Is there a way to make the xbox 360 quiet

2008-03-07 09:59:54

#1

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7049|Mountains of NC

I've had my 360 since x-mas and never had the time to hook it up, so this Monday I finally hooked it all up and played Halo 3 (which was good except the end, WTF happened)

well playing games I don't really hear it but when I'm watching DVDs, that thing sounds like a fucking jet taking off

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2008-03-07 10:01:19

#2

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6852|Netherlands tbh

There's not really a way to make it quiet, but I assume it's the DVD drive that makes the noise when playing DVD's? If so, you can get an external HD-DVD player which is really cheap now because the format is dying, but I assume you can play normal DVD's on those too.
If it's the fan, nothing you can do about it. It's a server fan because microsoft couldn't think of any other way to keep it cool inside the white box.

2008-03-07 10:01:40

#3

I'm Jamesey: Do a Research Noob; +506|6613|Scotland!

My mum bought an addon for her xbox, it plugs into the AV slot and has a fan inbuilt, supposed to quieten it down a lot.

see if you can google it.

2008-03-07 10:02:44

#4

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7291|Nårvei

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2008-03-07 10:03:21

#5

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7049|Mountains of NC

been looking at this but will it quiet it down

2008-03-07 10:04:01

#6

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7102|London, England

SEREMAKER wrote:
been looking at this but will it quiet it down

It'll do the opposite. You're just adding more fans or whatever that thing has.

2008-03-07 10:05:43

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Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7291|Nårvei

Mek-Izzle wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
been looking at this but will it quiet it down
It'll do the opposite. You're just adding more fans or whatever that thing has.

Guess the internal fans will go at a slower pace aka less sound ?

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2008-03-07 10:08:18

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Volatile: Member; +252|7185|Sextupling in Empire

Is it possible to do any modding to xbox consoles? Can you take the components out of the original case and put them in a pc case and switch out fans/HDDs/dvd drives etc.?

2008-03-07 10:10:12

#9

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7049|Mountains of NC

Volatile wrote:
Is it possible to do any modding to xbox consoles? Can you take the components out of the original case and put them in a pc case and switch out fans/HDDs/dvd drives etc.?

I'm not going to do any modding to it ... void out that warrenty, so can't risk that

I have been looking at HD player for it $50 .... looking through alot of reviews and alot of them say its as loud as the 360

2008-03-07 10:10:16

#10

MorbiD.ShoT: Stormin' through the party; +322|7077

Varegg wrote:
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Is that the Motha fuckin' hammer of Thor!

2008-03-07 10:11:10

#11

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6852|Netherlands tbh

Volatile wrote:
Is it possible to do any modding to xbox consoles? Can you take the components out of the original case and put them in a pc case and switch out fans/HDDs/dvd drives etc.?

Not recommended. You'll lose warranty and most things are incompatible, not to mention most things won't fit. People have tried swapping things with pc components etc. but most things failed. I know about HDD's, you can't use regular ones in an XBox (without being an extremely experienced modder that is), but XBox's use their own form of HDD.

2008-03-07 10:14:05

#12

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7102|London, England

just turn the volume up on your TV

2008-03-07 10:14:47

#13

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7124

or wear ear plugs

2008-03-07 10:15:41

#14

kptk92: u; +972|6889|tc_london

Varegg wrote:
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no

2008-03-07 10:19:35

#15

kn0ckahh: Member; +98|7219|netherlands, sweet lake city

xGj wrote:
Volatile wrote:
Is it possible to do any modding to xbox consoles? Can you take the components out of the original case and put them in a pc case and switch out fans/HDDs/dvd drives etc.?
Not recommended. You'll lose warranty and most things are incompatible, not to mention most things won't fit. People have tried swapping things with pc components etc. but most things failed. I know about HDD's, you can't use regular ones in an XBox (without being an extremely experienced modder that is), but XBox's use their own form of HDD.

xbox live does checks on XBOXES, when the BIOS voltage is to low it will ban you from XBOX live. that means if you remove the fan and replace it with a heatpipe you will get banned. I don't know why they do it but it sure sucks.

2008-03-07 10:24:25

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7130

That'll quieten the fans down, then you just need to get a new CD drive for it. This will all void your warranty though, so unless you can get a shop to do it or something you won't be able to return it if it dies. Being significantly cooler it should have less chance of dying though.

EDIT: This will quieten down the CD drive a bit. Apparently replacing the CD will result in your Live account being banned, so this is the next best thing. Cheaper too.

Last edited by ghettoperson (2008-03-07 10:28:59)

2008-03-07 10:24:43

#17

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6835|West NY

I packaged mine up for t3h ring of death...last week..parents still haven't brought it to a ups store. One of the options was something about fan/disk drive noise. Hope they fix it up. I just put it cuz they asked which ive experienced. (freezes, etc.) i dont really freeze or get much noise since i stopped playing ES4 oblivion..lulz...but idk whats normal, etc but hell yes it sounds like a jet taking off sometimes

2008-03-07 10:29:29

#18

jord: Member; +2,382|7159|The North, beyond the wall.

Put it in a different room than the TV.

2008-03-07 10:32:14

#19

{HMS}_Sir_Del_Boy: Member; +69|7189|th3 unkn0wn

Just trade in your Xbox 360 for a PS3. There you go, problem solved

2008-03-07 10:32:45

#20

kptk92: u; +972|6889|tc_london

{HMS}_Sir_Del_Boy wrote:
Just trade in your Xbox 360 for a PS3. There you go, problem solved

Fuck you

2008-03-07 10:33:36

#21

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7049|Mountains of NC

{HMS}_Sir_Del_Boy wrote:
Just trade in your Xbox 360 for a PS3. There you go, problem solved

I would like to own something I would actual use, not something to sit there and collect dust

oh snap

2008-03-07 10:34:32

#22

Volatile: Member; +252|7185|Sextupling in Empire

kn0ckahh wrote:
xGj wrote:
Volatile wrote:
Is it possible to do any modding to xbox consoles? Can you take the components out of the original case and put them in a pc case and switch out fans/HDDs/dvd drives etc.?
Not recommended. You'll lose warranty and most things are incompatible, not to mention most things won't fit. People have tried swapping things with pc components etc. but most things failed. I know about HDD's, you can't use regular ones in an XBox (without being an extremely experienced modder that is), but XBox's use their own form of HDD.
xbox live does checks on XBOXES, when the BIOS voltage is to low it will ban you from XBOX live. that means if you remove the fan and replace it with a heatpipe you will get banned. I don't know why they do it but it sure sucks.

Lol, how unfortunate.

I guess those are a few more reasons why I won't be purchasing an xbox.

2008-03-07 10:37:58

#23

3lmo: Don't Hassel the Hoff; +345|6784|The | Netherlands

Don't turn it on

Nah, way too sexeh for that!

2008-03-07 10:42:29

#24

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7102|London, England

all the fanboyism is gonna get the topic closed

gs started the fanboyism, lets form a mob

2008-03-07 10:46:26

#25

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7124

all I said was wear earplugs

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