Microsoft adds heatsink to the 360 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 14th Jun 2007, 12:35

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06...sink_the_360/1

Microsoft is finally addressing cooling issues for the 360, by sneakily adding a heatsink to the interior.

DXR_13KE · 14th Jun 2007, 12:47

about time......

thermalnightmare47 · 14th Jun 2007, 12:56

most definitely about time, well there is a downside though....no more smores off the back...lol

SNIPERMikeUK · 14th Jun 2007, 13:06

I have recently bought a 360, after just 3 months the lense went on the optical drive, had a replacement. The system is unreliable but it's a gr8 console, if this heat pipe 'n' sink works then all good but I hope they do this to all consoles to come, coz I have a feelin' a replacement will be needed before my 12 months are up.

Omnituens · 14th Jun 2007, 13:38

anyone know if the extra heatsink has already been fitted to the Elite model?

Spacecowboy92 · 14th Jun 2007, 15:19

I guess it will defiantly be on the elite model. And yes about time Microsoft adressed this problem.

devdevil85 · 14th Jun 2007, 16:52

Yeah, my friend's 360 has been acting strange lately. I think it's got to do with the harddrive because it has been hickupping tremendously and it's also been saying (Clean Disk/Disk Error) when playing a demo off of the hard drive. I don't know if heat has been the cause to any of it, but I know that it could choke any day now and all of our Guitar Hero II saves will be gone (except for our Live stats), but still that's gonna suck.

LVMike · 14th Jun 2007, 19:39

He needs to delete the demo and re download it. that solved the problem for me when i had that.

I don't believe the elites that were released in May have the new heatsink I dont remember seeing it in the engadget photos when they took theirs apart. The only thing i remember was the epoxy around the chips.

Veles · 14th Jun 2007, 20:41

Isn't that lawsuit you linked to a complete pile of bullshit since the house burnt down before the 360 had even been released? That might be a different one though.

Mathmarauder · 14th Jun 2007, 21:11

The elite does not have this new heatsink. The problem was the heat was melting the thermal compound causing the heatsinks to lift away from the gpu/cpu. On the elite they epoxy'd the heatsinks down around the edges so there is no way to lose contact.

[USRF]Obiwan · 15th Jun 2007, 09:02

So if i own a "old" x360 and call ms. And ask for a heatsink upgrade. Will they do it?

devdevil85 · 15th Jun 2007, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

So if i own a "old" x360 and call ms. And ask for a heatsink upgrade. Will they do it?

Nope, cause M$ = greedy. If they weren't then they would've added it originally or so you'd think.....

./^\.Ace./^\. · 15th Jun 2007, 21:18

If you are really woried about cooling your X-Box 360 then there are liquid cooling options that you can look into

, or just replace the thermal past your self and you can even try and find the new heatsink on ebay or something like that

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SNIPERMikeUK Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 138	This is a day to mark!!! I have recently bought a 360, after just 3 months the lense went on the optical drive, had a replacement. The system is unreliable but it's a gr8 console, if this heat pipe 'n' sink works then all good but I hope they do this to all consoles to come, coz I have a feelin' a replacement will be needed before my 12 months are up. __________________ SNIPERMikeUK

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Spacecowboy92 Gettin' Lazy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 757	I guess it will defiantly be on the elite model. And yes about time Microsoft adressed this problem. __________________

14th Jun 2007, 12:56	#3
thermalnightmare47 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 70	most definitely about time, well there is a downside though....no more smores off the back...lol

14th Jun 2007, 16:52	#7
devdevil85 Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 884	Yeah, my friend's 360 has been acting strange lately. I think it's got to do with the harddrive because it has been hickupping tremendously and it's also been saying (Clean Disk/Disk Error) when playing a demo off of the hard drive. I don't know if heat has been the cause to any of it, but I know that it could choke any day now and all of our Guitar Hero II saves will be gone (except for our Live stats), but still that's gonna suck.

14th Jun 2007, 19:39	#8
LVMike Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Las Vegas NV & Rolla MO Posts: 412	He needs to delete the demo and re download it. that solved the problem for me when i had that. I don't believe the elites that were released in May have the new heatsink I dont remember seeing it in the engadget photos when they took theirs apart. The only thing i remember was the epoxy around the chips.

14th Jun 2007, 21:11	#10
Mathmarauder Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 355	The elite does not have this new heatsink. The problem was the heat was melting the thermal compound causing the heatsinks to lift away from the gpu/cpu. On the elite they epoxy'd the heatsinks down around the edges so there is no way to lose contact.

15th Jun 2007, 09:02	#11
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