Chris Arbogast explains why the Nyko Xbox One Intercooler is worth buying

Nyko Technologies' Chris Arbogast explains why the Nyko Xbox One Intercooler is worth purchasing.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

lol... this should be an interesting read.

Edit: "Intercooler is designed to be easily clipped onto the top side of the system. It uses a quiet fan to help push out the hot air generated from the console faster, which keeps the hardware at a cooler temperature." while that sounds good in theory I would love for someone independent do a heat test on this in use and not in use... It seemingly acutally covers up a portion of the existing fan which reduces that fans effectiveness and if its still in a small cabinent I dont see this being a better air flow option. Additionally the design makes an already large foot print even larger and possibly too big to fit in most cabinets.

[GutZ31]

If anything, this may lower the life of your Xbox One. Stay clear of intercoolers for Xbox Ones, as the system was conceptualized with cooling in mind, any alterations to its airflow could cause efficiency issues.

[XBLSkull]

How bout you explain to us why you are still making intercoolers and not pioneering interesting, new, worthwhile peripherals Chris?

[n4rc]

I'd never put this thing on my Xbox..

Nyko makes cheap ass crap and are out to make a buck (not hating) even if that means making and marketing a unneeded product..

Ms choose a low rpm large diameter fan.. Its air volume, not speed that's important..

I believe adding this product will actually harm your unit in the long run

[yarbie1000]

They are selling one, so they think you need one.

But you probably don't

[thexmanone]

My Xbox has been on since it came out, It never gets hot.Do not buy this.

[Gamer777]

You don't need this; the XB1 fan and heatsink are oversized for efficient cooling. No current console needs an intercooler. Just give your console room to breath.

[SpaceRanger]

The large overall size of the Xbox one and its fan are both used to dissipate heat from the console. I don't own an xbox one, but I'm 100% sure that this was a last gen condition to fix (speaking from experience with the fat PS3 that could literally cook a burger at its hottest temp.).

I wouldn't advise these to anyone this gen. Technology on all consoles has improved enough to avoid this.

[bacrec1]

I remember the 360 ones were helping cause red rings.

[Immorals]

When my xbox runs hotter than my phone, I'll be sure to ignore this product

[ThePresentIsAgift]

Well that doesn't look ridiculous haha. Epic fail, why come out now all of a sudden?

[rainslacker]

Because some people think that cooling is absolutely essential. It is essential of course, but since the systems are pretty efficient, this seems like overkill. Still the belief still exists, so Nyko, being Nyko, will capitalize on it regardless of if it's necessary, or may even do more harm than good(their 360 one made things worse).

I would even say MS went overboard with their cooling in the X1. Either way, the processors in these systems run pretty cool already, and have a fairly high heat range before failure, so unless the internal fans fail, or every vent gets clogged, it's unlikely supplimental cooling will be needed.

[KimoNoir]

gimmick

[Sy_Wolf]

It's not. The whole reason why the Xbone is so big is because Microsoft didn't want any heat/noise issues like they had with the 360. They over-engeneered the crap out of the cooling system and it's really great. No extra cooling is needed and will only make the system louder.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Useless piece of junk that will actually disrupt the flow of air into and out of your system. For anyone who decides to buy this and attach it to your console, good luck to ya!

[Scottyabanks]

I could see this being useful to those who wish to store their console in a narrow and/ or enclosed entertainment center as it appears to route the heat upwards and towards the front of the console, as opposed to straight up where it would otherwise stay trapped causing overheating issues. Personally, after seeing how much room they left inside the console for heat dissipation, I don't see an intercooler being necessary.