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Old 06-13-2013, 12:47 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk View Post
The issue with the Xbox was not just overheating. It was the inferior solder they used on the GPU. Given the constant heat expansion and contraction, these solder points can break.
That's the way I remember it as well. I'd have gotten one of my electonics-savvy buddies to resolder it, but there was no way I was doing anything that would let MS weasel out of the warranty on something that broke that much.
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