360: Vertical or Horizontal?

[Pooky]

I've heard arguments go either way, vote here and explain why one or the other is better.

[Limited]

I have mine horizontal, mainly because the one time I had it vertical I kicked it over and GTA got ruined. Plus I got my flatscreen monitor on it. I bet vertical is better for ventilation but its less stable (falling over wise)

[ShadowSpartan]

I've heard arguments go either way, vote here and explain why one or the other is better.
Giving a poll would have been nice :p. Anyway, I have heard that keeping your 360 horizontal is better. I keep mine vertical however, and have only had a problem with a piece of the disc drive coming apart....almost killed my Halo 3 disc, and it took me forever to get the damn 360 apart in order to fix it. But I don't think they disc drive thing had anything to do with me having it vertical.

Edit: You put a poll up, lol.

[Masterz1337]

Horizontal all the time. Something that light and thin was never meant to be up like that.

[Abdurahman]

I would put it horizontal. Mainly cause I have 2 cats who wil knock it over, and I'm too poor to afford another halo 3 of call of duty 4.

[Heathen]

Horizontal.

Safer and better for stacking shit on top of it.

Why on earth would you want it vertical?

[InnerGoat]

It looks like a giant router sitting vert. It gets as much use as the dead hard drives on the shelf below it, so I leave it like that.

[Zeph]

horizontal here. No fucking reason whatsoever to risk a 400 dollar console dying because it got knocked over.
It does look cool standing up vertical though.

[Bad Waffle]

I have it vertical, but only because thats how it fits into my shelf. there's some bins next to it, so i'm not worried about it falling.

[JDMFSeanP]

Mines vertical in a cabinet with about 6 inches on either side and solid ventilation, just fits well.

[paladin]

I've had too many bad experiences and ruined discs to keep it vertical anymore. I wrecked my GTA 4 disc an hour after I got it because I accidentally kicked over my xbox while it was up right

[Hotrod]

Horizontal, since that's the only way it can fit on the shelf it's on.

[Saggy]

Both of mine are vertical, because they're both on top of my desk, so there's no way I can really knock them over. Also, horizontal is safer, but having it vertical lets it ventilate easier. IMO, the 360 is a piece of shit design. There's no compromise for having the thing safe from falling over and still ventilate well.

[Kornman00]

and still ventilate well.
keep it in a freezer of dry ice :-3

[randreach454]

horizontal, because
-More Stable
-Actually better for your dvd drives laser
-Same ventilation as if vertical, I take 360's apart all the time, and theres a metal cage surrounding the mother board, which completely covers the bottom of the mobo, so whether you have it horizontal or vertical, you'lll still get the same ventilation.

There literally are no advantages to vertical other then tight space, or it maybe looking cexci somewhere..

[Roostervier]

Mine is wedged between my computer stand and a small table, so I don't worry about it falling. It saves a bit of space, too.

[Sel]

I don't have one, but if I did I would put it horizontally.

[Saggy]

horizontal, because
-More Stable
-Actually better for your dvd drives laser
-Same ventilation as if vertical, I take 360's apart all the time, and theres a metal cage surrounding the mother board, which completely covers the bottom of the mobo, so whether you have it horizontal or vertical, you'lll still get the same ventilation.

There literally are no advantages to vertical other then tight space, or it maybe looking cexci somewhere..
That's good to know. Too bad I have no room to lie two of them down on my desk :(

[Terin]

My three scratched Halo 3 discs say horizontal.

[randreach454]

That's good to know. Too bad I have no room to lie two of them down on my desk :(
Lol I have three 360's, and my brothers, and I just stacked my 3 on top of each other, obviously only running 1 at a time but yea, hasnt overheated yet. My primary console has a custom case on it though, which allows some better airflow..

[Siliconmaster]

Vertical, only because I have my massive computer case on one side and my lcd screen/right speaker on the other. It is never going to fall over, unless someone does something drastic. Normally though, I'd like to have it horizontal.

[Llama Juice]

Vertical between a PC and a mini fridge ('bout 4 inches free on both sides) It's not going to fall over, and I don't have a spot to put it having it lay down on it's side...

You people stack stuff on it while it's laying sideways? the system feels too cheap to support any weight like that... gah

[randreach454]

The metal caging of the motherboard is actually quite strong, which surprised me one time when i was going to cut a whole out of it in the back where the fans are(was fixing a 3rrod box)

pics of my setup, why not?
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4200/dcfc0003sr9.th.jpg (http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcfc0003sr9.jpg)
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3940/dcfc0004cz8.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcfc0004cz8.jpg)
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2750/dcfc0001vx3.th.jpg (http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcfc0001vx3.jpg)

[PlasbianX]

I accidentally voted vertical. I meant horizontal.

[Limited]

Wait, they released the new dashboard update?

[randreach454]

Wait, they released the new dashboard update?
they did a preview program like a week ago, only a few thousand were picked, its out the 19th. Sucks they didnt include avatars into it..

[Rob Oplawar]

vertical cause it's in a cabinet with little risk of being bumped and because it sits on an intercooler stand that gives it a much wider base anyway. Plus even without the intercooler it gets better ventilation vertically, unless I propped it up off the ground horizontally, and then it would have just as much chance of being knocked over, so what's the point.

Not that it does me any good now that its graphics processor has gone kaput.

[StankBacon]

horizontal because it looks better to me.

also, for those worrying it will break from being knocked over... mine fell down the stairs, fell off a tv and shelves a few times, and it still works fine.. the thing is pretty durable.

[Anton]

Horizontal, because it looks sexy sitting on glass horizontally.:)

[JunkfoodMan]

Vertical. Mines in a pretty safe position, and I'm the only one who uses it.

[klange]

Horizontal because that's the way my shelves go?

[Syuusuke]

I like mines erect and one side is velcro'd to the wall anyway.

[Terry]

I always try to ensure that all my airholes are uncovered since I live in a pretty freaking hot climate. So I put it horizontal, with a short book on the bottom to elevate it slightly so that it gets breathing space. Also, it looks neater on my already cluttered desk.

[itszutak]

I prefer horizontal but that blocks the remote sensor on the TV, so I'm stuck with it being vertical. :/

[Con]

Horizontal, I don't want it getting knocked over. Also, the big important looking vent is exposed.

[Timo]

Vertical because it sits snugly against my PC, it's not going to move.

[DarkHalo003]

I have it vertical because that's how it fits next to my TV. Also, when I was winning against my brother in a game, he stomped on my 360 and almost caused it to RRoD. So it stays vertical because I damn like it that way too. :hist101:

[Heathen]

How do you almost rrod? Explain this to me.

[randreach454]

Not that it does me any good now that its graphics processor has gone kaput.

Rob are you good enough to put together a computer? If so, I can talk you through fixing your gpu problem for good. Its pretty simple, and wont cost you a little more then 10 bucks.

[Donut]

How do you almost rrod? Explain this to me.
i was playing halo 3 during a storm, lightning struck, and the game turned off leaving 1/4 of the red ring flashing. i unplugged the 360 then plugged it back in and it was fine

[randreach454]

i was playing halo 3 during a storm, lightning struck, and the game turned off leaving 1/4 of the red ring flashing. i unplugged the 360 then plugged it back in and it was fine
yea thats not a 360 fault though, its just your powersupply needing to be reset, since the console couldnt get enough power to fully run. That happened last week to my brother, hes playing gears, power outtage, turns the 360 back on and calls me freaking out"WTF the 360 died again its red ringing again ahhh!" I was like dude chill unplug it.

[SnaFuBAR]

horizontal or vertical? no imagination. i usually like to restrain and th-

oh you're talking about ....

:embarrassed: ... heh ...

[Rob Oplawar]

roboplawar (10:46:01 PM): snaf
roboplawar (10:46:02 PM): help me
roboplawar (10:46:03 PM): quick
PharoaheZephyrus (10:46:10 PM): huh
roboplawar (10:46:33 PM): I need every innuendo you can think of involving "horizontal", "vertical", "erect", "knocked over", "exposed vent", etc
PharoaheZephyrus (10:47:09 PM): whaaaaat why
roboplawar (10:47:20 PM): And I need you to post them all in the "360: vertical or horizontal" thread
roboplawar (10:47:24 PM): cause I suck at innuendo
roboplawar (10:47:34 PM): man, where's the Todd when you need him?
roboplawar (10:47:45 PM): http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12835
PharoaheZephyrus (10:49:43 PM): posted
roboplawar (10:50:23 PM): weak
roboplawar (10:50:33 PM): you were supposed to do the innuendo to end all innuendi
.

[Pooky]

Well the setup I ended up with for the moment has the 360 sitting horizontally on top of a couple of game cases. It's reasonably stable and all vents are open. I was worried about ventilation because this thing was spewing out some disturbingly hot air while playing Fable 2.

[Rob Oplawar]

oh god, spewing hot air out of its vent

come on, there's some gold material here. Why can't anybody come up with a good innuendo? The Todd would be ashamed.

[legionaire45]

My xbox is currently xbocksing your moms xcocking.

Did I do it right?

Btw, mine is at a 45 degree angle for no real reason.

[CabooseJr]

I chose horizontal because it got tipped over while I was playing Halo 3 and I couldn't play Floodgate or Halo for a couple months.

[Heathen]

I love your shit caboose.

[SnaFuBAR]

oh god, spewing hot air out of its vent

come on, there's some gold material here. Why can't anybody come up with a good innuendo? The Todd would be ashamed.
hot air is all that rob is capable of spewing. and i'm not talking about from his mouth either, though that's a given.

[Corndogman]

Horizontal because I have it sitting on top of the TV(big thick one) because that's the only way it fits(got one of those wooden home entertainment TV case things.) used to have it vertical because my old TV was smaller and it fit perfectly so there was no chance of knocking it over.

Why does the position its in effect the ventilation though? The air comes from the top so why does it matter?

[Pooky]

Horizontal because I have it sitting on top of the TV(big thick one) because that's the only way it fits(got one of those wooden home entertainment TV case things.) used to have it vertical because my old TV was smaller and it fit perfectly so there was no chance of knocking it over.

Why does the position its in effect the ventilation though? The air comes from the top so why does it matter?

I can't tell if all that innuendo was intentional or not :lmao:

[FluffyDucky™]

Mines vertical! :D Mainly because where it is there is absolutely no chance of it being knocked or even nudged. Also cause it looks sexy, though I never use it.

[`CaSs!~]

I had mine vertical and it broke (overheating error).

Gonna try horizontal.

[Donut]

i have mine horizontal on an old small locker rack in a corner. no problems so far

[Pooky]

Mines vertical! :D Mainly because where it is there is absolutely no chance of it being knocked or even nudged. Also cause it looks sexy, though I never use it.

Use it faggot lets play some h3 :o

[randreach454]

Why does the position its in effect the ventilation though? The air comes from the top so why does it matter?
Finally, someone understands ah!!!!

I had mine vertical and it broke (overheating error).

Gonna try horizontal.

your rrod was not because it was vertical, but because your system was bound to fail due to microsoft's cheap heatsink clamps and shitty thermal paste application.

[Corndogman]

Finally, someone understands ah!!!!

Logic! :eng101:


I can't tell if all that innuendo was intentional or not :lmao:

:-3

[`CaSs!~]

your rrod was not because it was vertical, but because your system was bound to fail due to microsoft's cheap heatsink clamps and shitty thermal paste application.

I was not stating that this was the cause, I was simply stating the facts.

When I had it vertical, it broke. And I didn't have the RROD, I just had overheating errors.

[MetKiller Joe]

When I had it vertical, it broke. And I didn't have the RROD, I just had overheating errors.

And what he's saying is that you should not make a statement that implicitly states that having the console in a vertical position is the cause of errors.

I've had mine in the vertical position for about a year and a half and its been doing just fine.

[Heathen]

And what he's saying is that you should not make a statement that implicitly states that having the console in a vertical position is the cause of errors.

I've had mine in the vertical position for about a year and a half and its been doing just fine.

But your a twat.

jk

I would keep mine vertical if I didn't already have it all nice and neat horizontally and all the extra safety horizontalness gives me.

[Heathen]

Mines vertical! :D Mainly because where it is there is absolutely no chance of it being knocked or even nudged. Also cause it looks sexy, though I never use it.

Was this innuendo? :3

[`CaSs!~]

And what he's saying is that you should not make a statement that implicitly states that having the console in a vertical position is the cause of errors.

I've had mine in the vertical position for about a year and a half and its been doing just fine.


I did not make any statements saying the likes. My statement had two parts:


I had mine vertical

Which I did.


and it broke

Which it did.

Those are the truths of my side of the story. Take it for what you like.