My Transparent 360 mod!!

Chris1712 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:17

Just finished swapping over the case on my 360. I know its not techinically a 'mod' and its a very marmite change to the console but i like it!

Unfortunately i went for the cheapo fake copy of the fake copy cases, but it comes with a clear dvd-drive cover aswell which i wanted.
Its not a bang on fit, and required some chris1712 bodging but its on now, its certainly a case of if i need to open it again, im gonna have to break it.

Anyhoo, heres some pics. lol.

Had some trouble with the clear dvd bezel they provide, the front facia they provide is not a great fit, combined with not a great fitting dvd bezel = lose. So the chrome ones on there for the moment, looks a bit better that way anyway imo.

Tada.

Kreeeee · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:18

Is the metal plate that normally goes on the inside of the top shell not vital for proper heat dissipation?

Memphis · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:19

Nope.

Kreeeee · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:20

Memphis said:
Nope.

Hmm... when I tested mine I found that the whole plate got warm and helped to transfer heat. I hope yours doesn't go pop

NokkonWud · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:21

I thought I'd hate it, and from the front it looks a little naff, but the whole clear side (as opposed to windows) looks ace. Well done

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Kreeeee · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:24

I'd love to do that to my 360 but don't want to remove the metal plate.

Arthur_Jay · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:25

Id love to do something to mine too, buy far too worried with something going wrong

NokkonWud · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:26

I'm happy enough just being able to change the faceplates and keeping my warranty.

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Chris1712 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:28

Kreeeee said:
I'd love to do that to my 360 but don't want to remove the metal plate.

I was slightly concerned about it, but figured I've been lucky enough to have a launch console not explode on me yet so I'm just gonna hope it stays a bti longer. The shield was also on the xbox 1 and i removed it with a similiar (chrome) mod on that and it was fine for, well 3 years or so now.

I might have a fiddle with the case later as the fit on the backplate is less than great, but i think it might just be the naffness of the manufacture.

NokkonWud said:
I'm happy enough just being able to change the faceplates and keeping my warranty. .

Lost mine a LONNNNNNG time ago

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Gerard · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:30

Was gonna get a black knight case for mine, considering just trading it in for an elite when thats available.

Buffman · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:35

I like the top, though the front does look a bit naff. You not worried about losing your warranty?

Tom84 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:38

Looks really good mate, fancy coming down and doing mine

Chris1712 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:39

Gerard said:
Was gonna get a black knight case for mine, considering just trading it in for an elite when thats available.

Yeah im thinking what colour to spray my old case now. I would go with black if it wasnt for the elite coming out. Im trying to think how a metallic orange would look..... like Focus ST orange? Don't really wanna go with green as i did that on one of my old xbox' and its a bit boring.

EDIT: Just remembered the metal shielding, on the xbox 1 anyway was to stop interference from things like mobiles etc. Not for heat dissipation, its a naff piece of foil so it does very very little for heat.

NokkonWud · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:40

The Craig said:
I like the top, though the front does look a bit naff. You not worried about losing your warranty?

Too late for that, lol

insane200 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:52

not to bad tbh, id like a black one, atleast you'll get to see it overheat before it pops

Kreeeee · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:53

Chris1712 said:
I was slightly concerned about it, but figured I've been lucky enough to have a launch console not explode on me yet so I'm just gonna hope it stays a bti longer. The shield was also on the xbox 1 and i removed it with a similiar (chrome) mod on that and it was fine for, well 3 years or so now.

They're very different beasts though. I've done all the cooling mods on mine so a clear case would look quite poor on my 360.

slambo69 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:56

insane200 said:
not to bad tbh, id like a black one, atleast you'll get to see it overheat before it pops

I put a black case on mine, I really like it and it goes nice with the ps3 and my TV.

Nice mod there though, OP.

Chris1712 · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:57

Kreeeee said:
They're very different beasts though. I've done all the cooling mods on mine so a clear case would look quite poor on my 360.

What have you done other than AS5/Bolts/Fans? Its gonna look pretty much the same i would imagine, I will probably get talismoons in there on payday, i have whacked some blue LEDS in there but you can't really see them until its plenty dark, will probably end up with some cathodes in there.

I guess if you've whacked some card on the wind tunnel that would look pretty lame

, saying that its usually hidden under the dvd drive anywa, the cpu shroud is a decent enough fit.

azamc · 19 Jul 2007 at 17:59

iv painted mine black and white, ill post pics wen it finished

Kreeeee · 19 Jul 2007 at 18:07

Chris1712 said:
What have you done other than AS5/Bolts/Fans? Its gonna look pretty much the same i would imagine, I will probably get talismoons in there on payday, i have whacked some blue LEDS in there but you can't really see them until its plenty dark, will probably end up with some cathodes in there.

I guess if you've whacked some card on the wind tunnel that would look pretty lame , saying that its usually hidden under the dvd drive anywa, the cpu shroud is a decent enough fit.

AS5
XClamp replacement
Talismoon fans sans crappy LEDs
Sealed the edges of the air duct (wind tunnel? lol!)
Internal divider in the duct
thin bright orange plastic sheet sealed to the top of the CPU heatsink (This made the biggest difference to temps)
a similar sheet on half of the GPU heatsink
3 * 5mm*10mm foam eliminating Disc scratching.

Edit: Male and Female SATA cables sticking out the side