Others say...

"Noisy but Functional"
These coolers seem to have a problem with getting very noisy suddenly, like something is binding up inside one of the fans. It has happened to me twice, i traded the other one back in now my new one does it too. They start off fine then suddenly BAM!

That being said the cooler is very functional and helpful in cooling off your xbox. I couldn't believe the amount of heat this pulled out.

"Product Sucks"
I love my xbox and used the cooler every time i played then it burnt out my xbox over heated and i had to buy a new one.

"Listen to the other reviews, I didn't"
Many people have complained about this melting or burning to the back of their 360. I didn't heed those warnings and decided to purchase the product anyways assuming it must be something they are doing wrong. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. First I keep my system in a well ventilated area but figured the extra fans couldn't hurt right...WRONG...Everything worked fine for a few weeks when all of a sudden the intercooler had some sort of freak out session that sent a puff of smoke into the air and left the plastic melted to the back of my 360. I literally had to get a utility knife to cut the plastic apart to remove the unit. My 360 still works; however, if something were to go wrong with it I don't know if I'd still qualify for the warranty as my case has burn marks which I'm sure Microsoft would consider neglect or abuse. Trust me, stay away from this product.

"DO NOT BUY PRODUCTS FROM NYKO"
I purchased the intercooler fan about a year ago and have had it connected to my xbox360 until recently when the consol began not working anymore. I attempted to take the intercooler off of the xbox360 only to find that i could not, it turns out that it had fused to the plugs on the 360 somehow. I sent the consol back to xbox and they stated that the warrenty was voided due to using a third party's hardware. I mentioned this same problem to a friend who had the exact same thing happen to his xbox360 as well. I have had nothing but bad things happen when buying any Nyko products (battery charger....) DO NOT BUY FROM NYKO, they apparently do not care about engineering a product compatible with the 360.........

"Guess I'm Lucky..."
I couldn't believe it when my friend warned me about my intercooler. He said they have been melting onto xbox360s but I didn't believe him. I have been using my intercooler for nearly 2 years (bought it when I first got my xbox) and have never had a problem with it.

First off, it runs pretty silently so I guess I'm lucky there. Second, I've had it for 2 years and never took it off until now. It was not melted or damaged in anyway. It doesn't come into contact with any metal on my xbox. I guess some xbox's have a metal grate on the back, but my grate was plastic. The metal part is like half a cm in from the plastic part and makes no contact.

That being said, it seems this product is loud and dangerous on most xbox360s. For some reason, it just works really well with mine so I'm lucky. I got it when it was first released so maybe my build of the xbox was the buld it was developed on? Thats the only reason I can think of that it would work this well for me and so poorly for other people.

I would have given this a 1 star review if it ruined my xbox. Also, I did get the RROD when I first installed it, but this is because it wasn't connected completely. If the power chord is loose on the xbox at all you will get an RROD, but it's not really an RROD because if you insert the powerchord (or intercooler) in completely this ring will go away instantly.

This is the reason so many people get the RROD when they first install this. They have not inserted the intercooler completely into the xbox, so the ring comes up to warn that the powerchord is not plugged in completely.

I'm gonna keep using mine for now. Hopefully it will keep preforming as well as it has. If it starts making noise I will get a different cooler. It seems that it starts rattling or making louder fan noise before it melts onto any system (according to the other reviewers.)