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| tiktektak:
If oyu have a new elite it should be a jasper and this at least means that the chances that it will ROD are much less than on the old ones..... I agree with all above though... Keep it horizontal and in a not too crowed shelf.... |
| Mick Dundee:
--- Quote from: tiktektak on November 29, 2009, 04:55:38 AM ---Keep it horizontal and in a not too crowed shelf.... --- End quote --- That can't be stressed enough. MAKE SURE THERE IS AT LEAST 6" AROUND THE WHOLE SYSTEM TO KEEP AIRFLOW FREE airflow is a major part in overheating. I have seen people online complain their system gets the RROD, but had pics of them playing with it standing upright on the rug, have things piled on and around it, and having it encased in a glass doored entertainment system with no ventilation. Let it breathe, if you feel you have been playing for a while then take a break and let it cool down. |
| KaiserWAVE:
Yeah, free space around the box is very vital. I have a system from around 1 year after launch and it gets played quite extensively. Had some Bioshock sessions that lasted 8 straight hours and more and it still works perfectly. All my friends bought their boxes several months after mine, when the new chips were used to build the system. Still all of them had the RROD once already. So it's either luck on my side or the fact that my xbox has enough room to "breathe". All I can say is that the only precaution I take against the RROD is to ensure it has enough room around it and my system just turned two in October without a single freeze or any other hickups ;) |
| juan0tron:
Well with the 4 other consoles I have cramping my dresser I managed to stack my 360 on top of my old xbox with my ps2 slim on top (not covering any airholes). Hopefully with the addition of weekly vacuuming (this house gets dusty) and wood blocks to raise the system this thing will be running for a very long time. :D Now, anyone know any good 360 games I can get for dirt cheap? Right now I'm playing whatever my friends don't want/are letting me borrow. |
| the7k:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/microsoft/xbox360/2008/10/the-best-xbox-360-games-under-10.html |
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