XBox 360, How to get a quiet one?

Trox · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:12

Ive decided to buy a 360 due to more of my mates having them and im wondering...

Im wanting to get a silient one, hopefully as quiet as my PS3...
Now i've read a few threads on here and other sites about how loud these are/were and i know first hand how loud the early ones are as my mate has one and it sounds like a hoover!

Any thoughts? Is there a coding or something i should look for?

Cheers
Trox

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Im looking at the Elite range

Noel Gallagher · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:15

Remove fans and DVD Drive.

Timber · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:23

I believe the answer, is that you can't - it's a lottery. The one benefit with the Elite, is that you'll be able to install a lot of your games to HDD. However even then whilst it stops the 360 DVD drive from spinning and thus much quieter, it's still not as quiet as a PS3 (certainly not in my case wisper quiet 160GB PS3 vs 360 Elite).

The Jasper is the newest revision of the 360 internals and is your best bet if buying one now, but I've only read reports or sightings of the Jasper in Arcade and 60GB Premium packs. Someone might post an update on this though.

If you Google 360 Jasper a couple of internet sites will come back with guides on how to spot one.

randal · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:23

I've got an early one that RROD'd and got repaired. Still screams when it warms up, the two fans at the back are notoriously noisy but it's slightly quieter with the newer Benq DVD drive.

If you want quiet you want one of the newer Jasper consoles, more info in here:

http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3424

Trox · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:24

Noel Gallagher said:
Remove fans and DVD Drive.

Not really the answer i was hoping for but i'm sure its a decent solution but i'd like to be able to install and play for more than 5 mins...

Thanks Timber and Randal24, ill check in to that. Atleast its something to go on

Nismo · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:26

Have Jaspers Elites started filtering through here yet?

You wont get any 360 that is as quiet as a PS3, but installing games to HDD makes them more than bearable.

Oj2k4 · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:32

Defo get a hard drive and install all games possible to it.. will reduce noise a lot

Trox · 24 Jan 2009 at 12:37

Seems you can tell if its a Jasper by looking through the hole in the box to check the current it uses...

http://gizmodo.com/5107271/how-to-buy-the-cool+running-xbox-360-jasper#viewcomments

Trox · 24 Jan 2009 at 16:13

Can someone tell me if its only the Jasper units that have the 256MB internal memory?

Nismo · 24 Jan 2009 at 16:38

Trox said:
Can someone tell me if its only the Jasper units that have the 256MB internal memory?

Only Arcade Jaspers.

HeX · 24 Jan 2009 at 17:17

And that internal mem is only for the dashboard afaik, you can't actually access it and use it.

Nismo · 24 Jan 2009 at 17:40

HeX said:
And that internal mem is only for the dashboard afaik, you can't actually access it and use it.

Yes you can, but if you install NXE then you only have around 80MB to play with for saves etc.

Logsi · 24 Jan 2009 at 17:42

I have a Falcon Elite and it's very quiet when i'm playing of the hard drive.

AWPC · 25 Jan 2009 at 02:59

The noise has prevented me from buying any 360 games for a year now. Even with NXE and HD install it still sounds like the space shuttle @ lift off :eek:

I have both a noisy Hitachi DVD Drive & Delta fans (the loudest combination). Want to get some more games for it but even after I put it in a desk cupboard its still loud enough to hear over loud volume.

Been doing some research recently and discovered that you can mod it to replace the delta fans for the nidec ones.

This video has a demonstration and as you can hear its a huge difference!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eSXTyW5y8E4

Only place I can find that sells them is in the US though. The part number is:
Nidec Xbox 360 E35427-55M1C2 12V 0.33A Replacement Fan

Obviously you also invalidate your warranty when you fit this and need the tools to open your case.

BringTheRain · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:14

WHY OH WHY is it a problem for people with noise. I **** myself laughing when people say about noise. Have you never heard of volume on your tv or surround sound?

I install my games on my Elite, have surround sound on at a nice level and never ever noticed the 360 noise!

Doonhamer · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:24

DAMO RAM80 said:
I install my games on my Elite, never ever noticed the 360 noise!

I do the same, without the noise of the hard drive I cannot hear the Xbox. Even from a few feet away. Any ambient noise in the room easily covers whatever noise the fans may make.

randal · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:33

DAMO RAM80 said:
WHY OH WHY is it a problem for people with noise. I **** myself laughing when people say about noise. Have you never heard of volume on your tv or surround sound?

I install my games on my Elite, have surround sound on at a nice level and never ever noticed the 360 noise!

Err. You've obviously never owned a Zephyr 360 and tried to play a game whilst your g/f is trying to get to sleep!

HeX · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:51

Nismo said:
Yes you can, but if you install NXE then you only have around 80MB to play with for saves etc.

I stand corrected

atpbx · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:56

DAMO RAM80 said:
WHY OH WHY is it a problem for people with noise. I **** myself laughing when people say about noise. Have you never heard of volume on your tv or surround sound?

I install my games on my Elite, have surround sound on at a nice level and never ever noticed the 360 noise!

Because i have to have my TV on at a pretty much unbearable volume to drown out my Xbox 360.
I dont use mine for anything other than a DVD player now, it is simply too noisy.

Timber · 25 Jan 2009 at 13:04

DAMO RAM80 said:
WHY OH WHY is it a problem for people with noise. I **** myself laughing when people say about noise. Have you never heard of volume on your tv or surround sound?

I install my games on my Elite, have surround sound on at a nice level and never ever noticed the 360 noise!

Have you ever thought that the reason this might be, is that the Xbox 360 really HAS unacceptable noise levels?

Playing the 360 late at night or if you live in a flat as I do, this isn't always an option.

As mentioned it's better when games are installed to the HDD, but even so when turning on any other console of this (or previous generations) makes you realise how bad the 360 is for noise.