XBOX 360 Revival
Broken XBOX from eBay: $130 shipped
Power supply and HD A/V cable from eBay: $70 shipped
Thermal compound and solution: $20 shipped
Step 1: Make a mess
Step 2: Energize
Step 3: Disassemble
The 360 Motherboard
Microsoft's shitty thermal job
Keep in mind, I removed thermal goo for about 10 minutes before I decided to take pictures
GPU
CPU
Heatsinks
Step 4: Clean
L33t goo-removing tool thanks to Calvin and 2 drunken nights at UWM
Arctic Silver has arrived!
Permanent burns in the copper from the overheating CPU
All Cleaned Up
Step 5: Heat
Motherboard was then heated around the GPU area with a heat gun set at 700°F. Then at 1050°F. Then back down to 750°F
Step 6: Apply Thermal Paste
All G'ed Up
Step 7: Reassemble
Step 8: Play
Crackdown @ 720p
Copyright © 2007 Robert Faust
