How many hours to overheat?

How much do i have to play to get the 3 red rings of death?I was just wondering because it seems that the main cause of it is overheating so i just want to know how many hours of gamplay IS overheating.How many hours to overheat?
Its hard to say to be honest. Depends on where you have the 360 setup(tv stand or av cabinet)The 360 needs alot of air to vent and to be brought in. I have had 4 or 5 360's, yes i lost count, and i always had alot of space for mine. So it depends on the console really, how well the solder holds up to the heat.How many hours to overheat?
The RROD problem is not caused by overheating. You can play your xbox all day long if you want. What kills them faster is heat cycles. Warming up then cooling down frequently.
heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?
[QUOTE=''Dark4R'']heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?[/QUOTE]Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.
The reason 360's overheat is because of improperly applied thermal gel on the CPU and GPU. It can be random, and just depends how worn out the thermal gel is.
[QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R'']heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?[/QUOTE]Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.[/QUOTE]I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?
[QUOTE=''Dark4R''][QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R'']heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?[/QUOTE]Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.[/QUOTE]I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?[/QUOTE]Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.
[QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R''][QUOTE=''StudySession'']Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.[/QUOTE]I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?[/QUOTE]Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.[/QUOTE]Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.
[QUOTE=''Dark4R''][QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R'']I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?[/QUOTE]Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.[/QUOTE]Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.[/QUOTE]It will most likely break eventually. If you don't want it to break then don't ever use it again is all I can say. The normal expansion and contraction of the parts from room temp to operating temp and back is what kills them so there is no way to avoid that really. If anything people who let their xbox cool down after so many hours are doing more harm then good.
[QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R''][QUOTE=''StudySession'']Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.[/QUOTE]Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.[/QUOTE]It will most likely break eventually. If you don't want to it break then don't ever use it again is all I can say. The normal expansion and contraction of the parts from room temp to operating temp and back is what kills them so there is no way to avoid that really. If anything people who let their xbox cool down after so many hours are doing more harm then good.[/QUOTE]What if you repair the x-clamps and various things like that, it will never break again?
just get a elite or a limited edition pro XBOX360. Mines been going 4 years strong (its a halo 3 limited edition, and yes I know halo sucks)Ive abused this thing like crazy! Ive sat on it, ive dropped a controller on it. Ive had it run for about 2 days straight, ive taken it apart about 2-3 times to clear the lense. I had it couped up in a confined corner with the sun shining on it for about a year. Ive sent it through hundreds of heat cycles...trust me, the list goes on and on..never once have I had to take it apart besides from the lense being clearedsometimes its just luck to.
[QUOTE=''Dark4R''][QUOTE=''StudySession''][QUOTE=''Dark4R'']Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.[/QUOTE]It will most likely break eventually. If you don't want to it break then don't ever use it again is all I can say. The normal expansion and contraction of the parts from room temp to operating temp and back is what kills them so there is no way to avoid that really. If anything people who let their xbox cool down after so many hours are doing more harm then good.[/QUOTE]What if you repair the x-clamps and various things like that, it will never break again?[/QUOTE]The x-clamps are what put pressure on the mother board. I have seen people remove the x-clamps then overheat the xbox with a towel to melt the solder back in place. That would be worth a try if your xbox did break I guess. I am not sure how long it would hold up though.
Well so far everythings cool and i hope it stays that way, thnx for the info!!!I just know that il be back reading the forums about this again in a month or so because im a paranoid freak...
It depends. I'm not sure there is a rule. I had the 360 going for close to 10 hours on a 103 degree Fahrenheit day. In a cabinet. In an isolated corner of the room. I think it all comes down to luck of the draw. Although this type of behaviour, if continued, may lead to its downfall one day.
[QUOTE=''Dark4R'']How much do i have to play to get the 3 red rings of death?I was just wondering because it seems that the main cause of it is overheating so i just want to know how many hours of gamplay IS overheating.[/QUOTE]It's random.
if i install a game would it have less chance of red rings? or none at all?
I try not to play too much. I try to play 5-7 at most then turn it off.
Your 360 won't overheat after a set amount of time unless you have it in an enclosed space like a media centre which doesn't let fresh cool air in.



I've had mine running over 12 hours straight without problems. The time I got RROD it has been on for less than 5 minutes. Getting RROD is just bad luck - not much you can do to prevent it besides some basic common sense precautions.



Having your 360 on and playing games doesn't mean it is constantly getting hotter and hotter. Just like your PC when you have it running programs, it will quickly reach its normal running temperature and stay around that point. What was causing the early RROD problems was cracking on some of the solder and contacts dues to repeated heating up and cooling down.
[QUOTE=''LittleToejam'']if i install a game would it have less chance of red rings? or none at all?[/QUOTE]I had the same idea because its much cooler and makes less noise when i play a game installed on the harddrive so i gusesse it decreses the chances.