Hohoho, 360 is hot

my 1st vertical
my 2nd horizontal

so now my 3rd one?.....doggie style har?

guys can refer to this. they said "insider" info from redmond.

Is keeping the 360 horizontal more safe than keeping it vertical?
I don't think so. Vertical exposes more surface area and volume to heat exchange with cooler room air. And I think opens more vent holes. Just don't let it fall over.

http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/jake_...th_failures.php

This post has been edited by bllizard19: Jan 20 2008, 08:09 PM

i won't really trust that source. i scoured the internet on this..and almost everybody recommends to put it horizontally. what u can do is..to elevate the console higher from the floor when horizontal. to allow air flow under the motherboard.

when u put it vertically, yes u are exposing the motherboard side and making it easier to cool, but then you're closing the vents on the bottom (right, when horizontal) and disallowing the console to suck in more air.

also, read that disc drive would be on more stress when playing the discs vertically. yea, i know, but this console wasn't actually designed to be in vertical. a lot of flaws, all left like that during shipping due to money hungry bastards at microsoft.