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DraconianAC on 17 February 2010
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Lafiel said:
DraconianAC said:

I've never used anything but Artic Silver 5 to tell you the truth. Stick with what works, has been my motto. But now that I've decided to open it, I went and turned it on to copy my game saves and heard the fan kick in 3 minutes after I booted it. I feel paranoid now. Great! Hate that feeling. Thanks for the input, I've seen gilksy's video before, he even has a .pdf file on the procedure I believe.

P.S. I dig your Avatar BTW. Sekai no Senki rocks and Lafiel kicks ass.

Yea, sticking to what you know probably is good and the Silver 5 still is good enough to make the cooling reasonably more efficient (especially if the old paste is nearly gone from the chips surface - everything was at the sides of the chips - and the rest all dried up, as it was in my 60GB PS3).

Still the Arctic Cooling MX-2/MX-3 can lower the chip temp by an addition 5-6°C, won't harden up (easy to apply and remove), aren't electrical conductive and are metal-free, so I'd really recommend using it as there is no risk of a short-circuit if a bit of the paste drips on the mainboard.

Sorry to make you paranoid, it's just that my PS3, which I never vacuumed, started geting loud 3-4weeks after I got it (launch day) and when I opened it 2 1/2 years after that there was almost no dust inside, but the thermal paste was a real mess, so I can only guess it began pretty early.

 

Hehe, Seikai no Monshô/Senki I,II,III is my favorite series. It may not have the most amazing sfx, plot, animations, etc. I've watched, but I really loved how the characters were portrayed and the atmosphere.

 

So you got me thinking that since these cpu/gpu's are not mounted on a higher platform like on computers, I might consider trying a different thermal compound because of the conductivity issue. Newegg has MX-2 for like 13 bucks after shipping; Pricey I will say. Mx-3 is like $20.  What spread did you use for the MX-2 on the PS3? Or did you use MX-3? I usually spread it all over with a think layer of Artic Silver 5. It has worked fine for me so far, but I don't know how to use MX-2 specially for the PS3. Another thing, How long ago did you do this to your PS3? I'm just curious.

Hehe, you didn't make me paranoid. I just became paranoid from all the talk of YLOD on the Original 60GB PS3 that I've read for the past 3 months. People keep talking about how it's died on them after 2.5 years, and mine has that same age.  I've been thinking of this for a long time now, but finally planning to do something about it.

P.S. I completely understand why Seikai no Monshô/Senki I,II,III would be your favorite series. I was completely hooked after the battle of Gosroth. I even enjoyed the dub a lot. It's a good anime with intricate yet interesting story, the characters are well developed and fun to watch.

@Chazy13: Sorry to hear about your loss. At least MS is willing to replace it for 3 years. =)