Team Xecuter's 360 RROD Fix Review

What is the RROD?
The RROD (Red Ring of Death, 3 Rings of Death, etc…) is the most common problem to plague the Xbox 360 since its release in 2005. The problem is described as a general hardware failure and can mean many things, but the most common problem links back to the x-clamps which are located on the mainboard (motherboard).

What are X-Clamps?
X-Clamps are metal brackets which hold the Xbox 360 CPU and GPU down tightly onto the motherboard. There are two (2) individual x-clamps within the Xbox 360 which hold down the heat sinks for the CPU and GPU. Since they have been poorly designed the x-clamps bend when introduced to immense heat (if you’ve ever played an Xbox 360 you know it gets hot), and with that bend the Xbox 360 motherboard and break the connection between the GPU (sometimes CPU too) and the motherboard, thus you will have a RROD. Although there are many things that can cause the RROD this is the most common, to be 100% sure check this guide out here for secondary error codes.

What about my Xbox 360 warranty?
Microsoft has recently offered an extended 3 year warranty against the RROD, so if you don't want to open your console yourself and void the warranty please feel free to contact Microsoft and wait up to a month to get a replacement console.

For the rest of us who don’t want to wait and want to help prevent against ever getting the dreaded RROD, then Team Xecuter’s RROD kit is for you.

How does it work?
The "Team Xecuter RROD" kit for Xbox 360 is made of rubber pads that go on the bottom side of the memory chips beside the x-clamps. Now because the x-clamps have engraved room on the metal casing that gives them room to bend, what the kit does is push the motherboard against the metal casing to stop the x-clamp from warping your board at all or any more (if you have the RROD.) This is a very good idea for a design because it requires no drilling holes into your case or messing around with the heat sinks. I installed the "Team Xecuter’s RROD kit" in my console which has not had the RROD and will report of the progress but this seems to be better than any other preventative measure and by the way it works I believe it will fix most RROD’s.