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I know there is a few people that own a PS3 on this board and I wanted to give some information to help make sure yours don't end up with the YLOD (that's Yellow Light of Death). Now out of the box the PS3 is brick house when it comes to failure rate. But, the Achilles heel of the PS3 is the thermal paste between the Processor/Graphics Chip and the heat sink. It tends to dry out after a few years. Once the paste is dry the heat isn't getting transferred from the chip to the heat sink properly. Typically it is the Graphics chip that gets so hot it expands and causes the soldered connections on the motherboard to break. Once that happens you will get the YLOD. There is a few things to check for to see if you have an issue. 1) Your PS3 has 3 fan speeds. For me the lowest speed I could hardly hear over my TV. The middle TV I could hear but I didn't need to adjust the sound on my TV and the highest speed it was loud enough that I had to turn the TV up a few notches. Knowing that, turn on your PS3 and let it sit there at the main menu. If it gets to the highest speed in under 5 min you are in danger of getting the YLOD. 2) If you have the PS3 standing upright the PS3 pulls cool air from the top and blows it out the back. If you are feeling cool air coming out the back of the PS3 again you are in danger of the YLOD. Both of the above issues are corrected with a simple cleaning and applying new thermal paste. Check out this site for video's of the PS3 disassemble , cleaning & thermal paste application. It will also give you some tips on how you can make the PS3 run cooler if needed by: Replacing the power supply if you have an early model. The first gen PS3's had a power supply that was over powered and got too hot. You can buy power supplies off Ebay from 80GB & 40GB PS3's to put in the original 20GB & 60GB PS3's. Now I didn't switch the power supply in my unit, but I might in the future. You don't need to disassemble the whole system to get the power supply so it can be easily done later in a few minuets. Also the Original PS3's had a 19 bladed fan. Around March 2007 Sony switched to a 15 bladed fan. The 15 bladed fan is thought to be a bad design and possibly recirculates the hot air back into the case instead of pushing it out the back. My PS3 was built in Jan 2007 so I already have the 19 bladed fan and perhaps it is the reason why I didn't have the YLOD yet. It took me two hours to do the whole job my self. It really wasn't too hard. I would recommend anyone that has an older PS3 (2 years +) to check to see if hot air is coming out the back and the PS3's fan isn't going into high gear within 5min of turning on. If your like me and have the original 60gb model that plays PS2 games you might want to look at this. A few hours of your time and $10 thermal paste and a can or two of compressed air will help you keep your PS3 from dying on you. I did the work Friday night, wasn't home on Saturday but all day Sunday the kids had the PS3 on watching Netflix and it didn't get past the middle fan speed the whole day. And my A/C wasn't on in the house and when I checked the thermostat that is about 8 feet from my PS3 it read 83*. The guy at the end of the video recommends you do this once a year. Tools items you will need to do the work yourself: #00 Phillips tip (I used an eyeglass screw driver, which I had to turn with pliers to get the screws loose.) #1 Phillips tip #2 Phillips tip T10 Security Torx bit (This one has a hole in the center of the bit, I bought a set at Home Depot) Thermal Paste (Arctic Silver 5 from Radio Shack or Dynex Thermal Paste at Best Buy) 1-2 Cans of compressed air Rubbing Alcohol 1 - 2 hours of time and a lot of free space. ( I did the work on my Computer desk so I could watch/pause the video as I did the work)
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My info may be outdated, and correct me if I'm wrong, bit the ylod only affects 40 and 80gb, backwards compatabile ps3's. Of those the failure rate is 2.5%.
I'm not saying you shouldn't do it though. Sounds like something I would screw up and end up breaking something. I'm a bit leery of opening up and tinkering with something I paid $500 bucks for.
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i am sure the mobo is just like a computer's which are simple to work on
i agree that you dont want to tinker with it if the failure rate is 2.5%, but on a motherboard, the only two things that you personally can screw up is pushing on it too hard and cracking it or shocking it with static electricity
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My info may be outdated, and correct me if I'm wrong, bit the ylod only affects 40 and 80gb, backwards compatabile ps3's. Of those the failure rate is 2.5%.
I'm not saying you shouldn't do it though. Sounds like something I would screw up and end up breaking something. I'm a bit leery of opening up and tinkering with something I paid $500 bucks for.
When I got to the Heat sink the thermal paste was dry and cracking. I have the original 60gb. The YLOD effects all PS3's, maybe more so the 40 and 80 gb because they have a bad fan design. But the original 60gb and 20gb has an overpowered power supply that gets hotter than the later PS3's power supply.
After opening, cleaning the dust out and removing/reapplying thermal paste my system is defiantly running cooler. Again, I came home Friday afternoon turned on my PS3 and within 3 min the Fan was on high speed. I did the repair work Friday night. I had my PS3 running all day yesterday when it was 83* in my house and it didn't get to the high speed once.
I can understand you being worried, I was sweating like a pig by time I was done and I paid $600 for mine.
It was either I do the work my self or I could send it to GopherMods which charge $39.99 + S&H. They are in Minnesota and I didn't feel comfortable sending my PS3 out of state to people I don't know. I tried to find a respectable repair shop in the Cleveland Area but I was unsuccessful. After watching the video's I felt it was something I could do myself and after doing it now I would have no problem doing it again in fact I plan to clean it out and put new thermal paste on once a year now until I don't play the PS3 anymore.
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According to this article the PS3 failure rate is at 10% in Sept 2009. web page It has taken longer for the PS3 to start failing because out of the box it is built great, but the thermal paste transfers the heat from the chip to the heatsink and once it starts to dry out (2 - 3 years) is when you have issues.
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So is the fan speed a sure fire way of telling you if you are near the ylod? Meaning you shouldn't get ylod if your fan speed is normal?
If my ps3 was going to the highest fan speed after 5 min being on, I sure as hell would crack it open and apply the paste, because it sounds like you are nearing $150 in repair bills anyway should you go ylod.
My ps3 acts the same as it does the day I bought, but i will keep an "ear" out for the fan speed.
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oh yeah, this article talking about ps3's in the UK had a failure rate at less than 1% http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/18/the...98meh%E2%80%99/the article you linked talked about overall failure rate ,not just ylod. I think its more than 1%, but I also think its a lot less than 10%. I also figure that since the new ps3 slims are made to run quieter, and cooler, ylod on those would be even lower.
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If the fan speed is on high that means it's hot inside the case. So if you turn on the system and just sit at the main menu and within 5 min it is getting to the highest speed then it is getting hot inside very quickly.
The reason this is bad and the reason for the YLOD is the chips (mainly the graphics chip) will begin to expand and contrast when it gets hot and cool. Well if it gets too hot the chip expands too much and damages the soldered connections. Once the connections are bad you get the YLOD.
It is fixable after that happens. Although I don't think I am skilled enough to complete that fix, I would have to send it in. GopherMods offers chip reball service for $139.99.
So if your fan speed is normal then I would say you are not in danger at this moment. But I guarantee that if you have had your system for over two years your paste is dry/drying. So keep an eye on your system and if the fan kicks into high gear too often you should think about getting your system maintenanced.
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oh yeah, this article talking about ps3's in the UK had a failure rate at less than 1%
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/18/the...98meh%E2%80%99/
the article you linked talked about overall failure rate ,not just ylod. I think its more than 1%, but I also think its a lot less than 10%.
I also figure that since the new ps3 slims are made to run quieter, and cooler, ylod on those would be even lower.
Read some of the comments for that article. You should also check out the YLOD thread on the PS forums. It's a major issue and as the system gets older if the thermal paste is not working the chips are going to get too hot for the motherboard.
I'm just trying to get the info out there. It isn't a difficult thing to do. I'm not a big computer builder, I've changed some RAM and HDD's before as well as a Graphics card here or there but nothing major. I felt this cleaning/service work was not harder than doing any service on a PC. If you have installed a graphics card in a PC or changed your RAM then you can open the PS3 and service it just fine.
It's your PS3 and you can do what you want.
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thanks for the info FA. I'd hate for mine to die on me if I can prevent it myself. Can't be much more ridiculous than changing my iPhone battery.
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watched some of the video, i think the hardest part would be keeping track of the screws, and which go where 
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CleveSteve, NP just want to help!!
Buck, Yeah the different screw size, types were kind of annoying but with watching the video while doing the work the guy will remind you what screw to use and the video shows you where they go. It actually was pretty easy. I tried to keep the screws with the components that they held down when I could.
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good advice for PS3 users. This considering all the current game consoles have terrible cooling overall. Since i build computers, i just wanna toss out a few things. Just a few pointers: 1. for thermal paste i recommend Arctic MX-2. Its one of the better thermal pastes out there and its what i currently use....it lowers temps very good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6-020-_-Product 2. after you reapplie your paste, i reccommend regardless oif what system you have get a small standalone deskfan...it does not have to be very big...small and have it blown around your console while playing it. the cooling in these current game systems is terrible...the PS3 slim will get pretty warm to touch the top of it...in my expereince thats not good...more heat = more stress on your parts and paste...I ran a small fan indirectly on my ps3 and the top stayed cool to the touch pretty much....my new xbox 360 stays nice and cool to the touch even after 4+ hours of play....these new game consoles need an outside fan...the cooler you keep your system the better and longer it will last...i can't stress that enough. in my professional opinion of building computers over the last decade...the PS3 and the Xbox 360 have insufficent cooling....it should not get hot...they are small computers....IMO they get too hot for me to be comfortable using them without a external fan...you can get one at walmart for like 6 bucks..mine sits behind my tv and blows "indirectly" on my console...its just ups the amount of cool air getting into the intake port...it makes a world of different...this can lower your consoles inside temps by 5 or 6 degrees which is a huge difference in terms of electronics...less heat = less stress...less stress = console lasts longer. with a fan...i bet that Arctic mx-5 paste could last you 4 or 5 years....its good stuff...as long as you keep it cool...insufficent cooling of these systems put undue stress on the parts inside including your thermal paste... put a small fans by your system and run it while gaming and touch it after 2 hours...you will notice a huge difference in temp. however this is good information for those who have run the ps3 at stock since it came out....I only knew these systems ran too hot just due to experience building computers and servers...i don't like heat....if its warm/semi-hot to the touch...its running too hot.....its why i never use the stock heatsink and fan on computers i build...they run too hot for my likings...the cooler the better. hopefully no one on this thread has any problems with their console. i can't stress though how important getting a small standalone deskfan is....it will so make a world of difference....it will increase the cool air entering your system keeping it all the cooler and that can make a world of difference.
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I noticed my machine running hot early on after buying it. I had to take the shelf it was sitting on in my entertainment center and fit it with drawer slides. Now when I play I slide the shelf out allowing the machine to breathe better. Ever since it rarely reaches the second fan speed.
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my 80gb dec 2007 model has been running like a champ, even in my hot apartment
good looking out on the fan speed though, i want my ps3 to last as long as my ps2, and that's 9+years
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I know there is a few people that own a PS3 on this board and I wanted to give some information to help make sure yours don't end up with the YLOD (that's Yellow Light of Death).
Now out of the box the PS3 is brick house when it comes to failure rate. But, the Achilles heel of the PS3 is the thermal paste between the Processor/Graphics Chip and the heat sink. It tends to dry out after a few years. Once the paste is dry the heat isn't getting transferred from the chip to the heat sink properly. Typically it is the Graphics chip that gets so hot it expands and causes the soldered connections on the motherboard to break. Once that happens you will get the YLOD.
There is a few things to check for to see if you have an issue.
1) Your PS3 has 3 fan speeds. For me the lowest speed I could hardly hear over my TV. The middle TV I could hear but I didn't need to adjust the sound on my TV and the highest speed it was loud enough that I had to turn the TV up a few notches.
Knowing that, turn on your PS3 and let it sit there at the main menu. If it gets to the highest speed in under 5 min you are in danger of getting the YLOD.
2) If you have the PS3 standing upright the PS3 pulls cool air from the top and blows it out the back. If you are feeling cool air coming out the back of the PS3 again you are in danger of the YLOD.
Both of the above issues are corrected with a simple cleaning and applying new thermal paste.
Check out this site for video's of the PS3 disassemble , cleaning & thermal paste application. It will also give you some tips on how you can make the PS3 run cooler if needed by:
Replacing the power supply if you have an early model. The first gen PS3's had a power supply that was over powered and got too hot. You can buy power supplies off Ebay from 80GB & 40GB PS3's to put in the original 20GB & 60GB PS3's. Now I didn't switch the power supply in my unit, but I might in the future. You don't need to disassemble the whole system to get the power supply so it can be easily done later in a few minuets.
Also the Original PS3's had a 19 bladed fan. Around March 2007 Sony switched to a 15 bladed fan. The 15 bladed fan is thought to be a bad design and possibly recirculates the hot air back into the case instead of pushing it out the back. My PS3 was built in Jan 2007 so I already have the 19 bladed fan and perhaps it is the reason why I didn't have the YLOD yet.
It took me two hours to do the whole job my self. It really wasn't too hard. I would recommend anyone that has an older PS3 (2 years +) to check to see if hot air is coming out the back and the PS3's fan isn't going into high gear within 5min of turning on. If your like me and have the original 60gb model that plays PS2 games you might want to look at this.
A few hours of your time and $10 thermal paste and a can or two of compressed air will help you keep your PS3 from dying on you.
I did the work Friday night, wasn't home on Saturday but all day Sunday the kids had the PS3 on watching Netflix and it didn't get past the middle fan speed the whole day. And my A/C wasn't on in the house and when I checked the thermostat that is about 8 feet from my PS3 it read 83*.
The guy at the end of the video recommends you do this once a year.
Tools items you will need to do the work yourself:
#00 Phillips tip (I used an eyeglass screw driver, which I had to turn with pliers to get the screws loose.)
#1 Phillips tip
#2 Phillips tip
T10 Security Torx bit (This one has a hole in the center of the bit, I bought a set at Home Depot)
Thermal Paste (Arctic Silver 5 from Radio Shack or Dynex Thermal Paste at Best Buy)
1-2 Cans of compressed air
Rubbing Alcohol
1 - 2 hours of time and a lot of free space. ( I did the work on my Computer desk so I could watch/pause the video as I did the work)
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I wrote the Squidoo lens that FreeAgent referenced. I have a few things to add.
I disagree about the availability of the 19 blade fan, based on what I know they were alot more common among the PS3s made during the first few months of its launch. Then Sony switched to a 15 blade fan, although 19 blade fans were still installed on a limited basis. My PS3 was built a month after FreeAgent's, and I had a 15 blade fan. So IMO if you have one of these earlier PS3s you are more likely to have a 15 blade fan than a 19 blade one.
Unless you have to, I suggest only replacing the thermal paste once. If you use a quality paste like IC7 it will last the life of the system. If you attempt to replace thermal paste that is not dried out, it will be very difficult to remove the heatsink properly because the thermal paste forms a tight bond between the processors and the heatsink like glue. You could potentially damage the motherboard trying to remove the heatsink.
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Thanks Logical for the additional information. Quote:
I disagree about the availability of the 19 blade fan, based on what I know they were alot more common among the PS3s made during the first few months of its launch. Then Sony switched to a 15 blade fan, although 19 blade fans were still installed on a limited basis. My PS3 was built a month after FreeAgent's, and I had a 15 blade fan.
Not sure what you disagree about, I said that the PS3 had a 19 bladed fan from Nov 2006 till about Mar 2007. My PS3 was build in Jan 2007 and if yours was a month after that would make it Feb 2007, could have been the end of Feb which would make it close to March.
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So IMO if you have one of these earlier PS3s you are more likely to have a 15 blade fan than a 19 blade one.
Maybe you worded this wrong but the earlier PS3's had a 19 bladed fan. Even your web page say's
"Aparently only the earliest manufactured PS3 models had the 19-blade fan installed in them, before Sony switched over to the 15-blade one."
At first I was going to send it to GopherMods and I was having trouble doing the light trick to see if I had a 19bladed fan and there was a few websites that said nearly all Feb models had 19bladed fans and nearly all Mar models had 15bladed fans on the units they have cleaned so that is where I got the estimated time from.
And one last thing, how in the world did you find this site? Did it come up on a search or are you a browns fan?
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probably searched for his domain. It's in your post.
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Thanks Logical for the additional information.
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I disagree about the availability of the 19 blade fan, based on what I know they were alot more common among the PS3s made during the first few months of its launch. Then Sony switched to a 15 blade fan, although 19 blade fans were still installed on a limited basis. My PS3 was built a month after FreeAgent's, and I had a 15 blade fan.
Not sure what you disagree about, I said that the PS3 had a 19 bladed fan from Nov 2006 till about Mar 2007. My PS3 was build in Jan 2007 and if yours was a month after that would make it Feb 2007, could have been the end of Feb which would make it close to March.
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So IMO if you have one of these earlier PS3s you are more likely to have a 15 blade fan than a 19 blade one.
Maybe you worded this wrong but the earlier PS3's had a 19 bladed fan. Even your web page say's
"Aparently only the earliest manufactured PS3 models had the 19-blade fan installed in them, before Sony switched over to the 15-blade one."
At first I was going to send it to GopherMods and I was having trouble doing the light trick to see if I had a 19bladed fan and there was a few websites that said nearly all Feb models had 19bladed fans and nearly all Mar models had 15bladed fans on the units they have cleaned so that is where I got the estimated time from.
And one last thing, how in the world did you find this site? Did it come up on a search or are you a browns fan?
Sorry if I wasn't clear. What I mean to say is that (what I have read) the 19 blade fan was most common with the first batch of PS3 sold during the launch window. After that Sony largely switched over to the 15 blade fans, although some 19 blade fans were put in PS3s in a limited basis. BTW Sony only made the 60GB until March 07.
Basically I just wanted to emphasize from all the 60GB PS3s made you are more likely to have a 15 blade fan rather than a 19 blade fan, IMO. You stated that Sony switched over to the 15 blade fan in March 2007, which I know is not the case, it happened much earlier than that.
I found this site through a log that showed sites linked to my Squidoo lens...
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If you attempt to replace thermal paste that is not dried out, it will be very difficult to remove the heatsink properly because the thermal paste forms a tight bond between the processors and the heatsink like glue. You could potentially damage the motherboard trying to remove the heatsink
So after reading this thread I've been keeping an eye on my fan speeds. Last week I was watching tru grit (blu ray) in my apartment, and it was about 86 degrees with some humidity. After about 15 minutes the fan speed went through each speed up to the third (highest). I then turned off the ps3 because I was paranoid.
Yesterday I finished the movie, 84 degrees and lower humidity, and it didnt go higher than 2nd fan speed, although it did hit the 2nd speed in about 5min. Would people consider this "normal" ps3 operation? I might replace the paste sooner than later, but logical dolphin said I could do damage if I still have paste on the heat sink?
Right now my best defense is turning the ps3 off if the high fan speed comes on. It's only happened once in the past few months. I mainly use ps3 for blu ray and Netflix.
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I don't think it is uncommon for the PS3 in a warm room to get to the high fan speed while playing games or watching Blurays. However if you have had the PS3 for 3+ years I don't see how the factory paste is still good.
Logical is saying that once you replace it, if you used good thermal paste like IC7 you should not need to replace it again after that.
Logical is more knowledgeable on the subject than me so hopefully he/she will return and answer your question.
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If you attempt to replace thermal paste that is not dried out, it will be very difficult to remove the heatsink properly because the thermal paste forms a tight bond between the processors and the heatsink like glue. You could potentially damage the motherboard trying to remove the heatsink
So after reading this thread I've been keeping an eye on my fan speeds. Last week I was watching tru grit (blu ray) in my apartment, and it was about 86 degrees with some humidity. After about 15 minutes the fan speed went through each speed up to the third (highest). I then turned off the ps3 because I was paranoid.
Yesterday I finished the movie, 84 degrees and lower humidity, and it didnt go higher than 2nd fan speed, although it did hit the 2nd speed in about 5min. Would people consider this "normal" ps3 operation? I might replace the paste sooner than later, but logical dolphin said I could do damage if I still have paste on the heat sink?
Right now my best defense is turning the ps3 off if the high fan speed comes on. It's only happened once in the past few months. I mainly use ps3 for blu ray and Netflix.
What I meant to say is that you could cause damage to your PS3 if you open a PS3 with "fresh" thermal paste on it. If your PS3 is several years old it shouldn't be difficult to remove the heatsink at all. You don't need to wait for your original paste to dry out.
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If you attempt to replace thermal paste that is not dried out, it will be very difficult to remove the heatsink properly because the thermal paste forms a tight bond between the processors and the heatsink like glue. You could potentially damage the motherboard trying to remove the heatsink
So after reading this thread I've been keeping an eye on my fan speeds. Last week I was watching tru grit (blu ray) in my apartment, and it was about 86 degrees with some humidity. After about 15 minutes the fan speed went through each speed up to the third (highest). I then turned off the ps3 because I was paranoid.
Yesterday I finished the movie, 84 degrees and lower humidity, and it didnt go higher than 2nd fan speed, although it did hit the 2nd speed in about 5min. Would people consider this "normal" ps3 operation? I might replace the paste sooner than later, but logical dolphin said I could do damage if I still have paste on the heat sink?
Right now my best defense is turning the ps3 off if the high fan speed comes on. It's only happened once in the past few months. I mainly use ps3 for blu ray and Netflix.
What I meant to say is that you could cause damage to your PS3 if you open a PS3 with "fresh" thermal paste on it. If your PS3 is several years old it shouldn't be difficult to remove the heatsink at all. You don't need to wait for your original paste to dry out.
You have any dieas on replacing the laser in a PS3? I am almost positive that that is the problem with my old PS3, and I would like to fix it if possible. It suddenly started freezing up, but only during games. The HD and all the downloaded PS1 games I had work just fine, it only malfunctions when I have a PS3 game in it. Even DVDs work fine.
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If you attempt to replace thermal paste that is not dried out, it will be very difficult to remove the heatsink properly because the thermal paste forms a tight bond between the processors and the heatsink like glue. You could potentially damage the motherboard trying to remove the heatsink
So after reading this thread I've been keeping an eye on my fan speeds. Last week I was watching tru grit (blu ray) in my apartment, and it was about 86 degrees with some humidity. After about 15 minutes the fan speed went through each speed up to the third (highest). I then turned off the ps3 because I was paranoid.
Yesterday I finished the movie, 84 degrees and lower humidity, and it didnt go higher than 2nd fan speed, although it did hit the 2nd speed in about 5min. Would people consider this "normal" ps3 operation? I might replace the paste sooner than later, but logical dolphin said I could do damage if I still have paste on the heat sink?
Right now my best defense is turning the ps3 off if the high fan speed comes on. It's only happened once in the past few months. I mainly use ps3 for blu ray and Netflix.
What I meant to say is that you could cause damage to your PS3 if you open a PS3 with "fresh" thermal paste on it. If your PS3 is several years old it shouldn't be difficult to remove the heatsink at all. You don't need to wait for your original paste to dry out.
You have any dieas on replacing the laser in a PS3? I am almost positive that that is the problem with my old PS3, and I would like to fix it if possible. It suddenly started freezing up, but only during games. The HD and all the downloaded PS1 games I had work just fine, it only malfunctions when I have a PS3 game in it. Even DVDs work fine.
There are plenty of videos on Youtube that show you how to replace your laser. You just need to identify what laser module model you need, based on your system model. While changing your laser is cheaper yourself is cheaper than having a repair shop do it, it can also be a delicate procedure, so you need to decide if you will do it yourself...
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So im a little worried, I replaced the thermal paste last night and everything went smooth, my buddy did most of the work as he has built/rebuilt dozens of computers. I threw in Tiger woods to see how the fan speed would react, the fan kicked into first gear in a couple minutes, then the second speed (one from the highest) a few minutes later. It was 80 degrees in my apt and I was just building a golfer, not playing Modern Warfare or anything. Im afraid we put too much Arctic Silver on. I put a thin line down one side of a chip, then spread it across, then added a thin line down the portion of the other side to fill in a gap. My buddy, said thats not enough. So on the other chip he put on about a dime sized amount on the other chip and smoothed it over. Hopefully this is just an issue of curing time? Im gonna watch a blu ray tonight, now im hoping the system just resorts to what it used to do, second fan speed 10-15 minutes into a blu ray, and performance improves with cure time 
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You are probably fine. If your room temperature is 80 degrees, the fan speeds will go to the higher levels anyway.
I don't really recommend the way you had the thermal paste applied, I recommend the pea spread method so there aren't any air pockets that form in the paste.
Although it takes 200 hours for AS5 to cure the actual temperature difference between when it is first applied and when it is cured is only a few degrees at best...
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Didn't think it needed its own topic, but I figured I'd just use this one.
Whoever reccomended me that wireless extender, thanks, my signal is now running at a constant 99-100% in my living room.
I was getting 50% at most, because of the way my apartment is set up, the pipes in the bathroom were likely blocking the strength of my signal.
I can't remember for the life of me who reccomended it, but thanks.
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Didn't think it needed its own topic, but I figured I'd just use this one.
Whoever reccomended me that wireless extender, thanks, my signal is now running at a constant 99-100% in my living room.
I was getting 50% at most, because of the way my apartment is set up, the pipes in the bathroom were likely blocking the strength of my signal.
I can't remember for the life of me who reccomended it, but thanks.
You're Welcome!! 
Glad it works, my Aunt and Uncle are having similar issues with their home network and I will suggest the range extender for them.
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