The Bigger, Quieter Xbox360; Not from Microsoft
Is your Xbox 360 noisy? Perhaps you don't own an Xbox 360 because you've heard that they're noisy (maybe). This week a company called Quiet PC launched a line of Xbox 360 consoles that aren't Xbox 360 consoles at all.
What Quiet PC has done is taken out all the innards of an Xbox 360, and implanted them into a custom made Lian-Li XB-01B case, made specifically to hold the Xbox 360 motherboard as well as everything else. Everything moves over. All the ports and connectors on a real Xbox 360 enclosure is on the Lian-Li XB-01B.
The biggest benefit of the Ultra-Quiet Xbox 360s are the fact that they come with two huge fans: a 120mm and a 100mm low RPM fan. To enclose everything however, the new case is quite large--in fact, the Ultra-Quiet Xbox 360 is double the size of a normal Xbox 360. Quiet PC states that the size allows components to be spread out and free up space for low-RPM but high-CFM active cooling.
Quiet PC is currently shipping pre-built Xbox 360s as well as bare enclosures for those who want to do the transplant themselves. Quiet PC sells both the Arcade, Premium and Elite versions of the Xbox 360 in the new modification, and units come with a 360-day warranty--since gutting the original Xbox 360 voids Microsoft's warranty. Curiously, the new warranty is five days short of a full year.
Pricing starts at $435 USD for the basic Ultra-Quiet Xbox 360 Arcade.

HELLOOO!! Xbox 360, 360 day warranty.
HELLOOO!! Xbox 360, 360 day warranty.
That's no moon... its a 360!
Nobody uses high speed 80mm fans anymore though ... everybody's moved on to 120mm low speed ones, or pwm controlled 120mm fans.
Did you not read the article? Of course it voids the warranty.
Still modding the 360 is pretty cool. I still remember being in awe of the guy who basically made a laptop version of his 360. That's the kind of modding I would go for.
Who put's 4-5 80mm fans these days? lol
You guys do you Microsoft came out with an updated 360 in December'08 and it's quieter and cooler than the previous models, especially compared to the launch models.
Mod a 360 into a Laptop would be KILLER!