miked wrote:The PS3 also has a ton of different arrangements with the fans too. My 40gb CECHG01 model takes in air from the front and right sides and exhausts it out of the back through 2 fans. It seems to work well in this configuration and never has it felt more than slightly warm, even after a 2 hour gaming session.
Niode wrote:Now in regards to the PS3 when it is laid down (not upright), the air is pulled in from the little slots on the left hand side of the console (with the blu-ray drive slot facing you). If you stand it up, you are closing the air-intake off and therefore restricting the amount of cool air that can enter the machine, therefore driving temperatures up.
The PS3 should be laid down at all times with clear access for air intake on both sides of the machine. It must be allowed to ventilate.
Niode you are one smart cookie! Thankyou! Maybe should engrave your notes on the Sony website. I bet even now, some readers are laying those PS3's flat.
Lookey, there are slots on the left side hiding towards the base below the Hard Drive. It is completely covered when sitting like a tumbling tower of bricks or should I say BRICK. No airflow from left side causing heat to rise inside like the rising of my blood pressure when I saw that ugly Yellow Light.
To Sony, a Raspberry for misleading information. The replacement when it arrives will have PS Logo permanently set to Desktop mode!
EDIT
Since March 23rd, son's PS3 still running. Long term? Who knows, but do feel better going horizontal.
I wasn't talking about which way to lay the console, just that different PS3 fat models have different fan arrangements. By modmans description, his hot air exits on the right side of the console and cool air comes in the back. Mine is complete opposite as demonstrated in the crappy paint edited pic:
Oh I just meant it as a joke! You know, it gets hot and that is not cool... Damn it, now it's ruined!
Sorry. Just wanted to point out 360s in the same predicament.
Stepping on eggs here. Owning any current Gen machine isn't cool in a literal way or in my case cool with last Gen PS2 with HDAdvance/HDLoader convenience. Son's PS3 is forever stuck with the Firmware downgrades and YLOD unreliability no-lead solder.
CRTGAMER wrote:
Sorry. Just wanted to point out 360s in the same predicament.
Stepping on eggs here. Owning any current Gen machine isn't cool in a literal way or in my case cool with last Gen PS2 with HDAdvance/HDLoader convenience. Son's PS3 is forever stuck with the Firmware downgrades and YLOD unreliability no-lead solder.
It's cool! (he he, get it?) It's sometimes hard to make out a joke when it's written in plane text.
...Still thought it was funny, though
"Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. I'm off to play Sega"-HAL 9000
CRTGAMER wrote:
Sorry. Just wanted to point out 360s in the same predicament.
Stepping on eggs here. Owning any current Gen machine isn't cool in a literal way or in my case cool with last Gen PS2 with HDAdvance/HDLoader convenience. Son's PS3 is forever stuck with the Firmware downgrades and YLOD unreliability no-lead solder.
It's cool! (he he, get it?) It's sometimes hard to make out a joke when it's written in plane text.
...Still thought it was funny, though
Heh, Captive audience, you're killing me with the dead horse.
CRTGAMER wrote:
Sorry. Just wanted to point out 360s in the same predicament.
Stepping on eggs here. Owning any current Gen machine isn't cool in a literal way or in my case cool with last Gen PS2 with HDAdvance/HDLoader convenience. Son's PS3 is forever stuck with the Firmware downgrades and YLOD unreliability no-lead solder.
It's cool! (he he, get it?) It's sometimes hard to make out a joke when it's written in plane text.
...Still thought it was funny, though
Heh, Captive audience, you're killing me with the dead horse.
Well, you know what they say... You can't lead a dead horse to water but you can beat someone to death with it!
"Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. I'm off to play Sega"-HAL 9000
CRTGAMER wrote:Note that in your pic the "bottom" hard drive air holes are blocked.
Totally different from the other models. 60GB systems operate like this:
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The bottom air holes are pointless anyway as the HDD sits in an fully enclosed plastic box once the little cover is on the bottom with no air flow from the rear fans able to reach it.
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Genesis - Nomad - SegaCD - GameGear - Sega Saturn - Dreamcast - NES - SNES - N64 - Gamecube - Wii - Playstation - PSone & LCD - PS2 - PS3 - Xbox - 3DS
Niode wrote:Send him a dodgy cheque. Make it out to Scammy McScammerson.
