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Finally got my old PS3 to stop overheating after a weekend of trying
Three years ago I gave up on it, but last week I opened it up in my garage and replaced the thermal paste for the first time. The fan is quiet now and it runs for hours. Anyone have a good guide for cleaning the power supply vents next?
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lunab971d ago
Did you get all the dust out of the heatsink fins too? That's usually the real killer. For the power supply, iFixit has a teardown with pictures that shows exactly which screws to remove. Just go slow when you unplug the board connectors, those plastic clips are old and brittle now.
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keith2641d ago
Ever think about using a soft paintbrush for the really stuck dust in the fins?
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