Things you can do to avoid the dreaded RROD! 
 
I treated me first console like crap and I paid the price! But know I use the stuff I have stated below and my box is going strong! One year two months so far!
 
1 . Play you system for no more then 5 hours at time.
 
2. If your room is hot, say above 30 C / 86 F do not use for more then 1 to 2 hours
 
3. If you have HD, load the game onto it.
 
4. Always have your system in the open. 
 
5. Never put the console on the floor.
 
6. Never block or obstruct any of the systems fans.
 
7. Never leave a CD or DVD or game in the console(it creates some suction when you turn the system back on, which brings lots of dust into the console).
 
8. Do not use a cooler, even one with external power. Because again the cooler can suck air in when you shut it down, which brings even more dust inside the console!
 
9. I can't think of much else, so if fellow GB members have any other tips, put them in this post!!

7's a good tip. I never thought of that.

Be like me, smoke in your room, leave a disc in your system...etc and never experience RROD on either of your 360's experience e74 once but that was nothing.

" 7's a good tip. I never thought of that. "

Suction? I've never heard such BS in my life. Think about it people...how does a flat, spinning disc create suction?

" Suction? I've never heard such BS in my life. Think about it people...how does a flat, spinning disc create suction? "

You're kidding, right? How does a flat CD, doing nothing but sitting in a tray, create suction? I have always kept my CDs in my Xbox when booting them back up, and I certainly wouldn't attribute that to my Xbox getting the three-rings the first and only time (It lasted nearly two years under your "suction / dust problem"). I bought it back in February of 2007, and it died in November of 2008. You tell me, was I sucking the life out of my Xbox, or was I in the timeline of when the three-rings being the most prone to Xbox users? Tip: I'd go with the latter.

" Be like me, smoke in your room, leave a disc in your system...etc and never experience RROD on either of your 360's experience e74 once but that was nothing. "

nah sorry if my 360s die from rrod or e74 ill simply get em fixed for free.
if not ill complain and get a discount on repair.

You don't want rrod? Don't turn on your 360. 
 
And I call bs on number 1. I never have my 360 on for more then 2 hours, yet I am on number 4 or 5...I stopped counting, it is depressing. You can't stop rrod, the x clamps are pieces of shit and warp. You can't escape destiny.

" You don't want rrod? Don't turn on your 360.   And I call bs on number 1. I never have my 360 on for more then 2 hours, yet I am on number 4 or 5...I stopped counting, it is depressing. You can't stop rrod, the x clamps are pieces of shit and warp. You can't escape destiny. "

" @MB: I dunno it seems kinda plausible.

We shouldn't have to worry about this if Microsoft made a good peice of reliable hardware. As much as I love 360 on the software end, it's hardware end is garbage. It's loud obnoxious and prone to failure.

" @Scooper said:

" @MB: I dunno it seems kinda plausible.

How is it even remotely plausible? To create suction, air has to be moved. A flat spinning disc moves virtually no air because there are no aerofoils. It's basic physics. "

This list is good advice to follow for all consoles, not just for RRoD prevention. 
 
I don't know about more suction being created, but I've seen tip #7 mentioned quite often, typically mentioned in various manuals for consoles. Here is a similar point mentioned in Nintendo GameCube Health & Safety Precautions Manual:

When not using discs, store them in their cases to prevent them from getting scratched, dirty or damaged.