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For me, can be one of or even both. Due the age of it and the caps buy now good chance it's the caps. Don't rule out the solder balls as that was the main problem when the first ones began to fail.

Fyi, heat generated by a even a clogged laptop, PS3, XboX or whatever won't melt the solder balls. They were, as all electronics after 2006, soldered with lead free melting at 217c (422,6 F) some newer even 227c (440,6 F). Most will even shut down automatically after reaching a specific temp...

Ok, so you showed him the post, good. But did you and/or him, read the documents? They HAVE X-RAY PHOTOs as well as photos where they polished the BGA and part of the balls showing the faults as they really are. Even a lost ball x-ray didn't show... Never said reballing is the ultimate fix but...

In PS3 heat IS the issue but not as you think it needs to go to melting temp (which is 217c on PS3's lead-free solder). The many heat cycles causing stress breaking the the bad, cold or whatever problem the solder joints have. Have you looked at the photo? That RXS was pushed off in a COLD...

Think it also, if not more, depends on the quantity and layout of the solder balls on a BGA. Have a good example of an RSX ripped in cold state from a VIRGIN PS3 PCB. Never opened before, never seen any heath or any fix or repair showing lots of bad/cold solder joints. If that still doesn't...

@marciolsf and anyone interested, I created a new thread to answer. Not assumptions but real studies. "Reballing fix or fiction ?": https://www.psx-place.com/threads/reballing-fix-or-fiction.30251/#post-249257

Reballing fix or fiction ? In reply to: And to avoid a reballing discussion in "PS3 Tutorial - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD FIX" it's probably better to answer this in a separate topic. Enough research, not assumptions, to find on the web, e.g...

Those are only assumptions, not real studies or research.

Agree. As PS3 is getting aged by now, of course there can be a higher risk capacitors, what those Tokins are, fail more often than in the past. Haven't read the whole thread yet but did notice that of the people replacing them some had success but others still didn't get it to work, still...

Pitty enough I don't have the pcb from that ripped RSX. Think I do have a CELL with same symptoms too, probably from that same board. If I can find it... Have seen other PS3 chips with weird results after lift. Like some having balls on chips leaving pads on the pcb or balls on pcb leaving pads...

Sorry, but think you didn't get my point. Did you read the text besides the photo? I never said it had a YLOD. I was only saying if it wouldn't be touched by the owner, wouldn't be damaged but it should get a YLOD later what do you think would be the most likely cause? I'd bet not Nec/Tokins...

Haven't read the whole thread yet, just a few snippets, but looks like it's about RSX/BGA solder connections not being the problem but the Nec/Tokins causing YLOD? I'm not saying Nec/Tokins never or can't cause a YLOD but that comment: "A-3 - Statistically speaking, 94% of the YLOD its due to...