Reply 15000 of 27364, by pentiumspeed
derSammler wrote on 2020-04-29, 15:39:Did some maintenance work on the modded Xbox 360 (Falcon) I got lately. The previous owner already did some improvements to the […]
Did some maintenance work on the modded Xbox 360 (Falcon) I got lately. The previous owner already did some improvements to the cooling system, fortunately. I've added a heatsink to the HANA chip, replaced the thermal paste, fixed the GPU x-clamp fix (one washer was missing and the screws too loose), and secured the wires from the glitch chip. Also gave the DVD drive a good clean and added fresh silicone grease.
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IMG_20200429_172500510.jpgI may also replace the original fans later or add a third fan to the heat pipe, so I can set the other two fans to a lower speed.
Get another X-clamp for the GPU and 4 standoffs and 4 little black screws from junked xbox 360. I implore you!!
I knew these mods was bad even worse with PS4 using washers as well,
I received a modded Xbox 360 same way like yours, for parts to fix other, but the board sagged releasing tension with time and when undo those screws, did not get any spring back of the board itself means both CPU and GPU did not experience pressure against heatsinks! Board relaxed with time. This mod is not a long term fix.
X-clamps can be bent very slightly more. They work very well than the mods! The original thermal compound is worse than thermal compound paste that comes out of tube.
Cheers,
Great Northern aka Canada.