pingponghs
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Skip this paragraph if you don't care about the rant.
Bought a used PS3 Slim which I was told was perfectly functional and what seemed like an original DS3, via Facebook Marketplace. I wasn't in for much hacky stuff, just some CFW and go play games. First thing I noticed when I got home was it didn't read discs. After confronting the seller and arguing a bit he found that hotfix in which you have to tilt the console for it to read. Fine. I got around with that for some months. The DS3 wasn't original either. FINE.But then I wanted to open it up to change the thermal paste because it sometimes crashed while in-game. I can't talk about what I witnessed as dust, because it was, in its most literal definition, plainly dirt; let me tell you, this man must live in an ancient temple. This certainly wasn't natural. Long story short, I probably fucked up when pulling the motherboard out with too much force and probably broke the BGA. Turn it on, it switches right off. 3 0 3 4.
TLDR now I've got a console that needs a reballing AND has a faulty BD drive.
One of my options is go reball it. Pros are I pay and get it back up and running in no time, and I lose zero files, maybe. Cons are that I keep having to deal with the faulty BD reader, and maybe 3034 was also influenced by something else (this console was too fucked up inside for me to completely trust this is a BGA problem and not also an RSX in its way to death).
Another one of my options is sell it as it is and buy a refurbished one. Pros are I don't have to worry about what I'm buying anymore. Cons are I lose my saves (not many, luckily), refurbished PS3s are out of my current budget so I have to wait (oh no!) and save money, and, this is a question, how much money can I get for a PS3 both dead and with a dying BDD? Here in Argentina dead PS3s without a dead reader sell for 35 bucks and not much more...
A third option is first reballing it then selling it with a faulty drive.You tell me if this is a good idea.
What do you think I should do? Anything is welcome.
Bought a used PS3 Slim which I was told was perfectly functional and what seemed like an original DS3, via Facebook Marketplace. I wasn't in for much hacky stuff, just some CFW and go play games. First thing I noticed when I got home was it didn't read discs. After confronting the seller and arguing a bit he found that hotfix in which you have to tilt the console for it to read. Fine. I got around with that for some months. The DS3 wasn't original either. FINE.But then I wanted to open it up to change the thermal paste because it sometimes crashed while in-game. I can't talk about what I witnessed as dust, because it was, in its most literal definition, plainly dirt; let me tell you, this man must live in an ancient temple. This certainly wasn't natural. Long story short, I probably fucked up when pulling the motherboard out with too much force and probably broke the BGA. Turn it on, it switches right off. 3 0 3 4.
TLDR now I've got a console that needs a reballing AND has a faulty BD drive.
One of my options is go reball it. Pros are I pay and get it back up and running in no time, and I lose zero files, maybe. Cons are that I keep having to deal with the faulty BD reader, and maybe 3034 was also influenced by something else (this console was too fucked up inside for me to completely trust this is a BGA problem and not also an RSX in its way to death).
Another one of my options is sell it as it is and buy a refurbished one. Pros are I don't have to worry about what I'm buying anymore. Cons are I lose my saves (not many, luckily), refurbished PS3s are out of my current budget so I have to wait (oh no!) and save money, and, this is a question, how much money can I get for a PS3 both dead and with a dying BDD? Here in Argentina dead PS3s without a dead reader sell for 35 bucks and not much more...
A third option is first reballing it then selling it with a faulty drive.You tell me if this is a good idea.
What do you think I should do? Anything is welcome.
