Hi everyone
I recently watched RIP-Felix's video on PS3's YLOD and I want to express my appreciation for the time, effort, and passion that he and this community have dedicated to this issue. The video was highly informative and detailed, and I enjoyed how it presented the story from the beginning. It was eye-opening to learn how the community gradually uncovered the PS3's "Achilles heel," and I sat glued the entire video. My emotions shifted from anxiety to relief as RIP-Felix explained that all PS3's manufactured between 2006 to mid-2008 were likely defective and that 65nm chips could also be vulnerable before bringing the attention to recent, impressive efforts to replace the faulty RSX chips with good 45nm ones. It was like being told that your heart has a genetic problem, and you will die soon, to then getting news that a transplant is possible, and a donor has been found.
I purchased my CECHC04 PS3 during the European launch on March 23, 2007, and fortunately, it has never failed me. I remember when the first rumors of YLOD began to surface, and people had various theories and "solutions" as RIP-Felix describes in his video. I always hesitated to cut into the case or apply crude reflow methods, and I acknowledged that the airflow in the case was expertly engineered.
Ever since I first got my PS3, I made sure to keep it well-ventilated, and always kept and ear on the fan speed. I was 15 years old at the time and had saved up quite a lot to afford it, so I wasn't about to just break it. Just a year later, I opened it up to clean and re-paste it since there were reports circulating of bad thermal paste. Since then, I have done it once every year. In 2012, I installed all-new thermal pads and upgraded it to a CECHA 19-blade fan (which I plan to replace soon since it sounds like it has a bearing that is starting to go bad). Until the PS4 was released, I used my PS3 for approximately 10-12 hours a week; it has dropped to around 30 hours a year post PS4.
Recently, I used it to play Resistance FOM Split-screen with two friends, and it handled it fine without the fan speeding up to worrying levels. As the years have progressed, I have been intrigued by the various theories and proposed fixes. I never had the courage to do the re-capping, and honestly, I always doubted the quality of the replacement capacitors that were recommended. RIP-Felix's video confirmed my suspicions.
Now that I have discovered this community, I would like to install custom FW on it to control the fan speed and hopefully keep my PS3 operational for another 16 years (it's wild to think that so much time has passed). anyway that's enough rambling. I'm looking forward to being a part of this community. Cheers!
I recently watched RIP-Felix's video on PS3's YLOD and I want to express my appreciation for the time, effort, and passion that he and this community have dedicated to this issue. The video was highly informative and detailed, and I enjoyed how it presented the story from the beginning. It was eye-opening to learn how the community gradually uncovered the PS3's "Achilles heel," and I sat glued the entire video. My emotions shifted from anxiety to relief as RIP-Felix explained that all PS3's manufactured between 2006 to mid-2008 were likely defective and that 65nm chips could also be vulnerable before bringing the attention to recent, impressive efforts to replace the faulty RSX chips with good 45nm ones. It was like being told that your heart has a genetic problem, and you will die soon, to then getting news that a transplant is possible, and a donor has been found. I purchased my CECHC04 PS3 during the European launch on March 23, 2007, and fortunately, it has never failed me. I remember when the first rumors of YLOD began to surface, and people had various theories and "solutions" as RIP-Felix describes in his video. I always hesitated to cut into the case or apply crude reflow methods, and I acknowledged that the airflow in the case was expertly engineered.
Ever since I first got my PS3, I made sure to keep it well-ventilated, and always kept and ear on the fan speed. I was 15 years old at the time and had saved up quite a lot to afford it, so I wasn't about to just break it. Just a year later, I opened it up to clean and re-paste it since there were reports circulating of bad thermal paste. Since then, I have done it once every year. In 2012, I installed all-new thermal pads and upgraded it to a CECHA 19-blade fan (which I plan to replace soon since it sounds like it has a bearing that is starting to go bad). Until the PS4 was released, I used my PS3 for approximately 10-12 hours a week; it has dropped to around 30 hours a year post PS4.
Recently, I used it to play Resistance FOM Split-screen with two friends, and it handled it fine without the fan speeding up to worrying levels. As the years have progressed, I have been intrigued by the various theories and proposed fixes. I never had the courage to do the re-capping, and honestly, I always doubted the quality of the replacement capacitors that were recommended. RIP-Felix's video confirmed my suspicions.
Now that I have discovered this community, I would like to install custom FW on it to control the fan speed and hopefully keep my PS3 operational for another 16 years (it's wild to think that so much time has passed). anyway that's enough rambling. I'm looking forward to being a part of this community. Cheers!
