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| Joeblog60 |
 Mar 25 2004, 06:49 AM
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X-S Young Member  Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 21-March 04 Member No.: 108844  |
About how much does it run to buy everything required for modding except the screwdrivers and the xbox?
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| sneakydave |
Mar 25 2004, 06:59 AM
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 X-S Member Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Waynesville, OH Member No.: 99654 Xbox Version: v1.0 360 version: unknown |
Depends on how ya do it... I spent about 35 doing mine, but all I had to buy was a AR and a used copy of MechAssult, then I bridged the points on my MB and did a TSOP flash...
(Had I not had ANYTHING other than the box and the proper screw drivers, I'd have spent 65 or 70 doing it, but that's a soldering iron, solder, an AR, a MS mem card, and MechAssult...) (I opted to do mine a bit oddly tho I suppose, I didn't know anyone with a modded box, so I needed the AR to get the save to a mem card, and I needed a MS mem card cause the AR mem card sucked, I had to buy MechAssult since none of my friends owned a copy of it... So, if you know friends with all that junk already, then you can do it way on the cheap if you're crafty) |
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| hovispresley |
Mar 25 2004, 08:24 AM
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X-S Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 101869 |
It cost me about £40 for the chip and all the solder etc, and about £60 on a phat harddrive.
You can use the harddrive again when you are finished or when xboxes become outdated Well worth it if you ask me , not just for back up stuff but also for playing emus,dvix etc etc |
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| Joeblog60 |
Mar 25 2004, 08:39 AM
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X-S Young Member Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 21-March 04 Member No.: 108844 |
Hmm... What if you went with one of the non-solder chips? I don't know if I could trust myself with fine melting... even if I could find a kit
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| Village Drunk |
Mar 25 2004, 08:51 AM
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X-S Young Member Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 12-January 04 Member No.: 91390 |
With 3 day shipping w/ Fedex to California, my Executer 2.3 B lite+ chip (solderless) was $60 bucks. That modchip is super-easy to install. I got it from system-mods.com.
 If you go to the Executer forum you'll be able to find a step-by-step installation guide.  |
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| 001438 |
Mar 25 2004, 09:14 AM
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X-S X-perience Group: Members Posts: 385 Joined: 4-March 04 Member No.: 104634 |
$0.00
No Mod Chip Mod!! |
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| Intensecure |
Mar 25 2004, 10:05 AM
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 X-S Expert Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 20-January 04 From: A place called home. Member No.: 93677 Xbox Version: v1.1 |
Depends if you want to save money or spend money!
 If you don't want to solder your choices are simple and proper research will save you money in the end. Better, if you really don't know your stuff, to find and installer, pay a few quid and get a really sorted box. Get a cheaper chip such as an Aladdin which are great IMHO, and keep it simple. The new generation of modchips are overkill, I think. Best investment - BIG hard drive  |
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| Xtrem |
Mar 25 2004, 11:17 AM
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 The Next Level Group: Members Posts: 4670 Joined: 6-November 03 From: My Place In Montreal Member No.: 72465 Xbox Version: unk 360 version: v1 (xenon) |
It Depends If You Whant To Mod It Or Someone To Mod It For You. |
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| chefelf |
Mar 25 2004, 12:24 PM
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 Brandishing the Triforce of Modding Group: Head Moderator Posts: 7407 Joined: 3-July 03 From: New York, NY Member No.: 46979 Xbox Version: v1.3 360 version: unknown |
Depends on a lot of variables. If you're looking for a solderless chip they (as you say you are) then most of them tend to be a litle more than $50. So I'd expect to spend $50 to $60 with shipping. If you have the screwdrivers then that should do it. Depending on the chip you may need a blank CD/DVD to make a BIOS CD unless the chip is programmable.
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| Comcipher |
Mar 25 2004, 01:01 PM
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 X-S Expert Group: Members Posts: 521 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Illinois, USA Member No.: 42388 Xbox Version: v1.0 |
Yeah, if you go solderless your going to spend more on the chip, but you don't have to buy any soldering equipment. I think soldered chips are better b/c they tend to stay put no matter what you do to your box, whereas solderless can come loose over time. It also dpends if you pay someone to do it for you. Some places have really reasonable prices that end up being about the same as if you were to go buy all the equipment yoruself to do it. Check out my site for my prices if you are looking for an installer, but I gaurentee that the equipment is well worth the cost for the ammount of use you can get out of it modding stuff.
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| Joeblog60 |
Mar 25 2004, 11:11 PM
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X-S Young Member Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 21-March 04 Member No.: 108844 |
Cool, thanks a lot.
Oh, and normal harddrives work in the xbox right? This post has been edited by Joeblog60: Mar 25 2004, 11:14 PM |
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| Comcipher |
Mar 26 2004, 08:30 PM
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X-S Expert Group: Members Posts: 521 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Illinois, USA Member No.: 42388 Xbox Version: v1.0 |
Sure do.
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| lookformeb |
Mar 26 2004, 11:55 PM
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X-S Messiah Group: Members Posts: 3573 Joined: 16-July 03 Member No.: 50319 Xbox Version: v1.0 360 version: v1 (xenon) |
For the most part. Check the lockability list in the General Hordware forums (pinned). |
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