Quick lists of supplies needed to mod your console, broken down by motherboard type.

Generally, there are a few supplies that you need for ALL 360 RGH mods. The specific supplies that vary by motherboard type are listed by mobo down below.

For all mods:
-Soldering Iron (variable temperature)
-Flux Paste
-Solder (60/40 tin/lead kester solder is what I use)
-Fiberglass scratch pen (to remove motherboard coating)
-Tweezers (this stuff is small)
-A multimeter (for checking connections, cheap $7 harbor freight one will do)


There are a number of methods available for each motherboard type, especially if you go years back. The mods I recommend below are what I consider to be the best, most reliable, cheapest, n00b friendly, options available today in 2019.

Additional supplies reccommended by mobo type:

Falcon/Jasper

These are grouped together because they are modded in EXACTLY the same method. My recommended supplies would be:
-JR Programmer or Nand-X
-Matrix V1 (without Oscillator)

This would allow you to do RGH 1.2 to any Falcon or Jasper 360 for nearly instant boot times. A coolrunner Rev C can be substituted for the Matrix if you prefer, there is no performance difference but the wiring is labeled a little different. Check out the Rev C product on my store for those details if you go that route.


Trinity

There are two methods that I really like for Trinity:

S-RGH also commonly called Ace V3 with CR4 speedup method.
-Ace V3
-JR Programmer or Nand-X

Muffin CR4
-Matrix V1 (without oscillator)
-JR Programmer or Nand-X

The Muffin CR4 method on the Trinity is a little bit of an easier install as it requires fewer wires and doesn’t need the tiny R4D4 point which is hard to solder to. The S-RGH method using the Ace V3 in my experience has a tiny bit of a boot time performance advantage, but it’s a more difficult install requiring better soldering skills.


Corona V1,V3,V5 (16 mb nand Coronas)

-Ace V3
-JR Programmer or Nandx
-V3 and V5 require a postfix adapter (can use v1 or v2 postfix interchangeably)
The Ace V3 is a good chip for Coronas as it comes pre-programmed with a timing file for them already that works really well. Be sure to use my 'identify' guide to verify if you need a postfix adapter.


Corona V2,V4,V6 (4gb Nand Coronas)

-SD Tool
-Ace V3
-Some (rare) V2’s and all V4’s and V6’s require a postfix adapter (can use postfix v1/v2 interchangeably)
The 4gb Coronas can be a bit of a pain to get to read and write the nand, but the SD tool is quite a bit cheaper than either a JR Programmer or a Nand-X so that's a bonus. You definitely want an Ace chip for a 4gb Corona though, since you won't be getting a Nand-X or JRP you won't have a way to program your glitch chip so you will need to have a pre-programmed chip such as the Ace.


*Note: There is also a "Muffin" method for Coronas (v1-v6) that would use a Matrix glitcher with oscillator. I like that install very much and have guides for it here on the site as well - but the Ace beats it out as my "recommended" method.



You have Jr Programmer or Nand-X listed a lot, which his better?

For the purposes of simple RGH modding, everything a Nand-X can do a JRP can also do and vice versa. The JRP is a fair bit slower at reading nands, but you only do that during the mod and never again so the faster Nand-X isn't a huge advantage there. The Nand-x is a bit more robust and more reliable in my opinion. The JR PRogrammer does have the capability to do the "rater" feature if you are an advanced installer and know what that is or want to use it.
So bottom line - if you're only doing 1-2 consoles, get a JRP. If you're gonna do more where time savings would be valuble, get the Nand-X.


Remember, you can get all this stuff at Weekendmodder.com/store!

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