Ben D.

Something's up, dude. Sony needs to send you a new one; they have to thanks to that 1-year manufacturer's warranty.

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dillonthebunny

it does get bloody hot, alarmingly so.. thats why i got a fan for it, but i soon found out that 360's are louder and hotter as my friend who has had both for a long time in formed me, so i wasnt too bothered after that, especially after the report here on the testing of the PS3.

but im sure it hasnt got as hot as what youre talking about, although i cant measure the temp on my ps3...

as Ben say's, you should just get Sony to check it out. for me the two best companies with the best customer support that i have found is Apple and Sony, so i dont think you will have to wait long to get a replacement if thats what you need.. i think Sony will want to keep this 1% fail rate as low as possible.

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I called the technical support number and spoke to some dude. He took my information and said a "real" tech would call me back. I hope I hear from them, I can take it back to EB still (7 days from purchase).

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cAtDaFeLiX

I would take it back to EB. I'm not sure if you got a warranty on it or you could use that 7 day purchase or more policy. That sucker shouldn't be heating that high.

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Well, I took it back to EB and got a replacement. Same temp. I was just updating and it reached 125 degrees. I guess thats just how hot it gets.

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Matticus85

Mine feels hot alot as well, coz i sit with my feet near it and can feel the heat, but thats mainly the warm air! BTW, I can hear my bro's 360 through the wall, does that mean his is hot ALL the time? hes on his 3rd Xbox hehehe!

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Well to add a little perspective to it (although I admit it may have no bearing on it) my pc videocard x1900XT, idle, usually runs at 52 Celsius, which is 125 Fahrenheit, with a higher efficiency cooler than it came with, and when I play games, it gets usually up to about 158-176F, and when I ran an auto-overclocking utility, it ran up to 206F, which I admit scared me and I canceled the effort.

Point is, it may be capable of handling that amount of heat. It could be the heat transfering to the shell, which may be a good thing, it may spread heat, where as other devices might not hold heat so well in their casing. I know my PS2 even gets very hot, as well as my laptop and etc, the laptop being used primarily for Adobe stuff and internet.

Don't let that stop you from being concerned and calling and seeking answers though, but I figure it's something to help you worry a little less, it might be almost normal, if a little high.

Edit: Additionally, at some points when I ran games using the cards original fan which turbo boosted the exhaust out the back of the case, the air itself was hot enough, just putting my hand in the stream was enough to hurt. Still ran fine though. Was a cause for question though.

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