So my original 60gb got the yellow light of death for the 4th time. So instead of getting it fixed, again, I wanna replace it. Someone is selling an 80gb for $100 but I'm not sure I want to get another Fat model if it's likely/possible for it to YLOD too. What versions of PS3 tend to be most effected by YLOD?
[QUOTE="AaronSOLDIER, post: 6196590]Just don't buy any model of the phat unless its a 60GB and unless you care about BC. Go for the latest slim for most reliability for the smallest and least power consumption parts. Don't buy used hardware either because a lot of people trade them in when they know they're about to break.[/QUOTE]
Well that's in line with what I was thinking. I have a 2nd slim PS3 some I'm not necessarily under the gun to get a new one, persay, but I do like having a 2nd one to take with my ro friend's houses and game night and stuff. I'm willing to go with a used unit I just don't want to spend much more than $100 with the PS4 being so close. That said I also don't want to get a model that's likely to have the same flaw as the one I already have.
Well that's in line with what I was thinking. I have a 2nd slim PS3 some I'm not necessarily under the gun to get a new one, persay, but I do like having a 2nd one to take with my ro friend's houses and game night and stuff. I'm willing to go with a used unit I just don't want to spend much more than $100 with the PS4 being so close. That said I also don't want to get a model that's likely to have the same flaw as the one I already have.
my launch 60gb PS3 got the YLOD right around the time the first PS3 slim was being introduced (2009). I had researched a lot and came to the conclusion that the YLOD mainly affected 60gb PS3's and the first batch of slims which is why i opted for the 80gb Fat Ps3, the last iteration of the Fat Ps3's. It's been 4 years and it's still going strong, only makes sense that after 3 years of building the Fat Ps3's any and all issues had been fixed and when the redesigned slim came out problem arose again.
If you still own a fat ps3 60gb like me you will need to do 6 things that will assure you will not get ylod anytime soon #1 replace thermal paste with either arctic silver 5 or arctic mx4. #2 replace thermal pads, #3 if yours has the 15 blade fan upgrade to a 19 blade fan . #4 buy an evercool defender turbo external cooling fan. (yes it really works and works well might i add) #5 while its apart and the bottom of your case is off. do the x flow mod. just drilling holes in the bottom of your case where the fan blades are. not in the middle where motor is. #6 if you did the x flow mod get some risers that stick to the bottom of your ps3 to rise it up a good inch or 2. brings it alot more air. this does work to help keep temps down and more cfm's of air moving through your system ( all fat models are prone to ylod as sony used crap thermal pads and paste and didnt compensate for how much heat the gpu actually produced. x flow mod in pic
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Agreed. I think most fat are prone to this issue. No reason to get it unless you want backwards compatibility or card readers. definitely do not get a used one. I just blew cash on one thinking I could put my working drive in one with a broken drive and I can't b/c there is a deeper issue than a broken drive (board marriage or something)