I'm not even a hardcore gamer. I go through phases. I still couldn't bring myself to destroy a console...I'd fully expect to end up in a dumpster somewhere. I remember when we got the red ring of death on the xbox...sad times.
I got that. 10 mintues later I had replaced my x-clamps, and connected the motherboard to a re-flow station. 30 minutes later, solder was re-flowed. 30 minutes after that Xbox was together and working. But that's just how I roll.