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Fully Internal Watercooled Xbox 360 by Dano2k0
>> In exclusivity, we present to you ... another great Xbox 360 mod: an internal watercooled Xbox 360 made by Dano2k0 on our forums. This project is now finished, so here some pictures and info:
It's not the first time we see a watercooled Xbox 360: x-scene forum moderator Xboxexpert made one and we've also seen one from hardocp.com. But unlike to the 2 previous one, this one is fully internal ... it's all inside the Xbox 360 case.
The hardware mod features:
* Both CPU (Zern GPU block) and GPU (Koolance GPU-180-H06 block) watercooled with internal Tank-o-Matic mini reservoir, 12v thermaltake pump and DD fill port on the plexi window.
* 90mm radiator grill mounted to the plexiglass with 4 thin fans
* Passive heatsinks on many internal chips
* Tinted plexiglass on one side of the case
* Custom cut DVD window
* Custom painted case
* Blue and UV LEDs all around the case with external switch to disable/enable.
* Blue ring-of-light, silver power button
You can follow the full W.I.P. worklog and lots of pictures of this project here.
Here are some words from Dano2k0 about his project:
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Firstly I would like to say the reason for starting this project was due to a few reasons. After doing previous watercooled projects etc which were mainly PC projects, I always fancied giving it a go on the 360. I saw others perform watercooled modifications but I wasn't ever very impressed due to them having big external units sat at the side. It had been talked about in the past about having a complete internal watercooling system and everyone doubted it would ever be possible due to the lack of space. This is when i got the idea of pulling off the impossible, and it hit my requirements perfect, a completly portable solution with the cooling needs i was after, in the exact same original sized case.
It has prooven to be quite a challenge doing a complete interal watercooling build with such space restrictions, the whole project was well thought through before being started, and as can be seen through the progress photos it shows quite clearly the steps I took so it may be possible for some people to replicate a simillar modification as the parts are mentioned in my thread.
Also for help making this modification possible I would like to thank phenoptix who is on eBay, he supplied me with all the LED's I needed including the ones for the ROL board, I know people over here are finding it difficult to locate these at reasonable cost and ive had a few questions on this already so i felt this may be worth mentioning.
I'd also like to thank everyone in the X-Scene community for all the positive comments which made the whole modification worth the while.
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The mod will also be featured in the Official Xbox Magazine in the UK next month (maybe worldwide?) and it's soon (not announced when yet) to be shown in the unofficial X360 magazine in the UK also.
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