How can i increase the chance of my Xbox 360 Arcade not breaking?

On friday i bought an xbox 360 arcade. Today it had 3 of the red lights flashing on the ring of light. I am taking my xbox to game-stop to get a new system. I was wondering what accessories or anything else that i could buy that might decrease the chance of my xbox 360 arcade breaking or malfunctioning?How can i increase the chance of my Xbox 360 Arcade not breaking?
Always take breaks between playing. Never Play nore than 3 or 4 hours at a time allowing 1 hour breaks. Make sure your box isnt on carpet or enclosed in a entertainment center. DO NOT BUY AN INTERCOOLER they will break your xbox. Allow air flow on the back of the system. Make sure your xbox isnt laying down keep it straight up (vertical). If you can go on your local craigslist and type in "xbox fan mod'' or "xbox mod'' that way you can mod your fans to KEEP THEM RUNNING TOP SPEED i have gotten it done and it was only $10 it truely works
You could get a cooling fan for the system which will help prolong the life. Also I would recommend keeping your console horizontally and on a stand so the air can circulate around the console.



Just remember that in the majority of cases the xbox overheats and thus causing the red lights. Try to use some common sense as to what will keep your system as cool as possible.



your console is underwarranty for a year or two so even if the worst happens its no big deal as you can easily get it replaced/fixed.How can i increase the chance of my Xbox 360 Arcade not breaking?
well, i have an xbox arcade too, i've had it for about a year now and i've never had a red ring. what i did it's i bough an laptop cooler for about 3 dollars on ebay. and that helps a lot. the good thing about it it's that it's power source it's an usb port so you can plug it in the back of your xbox. another good thing about it it's not loud(not louder than your xbox) and it's always gonna be on, as long as your xbox it's pluged in. and of course, it's cheap.
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Play 3-4 hours a day only (yeh its hard i know)



Avoid moving your xbox at all costs (if you must, make sure there are no disks inside the disk tray)



Try and save up for a cooling system for your xbox or at least make sure all its fans have adequete space to do their job.



If you abide by these rules religiously (which is near to impossible) you will have one strudy xbox. Happy gamingHow can i increase the chance of my Xbox 360 Arcade not breaking?
Keep it well ventilated area, maybe keep a fan around. Other than that, dont even worry about it. Xbox will fix the 3 red rings for free no matter if its out of warranty or not. Plus you have 3 years of waranty to cover any other problems you might have. $400 hardware it not suposed to fail when you have it on for 3 or 4 hours... thats BS.
i have a small 6 inch fan next to mine in the summer and i also have it up on 4 blocks that are 2-3 inches tall to keep a good amount of air flow around it.i also take the vacuum to all of the little holes at least once or twice a month.you may want to keep the power box up on some thing so there is some air flow around that to because that can over heat also.hope this helps.
You should keep it in a cool place, or if you have a small fan keep that next to it. Also you can try using the intercooling system, i'v been using mine for a real long time and there's nothing goone wrong with it so far :).
u should get a desk fan from walmart and use it. u can also do what i do, use a laptop cooler on the bottom and keep the 360 near a window so that whenever u play, u can open the window as this will reduce overheating and increase ventilation. hope this helps :)
you should get a ps3.