Is there a problem with my PS3 Slim? Is getting hot on the top toward the back.

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#1 soulreaper-4
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In like 30 minutes to one hour my Slim gets hot on the top toward the back where the power supply is. I'm not to sure if this is normal, and no i isn't overheating and shutting down. Is yours the same?

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#2 Windblade91
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where do you have it placed? if the area is enclosed all the air it's venting out isnt escaping which makes it hotter and whats hot? if its warm that normal, if its like REALLY hot then, like i said venting, or you could get it exchanged
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#3 LoG-Sacrament
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i heard that slims get a little hotter than the old fats. and as someone else said, make sure it has lots of space to breath.
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#4 soulreaper-4
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[QUOTE="Windblade91"]where do you have it placed? if the area is enclosed all the air it's venting out isnt escaping which makes it hotter and whats hot? if its warm that normal, if its like REALLY hot then, like i said venting, or you could get it exchanged

It is place vertically and is only getting hot were the power supply in the slim is. I have find a lot of people with slim doing this.
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In like 30 minutes to one hour my Slim gets hot on the top toward the back where the power supply is. I'm not to sure if this is normal, and no i isn't overheating and shutting down. Is yours the same?

soulreaper-4
what are you doin feelin on your PlayStation weirdo....
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#6 play_thegame
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maybe going over to change the game disk? or charge his controller? or maybe he is a wierdo and likes to sodomise his playstation (ala the air vent which if he does you have to be quick to avoid the fan. i find a pegging action works best :D)
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It's a BOMB!
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maybe going over to change the game disk? or charge his controller? or maybe he is a wierdo and likes to sodomise his playstation (ala the air vent which if he does you have to be quick to avoid the fan. i find a pegging action works best :D) play_thegame
as_h_l_ i was changing it to vertical position after turning it off.
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[QUOTE="soulreaper-4"]

In like 30 minutes to one hour my Slim gets hot on the top toward the back where the power supply is. I'm not to sure if this is normal, and no i isn't overheating and shutting down. Is yours the same?

donmega1

what are you doin feelin on your PlayStation weirdo....

LOL, I do it all the time. Mine too gets hot in the back left by the power supply, I think it's normal. I have not had any problems with it yet and I use it kind of a lot between movies and games.

LOL, I show it no mercy!!!:twisted:

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#10 soulreaper-4
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[QUOTE="donmega1"][QUOTE="soulreaper-4"]

In like 30 minutes to one hour my Slim gets hot on the top toward the back where the power supply is. I'm not to sure if this is normal, and no i isn't overheating and shutting down. Is yours the same?

gregbmil

what are you doin feelin on your PlayStation weirdo....

LOL, I do it all the time. Mine too gets hot in the back left by the power supply, I think it's normal. I have not had any problems with it yet and I use it kind of a lot between movies and games.

LOL, I show it no mercy!!!:twisted:

Maybe it is caused by the the power supply and since the system is slimmer all components and the power supply are closer to the top.

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Whats with everyone being paranoid with their systems? Machines get hot as they are kept on, of COURSE its normal. And no, its not true that Slims get hotter than the old models, not at all. The Slim is much cooler.
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there is smthng wrong in ur console cuz slims r much cooler than fats!!..ofcourse am still talkin bout consoles lmao!
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Whats with everyone being paranoid with their systems? Machines get hot as they are kept on, of COURSE its normal. And no, its not true that Slims get hotter than the old models, not at all. The Slim is much cooler.JudgementEden
engadget.com did a test and found that wile the Slim uses less energy the running temperature is the same as the olders. And yes it gets hotter than the old ones toward the back cause i have found that the power supply is a lot closer to the top of the casing . CHECK THIS MONTH'S PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE WHICH FEATURES A INSIDE THE PS3 SLIM ARTICLE WITH PICTURES.
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[QUOTE="JudgementEden"]Whats with everyone being paranoid with their systems? Machines get hot as they are kept on, of COURSE its normal. And no, its not true that Slims get hotter than the old models, not at all. The Slim is much cooler.soulreaper-4
engadget.com did a test and found that wile the Slim uses less energy the running temperature is the same as the olders. And yes it gets hotter than the old ones toward the back cause i have found that the power supply is a lot closer to the top of the casing . CHECK THIS MONTH'S PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE WHICH FEATURES A INSIDE THE PS3 SLIM ARTICLE WITH PICTURES.

Maybe, but I found my old 60GB MUCH hotter than my Slim. I didn't even like leaving it on very long because of it. And the air it was pushing out was much warmer too.
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#16 Supersayian007
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people get parinoid because of the problems with todays consoles.. they pretty much break and alot of people including myself have spent money on a second console and feel parinoid all the time...

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#17 hrt_rulz01
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The heat is more noticeable on the Slim because the base is closer to the internals... Nothing to worry about.
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#18 AgentZero225
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Its normal, my slim gets hot all the time when i play it for 8 hours straight and my other non stop gaming sessions.