NEW PART TWO SLEEPER BUILD: th-cam.com/video/akkH2E2o_-U/w-d-xo.html For extra clarification around pricing, the total cost of the Watercooling stuff and the console was $200NZD ($125USD). The arduino stuff I already had. All temperatures are in celsius. Hope you all enjoy this video! *As always if you have any feedback or thoughts, please leave a comment! Q&A Below. *. Why did I do this? The Xbox 360 was my first games console, and since I had never watercooled anything before, I thought It'd be fun to try water cooling it. *. Are you stupid? I went into this project with almost no research and exerience, I just went for it and made many mistakes. I've received a ton of feedback which I'm extremely grateful ful. *. RGH, SSD, softmod? This console (Xbox 360 E, Winchester Board) can't be RGH modded, I didn't know what model console I was purchasing, It was a bundle deal and I'm not complaining. Due to this video's performance, I've added it to the list to redo this video with an RGH compatible console, where watercooling, RGH, and other mods will be worth doing. *. That's awesome! Thanks! *. That's a waste of time and money. That's fair. My execution of the project was not good enough to deserve this much attention. I intend to do it justice with the second attempt. *. Why not a higher end console? Budget, lol
video suggestion: turn xbox into ultimate gaming machine by overclocking it MAX! and soft modding it/installing modchips? i know thats a lot for 1 video suggestion from a fan.
@@teamcaptain142 I’ve been wanting to do something like that! This video’s been a good practice run to see how things could go. Hopefully I’ll get a video out like that in the future!
@@haypurtiryading I purchased it with all the other watercooling gear as a bundle on Trade Me, I couldn't find it listed individually, sorry about that.
@@teamcaptain142 rgh the console although the later models of the E cant be rgh'd more spefifically if your E is an Winchester you cant mod it if its a Corona you can
@@benjaminmaher8896 I would say it's definitely obsolete (especially for newer titles on it). But the hardware itself and older dashboard is from 2006, it's retro (or at least getting there for younger people).
You should've used the OG white Xbox 360s with zephyr and falcon chips. Those were the units infamous for having a high chance of getting RROD. It'll be quite interesting stress testing them
It would be interesting, but I imagine they’d probably still fail at some point. The chips are still getting hot when under load; it’s the thermal expansion and contraction cycling of the chip and interposer that was responsible for the RRoD, not overheating.
@@nameless-user I mean to be fair literally every console created will all eventually fail. Also as far as Fat Xbox 360s.are concerned, Jasper revisions are solid reliability wise.
You’re the first English person with a Boston accent that I’ve ever seen lol. Good content too. I think you’ve filled a void for anyone that was gaming in this era. Thank you. I already liked and subbed
I highly recommend taking out the hard drive whenever messing with a 360, in order to avoid any damage or messing up the hdd or the console. It's very easy, as with slim and E model consoles, you just have to pull on the tab and it should come out easily.
I think for the PC thing, if you’re willing to dabble in it a bit, you could probably find a way to mount the Xbox 360 power supply in there. The jack it uses to plug into the wall unplugged separately as its own part and it’s the same as a normal PC cable.
Man what a cool build and video! Back in the day (2008) we lanned 2 OG 360s for 8 player halo 3 in a garage. Got so hot we used household fans to cool them 😂 later got something called an xbox intercooler that clipped onto the back and extracted the warm air. Still got my old 360 in the garage but my daughter prefers the ps3🙈
I have a new one in original box. Only used once after i put a custom firmware board in it, then back in box and been sitting in closet along with 6 others.
Good job! Since you are going through all the effort it would be cool to see a temp sensor directly on the die and maybe one in the fluid, its pretty useful information
The Xbox 360E is already cool. The only problem with it are the ram and built-in memory. I look forward to seeing another video from you doing a watercooled mod from the Xenon, Xephyr, Opus, and Falcon revisions and doing a test.
I love the build not sure about the aluminum plate i cant remember if it could potentially short circuit it but other than that its a great buld cant wait for the sleeper build
It’s possible that it could short circuit the components, I did use spacers, but I disassembled the whole project shortly after it was done as I had some concerns about the longevity. I’m looking forward to getting started on the sleeper build! I’ve got 1.5 videos to go before I get started.
I was wondering if I could use an Arduino to monitor multiple points of temp in my truck :o I drive an 03 f150 and I was thinking about replacing the outside temp display that's in the top console with a custom display that measures a couple of temps around the engine, cabin, and even outside lol maybe even show off some cool animations on boot
Awesome video just curious on what kind of screws did you use? I've always wanted to do some modding aswell but not with consoles. Could never find any screws that were that small unless im not looking hard enough..
Most of the screws I used were M3 between ~1mm and ~50mm, when taking it apart there might have been a few M2’s, but the majority was M3. I bought a few packs of M3 screws with multiple lengths that are used with an allen key bit (I don’t know the name) and I use them for almost every project. For general modding, 9/10 times M3 screws are used, I have noticed M2’s being used occasionally, but it’s much rarer.
hey one thing to keep in mind also is that you can put in a set code for making a 360 into an xbox 1 so technically you could play some sweats and push that thing in a new game and benchmark a bit better just and idea
Hey Loved the video! quick question, where might I find the water cooling components you used in the video? (planning on starting a similar project on one of my consoles)
Thanks! I believe your best bet would be AliExpress, or Amazon, I purchased these on Trade Me, but that’s a local New Zealand site. PC component/tech sites may also have similar components.
nice video, just to know having a modded 360 (rgh-jtag) allows you to check the temperature of the whole console (cpu-gpu-mem-etc...) from the console itself just wanted to tell you that maybe it will come in handy sometime
Looks cool, but I think it being without a case and ambient air doing a big chunk into negating obstructive cooling from the case. At the start of the video I was really thinking how it would all fit in a (new designed) case; maybe that is step 2?
I’ll be putting it all into an old pc case for part two. My goal is to make a sort of “sleeper build.” I have about 1.5 videos to do before I get to work on that.
That's so awesome my dude, can you maybe make one in the near future with the fat ps4? Because that's the one that's the loudest and has the most heating issues
Very neat, i was suprised he said nzd i think that the first time on TH-cam i have heard nzd. Also i hope that the project go's well and if you try getting in tge pc case good luck, i think it will be cool. Maybe cables from the board to the cd drive and replace the original that would be so cool, a xbox that looks like a pc.
If you RGH the console and use custom firmware, there's already an internal temperature included inside the board, you can the the temp status on the main menu.
I was hoping to do that, but this model doesn’t support rgh unfortunately. I’m planning on doing this type of project again but with an RGH3.0 compatible model like the slim.
@@TommyHoughton There's a few 360 E models which are able to be Rgh'd. However, it's only those who where fabricated before 2013. Could be useful if you want to just swap mobos
I switched it around a few times during the build, originally I wanted to use the side input output as that was the plan, but due to mounting and tubing routes I chose to use the top in/out. It took a few swaps to figure out.
Unfortunately this model can’t be modded with RGH or JTAG, but hopefully I’ll be able to try this again (and do it better) with a non Winchester model xbox 360.
Jtag is impossible on all slims. It only works on phat consoles running dashboard 7371 or lower. The next best thing is rgh3 which is only 2 wires and a resistor and works on all consoles EXCEPT Winchester, xenon, and zephyrs.
@@randomchannel9331 If I can find one then that could be a good extra project, but I definitely want to try getting RGH3 on a (compatible) slim console, primarily for the practice and features.
Glad you like it! Unfortunately it was a gift from years ago, so I'm not entirely sure. The closest looking ones I can find are on Aliexpress. (search: PCB Shirt.) I'm sure there are similar offerings elsewhere.
I stopped the pump to do a test, and all components with liquid started to heat up. Removing the case wouldn’t be enough to passively cool it unfortunately.
Wow bring back some memories I had mine watercooled with a 120mm rad all those years ago you used to be able to buy actual proper waterblocks that fitted perfectly - i probably still got mine in the shed lol.
NEW PART TWO SLEEPER BUILD:
th-cam.com/video/akkH2E2o_-U/w-d-xo.html
For extra clarification around pricing, the total cost of the Watercooling stuff and the console was $200NZD ($125USD). The arduino stuff I already had. All temperatures are in celsius. Hope you all enjoy this video! *As always if you have any feedback or thoughts, please leave a comment!
Q&A Below.
*. Why did I do this?
The Xbox 360 was my first games console, and since I had never watercooled anything before, I thought It'd be fun to try water cooling it.
*. Are you stupid?
I went into this project with almost no research and exerience, I just went for it and made many mistakes. I've received a ton of feedback which I'm extremely grateful ful.
*. RGH, SSD, softmod?
This console (Xbox 360 E, Winchester Board) can't be RGH modded, I didn't know what model console I was purchasing, It was a bundle deal and I'm not complaining. Due to this video's performance, I've added it to the list to redo this video with an RGH compatible console, where watercooling, RGH, and other mods will be worth doing.
*. That's awesome!
Thanks!
*. That's a waste of time and money.
That's fair. My execution of the project was not good enough to deserve this much attention. I intend to do it justice with the second attempt.
*. Why not a higher end console?
Budget, lol
video suggestion: turn xbox into ultimate gaming machine by overclocking it MAX! and soft modding it/installing modchips?
i know thats a lot for 1 video suggestion from a fan.
@@teamcaptain142 I’ve been wanting to do something like that! This video’s been a good practice run to see how things could go. Hopefully I’ll get a video out like that in the future!
Could you give the resorvoir link?
@@haypurtiryading I purchased it with all the other watercooling gear as a bundle on Trade Me, I couldn't find it listed individually, sorry about that.
@@teamcaptain142 rgh the console although the later models of the E cant be rgh'd
more spefifically if your E is an Winchester you cant mod it if its a Corona you can
always love to see *OLD* consoles getting modded.
The fact that xbox 360 is getting called retro today makes me feel real old lmaoo
it isnt retro
Its a 6th gen console, its not that retro
🙄
@@benjaminmaher8896 I would say it's definitely obsolete (especially for newer titles on it). But the hardware itself and older dashboard is from 2006, it's retro (or at least getting there for younger people).
You should've used the OG white Xbox 360s with zephyr and falcon chips. Those were the units infamous for having a high chance of getting RROD. It'll be quite interesting stress testing them
I’ll keep an eye out if there’s any being sold locally!
For reference, there's a diagram online showing the different model types from power connector ports. That's the differential!
It would be interesting, but I imagine they’d probably still fail at some point. The chips are still getting hot when under load; it’s the thermal expansion and contraction cycling of the chip and interposer that was responsible for the RRoD, not overheating.
@@nameless-user Yeah but there is less thermal expansion if you keep the chip cooler. That's the point of better cooling LOL
@@nameless-user I mean to be fair literally every console created will all eventually fail. Also as far as Fat Xbox 360s.are concerned, Jasper revisions are solid reliability wise.
This being the last generation 360 - runs pretty cool already. Great project execution
This video is going to get millions of views
Couldn't agree more :) "new subscriber"
Yeah it definitely will probably hit 1 mil by feb 2024 or maybe even late January
It’s gonna be one of those videos that gets a random boost 3 years after it released
I know
Nop cause its bullshit
You did a great job! We all have to start somewhere! Look forward to the future and what you will be able to accomplish!
So awesome to see older consoles getting modded loved my 360e especially water-cooled and loving the channel
Great video Tommy - It just keeps getting better and better! Love It!🤟
This was a really cool project, glad it all worked out
This video was really good! I really liked the project, without a doubt a masterpiece!
loved thissss, neat to see water cooling on the E model :)
You’re the first English person with a Boston accent that I’ve ever seen lol. Good content too. I think you’ve filled a void for anyone that was gaming in this era. Thank you. I already liked and subbed
Tommy is a legend... I was glued till the end... hahha SUBBED!
Great video my guy def a intresting one love watching old consoles given new life
Great vid man! Hope to see some more 360 shenanigans!
I love that you chose the 360. This is straight up impressive. +1
I highly recommend taking out the hard drive whenever messing with a 360, in order to avoid any damage or messing up the hdd or the console. It's very easy, as with slim and E model consoles, you just have to pull on the tab and it should come out easily.
very cool video, as the 1st vid iv seen of yours i cant wait to see what else you do as i explore more of your vids!
Thanks!
Those ATMEGA328P's pack a punch. Great computational performance, especially in the realm of 8 bit machines.
Amazing project it was so nice seeing this❤
I can relate with the destruction needed to open up the Xbox 360
Can't wait to watch this channel grow
just subscribed cant wait for 360 sleeper build videos 🎉🎉
I've been waiting for years for someone to do this
I think for the PC thing, if you’re willing to dabble in it a bit, you could probably find a way to mount the Xbox 360 power supply in there. The jack it uses to plug into the wall unplugged separately as its own part and it’s the same as a normal PC cable.
Thanks for the tip and suggestion!
THIS IS SO GOOD TOMMY CONGRATS ON 50K VEIWS!!!!
Thanks Misty!!
Man what a cool build and video! Back in the day (2008) we lanned 2 OG 360s for 8 player halo 3 in a garage. Got so hot we used household fans to cool them 😂 later got something called an xbox intercooler that clipped onto the back and extracted the warm air. Still got my old 360 in the garage but my daughter prefers the ps3🙈
That sounds awesome
I have a new one in original box. Only used once after i put a custom firmware board in it, then back in box and been sitting in closet along with 6 others.
Good job! Since you are going through all the effort it would be cool to see a temp sensor directly on the die and maybe one in the fluid, its pretty useful information
That’s a great idea! I’ll see if I can do that for part 2
Or if it is possible (I think all xbox 360s can be jailbroken?), jailbreak it and get the temps from the source
right on. love to see it.
Nice video, i'm sure this channel will grow in no time.
amazing video! Criminally underrated.
Thanks!
Honestly i love your videos dude , underrated asf
Thanks mate, really appreciate it!
Cant wait to see the sleeper build
I immediately subscribed because this is absolutely amazong
Great work! Great project! 🎉🎉🎉
i opened my 360e just a few days ago, redid the thermal paste, Enjoyed watching someone else do it
That’s a lot of effort for new thermal paste! I’m sure it helped a lot of course.
wow what a cool project congrats
Awesome video! I really liked it.
Good job sir! Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
Nice content! You've just earned yourself a new sub 😉
The Xbox 360E is already cool. The only problem with it are the ram and built-in memory.
I look forward to seeing another video from you doing a watercooled mod from the Xenon, Xephyr, Opus, and Falcon revisions and doing a test.
Bro the nostalgia from that Xbox 360 Minecraft hits hard
gotta love seeing old consoles getting an upgrade lets go
I love the build not sure about the aluminum plate i cant remember if it could potentially short circuit it but other than that its a great buld cant wait for the sleeper build
It’s possible that it could short circuit the components, I did use spacers, but I disassembled the whole project shortly after it was done as I had some concerns about the longevity. I’m looking forward to getting started on the sleeper build! I’ve got 1.5 videos to go before I get started.
Loved the vid, new subscriber
Amazing video and very entertaining, now I want to do this to my ps4😂
No light of death expected, that's really something.
when i heard 200nzd i was like ayeee good to see local content bro!
Cheers mate! I appreciate that
this is such a cool Xbox i cant wait for it to go in the PC case, its a shame it cant be modded so you could overclock it or something!
I was wondering if I could use an Arduino to monitor multiple points of temp in my truck :o I drive an 03 f150 and I was thinking about replacing the outside temp display that's in the top console with a custom display that measures a couple of temps around the engine, cabin, and even outside lol maybe even show off some cool animations on boot
I don’t know who you are but this was a gem to find. Subbed ❤
As a New Zealander, I can confirm this is what we do in our free time.
Awesome video just curious on what kind of screws did you use? I've always wanted to do some modding aswell but not with consoles. Could never find any screws that were that small unless im not looking hard enough..
Most of the screws I used were M3 between ~1mm and ~50mm, when taking it apart there might have been a few M2’s, but the majority was M3. I bought a few packs of M3 screws with multiple lengths that are used with an allen key bit (I don’t know the name) and I use them for almost every project. For general modding, 9/10 times M3 screws are used, I have noticed M2’s being used occasionally, but it’s much rarer.
i had a history of mine getting the red ring of death from overheating so this is well needed
Youre great on camera dude right on, but that tear down was VERY PAINFUL lol
Yo great video man!
👍👍 well, it's serious that you were able to put it together. Congratulations. 💪you won an extra subscriber. 🔔I'm watching your other videos. 👍👍👍👍
love the video !!! also you should invest in some good plastic pry tools !!! they work for alot of things !
I’ve been recommended to do that! I’ll try find a few locally. Thanks!
Damn bro this is cool it would also be cool to see this done with a wii
This is awesome
Nice job
Bro how do you only have 3k subs, you are gonna get famous if you keep up these banger videos.
Well done young man!!
Thank you!
Very nice explanation man
Cheers Sarnim, thanks for watching.
Seeing this with a newer console would be cool
This is so cool!
I should do this with an old 360 i have sitting around seems fun. Was the cooling loop a kit and if so where can i buy it
I bought the kit off Trade Me, which is a New Zealand site, I would recommend aliexpress or amazon for similar components.
@@TommyHoughton sweet thanks, I think I'm gonna try and home brew as well with my big old xbox
High Quality Content!
hey one thing to keep in mind also is that you can put in a set code for making a 360 into an xbox 1 so technically you could play some sweats and push that thing in a new game and benchmark a bit better just and idea
Hey Loved the video! quick question, where might I find the water cooling components you used in the video? (planning on starting a similar project on one of my consoles)
Thanks! I believe your best bet would be AliExpress, or Amazon, I purchased these on Trade Me, but that’s a local New Zealand site. PC component/tech sites may also have similar components.
Underrated video. Ive got a 360E and its cool seeing people do stuff to it
not only a cool concept
but (at least to me), it was quite the eye candy
just ignore the cables
Watching that tear down while working in repairs on them when they were current gen consoles was really painful😂
Now to put it into a badass case
Make sure to check put part two!
nice video, just to know having a modded 360 (rgh-jtag) allows you to check the temperature of the whole console (cpu-gpu-mem-etc...) from the console itself
just wanted to tell you that maybe it will come in handy sometime
Looks cool, but I think it being without a case and ambient air doing a big chunk into negating obstructive cooling from the case. At the start of the video I was really thinking how it would all fit in a (new designed) case; maybe that is step 2?
I’ll be putting it all into an old pc case for part two. My goal is to make a sort of “sleeper build.” I have about 1.5 videos to do before I get to work on that.
Pretty crazy
i lol'ed at the dog scene.
That's so awesome my dude, can you maybe make one in the near future with the fat ps4? Because that's the one that's the loudest and has the most heating issues
I’ll add it to the list! I’ve never had a playstation, so it’ll be exciting. If it enters the works I’ll post an update!
Omg this is beautiful ❤❤❤
Nice!
Get this man an ifixit kit for xmas 🎉😂
Very neat, i was suprised he said nzd i think that the first time on TH-cam i have heard nzd. Also i hope that the project go's well and if you try getting in tge pc case good luck, i think it will be cool. Maybe cables from the board to the cd drive and replace the original that would be so cool, a xbox that looks like a pc.
i like how the liquid bottle looks like a thicc level
If you RGH the console and use custom firmware, there's already an internal temperature included inside the board, you can the the temp status on the main menu.
I was hoping to do that, but this model doesn’t support rgh unfortunately. I’m planning on doing this type of project again but with an RGH3.0 compatible model like the slim.
@@TommyHoughton There's a few 360 E models which are able to be Rgh'd. However, it's only those who where fabricated before 2013. Could be useful if you want to just swap mobos
Whatd youd think of some alignment pieces, 3d printed for the cpu heatsink
That’s a good idea
Great video
14:54 why does the block type switch from a top input/output to a side input/output?
I switched it around a few times during the build, originally I wanted to use the side input output as that was the plan, but due to mounting and tubing routes I chose to use the top in/out. It took a few swaps to figure out.
Seria genial acompañar esto con overclock, que ya esta disponible en PS3, o simplemente meterlo en un case bonito
Great Video but i think you should try another AAA games for the 360 generation to know that max temperature that console can achieve!
It hurts me to see a direct die hard mount, but if it works, it works
would love to see a watercooled xenon
If you homebrew the Xbox you can get the die tempetures directly from the thermometer on the motherboard
You should JTAG the console and try compiling stuff like gentoo on it for the ultimate test of your water-cooling /s
Unfortunately this model can’t be modded with RGH or JTAG, but hopefully I’ll be able to try this again (and do it better) with a non Winchester model xbox 360.
Jtag is impossible on all slims. It only works on phat consoles running dashboard 7371 or lower. The next best thing is rgh3 which is only 2 wires and a resistor and works on all consoles EXCEPT Winchester, xenon, and zephyrs.
@@TommyHoughton Why not do it on an Xenon 360? Those are most known for overheating problems anyway right?
@@randomchannel9331 If I can find one then that could be a good extra project, but I definitely want to try getting RGH3 on a (compatible) slim console, primarily for the practice and features.
@@TommyHoughton Well the xenons are compatible with RGH 1.2 iirc
Does it fly?
Holy moly where can i get that pcb shirt that looks awesome
Glad you like it! Unfortunately it was a gift from years ago, so I'm not entirely sure. The closest looking ones I can find are on Aliexpress. (search: PCB Shirt.) I'm sure there are similar offerings elsewhere.
Unbelievable it is very good
This is what my Xbox 360 needs.
are we sure its the watercooling keeping it cold or is it that there now no case?
I stopped the pump to do a test, and all components with liquid started to heat up. Removing the case wouldn’t be enough to passively cool it unfortunately.
Wow bring back some memories I had mine watercooled with a 120mm rad all those years ago you used to be able to buy actual proper waterblocks that fitted perfectly - i probably still got mine in the shed lol.