I love the Xbox 360 [Archive]

STLRamsFan

September 26th, 2007, 06:26 PM

Man don't you love the XBox 360, a few days ago I got Madden and I was going to get Halo 3 next week. Well there's a slight problem... My Xbox 360 is giving me the 3 red lights of death. :gonk:

And here's the kicker, this XBox 360 is a replacement unit of my other one and I had just gotten this one like 4 days ago! My older one stopped reading the CDs out of the blue and now this one is giving me the 3 red lights of death.

Gosh, couldn't happen at a worse time than this... I'm going to send it back again and go through another 2-3 weeks without an Xbox. Damn you Microsoft!

Syuusuke

September 26th, 2007, 06:48 PM

Do the Brazilian way of recovering it...WHACK IT.

Or wait for someone to post a solution, because I remember there WAS a solution on how to recover it...

STLRamsFan

September 26th, 2007, 06:55 PM

It's not the towel fix right? As I heard that only worked for a little bit and then it'll pop up again.

SMASH

September 26th, 2007, 07:04 PM

Yup, happened to me last week too. +rep cause I understand.

jahrain

September 26th, 2007, 07:49 PM

Just pretend the xbrick360 doesn't exist until the new version that has this flaw fixed comes out.

El Lobo

September 26th, 2007, 08:19 PM

xbrick360? Nice one. How witty and hilarious.

Sorry for your loss Rams, the absence of Halo 3 is never a good thing.

Mr Buckshot

September 26th, 2007, 09:17 PM

Just pretend the xbrick360 doesn't exist until the new version that has this flaw fixed comes out.

And the "new version" will only come out in 2008. The X360's CPU has been changed form 90nm to 65nm, but that won't solve the RRoD problem since most of the heat comes from the GPU, which remains at 90nm. 65nm GPUs are slated to release only next year. I believe the CPUs are already out, just not in large quantities. While the 65nm CPUs are cheaper to make and produce far less heat, the overall heat when you include the GPU ain't much different.

The new HDMI-equipped 360s have revised heatsinks, and if you sent in a 360 for repairs, MS has likely slapped in the revised heatsink too. That is currently the only "solution" to the RRoD problem.

lol yeah xbrick. Damned power supply, but if it were internalized, we'd have a console as thick as the PS3 and also insanely hot.

jahrain

September 27th, 2007, 04:27 AM

And the "new version" will only come out in 2008. The X360's CPU has been changed form 90nm to 65nm, but that won't solve the RRoD problem since most of the heat comes from the GPU, which remains at 90nm. 65nm GPUs are slated to release only next year. I believe the CPUs are already out, just not in large quantities. While the 65nm CPUs are cheaper to make and produce far less heat, the overall heat when you include the GPU ain't much different.

The new HDMI-equipped 360s have revised heatsinks, and if you sent in a 360 for repairs, MS has likely slapped in the revised heatsink too. That is currently the only "solution" to the RRoD problem.

lol yeah xbrick. Damned power supply, but if it were internalized, we'd have a console as thick as the PS3 and also insanely hot.

PS3 does get insanely hot, but its been proven to be able to handle the most extreme of temperatures (http://www.megagames.com/news/html/console/ps3cansurviveextremeconditions.shtml). The RSX was designed to have long lasting and stable reliability with rendering constraints, while the Xenos was designed to kick out more power and efficiency, but with both of the technologies designed around the same era at around the same costs, the trade off was less reliability for the extra performance boost. I guess it was more of last minute attempt to give the 360 at least one specification (the GPU) that would out due the ps3, but they underestimated the long term consequences.

On another note,
http://www.splitreason.com/Product_Images/126ab7f3d75a.jpg

DaneO'Roo

September 27th, 2007, 04:51 AM

Yeah, my girlfriends little brother has gone through 3 xbox 360s since June......

What the fuck

Bodzilla

September 27th, 2007, 05:05 AM

yeah. sounds like a win console to me.......

Wii ftw.

Dr Nick

September 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM

I must be one of the luckiest cunts in the world, I've had my xbox 360 since a month after release, and I've never gotten the 3rlod yet!

Also, to anyone who wants to keep theirs alive, keep it out in the open(as in not inside an entertainment center) and if you still feel unsafe, let a fan blow on it.

hobojoe

September 27th, 2007, 01:20 PM

JunkfoodMan

September 27th, 2007, 01:23 PM

Well, while playing halo 3 for the first time, my Console's disc drive stopped working completely.

Think you've got it bad?

Its like getting a new car, driving it around, and watching it blow up in front of your eyes.

X3RO SHIF7

September 27th, 2007, 01:52 PM

my launch box still works like a charm lol

Xetsuei

September 27th, 2007, 07:37 PM

Buy that cooling thing that slaps on the back where the power plugs in. it really helps out alot. And from what I can tell. The elite edition seems to stay cooler longer.

I haven't had any trouble with it........yet.

It barely does it's job well, not to mention melting and fusing itself to the box.

Also, yes I love the 360 too.

Dr Nick

September 27th, 2007, 09:02 PM

STLRamsFan

September 27th, 2007, 10:49 PM

Good news! For some reason it just started working up again and now I'm enjoying both Madden and Halo 3. :)

jahrain

September 28th, 2007, 04:26 AM

my launch box still works like a charm lol
Benefits of living in Canada, eh?

Kornman00

September 28th, 2007, 06:42 AM

Xenos

Xenon

Also, to anyone who wants to keep theirs alive, keep it out in the open(as in not inside an entertainment center) and if you still feel unsafe, let a fan blow on it.

Buy that cooling thing that slaps on the back where the power plugs in. it really helps out alot. And from what I can tell. The elite edition seems to stay cooler longer.

I haven't had any trouble with it........yet.

I have one, it's abusive to my power supply.
I've only had my xbox complain about the power twice since I've had my new 360 (sold my old one to my dad, it didn't break) which I got the day before the H3 Beta.

I also keep my power supply about 2 feet away plus its behind something that keeps anything it puts out from ever touching the 360. My 360 is also out in the open (and upright) and has never been placed on carpet (nor the power supply)

StankBacon

September 28th, 2007, 09:35 AM

me, and everyone else i know that has a 360 console (ranging from launch, to recently purchased), have had no problems at all.

lean to take better care of your shit you slobs.

Xetsuei

September 28th, 2007, 09:53 AM

Xenon

Xenon was the name of the 360 during development, Xenos is the GPU's name.

Kornman00

September 28th, 2007, 01:13 PM

Xetsuei™;166647']Xenon was the name of the 360 during development, Xenos is the GPU's name. kornman00 is my hero. <3
awww, how sweet :-3

<3 u too

Terry

September 28th, 2007, 09:31 PM

me, and everyone else i know that has a 360 console (ranging from launch, to recently purchased), have had no problems at all.

lean to take better care of your shit you slobs.

I practically babied my 360. The GPU randomnly gave up on me for no reason.

Masterz1337

September 29th, 2007, 03:41 AM

PS3 does get insanely hot, but its been proven to be able to handle the most extreme of temperatures (http://www.megagames.com/news/html/console/ps3cansurviveextremeconditions.shtml). The RSX was designed to have long lasting and stable reliability with rendering constraints, while the Xenos was designed to kick out more power and efficiency, but with both of the technologies designed around the same era at around the same costs, the trade off was less reliability for the extra performance boost. I guess it was more of last minute attempt to give the 360 at least one specification (the GPU) that would out due the ps3, but they underestimated the long term consequences.

On another note,
http://www.splitreason.com/Product_Images/126ab7f3d75a.jpg

When did he bring up the PS3, other than stating that it's big?

n00b1n8R

September 29th, 2007, 05:55 AM

what happend to the days where you could buy a console and it worked?

Rosco

September 29th, 2007, 11:05 AM

what happend to the days where you could buy a console and it worked?

This has never been the case.

Tweek

September 29th, 2007, 11:29 AM

even the old nintendos had troubles, where you had to blow out all the dust and shut from the cartridges.

only then they didn't give you a nice ring of death in your disc, or 3 red lights of doom. just a fuzzy screen.

StankBacon

September 29th, 2007, 11:32 AM

This has never been the case.

lol, you guys are destructive or something then...

i still have my sega master system, and it works perfectly.

as do all my systems.

DrunkenSamus

September 29th, 2007, 02:19 PM

I wish I could say the same for my Sega Genesis.

Digikid

September 29th, 2007, 08:50 PM

one thing that I have done is put my power brick on a slant against the wall like this /

Not sure why but since then I have never EVER had a red ring again. I think that the power bricks are not getting enough ventting.

Buy that cooling thing that slaps on the back where the power plugs in. it really helps out alot. And from what I can tell. The elite edition seems to stay cooler longer.

I haven't had any trouble with it........yet.

Oh great idea....except one thing....that thing will VOID YOUR WARRENTY!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus it creates too much power draw. AVOID THE INTERCOOLER AT ALL COSTS!

jahrain

September 29th, 2007, 09:00 PM

The only console that I have owned that never gave up on me has been my n64. It had survived 100s of falls off the shelf, being stepped on, getting somewhat wet, and being covered in dust. Still works like new. I would say the same about my gamecube as well, as it has gone through the same abuse since, but I sold it when I got a wii and I didn't own it as long. I don't value my consoles that much which is why I don't baby them, and its usually my younger brother who plays them.

Mr Buckshot

September 29th, 2007, 10:52 PM

Cartridge-based consoles tend to last much longer than those that use optical discs, since the cartridge readers are far more durable than those disc lasers, and there tend to be fewer moving parts. Flash memory has made it possible for a cartridge to hold as much data as a CD or DVD (those Nintendo DS cartridges can hold up to 512 MB), but it's too expensive to ship out games on 4 GB flash memory cartridges.

My friend has an SNES, which was passed on to him from his older brother (who had it since it first came out). It's in pristine condition and their most treasured console of all time.

Mr Buckshot

September 29th, 2007, 10:54 PM

Buy that cooling thing that slaps on the back where the power plugs in. it really helps out alot. And from what I can tell. The elite edition seems to stay cooler longer.

I haven't had any trouble with it........yet.

Wow, you are...lucky. From many reviews, the intercooler thing does the exact opposite of what its meant to do: prevent overheating.