Xbox 360 Nyko Intercooler

Xbox 360 Nyko Intercooler

Features:

• Powered by the Xbox 360 console, no extra AC adaptor needed
• Auto or manual power on and off
• Snap on installation means no tools or other modifications are required
• Can be used with the Xbox 360 in vertical or horizontal position

Product Description
The Intercooler 360 is a high efficiency, snap-on cooling device Xbox 360. It increases air flow and provides extended life and reliability. Using 3 fans, the Intercooler 360 reduces heat to promote better performance from your favorite gaming system. The compact, cooling device snaps onto the back of the console, fits in entertainment centers with the 360 in a horizontal or vertical position, and turns on and off automatically in conjunction with the 360.

Customer Reviews

Will have adverse effects on your Xbox! (2008-11-03)
Seemed to work fine at first, just made the whole thing louder. A couple months later though, I started receiving an error relatively frequently on startup. It wasn't the Red Ring of Death, but an error nonetheless, along with a wierd moaning whirring coming from the Xbox. I thought the Xbox was going bad. I started looking for another one of these for my new Elite, and came across all the other reviews about this bad product. I took it off my old Xbox, and it worked great again. Luckily as far as I can tell it didn't do any noticeable long lasting damage. Hopefully it will still last awhile when I give it to my brother. It's definitely not worth the risk!

Read This it is the TRUTH (2008-10-23)
This product is meant to cool down your Xbox 360. However a very bad side effect is that it builds up moisture. Moisture is, as you can imagine, VERY bad for electronic devices. It does not allow all the hot air to leave, so it gets trapped and evaporates.

My Story: I purchased this item thinking it would help cool down my XBOX 360. When my xbox is on it heats my room up about 10 degrees. At first it worked. It was noticeably cooler in my room. After about a week I experienced the "red ring". I researched a little bit and found that people had been having the same problem. However, from what I have heard not everyone has this problem. So, in conclusion, I suggest you stay away from this, but if you want to take your chances, I can not guarantee this will not work for this.

Bad Product (2008-10-22)
i bought the intercooler when reports started coming out about the RROD issue. I figured any way of keeping my machine cool was better than having to send it in, right? wrong. it attaches to the 360 shoddily and a power arc between the power outlet on the back of the 360 and the intercooler fused the intercooler to the back of my system. I had to use a hammer and pliers to get the damn thing off. it took a couple of the little plastic thingys that cover the prongs with it. I've also read reports that the intercooler actually CAUSES the RROD issue because it draws too much power away from the system.

It does what it's meant to do (2008-10-20)
There is not much to say about it. There are three fans and it helps remove the heat the Xbox 360 packs. So, it does the job. The only problem is it will make it much louder. Fans are noisy but I guess that's the price you pay. It's a welcome fix for a bad design of the console. Hey, I had 5 (five) 3RROD (the three red rings every one complains about) and I know many other people among friends and relatives who had at least 1 console die on them.
I got two of the new consoles now which are much quieter than they used to be. Unfortunately with the intercooler, it makes it louder all over again. Oh well...

Works fine for me. (2008-09-30)
Just wanted to toss in my two cents. I bought this cooler at a local retail store and have been using this fan with my Xbox 360, bought when they first came out, and I have no problems what-so-ever. Before I bought this cooler my 360 would get hot enough to skip while playing videos and sometimes games would freeze. After I installed this cooler I can play videos fine and haven't seen a frozen game screen since.

My only downside to this cooler is that it makes pulling out the power plug a lot harder. This could be annoying when you travel a lot.