i have been a bit worried about my xbox RRoD'ing since im on my third one, so I've been putting a fan behind my 360 so that it cools it off.

i just don't know if this is ok or not. i think it cools it off, but it might just be pushing the hot air the 360 is releasing back inside.

what should i do? It froze on my last night and im getting worried.

Try to play only a couple hours at a time, I go on gaming marathons but I'm sure you can try to break up gaming sessions. My idea is to just make sure the console has proper air flow, and if it is a bit hot in the locations of the Xbox 360 (as in room temperature) then just cool the room off with a fan. I would never directly put additional air flow of any type right near the vents. Who knows what dust could do if you disturb it.

TLDR: Proper ventilation, take caution when applying any methods of cooling.

"Try to play only a couple hours at a time, I go on gaming marathons but I'm sure you can try to break up gaming sessions. My idea is to just make sure the console has proper air flow, and if it is a bit hot in the locations of the Xbox 360 (as in room temperature) then just cool the room off with a fan. I would never directly put additional air flow of any type right near the vents. Who knows what dust could do if you disturb it.

TLDR: Proper ventilation, take caution when applying any methods of cooling.
"

just don't get the intercooler...haha, but I don't see how a fan could hurt.

"Vinchenzo said:

"Try to play only a couple hours at a time, I go on gaming marathons but I'm sure you can try to break up gaming sessions. My idea is to just make sure the console has proper air flow, and if it is a bit hot in the locations of the Xbox 360 (as in room temperature) then just cool the room off with a fan. I would never directly put additional air flow of any type right near the vents. Who knows what dust could do if you disturb it.

TLDR: Proper ventilation, take caution when applying any methods of cooling.
"

but what baffles me is that i dont even play that much. i usually have 30 minute sessions twice a day (1 hour total)

god i just don't want it to die on me again, im getting so tired of these poorly manufactured consoles.
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A fan facing the console would get it more hot right? I am thinking to put the back of the fan facing the console would vent hot air away from the console thus helping it to keep cooler? Or doesn't it work that way.

I'm still on my first for like 2 years now. Done 12 hour sessions very often too and all seems intact.

my launch system is running still running fine. I've never seen the RRoD....

"i have been a bit worried about my xbox RRoD'ing since im on my third one, so I've been putting a fan behind my 360 so that it cools it off.

i just don't know if this is ok or not. i think it cools it off, but it might just be pushing the hot air the 360 is releasing back inside.

what should i do? It froze on my last night and im getting worried.
"

I very often game for 8-12 hours and mine is making some hoooooorrible noises. I really reckon my second console is on it's way out... sigh.

Intercoolers are horrible. They actually instigate a red ring more than help protect against it. That said, an outside fan wouldn't hurt. It would help disperse the heat that builds up from the beast of the machine.

put a fan near the back of it, thats what i do and i got mines at launch and has never died!

If anything, I heard that actually helps the 360 coll itself off, however, you shouldn't do that everytime as sometimes it can affect the 360.

I usually put it near it to suck the hot air the 360 emits away... not sure about having it blown at it though...

i have a whole sepearate table that my 360 is on so does not get hot

I have a fan blowing into my entertainment center to keep the air circulating.  Logically, it just makes sense. :D

i think my room is well ventilated so its ok, id never use one of those niko fans though with the stories i have heard

I have heard bad things about attaching those cooling fans to the console. I don't see a problem with putting a fan behind it. I limit my gaming time on it, so it doesn't get to hot with each session.

i think the problem is that it is too hot in my room. i'm on the second floor, and don't have air conditioning. Opening my window does nothing, and the fan doesn't do much....

god sometimes i wish i had never bought the damn thing....it's like you have to nurture it.

When it starts to get very hot stop playing and give the 360 a break, after the fall update you can just rip the games to your hdd and then your 360 wont get nearly as hot.

I used to put my fan on it from a metre away. Just by feeling it i could tell it was keeping it cooler.

I don't know if placing a fan facing your 360 is a good idea, you should check if your 360 feels any less hot.

Ive bought that fan stand thing...You know ive got a friend who had 3 rrods...Its odd im still on my first..Think maybe it has some thing to do with my fan...Cause i play my xbox every day for 2-3 hours...Should look into it...

my uncles 360 is on its last leg by the looks of it, and he got his on launch day. aparently he got one of those Intercoolers things.

Hmm...not sure.  Don't think she liked it honestly.  Haven't worked out in a whiles though...

I have had a fan blowing towards my 360 and I think it keeps it cool.   I have not had problems with it getting overly hot.  I got my unit in Nov '06.

"A fan facing the console would get it more hot right? I am thinking to put the back of the fan facing the console would vent hot air away from the console thus helping it to keep cooler? Or doesn't it work that way.

I'm still on my first for like 2 years now. Done 12 hour sessions very often too and all seems intact.
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Don’t get an intercooler they melt apparently.

Your 360 should not overheat

I put a fan near the right side, so it can intake cool air. I haven't gotten RR since I've done this.

I don't play my 360 long enough in one sitting for it to overheat.

Just to let everyone know, I don't use the intercooler. It's just a regular fan, and I set it up so that it blows onto the back of the X360. I still don't know if I should do this though..

"Just to let everyone know, I don't use the intercooler. It's just a regular fan, and I set it up so that it blows onto the back of the X360. I still don't know if I should do this though.."

I've had my xbox 2 years with an inter-cooler on the back and it works fine

Just play it for a few hours(like 2-5), then turn it off and let it cool. Also, keep your room at a cool temperature.

"Just play it for a few hours(like 2-5), then turn it off and let it cool. Also, keep your room at a cool temperature.
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"LightYagami245 said:

"Just play it for a few hours(like 2-5), then turn it off and let it cool. Also, keep your room at a cool temperature.
"

But that is impossible for me because I have no AC and my room is up strairs (which means it's 5 degrees warmer than downstairs)
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Just don't buy anything for the 360 (cooling stuff) my friend had one and still got RROD

Not really going to help. If you get RRoD, you get it, if you don't, you don't. I play for more than just a couple hours, I play for hours and hours and hours in a row. If I get RRoD'd, it isn't because of that otherwsie it would have happened by now