cooling

Summer is getting hot and i was wondering if there is anything I can do to optimize the cooling on my PS3. The console is running fine, so this is mostly about optimizing, not fixing any real issue. It's a CECH-42 has a 28nm RSX, and it's still running pretty quietly on the syscon preset, but I...

Came across this, thought someone should post the archived link in case they don't know how to look it up manually (link is shortened for convenience of remembering and points to archive.org): https://is.gd/ps3phatcooling For the paranoid...

Hi I'm sure this was asked before but I'm unable to navigate through PSX-Place and find information regarding my situation. So I have a Super Slim PS3 and my main goal with every game is getting trophies. Therefore I need my system clean cause I don't want to get banned when Im downloading my...

Hi, I am looking for 3D model Vertical stand... Has someone seen this? I only found this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1715403

Hello! You probably guessed by the title, but I have an old but functional CECHA01 with the warranty sticker still intact. I left this system on the shelf collecting dust for many years and recently decided to jailbreak it and back up my library. So I have been running it quite a bit lately...

Hi guys! I just opened my next PS3 to apply new thermal paste, and the CPU lid was glued to the heatsink literally. Apparently the previous owner de-lid it. I assume the GFX-chip may also have been de-lid but didn't stick to the heatsink when removing it. So what I gonna do now? I think I will...

Just a passing thought, but assuming one were to remove the plate covering the board, would replacing it with a custom copper plate help thermals or would it have no effect?

Hi guys, so I have SlimCECH2004b (the 65nm one) and my cpu is running really hot. RSX tops out at about 50 C while cpu will keep climbing until auto fan kicks in at about 70 C. This all happens after i cleaned and repasted my ps3 and set fan to 40% in webman. So what should i do? Try delidding...