Members TomCTC Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 I love this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hey Garrett... Wasn't it you who had a thread a while ago asking which console to get? I voted PS3. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marchofflames Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 I've had mine Red Ring two times within the last 2 years, and like Crxsh said one more and I'm done. Good thing I have one of these, as well... Oh Hai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Cosby Posted April 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hey Garrett...Wasn't it you who had a thread a while ago asking which console to get?I voted PS3. Hmm. You sir have a good memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnderMocs Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hey Garrett...Wasn't it you who had a thread a while ago asking which console to get?I voted PS3. Hmm. someone just got pwned in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 You should make a website detailing your RROD woes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 i keep reading the thread title as either "{censored} my life ramrod" or "{censored} my life railroad" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 Never heard of that towel trick before, sounds kinda messed up to me. I've had mine in for repair twice. Will keep doing it as long as the {censored} is under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Cosby Posted April 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 You should make a website detailing your RROD woes. I might dude, I was seriously thinking about it. Might be some sort of porn site this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 seems like an awful lot of hassle and money for viddy games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L_Z_nut Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 You should make a website detailing your RROD woes. ...or at the very least, a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 ...{censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} YES {censored} ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Cosby Posted April 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L_Z_nut Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hey wait a second... he's pointing at me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 so i have a cools story.... a friend of mine (who is not too bright) buys an xbox 360 off ebay for a ridiculous price (so he tells me)....then he finds out that it was being sold broken....like i said, he's not too bright. so my cousin, who is pretty smart and very buys it off my friend for like 30 bucks, goes to wal-mart and buys a brand new one, puts the old one in the box he got from wal-mart and returns the broken one. so long story short, he got a working xbox360 for like $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 so i have a cools story.... a friend of mine (who is not too bright) buys an xbox 360 off ebay for a ridiculous price (so he tells me)....then he finds out that it was being sold broken....like i said, he's not too bright. so my cousin, who is pretty smart and very buys it off my friend for like 30 bucks, goes to wal-mart and buys a brand new one, puts the old one in the box he got from wal-mart and returns the broken one. so long story short, he got a working xbox360 for like $30 thats not a CSBthats pretty {censored}ty for the person who took it back in,because when someone further up the chain figures out that the serial on it,and the box don't match then the employee is screwedthis also artificially inflates the price of products in general because Walmart sure as hell don't "absorb" the loss,they tack it onto the price of goods so we all get screwedbasically your Cousin is a Jerkface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Amigo Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 don't do the towel trick! it wrecks your xbox.... they are really easy to fix, and you only need like 15 bucks in supplies..... I have fixed countless RROD xbox's... you can download torrents walking you through it.... the problem with the rrod is that it has overheated... all you need to do is clean off the scorched thermal paste, and a re apply new thermal paste on the gpu's under the heat sink. I have bought broken xboxs for like 20 bucks and fixed them with a %100 success rate, and I'm no expert on fixing electronics. Trust me look into it.... the towel trick will work for about a week and in return will leave your box un-fixable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted April 24, 2010 Members Share Posted April 24, 2010 I trust Amigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FearTheVoices Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 just order the permanent fix yourself and do it yourself, better than sending it to MS and waiting a month, only $20 also. While your add it just get a mod kit for the dvd drive and call it a day, start torrenting the games and your all set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankiej Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 This is why I install games onto my 360 now. Runs silent and never overheats, even after being on for countless hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SharkMinusBear Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 you need to go to the hardware store, buy screws, nuts, and plastic washers. Open it up, remove the x-clamp, take the heatsink off the cpu and gpu, wash the thermal paste off with rubbing alcohol, and apply a fresh coat. Put the heatsink back on with the screws/washers instead of the x-clamp. It fixes the problem permanently, takes about 2 hours, and costs about $6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 thats not a CSB thats pretty {censored}ty for the person who took it back in,because when someone further up the chain figures out that the serial on it,and the box don't match then the employee is screwed this also artificially inflates the price of products in general because Walmart sure as hell don't "absorb" the loss,they tack it onto the price of goods so we all get screwed basically your Cousin is a Jerkface. cant disagree with you there....he really is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 can't you just open it, put some Arctic Silver on there, and re-seat the heatsink. and then be done with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Cosby Posted April 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 I made new heatsinks out of electrical tape and pennies and glued them into place with thermal paste.And now it only operates when the HD is detached, and plays games for about a minute.Then it turns off and flashes two red rings. I might just buy a new console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted April 25, 2010 Members Share Posted April 25, 2010 When I get home tonight I can't decide if I'll watch Planet Earth on Blu Ray or play Modern Warfare 2. On my working PS3 of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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