X-Clamp Xbox 360 Fix Mod Tutorial Part 1 - Zapple

Hey thanks for clicking on my video. My name is Chris and I recently successfully installed the X-Clamp mod fix for my Xbox 360. The video might be a little hard to follow but I decided to make it because the other videos on here were just showing people how they can do it, while mine shows how YOU can do it. Hopefully I help some people out a little. I followed the tutorial on http://www.llamma.com for the X-Clamp fix. I only ordered one set of their washers and when I messed up and accidently drilled the wrong side on the metal case I was forced to improvise. Instead of using 4 screws and those washers for one heatsink, I devided them up between the two because the heatsink for the CPU wasn't tight enough AT ALL without them. So I installed 2 screws in a diagonal direction for the GPU and 2 in a diagonal direction for the CPU and tightened them very tight. So pretty much each heatsink was only attached by two screws.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to post and I will try to reply. No hate comments please! :)

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[yoshi207]

Thx for response Im having trouble because some dude fixed my red rings with the clamp fix but i got my 3 red rings again in 5 days . I opened my xbox undid it and i saw that he just used 2 metal washers per bolt on the top side of motherboard . Do you suppose that shorted something or can adding nylon washers fix it . Or do i just need to probably get it reflowed ? Damn this sucks

[NotZapple]

@yoshi207

I'm really not sure, sorry. It's been so long since I've been into this scene. I hope everything works out for you.

[yoshi207]

DO I really NEED NYLON washers ??

[NotZapple]

@yoshi207

Yes, you don't want metal touching your board.

[hopponit]

Thanks, not bad. I can add a tip though. When cleaning off the thermal heat transfer paste ( actic silver) use a lint free paper towel. You don't want lint left behind. Were can you find lint free paper quickly around the house? Paper coffee filters. It's an old trick from the days of fixing VCR's.

[NotZapple]

@hopponit

Ah, good tip. Thanks!

[mistawilson89]

Your the fuckin Idiot and in the end your gonna have to pay $300.00 for totally destroyin ur xbox so go ahead and keep "overheating" it ha ha

[iszazial]

thats terrible advice

[kieracker]

what will happen to my xbox if i dont fix the clamp? will the xbox 360 stop working?

[evertonmadrugaful]

more than 19 people had burned their GPU

[aperjan100]

@NotZapple hell ya u need nylon washers so it wont damage the board

[CONCUSSION187]

why would i worry about birth defects i have already been born 

[skatedude3211]

the screw method is a lye you need the xclamps thats what keeps your mother board from flexing you just need to do a reflow and replace the thermal paste and put the xclamps backon the reason the red rings happens is from lack of cleaning your xbox and the cheap thermal paste

[AndehX]

tip: dont spread the thermal paste yourself. let the pressure from the heatsink spread it. You'll end up with tiny air bubbles in your paste if you spread it yourself, and the heat transfer wont be as good.

[AndehX]

@yoshi207 no, you dont want to use nylon washers, they expand with the heat. you'll end up with the RROD again.

[FlamingTigerStudios]

I want everone to look at 1:31 sorry Rhys how much time led in the vid... Look what's on his lap. Wonder where his tape was at lol :p

[halofan4lifee]

what if the screws are too small