*Ahem* Let me introduce you to my $40 AIO that keeps my CPU under 120F at full load. Plus there's the Hyper 212 Evo which is a really good air cooler, especially for $35. OP, if you get a new Xbox, get a slim version. Unless you could get a working one for a low price then why would you want another original version? Also, maybe you could improve it by making an oil case or putting the heat producing components into an old aquarium or something like that.
Yeah, unless you go for overclocking. I compared the benchmarks from the T40 to Thermalright and Noctua coolers; and with overclocked i7s and i5s the temp difference is 10c+ cooler than what the T40 can do. For something better than an OEM cooler, it's not bad, but if you're going for maximum air cooling with overclocks, its Noctua or Thermalright all the way.
Except we were talking in the context of PC CPU coolers and not xbox 360s in that instance. OP has basically three choices 1 - replace the heatsink 2 - add aftermarket fans 3 - replace broken 360 with a different 360 It's really not that complicated.
*Sigh* Go away. There's nothing wrong with my AIO or a Hyper 212 Evo even for overclocking. 120F leaves a ton of room for added voltage. Plus the fact that I can't overvolt my CPU since it's locked down. (Barely any overclocking capability, like 100-200MHz.) If I had an expensive CPU instead of a sub-$100 APU I would spend more money on cooling. But I don't need to or want to.
I didn't say your cooler was bad or wasn't worth the money. It's a good cooler for the price, it's just not better than a Thermalright or Noctua (like you seem to try and make it sound)
ive never had any problems with my xbox360, and i have the Arcade model too... At one point i had it on for a couple weeks because i didnt have a memory card to save to, never overheated then either. you are sure its getting enough air and whatnot? i always had mine on top of the cardboard box it came in which sat on my carpet in the open. if you have it in a cabinet or sitting directly on carpet or otherwise warm/closed off/no air environment then that would definitely be an issue. oh and you are sure the red rings are for overheating? because i had a 3 red ring show up once, but that error code was only because i didnt have the power supply plugged in all the way....so i would look up the positioning of the rings to make sure it *is* for overheating and not for some other issue. oh one more thing, a few times my xbox has frozen up and i had to shut it off and turn it on manually, but i dont think it was an overheating issue, because it happened randomly, sometimes only a minute after turning it on. Not sure there is a way to fix it, but it usually doesn't happen for me, if thats the issue your having then im not entirely sure that your xbox is overheating, it might just be freezing / crashing i guess what im trying to get at is how do you know that it is overheating and not some other issue?
What I was saying is that one cooler that you are trying to compare to to can cool five 360 CPUs. Totally unneeded. If you want to make a fair comparison take the t40 that can still cool more than three of the xbox chips for $29.99.
And the difference is, the Thermalright TR360 is designed to fit in the 360 with the case closed (the T40 won't do that) The TR360 also weighs 335 grams less than the T40 (610 grams for the T40, 275 grams for the TR360) So that'll put much less stress on the mounting points and the motherboard itself The T40 is about $40 on Newegg and the TR360 is $60 on Amazon. You pay $20 more for a much better solution.
