Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 - Page 2

irongman · 12-25-2007, 09:43 PM

so what you put ice in the xbox. ?wont that kill it/ sort it out when it melts?

**Jack.Sparrow** · 12-25-2007, 11:54 PM

Where'd you get the ice idea from?

**carsey** · 12-26-2007, 04:10 AM

Could use dry ice

ralen · 02-05-2008, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carsey

Could use dry ice

lol

Wonder why M/S never thought of that?

Whilst I do agree that the 360 is one hell of a noisy machine- I still agree with the other guy earlier on in this thread who said to turn the volume up. Whats the point in having such a cool machine and no dolby surround sound whacked up loud?

Just my 2 cents

jive_john · 03-28-2008, 12:43 PM

ya if you open the case that voids the warrantie and say you get the rrod and you send it in and they see that youve opened the case they are more than likely to not fix it for you

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-28-2008, 10:06 PM

yeah lol i send mine in opened and they send me a new one they dont even look at rrod ones just send you a new one

**stressfreesoul** · 05-17-2008, 07:19 PM

So to summarise really, the only noisy bit is the optical drive. The fans arent that loud and besides, those fussy enough to be bothered by that would have swapped them out for quieter ball bearing fans anyways. I have seen/read about a guy who had water cooled his 360, think he had more money than sense though cos he started with an Elite from new and took it to pieces as soon as he got it home... if only my pockets were that deep.
In the meantime, I am going to keep working on affordable replacement options for the optical disk drive.
Just so you know, Im also working on making a bluray drive compatible with the 360 too, ever since I heard HDDVD went down the pan...

**stressfreesoul** · 05-18-2008, 04:54 PM

Also on cooling... Ive found my 360 stays a lot cooler when its laid flat as a lot of the out air seems to vent through the bottom.

ebackhus · 05-20-2008, 11:48 AM

We just got a 360 Elite and it's a bit quieter than our older Pro edition from 2006. The Pro was the victim of the RROD and I just got it back. Too lazy to set it up, though.

**stressfreesoul** · 05-20-2008, 03:20 PM

Its no different really. Just black with more HDD space to fill with crud. I bought one of those 120G drives for £60 ($120 ish) and a new Arcade pack 360.
So do you think they have swapped the drive out in the Elite for a quieter one?

ebackhus · 05-21-2008, 04:07 PM

Honestly, I can't hear the drive. I could hear the one in my old one, but not this one. Whisper quiet.

**stressfreesoul** · 05-22-2008, 11:34 AM

this is the 360's disk drive we are on about here isnt it?

ebackhus · 05-25-2008, 09:52 AM

Drives and fans.

**stressfreesoul** · 05-27-2008, 02:03 PM

ooooohhhhh. Im gonna wait for the warranty to run out then do some magic work on mine. Gave up on bluray compatibility, just gonna use the one in the PC.

JiB410 · 06-06-2008, 02:59 AM

If your worried about your 360 getting to hot...

http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/714/714899p1.html

Jamie

BST8907 · 06-10-2008, 10:50 PM

If you wanna quiet down your system, don't use it :P

Um really to quiet the system down you can use a liquid cooling system, but then ur breakin the warranty. Same thing goes for if you submerge it in oil. :P

linda25 · 09-04-2008, 07:47 AM

Thanks for sharing:)

Carey7090 · 09-28-2008, 07:09 PM

Yeah.....I'm not doing that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 40sondacurb

Quick, easy, cheep way to quiet your Xbox 360.

http://www.extremetech.com/slideshow...=195415,00.asp

Carey7090 · 09-28-2008, 07:16 PM

Possibly so, I've never owned any other system than the elite. To be honest I think the elite is the way to go. No freezing or crashes and I've had it for almost a year now. It has had small sound issues, but those have only been in certain only in GTA IV, after I exit the Booth Tunnel on the Algonquin side, it sounds almost like when you knock over safety cones in the game, but distorted. But it only happens at that one spot, no where else. So my guess is that it's just a glitch either in the game or on my DVD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stressfreesoul

Its no different really. Just black with more HDD space to fill with crud. I bought one of those 120G drives for £60 ($120 ish) and a new Arcade pack 360.
So do you think they have swapped the drive out in the Elite for a quieter one?

**stressfreesoul** · 09-29-2008, 01:10 PM

I read the other day, its the BenQ drives that are the best, which is what most of the Elites have. Once mine runs out of warranty, Im going to open it and do the full works.
Pre-emptive X-Clamp replacement
Quieter disk drive (I might even try and get some other drive thats even quieter than the BenQ installed)
Case Window
Quieter fans
Crystal clear Vent tube replacement
LEDs or Cathodes
And anything else I can throw at it.
Any suggestions for anything else? Kitchen sink wont fit.

12-25-2007, 09:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
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stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 So to summarise really, the only noisy bit is the optical drive. The fans arent that loud and besides, those fussy enough to be bothered by that would have swapped them out for quieter ball bearing fans anyways. I have seen/read about a guy who had water cooled his 360, think he had more money than sense though cos he started with an Elite from new and took it to pieces as soon as he got it home... if only my pockets were that deep. In the meantime, I am going to keep working on affordable replacement options for the optical disk drive. Just so you know, Im also working on making a bluray drive compatible with the 360 too, ever since I heard HDDVD went down the pan... __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

05-18-2008, 04:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 Also on cooling... Ive found my 360 stays a lot cooler when its laid flat as a lot of the out air seems to vent through the bottom. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,143 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 We just got a 360 Elite and it's a bit quieter than our older Pro edition from 2006. The Pro was the victim of the RROD and I just got it back. Too lazy to set it up, though. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-20-2008, 03:20 PM	#30 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 Its no different really. Just black with more HDD space to fill with crud. I bought one of those 120G drives for £60 ($120 ish) and a new Arcade pack 360. So do you think they have swapped the drive out in the Elite for a quieter one? __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,143 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 Honestly, I can't hear the drive. I could hear the one in my old one, but not this one. Whisper quiet. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-22-2008, 11:34 AM	#32 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 this is the 360's disk drive we are on about here isnt it? __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,143 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 Drives and fans. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-27-2008, 02:03 PM	#34 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 ooooohhhhh. Im gonna wait for the warranty to run out then do some magic work on mine. Gave up on bluray compatibility, just gonna use the one in the PC. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

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JiB410 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 76 OS: 2000,XP,XP64,Vista	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 If your worried about your 360 getting to hot... http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/714/714899p1.html Jamie

06-10-2008, 10:50 PM	#36 (permalink)
BST8907 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 If you wanna quiet down your system, don't use it :P Um really to quiet the system down you can use a liquid cooling system, but then ur breakin the warranty. Same thing goes for if you submerge it in oil. :P

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09-29-2008, 01:10 PM	#40 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Simple way to quiet your Xbox 360 I read the other day, its the BenQ drives that are the best, which is what most of the Elites have. Once mine runs out of warranty, Im going to open it and do the full works. Pre-emptive X-Clamp replacement Quieter disk drive (I might even try and get some other drive thats even quieter than the BenQ installed) Case Window Quieter fans Crystal clear Vent tube replacement LEDs or Cathodes And anything else I can throw at it. Any suggestions for anything else? Kitchen sink wont fit. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!