[iClaudiusX]

I also had the overheating RROD. The problem with the 360 was the CPU heatsink mounting hardware was insufficient to maintain contact and the board would warp. It was easy enough to fix with a set of screws from the hardware store to replace the crappy 'X' clip, plus some PC thermal grease like Arctic Silver.

Relatively speaking, the CPU heatsink was massive compared to the GPU. I would assume the engineers designing it knew that the CPU was going to run very hot, especially when it launched on a 90nm architecture.

[johnnycab]

I fixed the first RROD on an Elite (Falcon) by re-balling the solder joints using a hair dryer. The next fix was an identical process to yours and it still works.