It seems Microsoft has finally stepped up and done something about the 3 Red Lights of Death.

Several internet reports are coming in with claims that Microsoft has begun installing second heatsinks into Xbox 360s sent in for repair.

This is of particular interest to most 360 owners of course, because overheating has seemingly been the cause of the “red lights of death” problem which has been bricking consoles.

One Team Xbox user reports the second heatsink in his repaired 360, which TXB claims was installed by Microsoft to provide additional cooling for the Xenos GPU, and thus help avoid the three red lights of death that have been plaguing consoles since launch.

Despite almost two years of speculation, the exact cause of the red lights of death problem still isn’t known. There’s plenty of chatter about “X-shaped clamps” and “thermal paste," but what it seems to come down to is Xbox 360s just plain old overheating.

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Short version - MS installed new heatsinker, 360’s should be cooler and more quiet.

Intresting. I hope that means they will put it in my 360, I sent it in for repair last week so If that did, that would really help me.

alright the clans are back!!!! Lets revive the game section!

well... it may not be quieter... but it will defiantly be more cool.

Thus lowering the chances of 3LOD.

Nut i just have a fan pointed at the back of my 360, keeps me and my 360 nice and cool. The back never gets warm and the CD’s are only slightly warm after hours of gaming.

But for what MS is doing... yay! =D

lol did i tell u guys that my first PS3 died when it overheated?

Now i got a new one but this one isnt as shiny and it has scratches :/

WTF? I thought ps3’s like... never overheated... v_v

You must have had it cramped up somewhere.

PS3KICKS360 wrote: lol did i tell u guys that my first PS3 died when it overheated?

Now i got a new one but this one isnt as shiny and it has scratches :/

hey! my first pS3 died too and when i got the new one it wasn’t shiny and had scratches too!

suks 4 us

gabmed wrote:

the 65 nm chip will make 360’s cooler and quiter.

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