Xbox 360 mod project log

EniGmA1981 · 22 Jan 2011 at 16:04

That should sort it!!

good luck fella, need some good results to pull you back from the brink of fail - been an awesome journey though!!

engstrom0304 · 22 Jan 2011 at 16:28

EniGmA1981 said:
That should sort it!! good luck fella, need some good results to pull you back from the brink of fail - been an awesome journey though!!

Im so confident I will sort this out so it is cooler and quieter than the original xbox 360 that I have sold my PS3 :eek:

Thanks!

Guitarman0 · 22 Jan 2011 at 16:30

engstrom0304 said:
Im so confident I will sort this out so it is cooler and quieter than the original xbox 360 that I have sold my PS3

Thanks!

Oh timmy, please don't tell me you made a massive loss on the PS3!

engstrom0304 · 22 Jan 2011 at 18:44

Guitarman0 said:
Oh timmy, please don't tell me you made a massive loss on the PS3!

Sold for £10 less than i bought for...

Its all going towards a 42" LG LED tv!! :eek:

waynio · 22 Jan 2011 at 18:57

engstrom0304 said:
Im so confident I will sort this out so it is cooler and quieter than the original xbox 360 that I have sold my PS3

Thanks!

Wow will you not regret that when uncharted 3 comes out or will you buy another

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engstrom0304 said:
Sold for £10 less than i bought for...

Its all going towards a 42" LG LED tv!!

Mister Wolf · 23 Jan 2011 at 20:51

im not really a fan of xbox but this build is cool

the xbox is gonna look epic!!!

engstrom0304 · 28 Jan 2011 at 10:36

New panel cut and grill on rad...

Awaiting on OCUK for the compression fittings that I ordered last saturday :rolleyes:

Ah well theyve never let me down yet!
Also ordered some quick release fittings for the rad.

fullmetaltony · 28 Jan 2011 at 11:36

Hi, FullMetalTony, long time subscriber, first time poster

Liking the rad outside, it looks about as good as it can, looking forward to the results, I hope it works better than the internal.

JohnTedd · 28 Jan 2011 at 18:12

Looks really great. Really hope it gives you the quietness you were originally after.

valkia · 28 Jan 2011 at 18:57

Looks really good

awesome job

dazzerd · 28 Jan 2011 at 20:24

Great idea and great work; I was considering doing something similar to my ps3 slim but after watching you struggle there is zero chance I can do this with a slim.

Did you ever consider just moving it into a small htpc case?

Guitarman0 · 28 Jan 2011 at 20:37

dazzerd said:
Great idea and great work; I was considering doing something similar to my ps3 slim but after watching you struggle there is zero chance I can do this with a slim.

Did you ever consider just moving it into a small htpc case?

He wanted to keep it in the original case. That was one of his original goals

alex2k10 · 28 Jan 2011 at 21:59

Nice job so far its always been something i have looked into but never gone threw with it. Looks like you have had a few ups and downs with this tho, glad you stuck at it.

engstrom0304 · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:05

Small Update

Ok. So in order to make the new radiator fit the amount of tubing between the pump and the T-piece needed to be much less... this meant a capacitor was in the way of the fittings so I took off the cap and soldered it onto wires that are soldered onto the underside of the board...

Have tested the xbox (for a few seconds to check if it boots) and it works!!

waynio · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:57

engstrom0304 said:
Ok. So in order to make the new radiator fit the amount of tubing between the pump and the T-piece needed to be much less... this meant a capacitor was in the way of the fittings so I took off the cap and soldered it onto wires that are soldered onto the underside of the board...

Have tested the xbox (for a few seconds to check if it boots) and it works!!

Wow

nice one.

engstrom0304 · 29 Jan 2011 at 23:37

waynio said:
Wow nice one.

Thanks waynio!! Loving your project stealthlow by the way!! :eek:

waynio · 30 Jan 2011 at 00:23

engstrom0304 said:
Thanks waynio!! Loving your project stealthlow by the way!!

Thanks mate, relocating a capacitor on the 360 was a really ballsy move, respect

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EniGmA1981 · 30 Jan 2011 at 07:02

waynio said:
Thanks mate, relocating a capacitor on the 360 was a really ballsy move, respect .

^ This

Loving this thread man! Awesome stuff

So hope it all turns out to be worth it mate, seriously!!

engstrom0304 · 30 Jan 2011 at 12:53

waynio said:
Thanks mate, relocating a capacitor on the 360 was a really ballsy move, respect .

Thanks waynio! Means a lot coming from you!

EniGmA1981 said:
^ This

Loving this thread man! Awesome stuff

So hope it all turns out to be worth it mate, seriously!!

Cheers Enigma! Not long now...

with a bit of luck the quick release fitting will fit well which should come early next week...

Tried filling up the system with the 10/8 tubing (am swapping it with 3/8 tubing) ... anyway, it just wouldnt fill so.. the plan is to fill the rad, screw on the quick release.. then fill the system (without rad in) the quick release of course stopping leaks, then i can attach them and there will be very little bubbles to eek out!!

EniGmA1981 · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:38

Sounds like a plan, stan

Fingers crossed!!