Microsoft announces new Xbox 360

Walmart has a nice Arcade bundle untill the 20th for $149. You get a $50 Walmart gift card, so It's really $99

Xbox 360 Arcade Console with 2 Games & Bonus* $50 Walmart.com eGift Card

The problem with most of the original X-box's was that the original cheap TIM "thermal interface material" would dry up and then it would overheat. In most cases this is the only problem. My son has fixed quite a few of them by simply replacing the TIM with something better like artic cooling MX-3. There are online tutorials on how to open the box and how to work on them. It's fairly simple to fix the problem.

doesnt look any thinner xD more like an original xbox (not 360) + original ps3

Is the face plate still changeable?

Binarywolf said:

Is the face plate still changeable?

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it is, but that the faceplates that have been released so far won't work with it.

Bootz said:

From my understanding most of the red ring of death problems can be fixed by re-applying the thermal paste on the cpu. (this is what a local gaming shop that does repairs and mods for gaming consoles told me)

My first gen. xbox still runs like a charm (little noisy though lol)

that wont fix it, but it will help prevent it.

blackroseMD1 said:

Binarywolf said:

Is the face plate still changeable?

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it is, but that the faceplates that have been released so far won't work with it.

You could always pull it apart, paint it up the way you want it, put it back together.
Classic DIY styles...

xarden said:

blackroseMD1 said:

Binarywolf said:

Is the face plate still changeable?

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it is, but that the faceplates that have been released so far won't work with it.

You could always pull it apart, paint it up the way you want it, put it back together.
Classic DIY styles...

Whao! to do it yourself, you have to take it apart first?.... no wonder why dunking it in water to clean never worked

You could take it apart last...