Hi Guys,
I just wish to confirm with you, when you are playing intense FPS games like GoW, CoD2/3 and etc... did you notice there were textures flickering on ground/guns/object?
For my xbox 360, first few minutes it won't show but after 10 minutes, I see the textures are flickering

I opened up the xbox and cleared the ori thermal paste and I found out there are bubbles around the dies plus the thermal paste seems "melted" due to excessive heat.



At the back of motherboard, I saw 3 double sided tapes on the rams chips. But those are not the so-called thermal tapes. Its usage was to protect the ram chips from breaking during motherboard installation. Why I think so? Because the pink color are removable like double sided tape!


After I had cleared the thermal paste and put on artic silver on both CPU and GPU. Also removed the double sided tapes on ram chips. It does not help much

Anyone can advice on this overheating issue? You don't like seeing glitches while playing games right?

it happens to me sometime but doesnt flicker just doesnt render the background or player model graphics at sometime
but rarely thou
i got my xbox place horizon and with a 16deg aircond room to pump it cool

Wow, you have a big horse power aircond in your room. Playing xbox360 really consumes lot of energy.

I believe for your case, it is a bug rather than hardware problem.

16deg isnt normal for any brand new aircond?
its just a 1 horse power by panasonic

3ROD and now this!!M$,what's goin on?!!

This post has been edited by double_agent: Dec 19 2006, 12:09 PM

my PDZ does have that kinda problem...i dont have other FPS games...but other games like PGR3, Fifa 06, Tombraider etc is okay...

I would say it is a symptom of heading to 3ROD

It seems I am the only one in Lowyat.net facing this problem
My xbox mfg date is June. I will post some samples of glitches for you all to have a look tonight.

i have distorted graphics during the boot sequence..where the xbox logo is shown... everything is tearing up...but after a restart everything is ok...weird huh

yup same here distorted graphic kindda awkward if u tell me.....it only happen sometime

my friend told me maybe because my tv dont have HD but i dunno...so far okay xcept for PDZ..

hi
u have XBOX360 3 Red light Error code 0102
problem
just watch video show how to work back normail Green light working
link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYv6b7MndJk...0x360%20xbox360
u watch done u try HOT AIR GUN FIX - XBOX360 will be work Green Light

Dothan
u both CPU and GPU. Also removed the double sided tapes on ram chips
u cant Removed Sided tapes CPU AND GPU AND Ram Chilp
Senang just watch video how to also Removed
Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoijDTup7E
u watch done u try this will be also removed tapes
What happan wil be work Cool XBOX 360
help hehehe

the first link should be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYv6b7MndJk

cheers

I think the 2nd youtube link is for removing the epoxy resin which able for you to solder wires into modch*p for ahem purposes.
Thanks anyway...

Yesterday playin RSV 5 hour straight and got some glitch. Weird, everything going well again after restart the mission.

Hi All,
A short update on my xbox, i opened it again to re-coat the artic silver. Below is my steps:
1. Found out the previous coating was too thick, this is no good.
2. Cleaned up the mess
3. Polished the heatsink with sandpaper
4. Re-apply the artic silver again (this time very little and smooth the surface with unused credit card)
5. Running dead rising to raise the heat on GPU
6. When it is hot, press the ram chip to ensure firm contact.

Now praying hard it can minimise the glitches

haha very good idea!!
DIY , will the artic silver stick to the heatsink or it'll just melt off because of the constant heat?

The artic silver is not sticky and I don't see any melt off like what thermal paste MS used. I only see MS thermal paste got bubbles (due to boiling?) around the dies and some melt off. See my photos posted on 1st post, thermal paste concentrate more on the 10Mb die on GPU. This is scary to me man.

Oh yes... one of the reason why the MS thermal paste concentrated more on 10Mb die on GPU because my xbox was standing vertical before that.

still have that problem?

Not sure, tonight will be full Las Vegas to stress test my latest "mod" - polished heatsink + uber thin artic silver layer. Yesterday night i played 30 min of dead rising, the result is positive so far. Cannot eliminate but minimize the glitches.

Caution : Please check the X-clamp is tighly clamped your heat sink. Any loose clamp will result hardware failure.

orait good luck

the rod is like some sort of big disease like cancer or hiv omg this is scary

Yes...
Actually I played RS:Las Vegas and still see the glitches but for Dead Rising, it is minimized.

this glitches thing is really weird. maybe try playing in different resolutions like 480i & test it?

I am usig VGA cable. Resolution max out at 1280x1024

hey guys..was wondering if u had any graphical glitches with GRAW?

i was playing GRAW and i completed a few levels..so abt 1 hour playin i guess..then at one level..there were oh so many graphical glitches..like..most of the car models were rendered as multiple flat planes, and it stretches as i turn the camera around. then certain areas, buildings were rendered similarly.

i thought my 360 starting to overheat..but when i checked the rear of the console..it was shooting out normal heat. touched the console, and it was warm..but only towards the back fans.

so i just went back to dashboard, then replayed the game and it was ok.

so..is this graphical glitch caused by heat..or it's just a game/software glitch? please enlighten.

p.s: worried cos i just shifted my 360. previously it was on the table open space. now i put it on the middle rack of a 4-tier tv rack, but the tv rack has an open back, no sides even. just a flat rack. only thing is tht the height of this middle rack gives about 2.5 inches space on the top of the console (i lay it horizontally), and the back is 10 inches away from the wall. is this well ventilated enuff? if no, maybe gotta put it back to open space.

I'm playing GoW. Getting occasional glitches too. I'm sure its a heat problem, 'coz once I let it cool down, it'll work fine.

Don't think its designed for our kind of climate.

Hi Guys,
Happy new year
As promised, I uploaded the graphic glitches (which occur on dashboard also). This pic was taken when I browse the Video Marketplace. Hopefully you can notice it.



Any comment?

This post has been edited by Dothan: Dec 31 2006, 06:36 PM

wow never seen someting like that be4...

This post has been edited by Microsuck_360: Dec 31 2006, 07:10 PM

so far i never kena any artifacts and glitches
my aircond 24/7 whenever my xbox is on
16deg and ionizer activated and blasting max power

aegis sees his bill and goes

Wat's underneath and above the 360? check the floor and ceiling wood blocks, aare they hot or not? Example, my amp cooks anything ontop of it. luckily my 360 is underneath it

I would suggest to use the chinese chess pieces to lift up the console for better ventilation.
I will upload in-game glitches soon

But there are hardly any holes on the bottom. No point lifting it up for ventilation??

ok, i'm alos curious to know more abt this glitch thingie, considering u have cleaned up the heat sink & paste.



if u put in in tower (vertical) configuration, touch the left side of the casing after a few hours. very hot, eh?

lifting it up while in horizontal config. can help with heat dissipation, i guess

This post has been edited by acougan: Jan 1 2007, 12:53 PM

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This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Jan 3 2007, 10:28 PM

You can see my "sample" glitch on this thread.

Hi guys,
I tried to capture the texture glitches on my xbox 360. Condemned is the game occur most (due to lighting effect?).

I captured 2 pics and 1 video (sorry for the poor resolution, but you still can see how it was and a change of angle may eliminate the glitches)






Youtube Video

Btw...just to let you guys know, I changed for a new unit...and NO MORE GLITCHES! None. Not a single one...at least not yet. Hehe...

The previous unit I had was manufactured in April. This unit is manufactured in August. The old unit they gave me was actually packaged with the Gears of War pack previously. They hadn't sold it so they packed it with the new DOA pack.

u bought new console?

My xbox 360 was dead and rise again thanks to towel trick. Anyway, the glitches still there. I am thinking to re-apply my artic silver.

Nolah. Ada warranty mah. My first unit acted up within the first 2 days of usage. GH offers 1 months 1-1 swap.

i see artifacts and graphic glitches right b4 my 360 kena 3ROD, most of the time the air-cond is on and i placed it on a well ventilated place but still it dies on me, i think 3ROD is random no matter which batch of console u got, when it comes u cant stop it ... good luck guys.

yup..if ur 360 is okay one..then no problem..if not hello 3ROD...

Ohh god. I feel a bit menyesal bought X360 because it sux. Why big and rich company like Microsoft dont learn from their mistake like this, or they don't even care about their product quality. Why not they learn from previous Xbox on motherboard, chip design and the most important their cooling system. They only focus on how to compete with playstation not quality on thier own machine.

If i know about this before i will sure consider to buy PS3 or PSP instead of X360. Every penny count.

u also kena 3ROD or graphic glitches?

Althought XBOX360 is quite affordable now, i've never considered getting 1 unit due to 3ROD. I don't wanna waste 1000 over bucks and on a console that might die unexpectedly.