greenmedic88 said:
This goes out to anyone who's experiencing freezes on the later 40GB and 80GB models. If you've had the system for awhile, or it's seen a fair amount of use, dust may be accumulating inside the case. Enough dust will clog up the HSF cooling system, resulting in reduced cooling efficiency, higher temps and more fan noise as the fans spin faster to compensate. If this sounds like your situation (console runs louder than it use to), CLEAN OUT THE CASE. You can used compressed air, but the later model PS3s have a built in cleaning function. 1) Power down console 2) Flip off power switch on back of console 3) Hold down on Eject button 4) Flip on power switch on back of console (while holding Eject) The fans will spin at max speed and a great cloud of dust will probably fly out the back of your console. That's what causes overheating, and that's what can cause freezes and even eventual hardware failure due to thermal fatigue of the main chipset. |
When I read this, I think that mine is maybe too close to the wall...
Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.
