hey i heard someone tell me that a modded wii could die out ina yr's time, because of overheating or something:S, can somebody confirm this or was the person mistaken? also is there anything tht ever could go wrong with a wii/or modded one? thanks
I haven't heard anything about modded wii's failing because of overheating, but I have heard some people saying that having a modded wii make make the laser burn out quicker because of the lower quality disks people use to make backups. That being said it isn't something I would really worry about. I've had my wii modded for over a year now without any problems to date.
As for things that can go wrong with modding your wii, there's a lot of things that could go wrong (burn the motherboard, short circuit pins...) but if you're comfortable installing it then I'd say it's pretty low risk.
I should also note I had a friend who had a mod installed on her wii and after 4 months it stopped reading backups and originals. However, taking the chip out, reflashing it and reinstalling the chip fixed the problem.
theres always a chance for the wii to stop working all of a sudden even if its not modded. its all part of luck when u pick up a wii and its a good unit or a faulty one. if u r afraid of the wii to stop working then dont mod it and u will have your warranty for the wii in case it breaks.
this was a problem early on with the D2A & D2B chips, I dont think it would burn your wii out but if you modded your wii you would notice it got allot hotter on the base then if it wasnt modded, I have a D2A as well a D2c and yes I have been a witness to this I keep my wii on its base stand and dont have any troubles it just gets warmer than others thats why they mad those chameleon cases that were heat sensitive to give warning but as of now i have yet to see any of the newer revisions overheat though as mentioned yes burnt media will drasitically shorten your laser life
Basically you're a) adding additional circuits and b) putting stuff in the way of things which would normally be cooled. The additional circuits generate heat themselves, and by blocking stuff thats already there you hamper cooling.
To fight this I really reccomend you get a USB cooler. Then again with every PC I've ever owned I've overclocked, and additional cooling is just second nature for me. I've yet to have a piece of hardware die from overheating (knock on wood).
