The 'Red ring of death' problem should become a thing of the past for owners of troubled Xbox 360's and hopefully newer units and the latest Elites will have these new upgrades installed already. The new Elites have already been modified somewhat to help keep things cooler and with an expected 65nm processor in the near future, these upgrades should help as well. But in the meantime, it appears a new Heatsink is the much needed answer to the dreaded 'Red ring of death'.
Reportedly, Microsoft is now taking returns of consoles which have suffered from the red ring of death and has upgraded them with a new heatsink. The service has been confirmed by French and Czech users and some American gamers are reporting upgrades as well.
From photos taken, the added heatsink seems to be an additional second heatsink and heatpipe combo which is running without a fan directly attached and which is cooling the 360's GPU.
With any luck then, the 360 modifications will continue smoothly on a worldwide basis and will go a long way to making the Xbox 360 a cooler, more stable platform.
With any luck then, the 360 modifications will continue smoothly on a worldwide basis and will go a long way to making the Xbox 360 a cooler, more stable platform.
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