Xbox Series X Teardown - A Repairability Perspective

[@Tronicsfix]

What do you think? What else do you want to know? Get your merch here: tronicsfixstore.com/collections/merch

[@benk3431]

When do you plan to tear down the ps5?

[@ArisAris-ku7np]

Ps5 teardown

[@full95one]

Liquid cooling or liquid metal mod?

[@mohamedalimhimdi9117]

You can do the durability test in Xbox series x and then fix whta you have broken ☺️

[@flekkzo]

Can you replace the SSDs? Xbox has been a PITA about theirs disks in the past, curious if they have gotten better.

[@BM1620]

This was definitely the most comprehensive Series X teardown I've seen, and it's nice to get your opinion on weak points. Keep up the great content man!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BM1620]

@@Tronicsfix always do!

[@Bricio991]

The Rato Borrachudo's version is the best!

[@alybe1801]

3:26 ...for cockroaches to slip right through. _Welcome, to cursed images_

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, ha...you're welcome for that!

[@thunderhopgames]

That was said while I was eating, and I was just like dude...

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

Strip my Series X into pieces, this is my last resort!

[@onetwo6039]

No, it's not a Playstation. It's was more so notorious for roaches.

[@PerfectlyDarkTails]

Let’s repair this cockroach infested XBox, 5 years later

[@hapticgaming]

you know this guy loves reparing electronics the moment he says: "I haven't watched any tear down at all because I want this to be a new fresh experience for me". 😂

[@aameralmutawa6171]

doesn't want spoilers xD

[@laterboi4528]

I wish I can get to that level

[@aliensquid]

For sure nice to see someone passionate about there craft lol. MAY I TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WARES

[@AFlyingSwive]

it's oddly satisfying to tear down electronics

[@donaquiles495]

You built different bro, every gen bar this one was easier to diy; at this point I’m even discouraged to even take it apart past the 35 screw mid 1f 7201…. My son is more adept to complexity/mess Especially on the p5 Coming from a predominantly Sony gamer with Nintendo/pc tendencies 💯💯💯

[@everythingtechnical6344]

Yes, Sony and Microsoft include a stand with the console. Apple: Nervous fruit noises

[@GoldBallTV]

😂

[@campkira]

sony.. it not fixable.. since the whole borad if you broken them.. you r done... xbox.. you better hope microsoft do some work on it...

[@chetanyagarg4845]

@@campkira da faq you sayin bro?

[@Palkia8-Bit]

@@campkira ????

[@Palkia8-Bit]

@@chetanyagarg4845 ikr

[@brokenicry]

As a Circuit board designer, I must say that the board layout of this thing is insane... 12:11 Those high-Speed traces would humble any engineer

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Yeah I definitely don't want to know how many geniuses spent countless hours designing it All I know is Microsoft probably spend a lot on paying overtime

[@ImmAaronn]

@@Alucard-gt1zf Jason Ronald, the lead system architect for xbox. He's a tech genius

[@danishbutter1847]

how does it compare to Mac Computers?

[@brokenicry]

@@danishbutter1847 laptops aren't that of a big deal but the MoBo on desktop computers would be just as crazy

[@johny1220]

Xbox definitely has the better engineered consoles imo tbh 😄

[@TheRedskins2175]

This will be good knowledge, getting settled in for this one.

[@Tronicsfix]

Enjoy!

[@dannybernstein3968]

@@Tronicsfix Please could you do a video of Whats Inside of the New Xbox Controller I like this Kind of Videos👌🏻🙂

[@wyatt3604]

@@dannybernstein3968 its pretty much the same as the xb1 controller

[@randallbro6749]

This was more in depth than I expected thank you!

[@Tronicsfix]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@zillaquazar]

I've never personally heard those words

[@coolsteve1342]

Gotta say Microsoft did their homework this gen hardware wise

[@UNPOCOLOCO444]

The first Xbox was a beast as far as build quality and reliability goes from what I remember. They've always made quality products except for the RROD ordeal, but I heard they took take care of all the customers having issues with those faulty 360s. I don't have any hands on experience with the series X, but I own a series S and it feels solid. The XBSS materials feel and look good imo. Definitely doesn't feel cheap.

[@bubbleboy821]

Yeah except for the HDMI port. That thing fails all the time

[@maxw1061]

MS needs to get their naming convention fixed... I'm feeling dizzy of all the different xbox x's you showed us and talked about. 😅

[@Tronicsfix]

Me too!

[@Bre0n]

They should've just named it Xbox Two X lol

[@maxw1061]

@@Bre0n indeed. Or something with even more X's in it's name ^^ I wonder why we can't just have xbox a b c or 1 2 3 😬

[@distiking]

There are rumours that the next Xbox will be named xbox series one ;)

[@nozdrulas6415]

Need a campaign for people to shorten them consistently. SX and SS. (ok, SS isnt brilliant. But its been 80 years. Lets take it back!). Having to constantly say Xbox Series X is just annoying.

[@SarkkiKarkki]

Him saying the disc drives look identical. Me, galaxy brain: They're different color.

[@kristen0009]

well you arent wrong lmao

[@ogway1772]

Yeah this is big brain time.

[@cessposter]

@@ogway1772 Mind Size : MEGA

[@CNFClub]

Mega Genius Universe Brain

[@bulvinescatologist2374]

Tank you showing use. This is built like a break. No wasted space.

[@quartermaster2809]

The fridge still has some place to put snacks inside.

[@leonardbrinks375]

You mean fridgebox

[@mortysmith7254]

Yeah but the WiFi router aka PlayStation 5 still has no place and it’s bigger and even tho it’s bigger it still not better than the series x unbelievable ps5 is trash compared to series x

[@Andi-fh5lh]

@@mortysmith7254 it’s so huge because of the heatsink bro, also shut up about console wars, those don’t exist anymore, stop saying one console is trash over the other, because no one cares.

[@Ghostyboydead]

@@mortysmith7254 Hey, what exclusives do you guys have for next gen right now.........oh wait. Also, all you guys did was make the console more powerful and added a share button when PS4 already had that, you guys are suddenly calling it next gen? No! Dualsense is next-gen, the Tempest Audio is next gen, PS5's SSD is next-gen, the PS5 is next gen. Xbox series x is probably one of the worst console launches I've ever seen.

[@cessposter]

@@Ghostyboydead yeah man you see the load time comparisons lately? Series x whooped PS5's ass

[@username_576]

Been waiting for this video ever since you tested the durability of the ps4

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you for watching!

[@falxie_]

That's cool the Master Chief's helmet is on the board

[@HazzR8]

The thing that stands out to me is its a very nicely designed bit of tech. Very compact and neat. Apart from that thermal paste on th main chip

[@nonfique429]

As close as I will be able to get to an Xbox Series X. Thanks for the content thought, always fun to watch you!

[@penatio]

Honestly, the Series X/S are the best designed systems that I've seen yet.

[@fafanatm]

7:40 looks more like a piece of something that you can find under your car hood than a game console

[@antonio_gallegos]

and work better than ps5

[@antonio_gallegos]

@@Waluigi-qp3vm why ? xbox work better than ps5 and heats up less

[@omarspost]

Compared to Sony, Microsoft definitely splashed the cash this time.

[@pedrorezende4873]

really? I think Sony has overengineered the PS5 more, the cooling solution seems much better (bigger and with liquid metal). They have learned from their mistake with the PS4 which was very hot and loud.

[@chawkfan94]

@@pedrorezende4873 Going with liquid metal from the factory is NEVER a first choice. I think its because they were so in love with the shape, they had to overcome their limited amount of space/limited amount of heat sink allowed because of the shape. The chip that the Xbox and PS5 use are pretty similar, so honestly its more ideal to use a less expensive thermal paste - that is also less of a liability since its not conductive.

[@DefinitelyNotMyRealName]

@@pedrorezende4873 pretty sure liquid metal has to be replaced frequently.

[@pedrorezende4873]

@@DefinitelyNotMyRealName where did you get this info from? I did some research and the only thing that I could find out is that people didnt see any temp difference after 2 years. Its something relative new so I would not make such claim since there isnt much data on testing that

[@bookshelffury]

I got a 12 year old Arctic silver 5 application still cooling as well as it ever has

[@mareksinister]

I'm so happy that they finally used a different x-clamp, the older ones on Xbox 360 and One were a nightmare.

[@5gun1]

Is that what allowed red rings on 360

[@Tom-em3dv]

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME INSTEAD OF OPENING THE BACK AND ENDING THE VID THANK YOU

[@Night_Owl_4668]

BUT I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF THERMAL PASTE! But seriously, great teardown. I look forward to getting mine...supposedly on Dec 23rd.

[@mortis9023]

Why is the delivery so late ?

[@Night_Owl_4668]

@@mortis9023 I was finally able to get an order in on Tuesday after not being able to get an initial pre-order in. To be fair that it's only listed as "estimated delivery date", so it could arrive sooner, but if it doesn't then it's not the end of the world.

[@mortis9023]

@@Night_Owl_4668 Hope it arrives sooner for you, have fun mate!

[@Ryan-pe4mb]

Have you gotten it yet? December 23rd. I got my ps5 on Black Friday from antonline. Where did you order your xbox.?

[@Cinestudi0]

This is probably my favorite consolé design ever, love how the mb/psu unit look like a engine block

[@superwario5751]

I’m looking forward to the ps5 teardown. You do a great job every time!👍

[@jeffdughman9741]

Love how you add little side note that are life savers !

[@neoqueto]

Something tells me the man is being completely serious about the cockroaches.

[@superninja252]

as someone that had problems with Cockroaches in home in the past, i know what he meant with that

[@kenbo111]

He's run into the little critters in some of his previous repair videos!

[@station30122]

My sibling works in electronic repair and he's told me it's not uncommon to find dead roaches inside electronics, but sometimes you'll find a live nest which he said has happened once, emergency situation is an understatement

[@MrHandss]

he is. roaches getting into ps4s was actually something that happened regularly enough to where plenty of repair shops could share their horror stories.

[@lordred7462]

@@MrHandss God! can't belive how some people can live in such filth. yuck

[@BlazingGex]

I think your breakdown videos are better than any other I've seen. Thank you.

[@fatnathandrake9545]

Everything looks so compact

[@Tronicsfix]

It is

[@ToxicYT]

I love that master chief symbol, such a nice touch!

[@wton]

I was waiting for this video, you just make it look so easy hahaha. Love your work Steve!

[@big_turk]

Best teardown I've seen yet! Great job with every little specification and descriptions.

[@Simon-dd4gk]

Thanks for the teardown, that thing is compact, but I like how most of it is modular for almost easy fix!

[@Tronicsfix]

I hope it's easy to fix

[@virgildeklerk]

Very nice video again, we were all waiting for this one as well as the Ps5. I've seen the disassembly video from Sony but i think your video's are much better 👍

[@herrakaarme]

Thank you for doing it like this, letting us watch as you opened it for the first time. Although that being said, your previous inexperience with this new model didn't really show. Your long history of fixing consoles pretty much allowed you to make educated guesses for the whole process, apart from the second screw under the large sticker. That in itself was quite impressive, seeing how different the new Series X is compared to the One X.

[@niceguy5772]

I love this man's haircut , simple yet clean and elegant , keep up the good work my man

[@iraqyaseen8643]

Hello, my name is Iraq Yaseen, I am from the country of Iraq. Do not be surprised that my name is similar to my country. I love your channel and I enjoy watching the videos you put on the channel. I hope you will continue publishing more and more videos. I wish you good luck and success.

[@jobbus22]

Thanks for this video. Waiting for XBOX series S and PS5 teardown videos from you.

[@DZTMTaqiy]

The new gen has a really big fans :o Thanks for the teardown video BTW

[@Tronicsfix]

Huge fans. You're welcome!

[@stevec00ps]

Best teardown video I've seen of the Xbox Series X!

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

I think the SSD internally is a bit of a game changer when it comes to repair, and tinkering updaters. If that SSD dies it can be replaced rather than having to re-ball the memory chips placed on the board. One advantage it has over PS5 since the chips on the mainboard are not replaceable. I have a couple e-mails into my friends at Microsoft to see if they will make the SSD available as parts after the first couple years. In theory nothing is stopping you from putting a DRAM cached SSD when they miniaturize a bit as a replacement. It is a full PCIe 4.0 of Gen 4 lanes. It just uses the RDNA2 feature of shared system memory to cache SSD addresses. It is faster than a normal computer doing that because the GDDR6 is much faster than DDR in a computer. From teh build quality and the sandwich design you know they want it to last.

[@VeteranChild]

if only this were true:/

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

@@VeteranChild Whats not true? It is Gen 4 x 2 lanes. The memory on PS5 is a custom chip with compression built into the chips. So you can not buy off the shelf chips. MS did copy some protection on the SSD. However, that can be copied. Other than that they have Toshiba and WD SSD as internal storage a standard M2. MS is in the process of removing the hardware white list and encrypted partition.

[@VeteranChild]

@@thepoliticalstartrek Everything is true except the whole they want it to last thing. Cause mine has been riddled with problems :/ cpu overheating and now my ssd has died with no way for the average person to replace or repair it

[@danielkeyes3931]

Haven't owned an xbox in over a decade, but had to watch this video. Thanks for all the teardowns.

[@supremegamer2755]

Been waiting for this vid!!

[@torridice]

Awesome! Mine just came in the mail yesterday. I’m loving it so far!!

[@Scott-M1]

"I'm here because you broke something. What you broke you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with your console. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me" - TronixFix 2020

[@stripedrajang3571]

Matrix fan! 😂

[@khalid4718]

thank you i was waiting for this one 😊 also I'm so excited to see your ps5 teardown

[@nstern2]

Dang that is a beefy x-clamp! I broke my fair share of 360s trying to get those old style clamps off. Glad to see the design.

[@Ebolachicken]

😂

[@RaZZaR18]

Allways Great Tronic. I was looking forward to this teardown, thanks alot! Happy Gaming to all outthere!

[@phillipp8671]

Great that you can change so many things. I like the design.

[@Tronicsfix]

It's a pretty cool design but some repairs will be a pain.

[@Matisyahuwu]

I've been waiting for this video from you for weeks, thank you so much for making it!

[@Yurgin764]

"Normel People": Oh boy new Xbox time to play some games. TronicsFix: Oh boy a new Xbox time to take it apart

[@oskarek763]

i bet after the video he has assembled it and played some games

[@BanselHansel]

😂😂

[@adiposerex5150]

Normal.

[@cypher720]

I would love to watch you put it back together.

[@logsburn955]

Awesome videos man, love your content can't wait for the S video now 😁, keep it coming please 👍

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Will do! The S video will be live on Friday

[@TheKeithvidz]

easy repair and cleaning. The Master Chief logo is a touch of love.

[@A_C_007]

Great that it looks like the bluray drives are the same other than the board, I still have a stack of new ones.

[@Tronicsfix]

I think it might be the same.

[@madmatrac]

drive from 1x have HW revision with 9 on end, Sx have drive with A on end? its means 10 in hex, so its same but a bit updated. request drive interchange test and is it still needed to update firmware? also request internal drive interchange. that would be a marvel if u can interchange ssd in seriesS to larger but not pcie4

[@A_C_007]

@@madmatrac yeah I'm also curious if the internal ssd can be swapped to a larger one with no problems. Like metaljesusrocks has show games can take up space quick especially if youre having it download your whole collection of backwards compatible games too.

[@aaronjerome5084]

@6:36 Your intuition was correct have had this happen to my brother's Xbox and can't find the connector anywhere.

[@hypersonic5843]

Your probably going to like these new consoles to fix in the future cause of how easy they are to disassemble

[@Tronicsfix]

The series S is easy to disassemble. The X is definitely not the easiest.

[@angelamilton5134]

The xbox series x tear down is the best I've seen so far. PS. inside of it looks crisp and more neatly arranged than PS5 parts

[@chang8106]

Xbox Series X case looks like a promising case for customized pc build...

[@Tronicsfix]

It does!

[@mercuraz]

Absolutely loved watching you tear it apart! Hope you had as much fun tearing it apart as you did putting it back together (and hoping it still worked!!). Good job!!

[@taylorsharp5928]

8:38 There's 2 12v rails, one 5A and one 21A (from what i can see)

[@johnnymoles318]

Great video man 👌 it's really cool how they packed it like they did to make it compact.

[@fiddlestyxVR]

I just have a feeling that they are highly repair friendly

[@Tronicsfix]

Some of it is.

[@fiddlestyxVR]

@@Tronicsfix glad to hear, dreading seeing the PS5 repairability. (Soldered internal SSD OOF) The Series X is still a marvel of engineering however such a beautiful console.

[@Juliett-A]

@@fiddlestyxVR There are common ITX builds that have 3x the power in 1/3rd the space, but I guess it's adequate for Microsoft.

[@evertonjames123]

@@fiddlestyxVR ssd's are very reliable, last way longer than hard drives, don't really think it will be an issue. It's like worrying that your phone's memory is soldered?

[@greg2943]

@@evertonjames123 I don't think you keep your phone 5-6 years like a console

[@ganderlad7515]

Used your video to help remove the back panel, was vary helpful visually.

[@fuentesjuanjose90]

Saw Spawn wave teardown now I'm watching yours.

[@Tronicsfix]

Haven't watched his yet but I will. He does a good job on them.

[@ithiriafalls]

Awesome Video Steve, you never disappoint. Thanks for the upload Bro.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure!

[@Ethos711]

It looks like the fan comes out really easily. If nothing else, that's beautiful.

[@riverbrink8185]

Thank you so much for dropping this video no other KZbinr has done a in depth tear down and that is really awesome of you to do and I've been wondering how could I get into repairing things as a side gig

[@ryanbrown6458]

Spawn wave did before launch day.

[@riverbrink8185]

Ok ok but no KZbinr I live and actively follow

[@jairoalexandermaldonadogon2966]

Muchas gracias por tu vídeo, es de gran ayuda para nosotros los entusiastas.

[@Tronicsfix]

El gusto es mio. ¡Gracias por ver!

[@jairoalexandermaldonadogon2966]

@@Tronicsfix lo seguiremos haciendo.

[@me-pv4fn]

Get my ps5 on Saturday of which I cannot wait for as am not a fan of Xbox but love the Xbox X compactability and easy to repair factor great vid

[@RockTouching]

You can tell TronicsFix has seen stuff he can't forget @3:25

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol!

[@smartwatchonpluto]

This channel is slept on

[@soldierboy933]

Hey bro i really enjoy ur video’s and get info I have a question are u gamer to or u just fix them and thanks 😊

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoy! I'm not a gamer. I do play very casually though. Mostly just a fixer.

[@soldierboy933]

@@Tronicsfix 😊👍🏻

[@isamalik4055]

Just got my series x recently it's a dream it still feels unreal 😀

[@LordOOTFD]

That thing is built like a piece of server equipment with everything crammed in for maximum airflow, kudos to whoever figured out how to fold all the components into that tiny package

[@sebsrepairs2315]

the best one ive seen so far. thank you

[@kilbertmtz1007]

TronicsFix when you get your hand on the PS5, for tear down video and say “I watched a little bit of Austin Evan” like you did on the Dualsense.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol...might have to do that!

[@awiemer]

Nice video bro. Can't wait for ps5 teardown and repairability perspective!

[@mexican_geese7134]

Imagine taking apart the ps5 and there's a mini router inside it

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol...that would be funny!

[@A_C_007]

@starshipeleven I'm guessing because it looks like a router

[@emmacalva6314]

It's pregnant

[@-never-gonna-give-you-up-]

Imagine playing on the series x and it overheats.... oh wait that already happened 🤣🤣🤣

[@A_C_007]

@@-never-gonna-give-you-up- I'm sure it will with the PS5 too, it's happened a lot on every console since 360 and ps3. They all really dont have enough airflow.

[@kotboyarkin5032]

This design looks very good for custom cooling. When the console will be out of warranty I can see myself removing that plastic side to use an extra fan for cooling those metal things. I always used an extra fan pointed to suction holes on my PS4 and my console was always very cold and quiet (because my extra fan is not loud). I used this because I don't want my console to die after the warranty period is ended because repairing will be expensive and so does console replacing.

[@danielbeccar269]

This is really high quality, like the design and the overall quality

[@Tronicsfix]

It looks pretty good.

[@itsajoke631]

Lol "high quality" hahaha garbage designed

[@itsajoke631]

@Daniel Combs design is trash

[@itsajoke631]

@@gabe77aviation44 sounds pretty jealous.

[@danielbeccar269]

@@itsajoke631 what is what you consider good enough?

[@authenticiti1102]

Thanks for this video, this will help lots of people!

[@Tronicsfix]

I hope so!

[@aaronnankivell9619]

Love the content mate! Thank-you for all the fun and enjoyable knowledge you provide!

[@Tronicsfix]

My pleasure!

[@michaeld1879]

I'm amazed at the size of that 1TB ssd along with the fact that it's NVMe, oh how far we have come! Loved the video as always, I just hope the parts in this console that can be changed become available.

[@taohong50]

PCIE 4.0

[@DMONSKULL]

all im thinking in my head is, how tf are all these ginormous things fitting inside that lil box

[@SiliconDrifter]

Sounds like the hub

[@DMONSKULL]

@@SiliconDrifter bahahahaha

[@AleksandarIlijevski]

Funny how iFixit always publishes the same hardware teardown you are doing, but AFTER you. The video was awesome as always!

[@shmookins]

14:30 Wow, the internal SSD is actually just an NVMe M.2 card. That's great as it can be upgraded manually or replaced in case of issues.

[@HlgMiesmuschel]

not something sony can say about the ps5 😅

[@Modders4lifeUniqueModz]

@@HlgMiesmuschel Sony didn’t do it because they actually built it correctly and ain’t scared of parts breaking

[@DSuave03-Me]

@@Modders4lifeUniqueModz Yeah because PS4's never break or fail... oh wait, they do

[@Modders4lifeUniqueModz]

@@DSuave03-Me so did xbox one.... this is a new gen not alot of problems reported for ps5 but xbox has had quite a lot

[@DSuave03-Me]

​@@Modders4lifeUniqueModz It goes both ways, neither side is perfect.

[@CrissPons]

Love these teardowns, way much more detailed than iFixit.

[@suzisaintjames]

This video was very informative, but I really miss the suspense of "will he fix it or not" and "how much did it cost to repair"? ❤🌅🌵😷

[@rimooreg]

Thanks for this. Looks like you had little trouble getting in there. Another fine video from you! Appreciate the comparisons.

[@ChazzyChazzGaming]

The ssd is made from Malaysia, really proud of my country 🇲🇾

[@Hazemann]

Kamu ni kan...merdeka !!

[@chrislair6832]

That thing is an absolute gangster!

[@WeebleFox]

I absolutely adore this machine

[@detectivephelps9805]

Can't wait to see the Verge's teardown with that one guy who has those nice hands and who always applies the perfect amount of thermal compound. You two should do a collab

[@JRthepyroguy]

Awesome video. I didn't even to go to a special school to see the tear down. Thank you very much.

[@PieStudios]

KZbin is down and I wanna watch this video 😔

[@peachflavored]

Well this was an enjoyable and informative teardown!

[@MathiasVen]

"Hey i got the new XBox" "NICE, lets play together" "Sorry i cant, i teardown it" 😂😂😂😂😂 I did the same already with mine 👍👍👍 Lets hope that the Chips are better as before

[@adri.khaz.6290]

Very nice teardown. Great job.

[@matthewfarrell317]

That looks pretty reasonable to repair if something goes bananas. I like the modularity. In terms of the disc drive, it looks like they didn't have any major problems, if you look hard enough there will be a small change somewhere.

[@shax232]

Awesome! Been waiting for this video for a while

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you liked it!