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Ginsu Victim:
On my current cab I'm working on, I put two side-by-side 80mm fans on top and just made an air vent without fans at the bottom. Seems like it will do the trick nicely.

DNA Dan:
That's probably what I will do with my build. The cost just keeps going up and up! I think once it heats up you only need a little flow to create a "chimney" effect.

Vigo:
I know I am going to get grief for being the anti fan guy, but I hate the sound of fans enough to say that maybe you should just start out without any fans and see how it goes. 360's have temp sensors, and you will be alerted if it is in danger of overheating. I would just drop a household thermometer in the cabinet and see if there is a significant temperature rise. Also, if you are setting your 360 down flat, I would put in some risers below it to promote ventilation on the bottom....

Of course if you need airflow, and hate the sound of a fan, you can always build an ionic cooling system.  ;D

Donkbaca:
I Think I am leaning towards your solution Vigo.  I hate the sound of fans.  The way I plan on mounting the 360, it will be pretty much suspended by brackets, I think I will back it up so that the exhaust blows out of a vent in the cab, and I will make a vent in the bottom and top of the cab.  The computer and 360 will shut off if they overheat, so I think I am going to go no fans first and see if heat will be an issue.

gryhnd:
New Egg has fans that self-regulate their RPM based on a built in temp sensor, so they can be hard wired to a power source.  Pretty cheap IIRC...around $10

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