Wiiconnect24 overheating and damaging Wii GPU

[Kwaad]

shams said:

This was reported months ago, and is a real issue. However, there is a secondary reason for causing this (its standby mode that does it AFAIK - not WiiConnect):

This ONLY happens to people who regularly leave their Wii on standby for days WITHOUT turning it on. Turning it on, kicks in the fan and cools everything down. (I would imagine Kwaads Wii is toast by now - considering how rarely he uses it...;).

My Wii is always on standby mode, and always has WiiConnect on - and has from the day I bought it. No ill effects.

Should also be noted that I am sure Nintendo has already identified and fixed the problem (maybe a shift of components on the MB, or a extra heatsink or something). It has not become a major enough issue for them to talk about it publicly.

 

 

Yeah, I got it DAMN hot sometimes. But I leave my Wii vertical, and I make sure I see a red-light when I turn it off.

DO NOT leave a PS3/360 in a enclosed area. It's plain STUPID. You will smoke them.

Do NOT put a Wii horizontal.

do NOT run WiiConnect24. You have to hold the button to turn it off. WiiConnect requires standby mode be the 'default' off. I find that a major pain in my ASS becuase most everything requires it be on, but I know I'll smoke it if I do. Bleh. Garbage.

Also, if you can hear your PS3 from more than 6 feet away without haveing to 'think' about the sound, you should invest in moveing the PS3 to a place it will get better air-flow.