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MaxamusCrasious

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You gotta do what you gotta do
« on: January 12, 2011, 07:55:06 PM »
So, this here 360 sat dead in my closet for a good year, and while cleaning the other day decided to figure out what exactly was wrong with it.

I was getting an almost RROD, only 2 red lights though. Thankfully all that meant was overheating. After tearing it apart, I noticed for some reason I neglected to reinstall the fans. After digging around in my basement, I found the old fan assembly, with a seized fan.

The pieces finally fit back together :lol:

I recently gutted my old Sparc Server (E350 or 450, not really sure), and one of the bright spots was that it was sporting 6 120mm fans

NMB brand, 12v .78 amps. They move a ton of air, but you can also hear one running two rooms away. Not really a problem though

With the 360 in pieces I set the fan right over the heatsinks. Normally it would run about 10min before crapping out, with the addition of the fan it lasted a good 30. However even from a completely cold boot, doing anything other than looking at the home screen would result in the system almost immediately shutting down.

Tearing through the basement a bit more, I found a nearly empty tube of AS5, thankfully it was just enough.

I tore the X-clamps off, and found the WORST factory thermal paste job ever. There was hardly anything between the die and the heatsink, it all oozed out and was just stuck to the chip next to the die.

After a through cleaning with some alcohol, q-tips and a razor blade, I put the AS5 on and re-mounted the heatsinks.

I let the system run Gears 2 for a few hours and not a single stutter. Then came the issue of how exactly to mount the fan. I'll let the picture explain itself :lol:

For now the fan wire just runs out one of the vents and plugs into an old 12v wall wort I had laying around. I was just going to hook the fan up to the existing header, but the system did not want to power the fan without a sensor wire, and I did not know how I felt letting the 360 control the fan.

When I feel the urge to tear the system apart again, I'm just going to tie the fan directly to the 12v line coming from the 360's PSU. At least then I won't have to unplug the fan myself

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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2011, 02:58:43 AM »
They sell replacement fans for the 360 on ****.

How the heck do you even play with that fan noise?  :wtf:
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2011, 06:58:33 AM »
Quote from: GideonX on January 13, 2011, 02:58:43 AM
How the heck do you even play with that fan noise?  :wtf:

Running a vacuum cleaner or blender + ice in the background would certainly mask the fan noise.  :P
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 06:59:16 AM »
Yeah, I know, but that requires spending money... Why spend money when you can fix it for free? :lol:

This was more of a "If it works - sweet. If not oh well" type of project.

Fan noise? :lol: I have one of the fans in my PC too (and all it needs is one), usually my music or game is turned up loud enough I don't notice it anymore.
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 11:11:04 AM »
Quote from: GideonX on January 13, 2011, 02:58:43 AM
How the heck do you even play with that fan noise?

Have you ever played one of the original 360s? They sound like jet engines. ANYTHING would be quieter.
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2011, 01:34:59 PM »
Quote from: urgannagru on January 13, 2011, 11:11:04 AM
Have you ever played one of the original 360s? They sound like jet engines. ANYTHING would be quieter.

I have a 60GB 360 that I consider loud, but that's just me.  :undec:
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2011, 05:49:35 PM »
ed is loud.
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2011, 10:01:37 PM »
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Re: You gotta do what you gotta do
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2011, 03:41:15 AM »
Whats wrong with loud, in any sense of the word? :lol:
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