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Loud_Hot_White_Box on 29 May 2010

What does Helen Keller look like at the library?



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Quo on 29 May 2010
fvgc3 said:
Quo said:

I have had a worse experience with my PS3's but, unfortunately I didn't luck out like you did. My first PS3 (an 80Gb BC 2007 model) Blueray drive broke not even 2 months after I got it. It was replaced for free but, still a hassle.

Then almost 2 years later I lend COD:WaW to one of my friends. His PS3 gets YLOD, after venting my anger at him, I open it up and fish the disc out and give it back to him. Oh and I get the case back with dog bite marks and scratches (never lending games again!)

Then probably not a month later I was in the middle of an awesome game of Warhawk when the game froze. So I walked up to restart the PS3 and to my horror the light beeps red and flickers yellow...YLOD. I also had to bust this PS3 open and fish the disc out. I sent it to Sony who replaced it with a new refurbished PS3...for only $150.

Works ok until January 2010. I inserted my copy of MW2 into my PS3 one day and it refused to read the disc. Wait for hours doing a system restore...no good. By this time I have learned to back up my PS3, so at least none of my files are lost. So I send it off to Sony once again and they send back the same PS3 with scratches all on the left side -.- but hey, it still works so no big deal.

I am currently on my forth PS3 and my 3-month warranty has expired. I feel like every PS3 I own is on life-support. I do not abuse my game consoles. All of my PS3's have been in room temperature climates, elevated away from the carpet, and have plenty of air circulation yet they still break.

You almost are the most unlucky guy on this planet(consider PS3's good quality) except the guy that encountered 11th rrod360.

And poor guy,if what you are talking is true,then take my advise,go WII it's the safe console for your luck(rrod360 is the most shitty console of three).

I own a Wii but, the whole motion control phenomenon doesn't really appeal to me. I prefer to sit back, chug down a soda and enjoy holding a controller in my hands. I think the most ironic thing is that my 9 year old PS2 still works fine. And back then I abused it ALOT. I would leave it on every night and I think I even dropped it a few times, yet it's still works and is ready for action.



Icyedge on 29 May 2010

Un quart de livre avec fromage



Winters on 29 May 2010

@Icyedge

It is a reference to the movie Pulp Fiction, I do hope you have had the chance to see this master piece :) and that you simply forgot about it, otherwise you have some catching up to do. They do indeed call it a Royale with cheese :D



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Icyedge on 30 May 2010

Ive seen that movie a long time ago. Didnt remembered that.



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Mendicate Bias on 30 May 2010
Diablerie said:

I'm making a reply for the few who thought my thread interesting enough to reply...

Today, my PS3 hit the YLOD again, I was depressed beyond belief.  I searched and searched for answers, then I found the most ratarded option to every dive into a PS3 owner's head.  He put his MoBo in the oven! 

I had lost all hope, so i decided to do the same.  400F and 10 minutes later, I decied to place a different Thermal compound onto the cpu/gpu, and this time I would put a bit more than last. 

I also had a super secret weapon, I would splice a wire from the fan to one from the PSU so that it would constantly blow at 100%...all the time!

My PS3 turned on!  It's been over 7 hours and it is working great, not getting hot at all.  I've played a few games, watched a few movies and it's still kicking.  It is though, loud as fuck!  I always laughed at those who thought the fan was loud at it's max speed, considering my PC has 12+fans.  But, my god this thing makes my comp look like Helen Keller at the library.

It will probably only work for a week or two before it dies again. Maybe a month if your very very lucky. I highly recommend selling it now that its working and getting some money out of it so you can buy a slim since I hear those are more reliable.

You might even be able to get a good deal on the sell since yours has backwards compatibility. Although it will suck to not be able to play your PS2 games anymore.

 



                                           

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xeroxm3 on 30 May 2010

Is the cooling tech in the 360 and PS3 just not enough? I feel like both of those consoles tend to run a little warm, but maybe they fixed it with the slim PS3.



Diablerie on 30 May 2010

Ok...

@C_Hollomon - Go back to the World of Warcraft forums, we don't need "Kool Storie Brow" on VGchartz.

@Winters - What do they call a whopper?

@Fvgc3 - If you look just a bit below my avatar, you will see that I own a Wii.

@Icyedge - What do they really call a whopper?

@Loud_Hot_White_Box - Very very quiet...and blind.

@Mendicate Bias - Say it ain't so! 

There it is, 6 birds with 1 stone!  I've been a bit drunk with each reply.  Thankfully not during the fixing of my PS3.  It's still working great and I will be backing up my data tomorrow just in case. 

Also,

@xeroxm3 - I think the cooling in the systems are good enough for quite awhile.  With the fan of the PS3, it's built to run at a certain max speed.  But to make the consumer much happier, they slow that shit down.  Nobody wants a Jet running while they watch a movie.  Though, if I lived in a house instead of an apartment, it wouldn't be so bad as I would turn my volume up like a mad man.



Winters on 30 May 2010
Diablerie said:

Ok...

@C_Hollomon - Go back to the World of Warcraft forums, we don't need "Kool Storie Brow" on VGchartz.

@Winters - What do they call a whopper?

@Fvgc3 - If you look just a bit below my avatar, you will see that I own a Wii.

@Icyedge - What do they really call a whopper?

@Loud_Hot_White_Box - Very very quiet...and blind.

@Mendicate Bias - Say it ain't so! 

There it is, 6 birds with 1 stone!  I've been a bit drunk with each reply.  Thankfully not during the fixing of my PS3.  It's still working great and I will be backing up my data tomorrow just in case. 

Also,

@xeroxm3 - I think the cooling in the systems are good enough for quite awhile.  With the fan of the PS3, it's built to run at a certain max speed.  But to make the consumer much happier, they slow that shit down.  Nobody wants a Jet running while they watch a movie.  Though, if I lived in a house instead of an apartment, it wouldn't be so bad as I would turn my volume up like a mad man.

He didn't go to BK. Happy?



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fighter on 30 May 2010

neat story,


PS. there are no whoppers anymore in France (Burger King never made any money and left years ago)