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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Remember that Nikkei article? The one we posted yesterday in which an thermo design expert took a look at the Xbox 360? The findings pointed out that the cooling fan was half that of a desktop PC’s (to reduce noise apparently), the heat sink of the graphics LSI is very small (so the DVD can be placed above it) and the console got hot. Damn hot. Microsoft responded to these claims with a spokesperson saying: As Microsoft didn’t participate in the test, we cannot comment on any findings… There is no single root cause or systemic issue with any of the Xbox 360 consoles.
Sure, I’ve heard of the “towel trick” used to revive Xbox 360s sporting the Red Ring of Death, but I’ve never actually seen it. Well, now I have! CheapyD from CheapAssGamer provides a step-by-step walk through so you can squeeze a few more minutes days out of your croaked 360 before it craps out again. For those who have already seen or done this, there’s a Robo-Cop gun to keep you entertained. It even breaks. The irony!
So there are two kinds of 360 on the market. There are the ones without the new heatsink. These have a tendency to…die horribly. And there are those with the new heatsink, which seem to work a lot better. Which one have you got? Ben Heck can help you, with his highly scientific methodology. First, get a camera. Then put your camera on top of an overturned 360. Then take a picture. If you can see your DVD drive, you’re fresh outta luck. If you can’t see it, you’ve got a new heatsink in there and your luck reserves are in good shape. See if you have the new Xbox 360 heatsink without voiding the precious warranty [Ben Heck]
