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[Ozy]

What problems should I test for when I get my x360 this friday?

I just want to know what to look for so I can take it back and get a new one before they run out of consoles.

Cheers.

[BCfosheezy]

QUOTE(Ozy @ Nov 27 2005, 02:14 PM)

What problems should I test for when I get my x360 this friday?

I just want to know what to look for so I can take it back and get a new one before they run out of consoles.

Cheers.

There's two very different problems people are having that look like the same thing on the surface. The key to a successful 360 experience is preperation. Before you get your unit plan where you're going to put it so it will get a well-ventilated area. This is as important for the power supply as it is the unit itself as they both generate large amounts of heat.

The first problem people are seeing is that the power supply cannot properly dissipate its heat and in turn your console will lock up. Mine did this once. There were artifacts on the screen and it simply would not respond. I cycled the power but that gave me the 3 red quadrants. No amount of cooldown time would allow my xbox to come back on. I unplugged the power supply from the wall and plugged it back in and it came back on. It locked up shortly after and I pimp slapped the motherfuck out of it and it's been working ever since. (Well and I layed it horizontal rather than vertical AND I put my power supply on a wire cd rack so really there's not much touching it. It's just like it's floating in air.) As you can see my methodology has been far from scientific. Since I'm unable to reproduce the lockups I can do no more testing. I can't say I'm sad about that.

For problem #2, it may not be power supply related. These people are able to play just fine but with visual artifacts on-screen. This is most likely due to gpu overheating. I took my gpu heatsink off last night to find that the heatsink is applied to the gpu with an aluminum pad. This can cause thermal resistance. I took it off and applied a thin layer of arctic silver 5. I did not have any visual artifacts before so I don't know if this will cure those problems or not.

[MoreCowBell666]

Yes, definatly make sure you place the Power Supply somewhere in the open (ie, not behind a tv, or entertainment stand, but in the open next to it).

and if you are placing it on carpet, put a hardcover book underneath of it, so the feet have a chance to raise the PSU up a little.


other then that, my xbox 360 is doing perfectly fine (3 hours straight of quake 4 and no lock ups or artifacts)

[eversio11]

There's really nothing you can do to tell if it's defective or not until you play it for a few hours. But just try to keep the PSU and console as cool as possible.