can we sue for nyko having a faulty product causing our $400 product to go to waste ?



lol

@WC: Don't do it!



If the 360 can't function without a cooling device there is something wrong with it. Get it fixed from Microsoft, even if you have to pay $140,.... Cooling units might temporarily fix the problem, but in the long run will only make things worse and it will die eventually.



I had a launch 360 and had no problems until some of the new games came out that utilize a lot of proc power (DR, Sts Row, Test Drive). My 360 started to freeze and I found myself in the same situation as you. I got the pelican vertical stand fan hoping it would cool it down some and it hardly worked... so i ripped it open took the little usb fan out and taped it directly to the back of the unit to draw out more hot air. I then even taped another usb fan next to it, essentially having some fans stuck on the back like the nyko.



Now, this made my system work for bursts of gameplay, but there was something very wrong inside my box. The problem only got worse, all the way to the point where the box would not even boot. I finally complained and complained and MS finally changed their policy to "repair" (replace) my 360 for free.



By the time I returned my box the back vent was all yellow and distorted from too much heat output. Neat huh! Almost suprized it didnt start a fire!



Bottom line: if you 360 is freezing up, fans are only a temporary solution, don't use em. Get your 360 replaced / repaired.

for me. I had a launch unit, it froze now and then, until it gave me the ring of death. Now I have a brand new console with nyko intercooler installed. Absolutely no problems at all, I hasn't frozen a single time, not even with dead rising or prey (those froze quite often). I think microsoft should make adequate coolers themselves, or at least consoles that don't heat up that much. It's easy to put nyko as a scapegoat, even though it's their system that is failing with or without the intercooler.

I disagree. The X360 power brick is designed to feed the console with electricity it needs. If there`s an accessorie using some power, then the power brick acts. And if there`s none, then it reacts. IMO this niko fan can indeed mess up this flow....

MY friend has one of these pieces of sh*t, it's loud as f*ck. Why anybody would want one is beyond me. You don't even need it, my console is vertical and not one problem since launch, some people are just unlucky or they're dumb and put it in an AV stand.

i have had one on my xbox for about 3 months with no problems. Its frozen a couple times but thats happening to people with no mods whatsoever. I once got the ring of death and then I looked at the back and realize I forgot to plug in the a/v :)



No problems here.

i HAD a launch 360, but between saints rown and TDU i only could play for like 30 minutes at a time before it overheated, i sent it to microsoft and guess what, they fix it for free, send me a new one(atleast i assume it was new, it didnt have the gunk mine had on the dvd tray and all of the lil rubber feet are there now) and i still had it overheat. i stuck the nyko thing on there, i dont notice the noise because i dont hump it while playing with my volume off, and no overheating problems yet. i have no complaints....

i have one of those power brick peaces of ***** things 2 and mine actually made my xbox 360 motherboerd get pushed further in so the retarded thing doesnt work anymore which is great on the count of its not killing my 360 which i find works even better without it but i paid 20 $$ for the thing now i gotta trow it in the trash :S oh well so be it Keep that ***** away from your 360 its like oil and water they arent mixing

This intercooler from NYKO is excellent and i do not believe it robs the system of its power. But....its got a stupid plug in the back...that if its not connected all the way...will.... in the long run spike the consoles power, causing it to show the red light. Ive never had more than one red light show at a time. The breakdown: The fan makes a loud grind noise {not the regular whirring noise} if its coming disconnected. So all in all its fairly easy to detect when the fan is coming undone. THE SOLUTION: to disconnect the plug from the fan and the fan from the console. after blowing out the fan and RE-SECURING the fan it will be fine. The red light happens once a week usually; but its a small price to pay especially when you have to wait for many weeks for a new one!

intercooler fan is a piece of well you know what. I had mine for about three months then bam!! it starts making a Reeeeee noise. then I have to turn it off and on to make it work. I trying to decide whether to put in some whisper fans or a fan stand but I'm not sure that would work very well. but like you I don't know if I want to void my warranty but I have a computer technition (i am not sure how to spell it) as a friend so I think I am in better hands then you.

hahahahahahahah ahahahahahaha how could you forget to plug in the a/v cable you idiot