If you feel like tearing the 360 open, you can do the “X clamp replacement”.
Actually, first off…does it get the 3red lights? Even if it doesnt it is 75% chance its still the GPU or the CPU. If you do get the red lights you can get a 2nd error code out of it.
Here is the procedure for the “X Clamp Replacement”
http://rbjtech.bulldoghome.com/pages/rbjtech_bulldoghome_com/XClamp.htm
Here’s a few sites/forums with alot of good info.
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?c=149,161,137,140,166,141,145,177
http://www.xboxchopshop.com/catalog/manuals.php?osCsid=8e313854f24c78238ea3ab843d505261
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/Xbox-360-error-codes.htm
That last site has ALOT off neat shit to jazz up ur xbox. I’m trying like hell not to buy stuff like, box lighting, ect ect
But, if u do redo the X clamps, use the Artic Silver #5, cut the metal grill from the case for better air flow, wire your fans to run on 12V (=faster), and consider putting a fan in front of the CPU heat sink or in the top of the case, blowing on or a bit infront of the CPU heatsink.
Hope the tidbit of info helps ya b
(Ive done alot of researching on these peices of shit to see how to make them better)
Hope lil tidbit of info helps ya brutha! Lemmie know what u do.
OH! and check out my threads about my experience in the “Huge Nerd Corner” area.