As far as I'm concerned the 360 has a 100% failure rate, some sooner than others, depending on condition and usage but sooner or later all the early consoles will fail.
Also having done various tests on jtag systems where the temp readings are easily obtained I have found little effective mods to substantially reduce temperature.
Certainly the variations of the fan shroud mod actually seem to increase temperatures.
Above 80% the rear fans also don't really change temps more than just a few degrees. The best and cheapest cooling mod I've found is to cut the cage open on the right side and fit another set of rear fans in there, pushing cold air in, wired up to usb so they can draw power from the xbox or external source.
With a bit of fiddling they look almost stock, give a nice temp drop and don't increase the noise levels abouve the rear fans. Talismoons look even better...
A full lead solder reball is the only way to go, and these days is quite cheap.
If they die, save yourself the time and aggro of pissing about with half arsed fixes.
Reflows, xclamp replacement all of em will only last so long, maybe a few months maybe a year or more if your lucky, but one day you'll be looking at another set of red lights.
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