What temperature protection does the 360 have?

Metalface Mark · 18 Oct 2008 at 20:14

Ive just bought a new 175w 360, seems to run cooler, but ive also had a massive clearing out of my wires and got a new unit to put my stuff in, so everything is hidden away behind wood.

Ive played a couple of games of fifa with the 360 hidden, and it didnt seem to get too hot, the psu is not enclosed in, but wondered what i should be on the look out for.

Looks awesome with everything hidden away and not a wire in sight.

NorthstaNder · 18 Oct 2008 at 21:11

as far as i know if the 360 just overheats it'll shut down and/or give you an orange light (shown on one of the quadrants).

Streeteh · 18 Oct 2008 at 21:15

You'll know if it's getting upset as the fans get quite a bit louder. After a while i think it shuts down the gpu in order to stop it bursting into flames but i don't know the exact detail on that. That is a rather smart setup, i have been contemplating hiding my PS3 behind my tele for a while.

Metalface Mark · 18 Oct 2008 at 21:47

Cheers, ill give it a good sesh on guitar hero and see if its okay over a prolonged period, worst case scenario is i have to open the front when the 360 is on.

Silent 360 behind wood for the win!

NorthstaNder · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:36

I presume there is no back to the unit (to allow for cables etc)? That would help with ventilation if there was little or no back to it.

Metalface Mark · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:52

NorthstaNder said:
I presume there is no back to the unit (to allow for cables etc)? That would help with ventilation if there was little or no back to it.

Yeh there is a back, i just cut out a hole about 80mm to feed the cables through.

gazzamcg · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:03

Your panny frame could do with a wipe

Kreeeee · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:16

NorthstaNder said:
as far as i know if the 360 just overheats it'll shut down and/or give you an orange light (shown on one of the quadrants).

If the 360 runs hot but not above the threshold its lifespan can still be severely reduced without you noticing that there is a problem.

Kyle009 · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:27

I'd definitely open the front up whilst you're playing.

Metalface Mark · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:58

gazzamcg said:
Your panny frame could do with a wipe

It dosent look like it does in real life, but yeah, the pictures show that it could

Played an hour of fifa there, and the 360 wasnt even hot to the touch

Kreeeee · 19 Oct 2008 at 00:50

Metalface Mark said:
Played an hour of fifa there, and the 360 wasnt even hot to the touch

My old one was never hot to the touch and it RRoD'd on me

Metalface Mark · 19 Oct 2008 at 01:04

Kreeeee said:
My old one was never hot to the touch and it RRoD'd on me

This is a brand new one though, not one of the original batch.

NorthstaNder · 19 Oct 2008 at 10:07

You should be OK to be honest, with the newer version of the 360. They are much more reliable than the early machines, but that's not hard.

I will say though, if it was me, I would probably make a bigger hole in the back of the unit or take the back off the middle section completely (if the back is in more than one piece), just so a little more air can get in. Oh, and don't push the unit right up against the wall.

I would do this regardless of whether there was an xbox in there or not. It just makes sense to keep electrical equipment in general well ventilated.