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Question about xbox 360 2nd gen heat sink and ram
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gcooldude
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21. October 2009 @ 12:01 |
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I was looking on a website and they have a set of 4 ram heatsinks to buy, just wondering how effective this would be. Also, I have the original CPU heatsink and 2nd gen GPU heatsink. Is it work upgrading the CPU heatsink? I have done the RROD fix and been fine for a couple months now
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21. October 2009 @ 16:23 |
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I'm still running on no RAM heatsinks and the 1st gen heatsinks for CPU and GPU and systems fine. To answer your question though, the GPU is usually the problem in RRODs. As long as you did the xclamp properly (tighten screws and quarter turn back) you'll be fine. I also suggest that you expand the air ducts over the heatsink.
Only difference is that I do it to the CPU and GPU and I use cardboard and take it over the entire GPU but half the CPU. It's been fine for 2 years with over 6 hours at a time on days.
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gcooldude
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22. October 2009 @ 12:08 |
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I didn't turn them a quarter back but still works so thats a good sign. I put cardboard over the GPU but didn't do it on the CPU, might have to do that.
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22. October 2009 @ 13:46 |
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Be careful on the advice "tighten the screws". I recently tried to fix my friends (having fixed mine succesfully). He has already done the same xclamp fix as me and had tightly screwed it on. The xbox still wouldnt work. Having sent it off to a repair service, they told me that tightening the heatsinks on can damage the CPU/ GPU as it essentially squashes it- turns out the x-clamp clips werent as shoddily designed as I initially thought, as you arent meant to put pressure on the CPU and GPU chips.
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gcooldude
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22. October 2009 @ 15:44 |
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I pretty much just hand tightened them with a screwdriver, not a powered one. Its been working for quite a while now, I was just thinking adding the RAM heatsinks and replacing the 1st gen heatsink might help in cooling
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22. October 2009 @ 16:43 |
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Originally posted by gcooldude:
I pretty much just hand tightened them with a screwdriver, not a powered one. Its been working for quite a while now, I was just thinking adding the RAM heatsinks and replacing the 1st gen heatsink might help in cooling
I still suggest that you quarter turn them back. I had done exactly what you did and once when playing Halo the system RROD'd in the middle of a game and wouldn't turn back on with error 0020 which is one of the worst errors to get.
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gameover9
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22. October 2009 @ 17:21 |
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Originally posted by dodoegg1:
Be careful on the advice "tighten the screws". I recently tried to fix my friends (having fixed mine succesfully). He has already done the same xclamp fix as me and had tightly screwed it on. The xbox still wouldnt work. Having sent it off to a repair service, they told me that tightening the heatsinks on can damage the CPU/ GPU as it essentially squashes it- turns out the x-clamp clips werent as shoddily designed as I initially thought, as you arent meant to put pressure on the CPU and GPU chips.
You sent it in for repair? M$ will not repair an xclamped xbox. Xclamping is also retarded (flexes motherboard). Send it to M$ or do a reflow.
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22. October 2009 @ 17:25 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Xclamping is also retarded (flexes motherboard).
Do you mean replacing the stock x clamps?
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gcooldude
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22. October 2009 @ 17:39 |
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I might turn them back a little, guess its good to do that to be on the safe side
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gameover9
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22. October 2009 @ 17:47 |
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Originally posted by core2kid:
Originally posted by gameover9:
Xclamping is also retarded (flexes motherboard).
Do you mean replacing the stock x clamps?
yes, I should have said xclamp fix. It never lasts that long and in the long run makes it hard for people like me to repair them properly.
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22. October 2009 @ 18:02 |
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As long as the x clamps are done properly, they will never fail and the motherboard will never flex either. If done improperly though, it will render the motherboard useless and beyond repairs.
I'm assuming that you don't x clamp?
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