Ah that's good then
Poll: *** Xbox Series X|S - General Discussion Thread ***
I already took the back out of mine as it was making my xb1x sound like a hairdryer, it made a difference as I could feel the heat venting out the back and up the wall, but it still got very toasty in there (I always leave the door open when in use)
My concern is it has been stated the series x still pumps out heat when in standby (to be fair my xb1x felt hot in standby as well) this would be a worry with the doors closed overnight etc, i can see myself getting a small stand to put it on.....or am I being paranoid
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I already took the back out of mine as it was making my xb1x sound like a hairdryer, it made a difference as I could feel the heat venting out the back and up the wall, but it still got very toasty in there (I always leave the door open when in use)
My concern is it has been stated the series x still pumps out heat when in standby (to be fair my xb1x felt hot in standby as well) this would be a worry with the doors closed overnight etc, i can see myself getting a small stand to put it on.....or am I being paranoid
Ah I don't have doors on mine, so it's constantly circulating air.
I would assume the new Xbox would only keep pumping out heat if you leave that connected standby switched on in the settings. It would be odd if it still was kicking out any kind of significant heat if you turn that standby option off, it should do a full shutdown. It's also not as if it takes a long while to boot up from scratch now anyway
Yeah, that's probably no real reason to leave it in standby unless you were downloading games. The cold boot time is around 20 seconds and the games will be in quick resume mode so just another 10 odd seconds to get playing again!
In my IKEA TV unit, it's open front but closed back. I bought a pair of infinity usb powered 120mm fans and cut holes in the back of the cabinet and mounted them. When the av receiver turns on and off, so do the fans. It's keeps everything under control.
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Random question but my soundbar has pretty much gone pop and I need a replacement. Does the soundbar also need to support HDMI 2.1 if I'm planning on getting a 4k 120hz HDMI 2.1 TV somewhere down the line? I don't really want to buy a soundbar that is already redundant. Any advice appreciated.
If you buy a hdmi 2.1 TV it should have E-ARC. That'll let the TV use HDMI 2.1 features for video and then use a hdmi from TV to the sound bar rather than using passthrough (if that makes sense!).
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Good to know thanks.
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I put the One X inside the TV cabinet and it overheated playing RDR2, just shutdown, had to move it out! 
Hopefully these will be ok.
Hopefully these will be ok.
Same here that's why I'm thinking of placing mine outside, RDR2 sent mine into overdrive, come to think of it Forza Horizon 4 used to shut it down as wellI put the One X inside the TV cabinet and it overheated playing RDR2, just shutdown, had to move it out!
Hopefully these will be ok.
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Dunno, that sounds to me like you have either a serious console issue or really bad ventilation
My One X is in a cabinet and I have never heard it other than disk noise. My cabinet is open front with rear ventilation too. Hopefully the Series X will be ok in there although I can see the side venting of the heat could cause issues. I might get a small usb fan and place it at the rear to help blow the hot air out the front of the cabinet rather than it circulating around in the cabinet.
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All three of my one Xs would sound like a hairdryer if I left them in the TV unit with the door closed, I even got an error message on screen about it once.
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My XSX will be sitting vertically next to my TV stand, not in it. I can already see them being stuffed into tight spots with nowhere for the air to go.
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Mine will be sat on a table next to the TV bench. Plenty of ventilation
People forget how powerful these pieces of hardware are now, of course they are going to pump out heat.
People forget how powerful these pieces of hardware are now, of course they are going to pump out heat.
Ars Technica discusses a preview build of DiRT 5 on Xbox Series X.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...s-x-the-120fps-difference-saves-a-rusty-ride/
In a nutshell, the 120fps mode works well but at a loss to the visual quality and resolution at 1080p. So what the heck is the Series S version going to run at? 720p120?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...s-x-the-120fps-difference-saves-a-rusty-ride/
In a nutshell, the 120fps mode works well but at a loss to the visual quality and resolution at 1080p. So what the heck is the Series S version going to run at? 720p120?
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Hmmm, interesting, that.
As a potential, nay, likely S purchaser, I’m starting to need some cold, hard facts regarding its performance.
As a potential, nay, likely S purchaser, I’m starting to need some cold, hard facts regarding its performance.
Soldato
I wouldn't consider a series S if i wanted to do any 120fps AAA gaming ...