE NEVER)italiano07

these days I 'll put a small 12V fan,like you did, to see a difference(about temperature of air coming out),and let you know my impression with that:)...Until that, I wish you a good and cool console:lol: