AV Red Ring Problem

[thirtyeight190]

I am wondering whether I should buy my friend's RROD's xbox360 for $20.
He says there is no display at all, the last time he got a display was a green flash. He said he has RRings in TL, BL, and BR.
I will double check this tomorrow.

Is the $20 worth it to potentially fix it? (Maybe X-Clamp)

Is it worth it for the parts?

[802Chives]

definately worth it for parts, probably worth it to fix RROD and use for 3-6mths. Might not be worth it at all if you don't like to mess around when it comes to gaming, personally knowing that RROD can return at any moment is like a sickness that plagues me, thinking about it all the time when playing.

If done right you should be able to get $80-$100 by parting it out in Buy/Sell/Trade forums. $40 for DVD, $20 for PSU, $5 for cables, $15 for MoBo, $15 for case, heatsinks, ect.

Just remember RROD almost always comes back to haunt you in the end, so if you fix it and sell it, expect the buyer to come back with RROD unless you are up front about it and only garuntee use for like 2mths or 3mths.  Just use your head if you sell it, $60 for console that last 3 months... meh.  $160 for console that  lasts 3 months.... 

[thirtyeight190]

well does the Xclamp fix this problem specifically?

thanks for the info so far

[FreeK]

yes, the red ring of death is usually caused by the xclamps burning out, so if that is the reason (from is overheating) then it would fix your problem  for like what Chives said, about 3-6 months

[thirtyeight190]

what sort of hardware would be worthless after a RROD?

Like is the DVD drive shot or what?
what would i be able to sell?

[SN!P3R]

if you fix the RROD, you should be able to sell all. ooh, and too ad to chads price list. the case and trim u can sell for 25

[thirtyeight190]

do i need one of those special tools to open the 360 up?

[Slim Hacker]

do i need one of those special tools to open the 360 up?

yes