360 overheating prevention question

Hey guys, I might get a 360 but im wondering what's the max number of hours i should play b4 i should turn the console off to prevent it from overheating. Not trolling or anything, just want to be safe than sorry.

Im wondering if it's wise to turn on a fan beside the console while playing. THx again guys. Peace.

As long as you keep it in a well ventilated area it doesn't really matter (within reason :) )

While you are playing games the 360 heats up, but only to a certain point, which it will reach within maybe 20 minutes of playing. Beyond that it just stays at about this temp, so playing it for longer or shorter periods won't really make much difference to the temp.

Just put a fan next to it, or spend the $20.00 to get one of those x360 cooler units to put under it.

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Is there noticeable signs of overheating, like with a PC? I've had my Xbox for about two years I guess and knock on wood, no problem. My PC use to overheat, or the graphics card would. I would get major pixelation and other visual distortions, and I knew my card was about to overheat and lock my PC up.

Well as long as its cool down and ventilated and then you can play on how long you want.

But I would say maybe every few hours then after that give the system a rest.