y is my elite getting so hott

I KEEP THIS THING VENTelated as hell, have a fan blowin on the side of it, i mean is it cause of it being black n it causing to retain heat, someone please tell me the best way to ventilate this thing before i see my games being turned into lava poring out the side of the xbox

HumanTorch is paranoid about overheating... Gotta love irony.Bromz

Yes all electronics get hot...especially the 360..its just its nature.I doubt the fact that its black have anything to do with it.

Just dont flame on when you near it.

Just because it is hot doesn't mean it is going to overheat. All things get hot from functioning. Now with all that fanning and stuff you got there you don't want to overcool it.GIJesse77

yeah, overcooling can be dangerous ;)

I'm sorry to inform you, but somebody's stolen the Wh from your topic title and stuck an extra t at the end!karriston

Lol.

>Wh

That was funny. ROFL. The more I think about it, the more I'm laughing about it lol.

Unless your 360 is locking up, or crashing, etc., I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've played 12+ hours at a time, and it get's very hot, but I've never had any problems due to that.

I wouldn't raise concern. Anything that you keep running for a long time willbuild heat. Take into mind that the 360 is running three processors too.On an added note, I'd be cautious about the fan... It could as said blow dust back and do more harm then good.

Zeliard9, I wouldn't suggest that cooling fan to even joke around. Intercooler or whatever third party device, it'll ruin him. Those things do much more harm then they help.

[QUOTE="karriston"]I'm sorry to inform you, but somebody's stolen the Wh from your topic title and stuck an extra t at the end!bumhats

Lol.

>Wh

Because Microsoft didn't care to make it run cooler? Maybe you should think about that one.

I don't have an elite, but mine gets really hot in 10 minutes and its pratically in mid area with almost nothing surrounding it besides open space. I even have it in a forward leaning possition so the air can get out easily through the back.

I KEEP THIS THING VENTelated as hell, have a fan blowin on the side of it, i mean is it cause of it being black n it causing to retain heat, someone please tell me the best way to ventilate this thing before i see my games being turned into lava poring out the side of the xbox

HumanTorch7

I'm assuming this is your first 360? My Elite and most of them tested by tech sites run cooler than Premiums slightly. The 360's run hot in general - ther is nothing wrong with that and the DVD's aren't going to melt. LOL

It's fine - if it's working don't worry about it - they put out allot of heat.

I KEEP THIS THING VENTelated as hell, have a fan blowin on the side of it, i mean is it cause of it being black n it causing to retain heat, someone please tell me the best way to ventilate this thing before i see my games being turned into lava poring out the side of the xbox

HumanTorch7

dont worry about it...all xboxs get hot...mine gets hot but runs fine and i dont have any extra fans on it...

Someone suggested getting an Inter-cooler that attatches to the back of your 360. I anti-sugget that. That saps power away from your 360, and normal fans will blow dust inside.

The 360 is a machine more than capable of cooling itself. My first 360 was kept inside the entertainment cabinet along with my older consoles. PS2 and Gamecube, however, are older systems, and don't generate nearly as much heat as the 360. While they're fine inside the cabinet, the 360 was not. I gave it some room inside, but hot air would bounce right back. I bought an intercooler, and three days later I had the red lights.

Microsoft sent me a new 360, which I keep on top of the cabinet, with plent of room on all sides for ventalation.

Also, if the heat in mostly in the back of the 360, it means that the fans are doing a good job keeping the heat away from the procesors. Just give your 360 a little breathing room.

All 360 consoles get hot due to the amount of power in such a tiny space. If it was actually overheating you would know because it would either turn itself off or you would get two red light on the left side of your ring of light.

Speaking of the 360 I am encouraging everyone to read my blog (Micro Satisfaction) any one who has ever had to deal with the axbox staff about broken consoles and things like that. Read it and you will see why please.

stop talking dirty to it.chainsaw_happy

I use the Nyko Intercooler....It works fine for me

If you think your 360 gets too hot, don't get a PS3.
DarkRider23

lmao ya....but the ps3 is sooooo damn quiet compared to the 360 ... but it can give u a 3rd degree burn or set ur house on fire....or your dog