Another Dead X360

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:22 pm

I know what you mean, i've been going back to my roots as well. I started playing Hearts of Iron III, a fantastic war simulation hex game on the PC.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:52 am

And down goes #3! Good thing I've got the PRP from Best Buy. Now the question is...do I pack up the entire system and bring it back, or do I just bring the Xbox itself and keep everything else?

I'm having weird issues...I'll be playing ANY game and it'll beep once (almost like the bios of a PC) and it'll freeze. It does it on the dashboard, during games, during movies, during music...doesn't matter what I do. Bastard!

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:06 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:And down goes #3! Good thing I've got the PRP from Best Buy. Now the question is...do I pack up the entire system and bring it back, or do I just bring the Xbox itself and keep everything else?

I'm having weird issues...I'll be playing ANY game and it'll beep once (almost like the bios of a PC) and it'll freeze. It does it on the dashboard, during games, during movies, during music...doesn't matter what I do. Bastard!

Bring everything back but the HDD but if it were me i'd give it back anyway just in case it fails down the road. You can always download your stuff again and transfer over your license for all the games you bought. Keep in mind the new 360's are now Jasper chips so the power supply is different as in lower wattage output. I think it's now 125 instead of 195 due to the 65nm chips in the 360.

Also I bought one of the new Nyko Intercoolers which have their own power supply and my 360 is running MUCH cooler and has lasted close to 1.5 years (the longest i've had one with no problems). It's pretty sad when 1.5 years of use is somewhat of an achievement.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:15 am

I've got two 360's and other than a disc drive issue on one which was caused by my sons at the time, I haven't had any issues on either of them.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:26 am

Rod...I've got an arcade that I threw the 120gb HD on so I know I'm not gonna bring the HD back. I'm actually gonna see if they'll let me get a more expensive unit and pay the difference since the Arcades are definitely not $279 like they were when I purchased mine.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:54 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Rod...I've got an arcade that I threw the 120gb HD on so I know I'm not gonna bring the HD back. I'm actually gonna see if they'll let me get a more expensive unit and pay the difference since the Arcades are definitely not $279 like they were when I purchased mine.

MW2 Elite

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:08 pm

I'm amazed mine is still going considering how loud it is. My near-launch unit lasted 18 months before failing, but this one has been kicking since June 2007. I almost wish the damn thing would just die so I'd have an excuse to get a newer, quieter one.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:27 pm

Brando70 wrote:I almost wish the damn thing would just die so I'd have an excuse to get a newer, quieter one.

I was feeling the end was near so I didnt wait for #3 to die I just bought the MW2 elite. When I added up the extra controller, the game itself and the extra HD space it was too much for this fool to resist.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:48 pm

I was all over the MW2 Elite until Walmart started selling the Arcades with a $100 GC. I couldn't pass on that deal.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:12 pm

XXXIV wrote:
Brando70 wrote:I almost wish the damn thing would just die so I'd have an excuse to get a newer, quieter one.
I was feeling the end was near so I didnt wait for #3 to die I just bought the MW2 elite. When I added up the extra controller, the game itself and the extra HD space it was too much for this fool to resist.

LOL, now there's a sales pitch.

Aside from the noise and the occasional bit of disc stoppage (where it'll stop spinning for a couple seconds and start up again), my 360 works fine -- which I'm grateful for. But my very quiet PS3 has spoiled me. Playing Madden in particular on my 360 sounds like the jets taking off in Top Gun.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:34 pm

Rodster wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:Rod...I've got an arcade that I threw the 120gb HD on so I know I'm not gonna bring the HD back. I'm actually gonna see if they'll let me get a more expensive unit and pay the difference since the Arcades are definitely not $279 like they were when I purchased mine.

MW2 Elite

Naw...that thing is ugly. Best Buy swapped it out only after asking me what was wrong with it. They didn't even power it on or anything...just said go get a new one. You've got 279.99 to go towards whichever one you want. Went with another Arcade, got the 50 dollar 2 year protection plan, and got my 30 dollar refund. Can't beat it.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:10 pm

Man that MW2 Elite is one badass looking unit. I got a new arcade so now i'm looking to find a cheap Forza faceplate.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:50 pm

My 2nd is done. is the walmart deal still on?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:10 pm

The deal ended a few days ago Jim.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:59 am

Bugger. (with smarmy english Hugh Grant accent)

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:11 am

I may be getting my wish. Playing MW2 last night, my disc kept stopping. I was able to keep playing most of the time, but once it gave me the "disc is unreadable" message. Is that a sign that the end is near, or just standard for the older 360s?

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:19 am

In my opinion if you get anything other then an Arcade your asking for trouble.

I used my Best Buy plan a few weeks back on a Pro unit, they said I needed to bring in everything to which I protested that I would lose my stuff on the HD and they said I could pay $50 to transfer it which was BS. So after much going back and forth with the manager and me telling him to look at my account, which he did and he saw how many games I buy he gave me an elite as an exchange and transferred it at no cost.

Now I'm 3 weeks in an the Elite is making noise, I'm contemplating taking it back and getting an arcade unit. My other one is an Arcade with a Jasper and you can't even hear the thing when it is on. IMO Microsoft just said f*** it and put the good chips only in the Arcades.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:49 pm

Danimal wrote:In my opinion if you get anything other then an Arcade your asking for trouble.

I used my Best Buy plan a few weeks back on a Pro unit, they said I needed to bring in everything to which I protested that I would lose my stuff on the HD and they said I could pay $50 to transfer it which was BS. So after much going back and forth with the manager and me telling him to look at my account, which he did and he saw how many games I buy he gave me an elite as an exchange and transferred it at no cost.

Now I'm 3 weeks in an the Elite is making noise, I'm contemplating taking it back and getting an arcade unit. My other one is an Arcade with a Jasper and you can't even hear the thing when it is on. IMO Microsoft just said f*** it and put the good chips only in the Arcades.

It's funny. Yesterday when I did my exchange at Best Buy, I walked out with an Elite and a 30 dollar charge on my credit card. I thought about it more and more as I left the store...I even drove back to my office (only like 2 min. away). I sat in the parking lot and thought about the trouble I'd have getting my 120 gb hard drive transferred over, then the fact that all my peripherals are white and now the Elite is black. And also, I wasnt' about to pay 80 dollars for a Product Replacement Plan on a 300 dollar product. However, I really liked having the plan as it obviously already paid for itself on my previous Xbox.

So I went back, swapped the Elite for an Arcade and got the service plan for 40 bucks. 20% of the cost is certainly better than 26% and I don't have to worry about the HD transfer.

So this is the long and short of me agreeing with you. 200 bucks for an Arcade, then use my current HD...and have a performance replacement plan...definitely the way to go in my book.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:27 pm

Danimal wrote:IMO Microsoft just said f*** it and put the good chips only in the Arcades.

Guess I am lucky then because my Elite is 2 years old this past July and keeps on running quietly.....

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:33 pm

Yeah all my 360's run very quiet although not as quiet as my PS3 Phat or Slim. Also all the 360's sold by now have the same guts inside. I would have bought a MW2 Elite if it weren't for the recent Walmart deal I found.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:17 am

Well, my second 360 got the RROD on New Year's morning. I towel tricked it back into service but I guess it is just a matter of time.

The RROD warranty is three years? I guess i will call today.

Badger_Fan · Post by **Badger_Fan** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:10 pm

I just joined this "exclusive" club tonight for the first time (unit lasted damn near 30 months). Printed the shipping label and will send it out tomorrow. How long am I out of commission for?

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:31 am

Badger_Fan wrote:I just joined this "exclusive" club tonight for the first time (unit lasted damn near 30 months). Printed the shipping label and will send it out tomorrow. How long am I out of commission for?

Took about 2 weeks for me, but that was two years ago.

Badger_Fan · Post by **Badger_Fan** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:41 am

Well that should at least give me time to wait for the MLB2K10 patch that is coming.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:17 pm

For anyone interested, Dell is selling the Arcade for $169 with free shipping.