Got some thermal compound + cleaner from Maplin today, as soon as I can get a hold of a T8 Torx screw I can actually remove the motherboard and (hopefully) fix the heap of crap.

**** it, repair it yourself cause I did it with mine and I have almost zero knowlegde about these things.

Remove the X-clamps and use bolts instead. Screw them so much that the heatsinks will fit properly on the chips or whatever they are called. After that, RROD it self with a towel and boot it again, there you go. Mine never gave up on me after that.

E: There are alot of tutorials to fix it (Removing X-clamps)

U need 2 different sizes of torx bits to get the motherboard out. I got 1 o those small screwdrivers with 6 different bits in the handle for £4 in Halfords, It had all the right sizes.

Also i wouldnt worry too much about the x-clamps until it rrod. If u hammer the case flat a bit it makes the heatsinks much tighter anyways, The x-clamps are there just to keep the heatsinks in place when the things getting built.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

Remove the X-clamps and use bolts instead. Screw them so much that the heatsinks will fit properly on the chips or whatever they are called. After that, RROD it self with a towel and boot it again, there you go. Mine never gave up on me after that.

E: There are alot of tutorials to fix it (Removing X-clamps)

xecuter's kit pretty much does that, has all the tools and parts, and even has heat spreader pads for the memory chips.

Also, if u hadnt opened it and still had the reciept, U could have possibly got an exchange under consumer protection laws n etc etc. A warranty is like a goodwill gesture but the thing is still expected to last a certain length of time and a console or electronic stuff is supposed to last at least 5 years.

http://whatconsumer.co.uk/foru ... /5719-xbox-360-broke.html

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...and a console or electronic stuff is supposed to last at least 5 years.

No, it's not. You have up to 6 years to claim, where reasonable. I would not say that 5 years is "reasonable" on a sub-£200 console, especially when it's specifically sold as pre-owned.

After the first 6 months you'd have to prove it was an inherent fault... but on the 360 that wouldn't be too hard.

Yea i doubt you would have much luck with a 5 year old xbox but it could come in handy when all these new Slim 360's start to break at 13 months old.