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Xbox 360 freezing is caused by a loose GPU! Learn how to fix Xbox 360 freezing!

Xbox 360 freezing is a very common problem. In fact, close to 1 million people are dealing with Xbox 360 freezing. In an official announcement from Microsoft in July 2007, Microsoft admitted that 5% of all consoles sold are failing and the rest have a chance of failing.

If you want help with Xbox 360 freezing and want to fix your Xbox 360 once and for all, then this article is for you.

The cause of Xbox 360 freezing

Your green lights will turn into 3 red lights that will start blinking when your GPU (graphics processing unit) comes loose. The GPU (which is on the motherboard) loosens when the motherboard gets hot. As the motherboard heats up, it starts to vibrate. These vibrations loosen the solder that holds the GPU in place, and every time it comes loose, your Xbox 360 freezes.

This article will help you with Xbox 360 overheating and freezing, but before you do anything, you should know this: the towel fix you may have read about is bogus. It will damage your Xbox 360 and make the problem worse. 94% of Xbox 360 red light errors don’t need new parts, just a little tweaking to fix them.

If you use the “towel” solution, you risk permanent damage and may no longer be able to fix your Xbox 360 freezing on your own (you’ll need to send it in for repair). You have been warned.

How to fix Xbox 360 freezing

Before you start, I suggest you watch a professional Xbox 360 repair guide with videos and pictures. A professional Xbox 360 freeze repair guide will show you everything step by step, which can really help you through this process.

Here is how to fix Xbox 360 freezing:

1. Disassemble your case. Using a fine tip poker, punch out the faded holes (these are the latches that hold it together) and in the back punch out the tiny rectangular holes. Remove the faceplate and move the latch up on the DVD drive while removing it. Unscrew the metal box that is just below the plastic box.

2. Pull out the DVD drive and disconnect the cables.

3. Remove the fan and motherboard.

4. Flip the motherboard over and using the poker, pry out the X-clamp under the heat sink by prying up the corners. The heat sink is the big silver box with slots.

5. Unscrew the heat sink to reveal the CPU and GPU.

6. Clean GPU and CPU (critical step to stop Xbox 360 freezing)

7. Gently apply arctic silver thermal compound (you can find a $1 tube at any computer store) liberally onto the GPU.

8. Let it rest for 15 minutes.

9. Place 2 nylon washers on each of the heat sink screws. Replace the screws on the motherboard. Now, with the screws pushing up through the motherboard, add 2 more nylon washers to the screws.

10. Place the heat sink on top of the screws, pushing them down a bit, and then screw them in. Make sure they are tight. This will really help with Xbox 360 freezing.

11. Put everything back together. Turn it on.

There, now you should have fixed your Xbox 360 freezing.

If you need help with pictures or videos, again, I suggest you check out an Xbox 360 Freeze Fix Guide.

Xbox 360 Freeze Fix Guides are pretty cheap, around $25, saving you over $100 shipping it to Microsoft. Also, Xbox 360 freeze repair can take up to 6 weeks if you send it in.

Whatever you do, do nothing. Xbox 360 freezing will not go away on its own. Once you freeze the Xbox 360 you will still have the 3 red flashing lights until you fix your system.

Best of luck in fixing your Xbox 360 freezing problem!