Xbox Keeps Freezing? Find Out Why it Does and Your Options to Fix it

Since it is the most popular game system, Xbox 360 is fun to play, but when it goes on the freezing and the Xbox keeps freezing it can be very frustrating especially after you fork over $ 200 to $ 400 to.When your xbox 360 start freezing usually it will ended with RRoD problem due to overheating. You will lucky if warranty still available so you can ask microsoft to change your xbox 360.

Why does your system overheat you ask? Well, it revolves around the design of heat sinks on the chips (GPU) on the motherboard. Also, another flaw in the design of the slim design of the system. The air flow is restricted and therefore can cause overheating also because microsoft only equipped with 5volt fan instead of 12volt 

Now we asked the question, how to fix freezing on xbox 360? Well there are two simple ways to prevent overheating in the first place. If you already have experience with common errors involving overheating 2 red rings, 3 red rings, freeze, and E73 and e74 error need to fix it.

The first two things you can do to prevent overheating or freezing is by keeping xbox 360 away from other things so that there is enough space to promote proper ventilation and also by adding intercooler. Second thing is to open up the system and clean out the dust you have in it. Dust can cause poor airflow within the system and will cause it to be warmer and at the end your xbox will freezing.

If you have problems and Xbox 360 keeps freezing and all the error codes as said earlier, but we need to do more a little more work to do prevention. They are the weak link in the Main Board of overheating that occurred over months or years of use. There are 4 ways to solve this problem. 

1. Easiest and definitely the most expensive way is to simply buy a new console to take advantage of better design of heat sinks and chips in newer systems.
2. Send to Microsoft to repair it yourself. This can only work if you're still under warranty and have 4-8 weeks time to wait. Also remember that the hard drive before sending it.
3. Send to Microsoft to repair it yourself. This can only work if you're still under warranty and have 4-8 weeks time to wait. Also remember that the hard drive before sending it.
4. Last option is to fix it yourself. I personally have done it myself when I got the 3 red rings. I was out of warranty, and considered himself semi savvy with electronics. It is quite easy and the system itself is the same night. I just followed the guide and select a few parts from my local hardware store and that's it. This is a nice option for those who want it done quickly and cheaply.