Post by: ilikepie on March 26, 2005, 10:35:00 PM
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 27, 2005, 03:04:00 AM
QUOTE(ilikepie @ Mar 27 2005, 03:41 PM)
If you want performance u might want the ATA 166 cable
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: Chancer on March 27, 2005, 06:44:00 AM
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ATA166 cable will make no difference.
Dolby Digital set up to the Xbox however will enhance your gameplay experience
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: G0t M4xx 21 on March 27, 2005, 07:28:00 AM
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I love my power AND eject switch in a controller, a little project
Other fav. mods of mine:
HDD Window (on a WD 8gig w/ blue leds inside)
Bi color controller status leds (red no controller, blue w/ controller)
Bi Color HDD activity jewel (red no hdd, blue w/ hdd activity)
The battery powered xbox! (see sig)
My pimped out Ti83 plus silver edition (the crystal of calculators)
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: pablot on March 27, 2005, 10:32:00 AM
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well my favourite mod is ofcourse the xerc.. but I might be a bit biased.. =)
/pablot
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 29, 2005, 06:04:00 AM
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Post by: Chancer on March 27, 2005, 06:44:00 AM
Dolby Digital set up to the Xbox however will enhance your gameplay experience
Post by: G0t M4xx 21 on March 27, 2005, 07:28:00 AM
Other fav. mods of mine:
HDD Window (on a WD 8gig w/ blue leds inside)
Bi color controller status leds (red no controller, blue w/ controller)
Bi Color HDD activity jewel (red no hdd, blue w/ hdd activity)
The battery powered xbox! (see sig)
My pimped out Ti83 plus silver edition (the crystal of calculators)
Post by: pablot on March 27, 2005, 10:32:00 AM
/pablot
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 29, 2005, 06:04:00 AM
QUOTE(G0t M4xx 21 @ Mar 28 2005, 12:34 AM)
My pimped out Ti83 plus silver edition (the crystal of calculators)
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 29, 2005, 08:00:00 AM
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Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 29, 2005, 08:00:00 AM
QUOTE(b9_2mr @ Mar 30 2005, 01:00 AM)
However, my favorite is the LEDs I have embedded into my controller buttons.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: twistedsymphony on March 29, 2005, 09:55:00 AM
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My favorite hardware mod is easily the IR power mod, as palbot said XERC, other "brands" you might consider are xIR or IR-Mod
A front panel LCD is always really cool, I especially like it's integration with XBMC. you could easily buy one of those swanky new X3 front panels with the plug and play LCD and hole pre-cut.
Despite what others have said I think that the ATA100 IDE cable upgrade is a great mod. If you'd like to know why... read this: http://www.xboxrepai.../newsdesk_id/28
Most people will knock it but those people have never been able to point me to test results that back them up. For me, if you have an ATA100 HDD it's worth the few bucks for what I consider to be a worthwhile speed increase.
You could also consider some cooling modifications, such as upgrading the thermal compound on your CPU and GPU, upgrading the exhaust fan to an 80mm, you could also add heat sinks to things like the MCPX or your RAM.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 30, 2005, 04:15:00 AM
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Post by: twistedsymphony on March 29, 2005, 09:55:00 AM
A front panel LCD is always really cool, I especially like it's integration with XBMC. you could easily buy one of those swanky new X3 front panels with the plug and play LCD and hole pre-cut.
Despite what others have said I think that the ATA100 IDE cable upgrade is a great mod. If you'd like to know why... read this: http://www.xboxrepai.../newsdesk_id/28
Most people will knock it but those people have never been able to point me to test results that back them up. For me, if you have an ATA100 HDD it's worth the few bucks for what I consider to be a worthwhile speed increase.
You could also consider some cooling modifications, such as upgrading the thermal compound on your CPU and GPU, upgrading the exhaust fan to an 80mm, you could also add heat sinks to things like the MCPX or your RAM.
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 30, 2005, 04:15:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Mar 30 2005, 03:01 AM)
You could also consider some cooling modifications, such as upgrading the thermal compound on your CPU and GPU, upgrading the exhaust fan to an 80mm, you could also add heat sinks to things like the MCPX or your RAM.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: twistedsymphony on March 30, 2005, 09:28:00 AM
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yes and no...
No it doesn't make your xbox any faster
however increasing the life span of your xbox can certainly be considered "performance"
If nothing else I highly recomend throwing a cheap Heat Sink on the MCPX as in a stock Xbox under normal use that is typically the first component to die (usually from heat stress)
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: gsgleason on March 30, 2005, 12:35:00 PM
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My fav is my hdd activity mod using the red led in the eject button - done by connecting an ide pin to one of the leads for that red led. found here. http://xbox-scene.co...es/amberled.php
if I could turn on my xbox with my remote I would be happy.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 31, 2005, 01:31:00 AM
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Post by: twistedsymphony on March 30, 2005, 09:28:00 AM
No it doesn't make your xbox any faster
however increasing the life span of your xbox can certainly be considered "performance"
If nothing else I highly recomend throwing a cheap Heat Sink on the MCPX as in a stock Xbox under normal use that is typically the first component to die (usually from heat stress)
Post by: gsgleason on March 30, 2005, 12:35:00 PM
if I could turn on my xbox with my remote I would be happy.
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on March 31, 2005, 01:31:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Mar 31 2005, 02:34 AM)
If nothing else I highly recomend throwing a cheap Heat Sink on the MCPX as in a stock Xbox under normal use that is typically the first component to die (usually from heat stress)
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: tbird2340 on April 28, 2005, 09:49:00 AM
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Anyone else do the ATA100/133 cable mod? Does it have to be a specific cable to fit or can you just use the one that came with your upgraded HDD?
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: hippo on April 29, 2005, 06:39:00 PM
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My fav is far and away is the IR remote power on with or without mod.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: TKramka on April 29, 2005, 07:18:00 PM
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), upgraded GPU heatsink, and if you can coax the directions out of friendtech, a processor upgrade. A side note, the MCPX does get hot even after 20 mins. of gameplay, depending on how oftem the game reads the DVD, how many controllers are hooked up, network activity, etc. Basically, the more things that chip has to do at once, the hotter it gets. I have an old mac SE/30 and just for kicks I put a heatsink on the Processor, FPU, and graphics chip 
, even thought it is unneccesary, it never hurts to cover your bases.
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Title: Your Favorite Hardware Mods
Post by: mcpeepants on April 29, 2005, 10:41:00 PM
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what's the point of upgrading the xbox RAM, i mean I wouldn't think any games would be designed to take advantage of it.
Post by: tbird2340 on April 28, 2005, 09:49:00 AM
Post by: hippo on April 29, 2005, 06:39:00 PM
Post by: TKramka on April 29, 2005, 07:18:00 PM
), upgraded GPU heatsink, and if you can coax the directions out of friendtech, a processor upgrade. A side note, the MCPX does get hot even after 20 mins. of gameplay, depending on how oftem the game reads the DVD, how many controllers are hooked up, network activity, etc. Basically, the more things that chip has to do at once, the hotter it gets. I have an old mac SE/30 and just for kicks I put a heatsink on the Processor, FPU, and graphics chip , even thought it is unneccesary, it never hurts to cover your bases.
Post by: mcpeepants on April 29, 2005, 10:41:00 PM