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GPU Cooling Mod Cures RROD

Apparently it was a bad design on microsofts part, the Optical DVD drive is placed too closely to the GPU.

The DVD drive needs to be removed, placed externally. A fan needs to be placed on the Heat sink over the GPU this cures the problem.

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ps3ftwin5563d ago

Its great if that works on an out of warranty Xbox. Though that looks terrible.

skip2mylou5563d ago

wtf? tht looks like their was a parasite attached to it

EvilBlackCat5562d ago

here come the RROD news waves again on the internet!

likedamaster5562d ago

Here's a better solution albeit much more costly. http://www.koolance.com/wat...

Millah5562d ago

Microsoft engineers, the best and brightest minds on planet Earth.

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Sheikh Yerbouti5562d ago

They'll say it is a Net360, digital download only like the PSPgo, but it really is a way to "recoup" on all those RROD'd 360s they have in a warehouse in Jersey.

ludabenza5562d ago

The best solution was for Microsoft to have never released the 360 so early at the expense of its consumers. That way they could have product tested the console before they released it.

Yeah I know many people may argue that paid off, because they wanted to beat Sony to the market. However that was at the expense to the end user. I know what I would rather at least and that would have been for Microsoft to delay the release of the 360 for at least 6 months perhaps longer.

MmaFanQc5562d ago

simply buy a ps3 and voila!

badz1495562d ago (Edited 5562d ago )

@likedamaster - how's that a solution? add another 10 bucks, you can buy a new elite with the cost of that beast!

@MmaFanQc - WTH? buying a PS3 won't play you any Halo Reach nor Gears2!

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Corrwin5563d ago (Edited 5563d ago )

Really? No way!

I thought it was like swine flu!

Glad somebody figured it out in the end.... 4 years later.

I seem to recall having a 10 year old GFX card for my PC that had a bloody fan on it. Did MS think the 360 would just be too loud with one more fan?

mauleriscool5563d ago

Would have not been an issue if they used one of those small laptop type dvd drives. Then the gpu would have a normal heat sink and could have probably fit another fan in there.

champ215563d ago

True lol. I recall the Riva TNT 2 from Nvidia was about the time Gpus started coming out with fans that was back in 1999.

How could Microsoft releasing a system in 2006 ignored the inclusion of a fan.

lonix5563d ago

Fact is fans cost money!!

Corrwin5563d ago

True... But a lot less than Extended Warranties.

sikbeta5562d ago

Good point Corrwin, I was going to say the same thing...

Corrwin5562d ago

But where would the beer go?

WHERE WOULD MY PRECIOUS BEER GO ;_;

Sorry... I get worked up when something happens to my medicine :|

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave10h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg11h ago(Edited 10h ago)

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga9h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

mkis0071h ago

I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.

Profchaos10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein7h ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.

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XBLA Classic 'A World of Keflings' Is Coming to Steam, and There's a Demo

"Back in the innocent days of 2010, A World of Keflings was a fairly popular successor to A Kingdom for Keflings. I even wrote about it a few times in 2012! But the world of humans moved on, and NinjaBee's city-building/adventure game was last seen on the ill-fated Wii U in 2014. Fast-forward to the dark year of 2025, and not only is A World of Keflings coming to Steam, but there's already a playable demo! Perhaps the cheerful, no pressure gameplay that the Keflings bring is just what we need nowadays," says Co-Optimus.

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