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[blame canada]

Ok, I didn't read through the multiple pages to see if anyone else said this so sorry if it has already been adressed...

So, this heat pipe. The heat pipe is supposed to transfer heat through this pipe, to the additional (and very small) 2nd heatsink. Sure it sounds like a plan, BUT what about when the xbox is standing vertical?

When vertical, the heat pipe is bent downwards from the main gpu heat sink... Ok, last time I checked heat rises and cool air sinks... Hmmm, how the fuck would this reverse? The heat cannot (well, probably not) travel down through the heat pipe when the xbox is vertical, thus the 2nd gpu heatsink seems somewhat uneffective when the xbox is vertical.

This is mearly my theory based off of the simple rule of the direction that air moves at a certain temperature. I only wish someone could test (the xbox standing vertically vs. horizontally) and see if temps fluctuate between positions... Again, merely just a theory but I've seen and used heat pipes (in my computer) before and my temperatures were slightly different the way the heatpipes faced (horizontally or vertically).

[qweewqaz]

QUOTE(blame canada @ Jun 13 2007, 06:13 PM)

temperatures were slightly different the way the heatpipes faced (horizontally or vertically).

[blame canada]

Yes but the vertical heatpipe I tested curver UP not downwards like the 360.

[Morlok8k]

QUOTE(blame canada @ Jun 13 2007, 06:13 PM)

Ok, last time I checked heat rises and cool air sinks...

yeah, you said it yourself:  AIR.   we are not talking about air.  hot air rises because it is less dense than cool air.   in a solid material, heat goes where it is cooler, because it wants to evenly spread out all the heat.  it doesn't matter what orientation it's in.

...fuck....i learned that in middle school...

heat pipes just do that much more effectively than a solid piece of copper.

[grav1ty_718]

I had this idea awhile back. I even posted a photoshopped pic of a heatpipe setup Exactly like this. Too bad I deleted the pic from photobucket  

Heres the thread where a bunch of us were kicking around the heatpipe idea LINK

I dont doubt for a second that microsoft lurks around these forums grabbing ideas from us.

[Cr4z33]

Can we see a video of the console in action please?
I want to see what noise it makes now.

[RiPpN-N-TrIppN]

haha
yeh did u no that i was the one that came up with the design of the 360
i have proof but i deleted it off imageshack dammit

and Cr4z33 it would sound the same as it did b4 its a fan less heat sink its not going to make any noise

[qweewqaz]

QUOTE(grav1ty_718 @ Jun 13 2007, 11:07 PM)

I dont doubt for a second that microsoft lurks around these forums grabbing ideas from us.

YOu never know they might just be in front of your very eyes    better watch your back   (cough grav1ty you double agent, uncough) haha

[kensterdotnet]

QUOTE(qweewqaz @ Jun 14 2007, 09:18 AM)

YOu never know they might just be in front of your very eyes    better watch your back  

Haha maybe they have a squad following you guys and checking who has modded their 360, so they can get the console banned!

[Cr4z33]

QUOTE(RiPpN-N-TrIppN @ Jun 14 2007, 09:25 AM)

it would sound the same as it did b4 its a fan less heat sink its not going to make any noise
 

OK thanks.
I won't bother any further into this news then because my box is working fine since ages.

[thecheekymonkey]

Just come across one of these for a customer, was a repair in the UK , also had a hitachi 079 drive in there, it was only after i modded the drive (removing the flash rom) and put it back together that i realised it had the extra heat pipe  

heres the piccys.

[Navillos]

someone needs to pull the heatsink to make sure it has a copper base.

[grim_d]

good to see they are already on UK soil, maybe i'll get to see one next week.

[*DANIEL*]

this could help prevent 3 red lights or gpu overheating, as the 360 sucks air in, the new heatsink will get cooler so we will see if it works =\

[thecheekymonkey]

here you go