Mimoso
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Hello, first time posting on psx-place.
Ps: sorry in advance about any mistakes over my english writing skills, english is not my native language, and i'm trying not to use translator anymore.
The thread:
I've seen alot of posts and videos over this comunity before i bought a PS3 myself. The time has come. I bought 2x PHAT (FAT) units, one CECHG01 (read about it being awful) and a CECHP01 (better than CECHG over temps, 65nm RSX/65nm CELL). Both units bought on FEV-MAR 2024.
About CECHG01:
Got this unit as "original and working perfectly", i was waiting for its problems since i had some reading about PS3 PHAT models and this one had some issues.
At first yes, it does bootup and keep on at XMB without any problem, temps keep steady on XMB. I installed HEN+WEBMAN to take a look into its temps, sometimes it got 70ºC++ on XMB, so i decided to repaste. I did, temps keep high and it turns off when playing some games (aka TLOU and Infamous 2, very demanding games). Then, i decide to DELID it and, it worked. I used some techniques that i saw, over spattulas and others.
For RSX i used a simple spattula and push it over, without heating, it was pretty easy. RSX done.
For CELL, i heat it up with a Vonder STV150 for about 40 secs - 1minute on 300ºC, cut off its silicone with OLFA+Razor blade (as Wielki Elektronik). Cell done.
Repaste all of it, turned on, boom, it works. Temps got better, but still had YLOD at some point playing games.
I used NOCTUA NT-H1-10 as thermal paste, since i had a spare one.
So i had to get SYSCON (as i read over this forum and many videos over YT as rip-felix and others, greets to you all). This is CECHG SYSCON ERRORS that i got using "PS3 ADVANCED TOOLS" at first:
About CECHP01:
Got this unit as "original and with issues playing some games", i doubt at first, tought that a simple repaste would work, since CECHP is a better and last revision of PS3 PHAT (CECHP and CECHQ), with 65nm/65nm.
At first yes, it does bootup and keep on at XMB without any problem, temps keep steady on XMB. I installed HEN+WEBMAN to take a look into its temps, it has better temps than CECHG but still not good. I decided to repaste it
For RSX i used my Vonder STV150 and a spattula, easier than first try at CECHG (since this time i got the Vonder).
For CELL, i heat it up with a Vonder STV150 for about 40 secs - 1minute on 300ºC, cut off its silicone with OLFA+Razor blade (as Wielki Elektronik). Cell done.
Repaste all of it, turned on, boom, it works. Temps got better, but still had YLOD at some point. playing games, at XMB it keeps steady.
I used NOCTUA NT-H1-10 as thermal paste, since i had a spare one.
So i had to get SYSCON (as i read over this forum and many videos over YT as rip-felix and others, greets to you all). This is CECHP SYSCON that i got using "PS3 ADVANCED TOOLS" at first:
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So i'm wondering if i need to change their NECTOKINS with TANTULUM or their problems are deeper than i tought. I took some time to read and compare their SYSCON with "PS3 DEV WIKI - SYSCON ERRORS" and some of then are related to NECTOKINS failing.
I never had solder anything, but at same time i think that i'll be able to do if have to do so. I have some "experience" over PC builds, so i took care over disassembly/assembly both PS3.
I can't "reball" them if needed.
What is your opinion over this?
Thanks.
Ps: sorry in advance about any mistakes over my english writing skills, english is not my native language, and i'm trying not to use translator anymore.
The thread:
I've seen alot of posts and videos over this comunity before i bought a PS3 myself. The time has come. I bought 2x PHAT (FAT) units, one CECHG01 (read about it being awful) and a CECHP01 (better than CECHG over temps, 65nm RSX/65nm CELL). Both units bought on FEV-MAR 2024.
About CECHG01:
Got this unit as "original and working perfectly", i was waiting for its problems since i had some reading about PS3 PHAT models and this one had some issues.
At first yes, it does bootup and keep on at XMB without any problem, temps keep steady on XMB. I installed HEN+WEBMAN to take a look into its temps, sometimes it got 70ºC++ on XMB, so i decided to repaste. I did, temps keep high and it turns off when playing some games (aka TLOU and Infamous 2, very demanding games). Then, i decide to DELID it and, it worked. I used some techniques that i saw, over spattulas and others.
For RSX i used a simple spattula and push it over, without heating, it was pretty easy. RSX done.
For CELL, i heat it up with a Vonder STV150 for about 40 secs - 1minute on 300ºC, cut off its silicone with OLFA+Razor blade (as Wielki Elektronik). Cell done.
Repaste all of it, turned on, boom, it works. Temps got better, but still had YLOD at some point playing games.
I used NOCTUA NT-H1-10 as thermal paste, since i had a spare one.
So i had to get SYSCON (as i read over this forum and many videos over YT as rip-felix and others, greets to you all). This is CECHG SYSCON ERRORS that i got using "PS3 ADVANCED TOOLS" at first:
Bringup Count: 1568, Shutdown Count: 1379
Runtime: 92 Days, 14 Hours, 28 Minutes, 8 Seconds
Error Log
01: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 23:15:46 2005
02: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 23:12:21 2005
03: A0801701 Sat Dec 31 23:12:21 2005
04: A0901001 Sat Dec 31 23:11:14 2005
05: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 07:56:38 2005
06: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 07:31:05 2005
07: A0901001 Sat Dec 31 06:42:03 2005
08: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 06:18:31 2005
09: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 04:44:08 2005
10: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 04:31:37 2005
11: A0801701 Sat Dec 31 04:31:37 2005
12: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 03:18:48 2005
13: A0801200 Sat Dec 31 00:04:04 2005
14: A0801002 Wed Mar 6 20:38:45 2024
15: A0801001 Fri Dec 22 04:48:23 2023
16: A0801001 Fri Dec 22 04:46:40 2023
17: A0801001 Wed Jul 12 21:55:08 2023
18: A0801701 Wed Jul 12 21:55:08 2023
19: A0801001 Thu Feb 23 23:29:49 2023
20: A0801001 Mon Feb 20 00:17:50 2023
21: A0801001 Mon Feb 20 00:14:18 2023
22: A0801200 Sun Feb 19 20:26:30 2023
23: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 21:04:03 2023
24: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 20:26:45 2023
25: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 04:47:15 2023
26: A0801001 Fri Feb 3 00:35:40 2023
27: A0801701 Fri Feb 3 00:35:40 2023
28: A0801200 Thu Feb 2 20:53:55 2023
29: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:14:12 2023
30: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:13:41 2023
31: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:12:50 2023
32: FFFFFFFF Wed Feb 1 21:12:16 2023
Runtime: 92 Days, 14 Hours, 28 Minutes, 8 Seconds
Error Log
01: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 23:15:46 2005
02: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 23:12:21 2005
03: A0801701 Sat Dec 31 23:12:21 2005
04: A0901001 Sat Dec 31 23:11:14 2005
05: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 07:56:38 2005
06: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 07:31:05 2005
07: A0901001 Sat Dec 31 06:42:03 2005
08: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 06:18:31 2005
09: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 04:44:08 2005
10: A0801001 Sat Dec 31 04:31:37 2005
11: A0801701 Sat Dec 31 04:31:37 2005
12: A0801002 Sat Dec 31 03:18:48 2005
13: A0801200 Sat Dec 31 00:04:04 2005
14: A0801002 Wed Mar 6 20:38:45 2024
15: A0801001 Fri Dec 22 04:48:23 2023
16: A0801001 Fri Dec 22 04:46:40 2023
17: A0801001 Wed Jul 12 21:55:08 2023
18: A0801701 Wed Jul 12 21:55:08 2023
19: A0801001 Thu Feb 23 23:29:49 2023
20: A0801001 Mon Feb 20 00:17:50 2023
21: A0801001 Mon Feb 20 00:14:18 2023
22: A0801200 Sun Feb 19 20:26:30 2023
23: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 21:04:03 2023
24: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 20:26:45 2023
25: A0801002 Fri Feb 3 04:47:15 2023
26: A0801001 Fri Feb 3 00:35:40 2023
27: A0801701 Fri Feb 3 00:35:40 2023
28: A0801200 Thu Feb 2 20:53:55 2023
29: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:14:12 2023
30: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:13:41 2023
31: A0801200 Wed Feb 1 21:12:50 2023
32: FFFFFFFF Wed Feb 1 21:12:16 2023
About CECHP01:
Got this unit as "original and with issues playing some games", i doubt at first, tought that a simple repaste would work, since CECHP is a better and last revision of PS3 PHAT (CECHP and CECHQ), with 65nm/65nm.
At first yes, it does bootup and keep on at XMB without any problem, temps keep steady on XMB. I installed HEN+WEBMAN to take a look into its temps, it has better temps than CECHG but still not good. I decided to repaste it
For RSX i used my Vonder STV150 and a spattula, easier than first try at CECHG (since this time i got the Vonder).
For CELL, i heat it up with a Vonder STV150 for about 40 secs - 1minute on 300ºC, cut off its silicone with OLFA+Razor blade (as Wielki Elektronik). Cell done.
Repaste all of it, turned on, boom, it works. Temps got better, but still had YLOD at some point. playing games, at XMB it keeps steady.
I used NOCTUA NT-H1-10 as thermal paste, since i had a spare one.
So i had to get SYSCON (as i read over this forum and many videos over YT as rip-felix and others, greets to you all). This is CECHP SYSCON that i got using "PS3 ADVANCED TOOLS" at first:
Bringup Count: 2238, Shutdown Count: 2027
Runtime: 182 Days, 1 Hours, 42 Minutes, 49 Seconds
Error Log
01: A0802124 Sun Jan 1 00:10:42 2006
02: A0801002 Sun Jan 1 00:10:42 2006
03: A0802124 Sun Jan 1 00:32:45 2006
04: A0801002 Sun Jan 1 00:32:45 2006
05: A0802124 Fri Mar 15 23:36:34 2024
06: A0802124 Fri Mar 15 23:36:34 2024
07: A0801002 Fri Mar 15 23:36:33 2024
08: A0802124 Tue Mar 5 10:23:26 2024
09: A0802124 Tue Mar 5 10:23:26 2024
10: A0801002 Tue Mar 5 10:23:25 2024
11: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:38:01 2024
12: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:38:01 2024
13: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:37:45 2024
14: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:35:05 2024
15: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:35:05 2024
16: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:34:49 2024
17: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:31:18 2024
18: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:31:18 2024
19: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:31:02 2024
20: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:28:52 2024
21: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:28:52 2024
22: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:28:51 2024
23: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:28:36 2024
24: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:26:08 2024
25: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:26:07 2024
26: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:25:52 2024
27: A0802124 Sun Mar 3 10:12:14 2024
28: A0802124 Sun Mar 3 10:12:13 2024
29: A0801002 Sun Mar 3 10:12:13 2024
30: A0802124 Mon Feb 26 07:57:00 2024
31: A0802124 Mon Feb 26 07:56:59 2024
32: FFFFFFFF Fri Dec 31 23:59:59 1999
Runtime: 182 Days, 1 Hours, 42 Minutes, 49 Seconds
Error Log
01: A0802124 Sun Jan 1 00:10:42 2006
02: A0801002 Sun Jan 1 00:10:42 2006
03: A0802124 Sun Jan 1 00:32:45 2006
04: A0801002 Sun Jan 1 00:32:45 2006
05: A0802124 Fri Mar 15 23:36:34 2024
06: A0802124 Fri Mar 15 23:36:34 2024
07: A0801002 Fri Mar 15 23:36:33 2024
08: A0802124 Tue Mar 5 10:23:26 2024
09: A0802124 Tue Mar 5 10:23:26 2024
10: A0801002 Tue Mar 5 10:23:25 2024
11: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:38:01 2024
12: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:38:01 2024
13: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:37:45 2024
14: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:35:05 2024
15: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:35:05 2024
16: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:34:49 2024
17: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:31:18 2024
18: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:31:18 2024
19: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:31:02 2024
20: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:28:52 2024
21: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:28:52 2024
22: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:28:51 2024
23: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:28:36 2024
24: A0802124 Mon Mar 4 08:26:08 2024
25: A0801002 Mon Mar 4 08:26:07 2024
26: A0802022 Mon Mar 4 08:25:52 2024
27: A0802124 Sun Mar 3 10:12:14 2024
28: A0802124 Sun Mar 3 10:12:13 2024
29: A0801002 Sun Mar 3 10:12:13 2024
30: A0802124 Mon Feb 26 07:57:00 2024
31: A0802124 Mon Feb 26 07:56:59 2024
32: FFFFFFFF Fri Dec 31 23:59:59 1999
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So i'm wondering if i need to change their NECTOKINS with TANTULUM or their problems are deeper than i tought. I took some time to read and compare their SYSCON with "PS3 DEV WIKI - SYSCON ERRORS" and some of then are related to NECTOKINS failing.
I never had solder anything, but at same time i think that i'll be able to do if have to do so. I have some "experience" over PC builds, so i took care over disassembly/assembly both PS3.
I can't "reball" them if needed.
What is your opinion over this?
Thanks.
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