Xbox 360 Kinect.games cam cause consoles to overheat?

I played this game called Let's.Cheer and imy console overheated. I have a Xbox 360s. Are Kinect games a major cause of consoles overheating? Also is keeping the console offline better for preventing overheating? Is installing a game on the hard drive rather than playing off of the disc prevents overheating better?

As youncan tell want to keep my Xbox 360 going as long.as possible. How often should I change.the thermal paste andax hours it should be on before going what time.period of.rest?

Thanks for looking,

Tom

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