Help with RROD

[dustman1995]

Hey guys,
I'm about to tackle my first RROD on my cuz's hit 47. Has anyone tried the penny trick? and is it a good fix or should I try something else. The penny trick looks pretty straight forward and it sounds cool. That's why I'm drawn to it.

[sas67]

do the xclamp fix first m8.always worked for me.remember to use good quality thermal paste(arctic silver).if after doin it,it still rrod's then tweak the bolts(tighten).do them like you would a car wheel(opposites)..take your time,its easy really...cleaning chips down takes the longest time

[iamwatt]

also, i did the penny fix and it work but it was temporary. few weeks later it was shot again. some people it may just last longer. . .

[dustman1995]

is there a video tutorial of the x-clamp fix somewhere?

[sas67]

google it or check youtube.plenty of vids about mate,good luck

[dustman1995]

Got it. Thnks. Let y'all know how I do. That's if I caan even get to it tonight.

[chrislfc]

i used the penny trick about 6 months ago and my xbox is still working i used heatsink paste insted of the thermal pad

[dustman1995]

I think I'm going to go with the xclamp fix. Where do I get those screws and nylon washers? Will a hardware store have the exact ones? These are the part numbers for the screws and washers.
5mm Flat washers (B&Q avf-064968) 10
5mm x0.8x10 machine screws (B&Q avf-069918) 11
Arctic Silver Thermal Compound 1

[dustman1995]

OK people. I got impatient and didn't want to wait for parts so I went ahead and did the penny trick. . . It worked! Oh yeah! I'm awesome! Thanks guys.

[CoFree]

good job
hope it last
keep your fingers crossed.

[Hackedit]

I think I'm going to go with the xclamp fix. Where do I get those screws and nylon washers? Will a hardware store have the exact ones? These are the part numbers for the screws and washers.
5mm Flat washers (B&Q avf-064968) 10
5mm x0.8x10 machine screws (B&Q avf-069918) 11
Arctic Silver Thermal Compound 1

When i go to the hardware store to pick up my supplies for the x-clamp fix. The supplies i get are as follows. I have gone with the metric sizes before but it seems that the threads dont match up exactly.

#10x32 3/8" screws
#10 nylon washers

[dustman1995]

OK, not even 24 hrs! RROD! I convinced my cuz to shell out the ten bucks for screws and paste to do it the right way. Thanks for the hardware specs Hackedit. We'll do it tomorrow. Wish me luck guys.

[CoFree]

yea
good luck

for it to last
you will need it.

[dustman1995]

Ok, so my cuz finally coughed up the cash for the arctic silver and 3 dollars for screws and violla!......Still doesn't work. Ebay here I come!

[dustman1995]

"violla" , That's how you spell that right?