Does the Intercooler cause you 360 to break?

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#1 black_awpN1
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I have one, I havent had any problems. How come everyone says there bad to get. Arent they suppose to increase your 360s life span. I figured it would be a good thing to get with the overheating problems the 360 has. and also, ive noticed theres two versions of the intercooler. One has a switch on the back and the other dosent. what does that switch do?  

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#2 whoisryanmack
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The intercooler might help in some cases, but there are a few known cases where it hurt. It can actually cause the 360 to overheat, to the point of melting the plastic case. Thats not gauranteed, it just seems to have happened. Any problems that it causes won't be covered by warranty either, you can maybe get around that, but the risk is there.
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#3 gp19
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I recommend you to get an independent cooling source, I would tell you but i'm freaking drunk at the moment if you want more details PM me and wait till morning
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#4 demondragon55
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I have a Nyko intercooler. My intercooler just had the 4 red lights problem. And I was freakin' out! As for it being a piece of crap, like some people will say, since I got it, my xbox has not frozen once, as it had a few times in the past. So, what to do? I'd say, for those of you that have the intercool, make sure the cable is firmly in the intercooler and that the intercooler itself is in right and tape it in. The cable wont come out which means no red lights (4 of them that is. I checked the manual.). You can see it's really easy for the cable to come out of the port to the intercooler, it will just slide in and out, go ahead and try it. (makes sure the xbox is off!) For those that don't have a intercooler and think it will help, it will. It's a fact, the cooler (not on ice, just cooler) a computer runs, the easier it is for said computer. So it WILL do what it says, just make sure the power plug is in and wont come out. My 2 cents.

 

Note: Use Electrical tape. I'm pretty sure duct tape will work, but I'd use Electrical tape just to be on the safe side.

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#5 007ybse04
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My Nyko intercooler dead after 10 months of using, It cools down the Xbox360 very well , But Its Connector pins's burned

I immediately throw it away before it harm to my console. I will buy XCM High Speed Cooling Fan + XCM Add on internal fan + LCD heat status monitor. (49.99USD)

 Wanna see a dead Intercooler?

http://www.tricktape.com/intercooler2.jpg

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#6 OutcastDragon
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I had an intercooler, and had more problems with my 360 than I've ever had. Load times were longer, freezing was frequent, it was so loud, I had to have my T.V. on the highest volume just to hear the game. It even gave me the three red lights multiple times. Than after about a month, the fans went bad. Mine is version 3(One with the switch to turn it on or off). Anyone with these things though, should immediately remove them IMO. They tend to burn the back of the 360, and void warranties. They do the opposite thing they're supposed to do, lengthen the console lifespan. Read the product reviews at Newegg. That should be all you need to see.

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#7 SMASHED_ASPHALT
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I had an intercooler, and had more problems with my 360 than I've ever had. Load times were longer, freezing was frequent, it was so loud, I had to have my T.V. on the highest volume just to hear the game. It even gave me the three red lights multiple times. Than after about a month, the fans went bad. Mine is version 3(One with the switch to turn it on or off). Anyone with these things though, should immediately remove them IMO. They tend to burn the back of the 360, and void warranties. They do the opposite thing they're supposed to do, lengthen the console lifespan. Read the product reviews at Newegg. That should be all you need to see.

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#8 Jnasty12
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i have the nyko intercooler (no switches), hasnt borken and i had it for about 5 months now in a enclosed area.

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#9 Jnasty12
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i have the nyko intercooler (no switches), hasnt borken and i had it for about 5 months now in a enclosed area.

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#10 shadwedassassin
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i had an nyko intercooler and it has killed my xbox 360. R.I.P xbox 360 R.I.P it caused my xbox to over heat and scorch it. i have had the intercooler on for two months. please just use a seperate fan it will affect it after awhile
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#11 shawn7324
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The problem with the intercooler is that it powers up before the console does.  It hooks up on the back of the console where the power cord attaches & by doing so it powers up first and takes away from the power for your Xbox 360, & thats not good.  Other coolers like the fan stand hook up via USB which power up after the console has already powered up.  Also note, the use of an intercooler will leave small markings on your console where it attaches to the back.  If you send your console to Microsoft for warranty repair they will check for such markings as they have already stated that they don't approve of it and will void your warranty if such proof of use is found.  You shouldn't spend any money on any of these things anyways, a small fan on a table facing the side of your console would be more than sufficient if your worried your console may be overheating.  Good Gaming.