Our Xbox One X was bought used. The seller claimed he "upgraded" it, which I'm sure his intentions were good. The execution, however...
Problems first started when playing Lego Marvel Heroes 2: at a certain cut-scene early in the game, the console would just shut down. When I rebooted, it said it did so to prevent overheating. Happened every single time during the same cut-scene. The fan on the console sounded like a mini jet engine as well. Tried a few other games, i.e.: Lego Incredibles, Disneyland Adventures, Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga... The console fan was either working overtime, or it would just shut down.
I decided to open up the console and peek inside. All the components looked ok. I then looked at the cooling fan, heat sink... Some dust, blew it out. Then I took off the heat sink, and thermal paste was everywhere EXCEPT where it should be; the main cpu. It looked like a thin layer was on it, but most of it got pushed out to the other areas on the board (strings of it were all over the heat sink).
Did some research, found this was a fairly issue. The fix: re-apply thermal paste. I've never done this before, so it was a bit intimidating.
Bought this product with the wipes, and took my time cleaning off the old paste. Applied the Arctic mx-6, re-assembled the Xbox, crossed my fingers and hooked it up.
Started up The Skywalker Saga; practically whisper quiet. Some areas of the game made the fan spin up faster than others, but nowhere near as bad as before the fix. Incredibles didn't crash. Haven't tried the other games yet, but so far we've played for several hours and haven't had the console shut down or heard the fan nearly as bad as it was.
The wipes work amazingly well. Yes, there's a smell. It's not unpleasant, but it definitely lingers (make sure to throw them outside when you're done. If they are sitting in your trash can inside, you'll never get rid of the odor).
Overall, couldn't be happier and our Xbox One X is running like a champ!
Brand | ARCTIC |
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Item model number | ACTCP00084A |
Item Weight | 0.229 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.72 x 2.6 x 0.91 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.72 x 2.6 x 0.91 inches |
Manufacturer | ARCTIC |
ASIN | B09VDKSMQL |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 30, 2022 |