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Originally Posted by porsche4life View Post
Well my xbox survived all the abuses of college gaming life, but finally succumbed to the abuses of children and minecraft. Maybe it took itself out because of that dreadful music?


Any fixes? I see lots of suggestions for patch jobs online, but do they work? Better off to just replace it?
You can get used 360's all day on craigslist for $75.00

Gamestop will have them as well starting around $90.00 which is how I'd go as there is at least a little warranty period.

Sometimes red ring is not hardware but a corrupt download / update. That was the problem with one of my 3. I used to use them around the house as media extenders.

TIP: If you get another one stand it up, they stay cooler that way.

Heat cycling is the problem, the solder on the GPU develops hairline cracks.

If you are ready to pitch it then you have nothing to lose by pulling it apart and trying one of the fixes you find on youtube.
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