Archive for April 22nd, 2007

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Apr

Cooling the Xbox 360

   Posted by: SpectreGadget   in XBOXin

So does anyone know the best way to cool a 360?  I’ve put mine inside my entertainment center with the power supply outside in the back and usually leave the glass door open while playing.  The 360 still locks up from time to time, and I’m assuming it’s from overheating.  I’ve decided to put a 120mm fan in the back of the entertainment center to pull out the hot air, but i still wonder if it’s going to work.  i guess i should put the 360 on the bottom of the two shelves.  Maybe run a lower fan to pull air in and the upper to expel the hot air?  Not sure if two fans would fight each other.  Another thought I had was to buy one of those laptop coolers to sit the unit on.  Would it be better sitting it vertically?  Let me know if you have any ideas.

In the meantime, here’s a template I drew up in CorelDRAW for the 120mm hole and mounting holes in case you need one. 120mm Fan Hole Template