So i've been reading numerous posts about ps3s dying, (particularly ishot2pac's post) and I started getting worried. I have an 80 GB ps3 that i bought the christmas of 2007 which makes it exactly 19 months old. I have it on a shelf with the front exposed but the two sides and back closed and it has approx 5 inchesof space on each side. I play moderately for approx. 25hrs a week. Since most of the **claims** for system failures are allegedely design problems would a cooling fan be of any use or is it a waste of money? Because dust, as a previous member stated on ishot2pac's post, can be detrimental to the life of a ps3, so if i neglect vacuuming the fan ports and instead use cooling fans will that help?
Worried Ps3 owner, how good is a fan?
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I'm more concerned about what could have possibly happen to my PLAYSTATION3 when I used a high powered vacuum to clean the little amounts of dust in the vents. The sides of the PLAYSTATION3 should not be closed in, I have mine in a well open area, its hooked up to a Standard Definition for personal reasons but it gets enough air in the back to breath.I play one or three hours max per day and sometimes I don't even use it at all, because I haven't had a chance to use it to its full potential yet. The cooling fan is pointless, but it will help for some I guess, but you will have to get up every time you want to turn it off. Wrong, dust has nothing to do with it, I had my PS3 sense last October and it was never cleaned in the back. I hardly saw any dust in the vents and by that I mean I saw almost none and I have it placed in a room with lots of dust. Use a house vacuum or low powered vacuum and the reason I used a house vacuum is because no one would give me any good options for a cheap low powered one.So i've been reading numerous posts about ps3s dying, (particularly ishot2pac's post) and I started getting worried. I have an 80 GB ps3 that i bought the christmas of 2007 which makes it exactly 19 months old. I have it on a shelf with the front exposed but the two sides and back closed and it has approx 5 inchesof space on each side. I play moderately for approx. 25hrs a week. Since most of the **claims** for system failures are allegedely design problems would a cooling fan be of any use or is it a waste of money? Because dust, as a previous member stated on ishot2pac's post, can be detrimental to the life of a ps3, so if i neglect vacuuming the fan ports and instead use cooling fans will that help?
HarDcore_RpG
No a after marketfan is not needed. if there is a defect in your system a fan will not help. if your system is correctly put togatherthen it should be fine. the problems people are haveing may or may not be a disign flaw. no matterwhat brand of any thing you buy there will allways be lemons. samples with defects. i dont care if its a ps3 or a BMW. the vast majority of reports of system failures that I have read has been from 60 gig owners. this might be because the 60's are the oldest thus have had the most wear and tear put on them But i know that the old 40 gig and now the new 80 gig mods have a deffernt CPU size, smaller and use less power thus creates less heat wich might also contribute to there being less reports of 50/80 gig failurs. But at any rate just keep your system clean,pleanty of air space around it and it SHOULD be fine. but i doubt putting on a aftermarket coolerwill help. after all the ps3 has a heck of a fan system. moves a LOT of air when in high gear.
well i have a 60gig that i bought at launch that artifacts on certain games but other than that it runs perfectly fine and i have never cleaned it.. Also the artifacts were caused by corrupted data.. So i think people are putting to much emphasis on "clean".. there is no reason for a fan, if your system is going to break a fan isn't going to stop that..
[QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]I'm more concerned about what could have possibly happen to my PLAYSTATION3 when I used a high powered vacuum to clean the little amounts of dust in the vents. The sides of the PLAYSTATION3 should not be closed in, I have mine in a well open area, its hooked up to a Standard Definition for personal reasons but it gets enough air in the back to breath.I play one or three hours max per day and sometimes I don't even use it at all, because I haven't had a chance to use it to its full potential yet. The cooling fan is pointless, but it will help for some I guess, but you will have to get up every time you want to turn it off. Wrong, dust has nothing to do with it, I had my PS3 sense last October and it was never cleaned in the back. I hardly saw any dust in the vents and by that I mean I saw almost none and I have it placed in a room with lots of dust. Use a house vacuum or low powered vacuum and the reason I used a house vacuum is because no one would give me any good options for a cheap low powered one. If you think dust dosn't cause a ps3 problems then you are mistaken, and even though you may have not noticed any dust on the vents doesn't mean that when someone opens it up that it want look like the inside of a vacuum backSo i've been reading numerous posts about ps3s dying, (particularly ishot2pac's post) and I started getting worried. I have an 80 GB ps3 that i bought the christmas of 2007 which makes it exactly 19 months old. I have it on a shelf with the front exposed but the two sides and back closed and it has approx 5 inchesof space on each side. I play moderately for approx. 25hrs a week. Since most of the **claims** for system failures are allegedely design problems would a cooling fan be of any use or is it a waste of money? Because dust, as a previous member stated on ishot2pac's post, can be detrimental to the life of a ps3, so if i neglect vacuuming the fan ports and instead use cooling fans will that help?
Vesuperia2
[QUOTE="Vesuperia2"][QUOTE="HarDcore_RpG"]I'm more concerned about what could have possibly happen to my PLAYSTATION3 when I used a high powered vacuum to clean the little amounts of dust in the vents. The sides of the PLAYSTATION3 should not be closed in, I have mine in a well open area, its hooked up to a Standard Definition for personal reasons but it gets enough air in the back to breath.I play one or three hours max per day and sometimes I don't even use it at all, because I haven't had a chance to use it to its full potential yet. The cooling fan is pointless, but it will help for some I guess, but you will have to get up every time you want to turn it off. Wrong, dust has nothing to do with it, I had my PS3 sense last October and it was never cleaned in the back. I hardly saw any dust in the vents and by that I mean I saw almost none and I have it placed in a room with lots of dust. Use a house vacuum or low powered vacuum and the reason I used a house vacuum is because no one would give me any good options for a cheap low powered one. If you think dust dosn't cause a ps3 problems then you are mistaken, and even though you may have not noticed any dust on the vents doesn't mean that when someone opens it up that it want look like the inside of a vacuum back The fact that hardly any dust got on the vents means that their won't be really, any dust inside my unit. A person on the PlayStation forums even said himself when he was trying to fix PLAYSTATION3 60GB, that he noticed ones with and without dust when he opened them. This means their are both units that have allot of dust in them and both units that don't. If my unit really did have allot of dust in it, most of the dust would be on the vents as proof that alot of dust was trying to get in. Its not like I will ever open up my PLAYSTATION3 any ways because I actually want to keep it in mint condition.So i've been reading numerous posts about ps3s dying, (particularly ishot2pac's post) and I started getting worried. I have an 80 GB ps3 that i bought the christmas of 2007 which makes it exactly 19 months old. I have it on a shelf with the front exposed but the two sides and back closed and it has approx 5 inchesof space on each side. I play moderately for approx. 25hrs a week. Since most of the **claims** for system failures are allegedely design problems would a cooling fan be of any use or is it a waste of money? Because dust, as a previous member stated on ishot2pac's post, can be detrimental to the life of a ps3, so if i neglect vacuuming the fan ports and instead use cooling fans will that help?
cj_simmons
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