Well, I'm modding my 360. As for right now, I have gotten some of the parts I will be using. The 360 is going to get transferred to a Lian Li PC-V800b case. It'll get some new heatsinks, tied to a PC PSU, and that's all I've got for now.
2 pics of what the heatsinks will look like mounted. I don't plan on using those Koolance mounts. I just used those to stabilize the heatsinks for the pics. I'll be making some custom brackets to hold down the heatsinks.
I also will need to pop off the caps and remove some of the fins and trim down the heatpipes. As of right now, the heatsinks sit too high to fit into the PC-V800b.
I was planning on soldering wires to the mobo to attach the PSU, but a 15w soldering iron just isn't enough to make that a reality. Until I decide to go out and get another soldering iron, I just decided to cut the 360's PSU cable instead. I put some connectors on the wires and plugged it into a euro terminal block.
I purchased a PC Power and Cooling 370w PSU. Enough to power the 360 and watercooling, if I decide to go that route again. I'll be using a 24 pin to 20 pin converter to connect up to the other end of the terminal block. This way I won't need to destroy a perfectly good PSU for the mod. Not to mention easy swapping, if the PSU blows on me.
Don't plan on working on the heatsink/360 this weekend. It'll be case preparations. I need to pop the rivets on the mobo/pci backing, then replace it. I was considering some modder's mesh, but it's pretty much impossible to find in Germany. Will just go with some good old aluminium.
Will do a little solder work to connect up the reset button (for dvd-rom eject) and the power button. Some USB extension cables cut up to connect the front panel USB ports. The firewire and audio ports will just be sitting there dead.
As with any mod, things are subject to change. If you have any suggestions. I'm all ears. If I like it, may do it. Unless it's out of my skillset.
Also yes, I do own more than one 360. 4 to be exact. 2 RRODs, 2 working. The 2 RRODs will be contributed to this mod. I'll be fixing the RROD problem along the way.
2 pics of what the heatsinks will look like mounted. I don't plan on using those Koolance mounts. I just used those to stabilize the heatsinks for the pics. I'll be making some custom brackets to hold down the heatsinks.
I also will need to pop off the caps and remove some of the fins and trim down the heatpipes. As of right now, the heatsinks sit too high to fit into the PC-V800b.
I was planning on soldering wires to the mobo to attach the PSU, but a 15w soldering iron just isn't enough to make that a reality. Until I decide to go out and get another soldering iron, I just decided to cut the 360's PSU cable instead. I put some connectors on the wires and plugged it into a euro terminal block.
I purchased a PC Power and Cooling 370w PSU. Enough to power the 360 and watercooling, if I decide to go that route again. I'll be using a 24 pin to 20 pin converter to connect up to the other end of the terminal block. This way I won't need to destroy a perfectly good PSU for the mod. Not to mention easy swapping, if the PSU blows on me.
Don't plan on working on the heatsink/360 this weekend. It'll be case preparations. I need to pop the rivets on the mobo/pci backing, then replace it. I was considering some modder's mesh, but it's pretty much impossible to find in Germany. Will just go with some good old aluminium.
Will do a little solder work to connect up the reset button (for dvd-rom eject) and the power button. Some USB extension cables cut up to connect the front panel USB ports. The firewire and audio ports will just be sitting there dead.
As with any mod, things are subject to change. If you have any suggestions. I'm all ears. If I like it, may do it. Unless it's out of my skillset.
Also yes, I do own more than one 360. 4 to be exact. 2 RRODs, 2 working. The 2 RRODs will be contributed to this mod. I'll be fixing the RROD problem along the way.