Xbox Freezing & Audio Stuttering-Tried Everything Except Thermal putty
awhile back, I got a free pre-owned Xbox Series X model (1882) physical disc version. Lately, it’s been freezing and the audio keeps stuttering during gameplay. It happens with any game — for example, I tried playing Gears of War 4, and it froze after about 5–8 minutes.
At first, I thought the issue was with the fan. I cleaned the Xbox with compressed air and even replaced the fan with a genuine one. Later, I opened it up again and applied new thermal paste. I’ve worked with thermal paste before and have done it successfully on my gaming laptop, so I don’t think that’s the problem.
However, the issue is still happening. Now I’m considering replacing the old thermal putty since that’s one thing I haven’t touched yet. Has anyone dealt with a similar issue or used thermal putty to fix it? I can’t seem to figure out what’s causing this.
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