How-To: Undress Your Xbox 360 and Replace the Fan

[GS News]

Originally Posted by gamingtoday

For a moment, let’s ignore all of the RROD problems, the premium to access Xbox Live Gold, and the awful Microsoft Points and focus on the ridiculously loud Xbox 360 system itself. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say, “Wow, that runs as silent as a dead cat” about the 360 (or about anything, for that matter, but nevertheless) and frankly, I find it to be quite the detriment. No, it doesn’t ruin my gaming experience, but it’s annoying as hell.
There are two causes for the problem: the ridiculously loud fan and the ridiculously loud DVD drive. (From hereon out, assume my usage of the word “loud” is prefaced by some adverb that makes it more significant.) While revisions of the 360 hardware have supposedly fixed the noise situation to an extent, even the newest systems are motorboats to the PlayStation 3’s dead cat.
Thankfully, there are guides all over the internet on how to dull the headache-inducing noise that comes out of your Xbox 360. One such guide was recently published on ExtremeTech that’s a fairly simple and cheap way to replace the 360’s internal fan – but pay heed: you will void your system’s warranty by doing so, and given the potential of your system red ringing on you, it may or may not be worth the risk.
You can read the simple guide [Only registered users can see links. ], accompanied by pictures of the 360’s guts. Follow the instructions and voila – your 360 is one step closer to dead cat territory. (What, do you have a better analogy?)

[Bex]

I think I'll be keeping my warranty in tack thanks, but it is tempting, I know how much of a relief it is when i turn mine off, and its like, silence

[gengen]

mmm...I got a friend whos xbox didnt come with a fan. Lol, I'll tell him about this guide.

[shortie]

i will follow this i very happy now i see this thankl you

[Damo]

Good. I have actually been meaning to get some replacement fans for my 360.

It is too hot after a few hours of playing.

My warranty is already void so i haven't got much too lose... Apart from my 360!

Damo