Xbox 360 Users: Got the RROD and are out of warranty? Fix it yourself!

[Eclipse GSX 61]

So I basically stopped playing my Xbox 360 about a year ago when the CD drive started to fail reading games. I fired it up maybe 8 months ago to play a game and then it decided to RROD (Red Ring of Death) on me. So basically I couldn't give two ****s less at the moment. Recently I've had a lot of free time and I've been bored. So I found this tutorial:

I-Hacked RROD Fix

Now before you go opening your 360 and such remember it voids the warranty. I had a launch 360 and was out of warranty anyway so I didn't really care. Basically just follow the steps on the video and it should work. Now I have heard mixed reviews from different people. For some the system works for a long time, for some a short time, and for some doing this did nothing to fix the RROD. There were two reasons the 360's failed. It either had something to do with the heatsinks (which this method fixes) or something else which I forget what it was. Basically you need to purchase $16 worth of supplies. Some Arctic Silver $10, and the screws and washers listed below the video.

Basically I just completed this in 30 minutes and my 360 fired right up no problems.