** Modern Warfare 2 **
#CustomUserTitle
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 63,855
Likes: 1
From: glass case of emotion
i would if the warranty was up. the console is still covered under the 3 year RROD warranty, since the last time it red ringed was a year ago... it just keeps extending my damn warranty. i didnt want to call the lame service dept. and doing the same routine "did you do this and this and this". went to request a label online and sent them a pretty harsh message along with it. let's see if i get at least a "jasper" unit in return this time.
1. The thermal paste applied should be a thin layer over the GPU & CPU. When I stripped my system, I found an entire tube of unknown rubbery goop on both chips. That much applied will actually cook the processors.
2. The V1 (launch till early 2008) heatsinks were bad. Since then, they've doubled in size.
3. The "X Clamp" holding the heatsink(s) to the motherboard apply too much pressure. The solder holding the GPU to the motherboard breaks along the edges after time.
4. The design of the fan shroud only allows air to be drawn from the CPU, not the GPU.
5. The standoffs (mobo mounting spot) are uneven at the center of the board. This causes warping.
Combine all of this with 90nm or 65nm processor heat and you have RRoD ... over and over and over. When I took apart my Elite (90nm CPU, 90nm GPU), the motherboard wouldn't lay flat. It looked like a potato chip.
Send the 360 back for repair, but consider grabbing an Arcade system from Amazon. I believe they're $159 shipped.
sancho on the sizzide!
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 27,129
Likes: 0
There's a metric shit ton of issues with the non-Jasper 360's.
1. The thermal paste applied should be a thin layer over the GPU & CPU. When I stripped my system, I found an entire tube of unknown rubbery goop on both chips. That much applied will actually cook the processors.
2. The V1 (launch till early 2008) heatsinks were bad. Since then, they've doubled in size.
3. The "X Clamp" holding the heatsink(s) to the motherboard apply too much pressure. The solder holding the GPU to the motherboard breaks along the edges after time.
4. The design of the fan shroud only allows air to be drawn from the CPU, not the GPU.
5. The standoffs (mobo mounting spot) are uneven at the center of the board. This causes warping.
Combine all of this with 90nm or 65nm processor heat and you have RRoD ... over and over and over. When I took apart my Elite (90nm CPU, 90nm GPU), the motherboard wouldn't lay flat. It looked like a potato chip.
Send the 360 back for repair, but consider grabbing an Arcade system from Amazon. I believe they're $159 shipped.
1. The thermal paste applied should be a thin layer over the GPU & CPU. When I stripped my system, I found an entire tube of unknown rubbery goop on both chips. That much applied will actually cook the processors.
2. The V1 (launch till early 2008) heatsinks were bad. Since then, they've doubled in size.
3. The "X Clamp" holding the heatsink(s) to the motherboard apply too much pressure. The solder holding the GPU to the motherboard breaks along the edges after time.
4. The design of the fan shroud only allows air to be drawn from the CPU, not the GPU.
5. The standoffs (mobo mounting spot) are uneven at the center of the board. This causes warping.
Combine all of this with 90nm or 65nm processor heat and you have RRoD ... over and over and over. When I took apart my Elite (90nm CPU, 90nm GPU), the motherboard wouldn't lay flat. It looked like a potato chip.
Send the 360 back for repair, but consider grabbing an Arcade system from Amazon. I believe they're $159 shipped.
If I get another launch system in return, Im selling it and getting the Arcade system. A 4th time will lead me to throw this shit out the window.
__________________
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
sancho on the sizzide!
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 27,129
Likes: 0
I have a PS3. The players on the network suck compared to xboxlive. I don't use it for anything other than the Blu Ray feature
h:
__________________
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
sancho on the sizzide!
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 27,129
Likes: 0
ugh, MW2 withdrawls h:
h:
__________________
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
[ASIANDOOOD.COM] [INSPIRE USA] [FACEBOOK] [ENDLESS 8]
F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info
Pull my finger
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 41,423
Likes: 0
From: Arizona
Played a couple GW games... On GWTD I was killing it avg 50-60 kills 5-15 Deaths. As one of the guys said in the lobby when the teams were made... "Finally we got him on our team" lol
I was using the predator/harrier/Pavelow/chopper Gunner combos with either Famas/M16 with sleight of hands/stopping power/steady aim or commando
I was using the predator/harrier/Pavelow/chopper Gunner combos with either Famas/M16 with sleight of hands/stopping power/steady aim or commando