Do it sooner than later. If your fans are running into overdrive at any given time, you may have already have damage in the solder joints.

Find out which specific model you have and then go online for video tutorials of how to do the tear down. You'll probably be surprised at how much crap has accumulated inside the console. As for replacing the TIM, just about any high quality material is better than the factory paste. It's more of an issue of replacing dried out thermal paste (which is no longer effective) than using a higher quality paste that will knock a few degrees off your operating temps. 

Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, but if it keeps your PS3 running smoothly, why not?

ok i may be a little late, but i have to ask. what in gods name happend in this thread for it to take such a turn left?

For some, probably the recent Playstation Vita Game Heaven. I'm not too bothered by it. My only disappointment was I stayed up pretty late for it only to get modest announcements. For PlaystationGamer, mostly buyer's remorse and feeling like he's not getting his money's worth. It also seems we need more game announcements to ensure we made a worthwhile investment even though it's only been 3 weeks. I think we are seeing this becoming more and more common with system launches; Sony and others just can't get everything out the door on day one. Oh and Pokemonbrawlvg stopped by again but I guess he got banned again lol. I haven't even played through all the launch games I want yet but I guess as gamers we are constantly asking for more.

There also hasn't been much Vita news to discuss so that could also be why lol.

Too much people complaining in the wrong place, this thread is for positive Vita talk. 

Hmm okay I think I will look into it more. Do you know any good links for tutorials with pictures and stuff? When was the last time you did it yourself? I'm wondering how long doing something like this will last me.

i really wish i hadn't of said anything :/

also someone said about a rayman demo? i really wanna play it but there doesn't seem to be one in the UK store?

i can't completely agree with that mainly when the users bought the system, and we've always talked about the good and the bad in this thread. srry but it can't be all positive when there's negatives to be had, but boughts about the future are a needless discussion when you haven't any clue about the future which i'm sure you're talking about..

Enjoy your ban

It's okay. There's no point in wishing for something when it's already gone and done. I'm sure you're not the only one who felt that way and it's okay to be annoyed sometimes. If you were a bit short on money, you really shouldn't have bought a new system on launch and waited a year at least. Then when you get it, there will be more games to choose from and more features and updates added right out of the box. I really would like tons of games being announced left and right until my head spins (how awesome would that be lol) but I really can't blame Sony for not doing so. They probably need to get a lot sorted out with the developers and publishers. The gaming business is not that easy. Sony also shouldn't reveal too many things otherwise they'll have nothing to show at E3 lol. For me, Gravity Rush is the symbol of hope. Keep making new IPs like this and I will be more than satisfied. Although I do wish an RPG was available for launch, I guess I'll have to indulge myself in some of the PSP games I missed out on for now.

Anyways, enough of this. I will be awaiting the next bit of Vita news and will discuss it here!