xbox 360 bit the dusk

[JForestZ34]

Well at the title says it bit the dust yet again... 3 red rings.. AGAIN.. Should I go get another newer one or should I go with a PS3 this time... I've had this unit ever since the 360 was released.. Have the changed or upgraded anything so this does not happen anymore?


James

[gcart2]

i sent mine off four times. it died again and now i have to pay 99 bucks. screw that. i dont need one that bad.

[TCracin440ex]

id opt for the ps3

[ridered11]

I've had the rings once, haven't had them since knock on wood. I would contact customer service and raise hell to make them send you a whole new unit. Having it happen four times is B.S in my opinion. Also, the towel trick does work for about a month.

[Haulinbass]

the real fix is to pull the heatsinks, pull of the rubber stuff off the chips and replace it with di-lithum grease/ thermal paste and to replace the x clamps with a screw kit such as this one

http://www.fastener-express.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=39418

[meankfx]

Get a new one that's what I did and I haven't had any problems with mine.

[Sjorge450R]

sell it to me!!!! fixing these bad boys is a joke. I am starting to buy broken ones on ebay and fix and sell.

[gcart2]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
sell it to me!!!! fixing these bad boys is a joke. I am starting to buy broken ones on ebay and fix and sell.

how? i need to fix mine.

[Haulinbass]

look two posts above yours, I allready explained it

[Guy400]

Originally posted by Haulinbass
look two posts above yours, I allready explained it My launch unit crashed exactly 1 year and 1 week after Xbox came out. They replaced it for free with a refurb unit. The refurb crashed about a year and a half after that and that's when all the news came out about MS admitting there was a hardware problem. They replaced it again for free even though it was out of warranty. The new one I got came with the new heat sink and I haven't had a problem in more than 2 years.

[400ex28]

if you play online at all forget the ps3 and get another xbox. plus the newer 360's dont have any issues

[440racer66]

and stay away from intercoolers those have killed evey box ive seen that had em.

[400EXtreme]

Not too hijack your thread but i have the same problem and i am trying to register my console on the website so i can send it out to get fixed but i keep getting "we are unable to process your request at this time". Has anyone else tried registering their xbox and got this error?