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 Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006 
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Ugh.
I bought a 360 on July 21st from Amazon.com. It broke after 6 days (3 red lights of death). I called up XBox support. They mailed me a pre-paid box (after 3 business days) to ship the broken 360 to TX. It took 3/4 business days to get to TX. Then it took 2 weeks for them to "fix it." Then it took 3 business days to get back here to NY. I open the box, plug in the "new serial number" (old, refurbished, made at launch) XBox. Play for a while. Next day, the 360 is freezing randomly in the Dashboard, and in Project Gotham Racing 3 (can't even complete one race). We call up, same bullshit. It's gonna take another whole month for this process to complete again, and the next XBox they send me... who knows if it's going to work. At least I'm still under warranty, because I've only played 2 damn systems for a TOTAL OF 7 FUCKING DAYS. I hate this. Thank God I have a ton of old systems to catch up on. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006
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Well, this is weird, but it kinda makes sense.
I mentioned the freezing problems that this 360 has been having, but I thought back to when my computer would freeze during graphically-intensive games. I solved that previous problem by cleaning out the dust-filled exhaust fans. It must have been an overheating issue. So, I went to EB, bought the Nyko intercooler, hooked it up. IT WORKS. No more freezing. The 360 would normally freeze during even a few laps on PGR3, but I was able to get through 2 full races without any freezing. Feeling the back of the intercooler, I can feel the warm air flying straight out of the console instead of staying there. I'm quite happy now, but I'll be sure to order the extended warranty ASAP. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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