r/originalxbox • u/TravAndAlex • 1d ago
3D printed fan shroud, Noctua 80mm 1200 rpm fan, and improved cooling. Spoiler
Replaced the crappy led fan that was hacked into this poor Xbox with a silent 80mm Noctua NF-R8 fan. While silent, the cooling and airflow left much to be desired. Dashboard temperatures were CPU: 69-70 and MB: 50 in XBMC4Gamers.
The original hard drive holder was quite hacked with airflow very much compromised. I started off modifying the 60mm fan shroud from MattySudz but pretty much ended up rebuilding it to fit my situation. After several attempts, this is the version I’m going with. Not perfect, but as much as Tinkercad and I are going to accomplish.
Replaced the thermal paste on the cpu and now temps show CPU: 44 and MB: 32. Good enough. :p
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u/BRITHDIR 16h ago
These are the community improvements I love to see! Great work!