My Console is Cooler Than Your Console

PlaystationLifestyle: In this generation of gaming consoles, it's common for them to be packing some serious technical power under their hood. Such processing power generates a large amount of heat. When putting in long hours in a serious gaming session, the risk of overheating is always a primary concern.

Third party accessory manufacturers have tried to come up with cooling solutions, such as Nyko's Intercooler which is available for both the PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. But the general consensus is that these console attachments can do more harm to your console than good, and they can be quite noisy.

We've found a silent but effective alternative that can help keep your console cool, even in these hot summer months.

[Lifewish]

i might have to pick that up, especially since its not breaking the bank.

[Sev]

Yeah $13 is bad at all. The fan is seriously silent once you install it, you wont even know it's there.

[nycredude]

How do we install this on the Ps3 or the 360? Looks like we have to open the system or else have it on the outside, which looks retarded.

[RockmanII7]

It's USB port, so I guess you plug it in... then put it under your system? Second part was a guess but thats what I'm thinking. Please correct me if I'm wrong, though.

[--joshua--]

but a buddy of mine has his 360 on a Laptop cooler, surrounded by 2 small fans. I can't say that this is the reason why, but it has yet to overheat.

[Lifewish]

thats an interesting setup

[nycredude]

That must look very ghetto. I am about to buy a 360 (very cheap deal). Will I have to do this to keep it from RRODing?

[DARK WITNESS]

I have never had my 360 hooked up to any fan or any other cooling system.

Just keep clean, well aired and it should be fine. Never had RROD trouble and i sometimes go for long gaming sessions 6 - 7 hours at a time. weekends sometimes i will play from like 9-10 at night, till 3-4am, sometimes 5am.

[pure pwnage24]

its amazing, theres never been a console thats needed to grow through all that hassle before

[NegativeCreepWA]

Lay it horizontally, most of the air comes through the bottom and it also prevents disc scratching.

[pure pwnage24]

I mean "Go" not grow lol

[nycredude]

I'm now a proud dual console owner.

For those who care (probably no one) I bag me a first generation xbox 360, 20gb with fable 2, halo 3, madden 07, and topspin 2 for $100. Looks to be in good condition and works out of the box. I am a bit concerned for the rrod but I figure if I keep it cool I should be fine. I already bought a Nikko fan for the rear. Any advice will be appreciated!

Bummer it doesn't have the hdmi port but I have it hooked up to my bedroom tv, which is only 720p anyway so no biggy.

[StalkingSilence]

congrats nycredude, lemme know how you like it.

[MetalGearBear]

PS3 new model has more cool than original PS3.
also it better than cheap360. one time i played cheap360 after ten minutes, cheap360 becomes hot!!!!

[rukia_chan]

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...ONLY POSSIBLE ON THE ChatBox 360!!! ;-D

[skeletonss]

you ken

[Shadow Man]

got mixup using his multiple accounts.
Stupid Droid

I reporting you.

[cmrbe]

then you girls must be Barbie.

[pure pwnage24]

nope not needed, my ps3 is doing just fine and it looks like and plays like it was just out of the box and it'll reach the young age of 2 this december.

but for an xbox 360 its a different story, even if you play it in cold hurricane winds it'll still die on you :P

[-Mezzo-]

I have never used any cooling device with any of my system.

[RAM MAGNUMS]

dont you worry at all. P$3 overcooking? Uh UH no way, never happened.
you must still be scarred from that other video game system you rented from microsoft.

if you have a xbox 360 try not looking directly into its power light. It commits suicide because its so ashamed of itself.

[Sev]

Wow you guys are delusional over here in the open zone.

My PS3 runs hot as hell in the summer, and the fan gets loud. This really helps.

[MetalGearBear]

that true!!!
I live in Los Angeles, summer is pretty hot as hell.
can't wait on winter!!!!!

edit:@shadow man
aww!!!!! u mad?

[Dellis]

Worthless crap, SONY's cooling system doesn't need such crappy assistance.

[Sev]

My PS3 has never overheated (knocks on wood) but it does get hot as hell.

I have a 60GB launch PS3, and I will do whatever it takes to defend my precious PS3.

[SaiyanFury]

I'd agree. I've had my 60GB PS3 left on mistakenly for hours in my home theatre rack and while it does throw off a lot of heat, it's never actually overheated. I use a simple 15 dollar 9" metal blade fan to blow away heat from my PS3 and 360 in my home theatre tier and it works very well. Not even my original model 360 gets hot with it going. And noise isn't an issue for me since normally I have my A/V receiver turned up to hear the game better.

[Shadow Man]

FAIL!!

[Saaking]

FAIL!!!

[saimcheeda]

is fail!

[RockmanII7]

Anyone and everyone who takes time out of their day to be a fanboy has a Life that equals fail... that includes you... and me... but not Mr.Rodgers.

[Saaking]

PS3 is awesome.

[jagstatboy]

It only stays on wile the unit is on. So, you power down your system and the fan shuts off...guess what, your system is still hot so it bakes while your fan does nothing. The Pelican fan turns on when the unit gets to a certain temp and turns off by itself when it cools down enough, even after you’ve turned off your console.

[dirthurts]

Maybe if you have your box in a entertainment center that is boxed in. A laptop cooler is a much better solution. Although any of them will put off a little bit of noise. You do get what you pay for though.

[DoucheVader]

Anyone with a 60GB version should have some additional ventilation like this product.

Buggers get damned hot.

[NegativeCreepWA]

2.4

Apparently you never tried to an old NES to work.

[dopeboimagic92]

Hmm, I should check this stuff out since my 60 GB PS3 has been getting hot lately.

[cmrbe]

can agree with me that the PS3 is way cooler than the x360, literally. I don't think the bots can even dispute this.

[360_Owners_Are_Bums]

Let's be honest with each other. Look at the people who own Xbox 360's. You don't want to be them.

They spend more on Xbox Live than they do their own education. They purchase more DLC than they purchase food for their own children.

Xbox 360 owners are plain and simple the scum of the Earth. Don't end up like them. Why do you think games that appeal to the lowest common intelligence denominator sell so well on the Xbox 360?

It's because Xbox 360 owners are trash and low class. They have no sense of quality. They are beyond saving and it is best to let Mother Nature take its course and weed them out.

I mean, come on, their welfare checks have to run our sometime, right?

[Ellessdee]

well it looks rather pointless for a console, if it just fits right next to it then why not use any old little fan? then you oculd plug it into a wall instead of using up extra power on the ps3.

BUT this looks like it would be perfect for my PC. ive got a pretty large beast with huge vents on the top and side to allow plenty of air flow, but it still gets fairly hot when im playing games like mass effect. i could put this little fan over one of the top vents to increase airflow while im playing games.

[divideby0]

total waste of money...the PS3 is designed properly, unless you are a fool and have it stuffed in an enclosure you dont need to buy anything for it.
Some will buy crap in a box, if the box is labeled properly
My first 2 launch 360s most def. needed aux cooling.
The one I have now seems ok

[feejo]

My console is dustier than yours. I used to have 40 fans in my computer. I figured out that I can use only one if I clean it regularly. Dust is a insulate, make heat more.

Whatever you can continue to put more fan.