PS3 CPU and GPU Reflow

This is instructions / guide to reflowing a ps3 cpu and gpu with YLOD. This was done for my eng. class which actually gave me a good excuse to fix it.....again (this is my 4th or 5th time)

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Gaming

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• YLOD

[The1Z]

I'm currently working on a new cooling project related to the PS3. Stay tuned for updates. ;)

[sombagonkaron]

Is this just a temporary fix? Because that would suck if you'd have to keep doing this over and over again lol. Im attempting to do this too hopefully soon but hopefully i wont have to keep doing it :(.

[The1Z]

@sombagonkaron

Ye this is just a temporary fix. The longest I've had it work is a month and then it goes out again. Then again, I've also heard people say it lasted over 3 months. I guess results will vary.

[9thaccount]

where can you get thermol paste?! the thermol paste i have on my gpu and cpu is getting kinda dry! i wanted to take apart my Ps3 again to clean it but I dont want to dry out the thermol paste

[The1Z]

@9thaccount

Most pc stores carry paste.

[MontageReflex]

hey guys I gave my PS3 to the electronics teacher at my high school and basically told him about this process. My ps3 is an 80 gb FAT (i think 2nd gen) and it has only got the YLOD one time and i used to game so hard and so long on that thing... im just hoping this method works for longer than a month...

[erickthetechie]

@The1Z yea it does vary it depends how long you've had it, how big of a gamer you are, environment (hot or cold) and if you changed the thermal paste when it started dying.. my ps3 doesn't get the YLOD Yet but i changed the thermal paste just yesterday for the first time in 5 years. around a year or 2 ago, the fans were loud in 15-20 mins after game play now it just turns on after 1-2 hours of gameplay. if i have changed the thermal paste 1-2 years ago, right now fans wouldn't have turned-on

[PhantomX786]

Stop hating nice vid

[BOBO102]

wow.. just wow... you have fuck all idea what your talking about

[chuckholmes]

you are a Friggin moron. you don't need to do all that crap. take it apart put the shields back on heat it up using a propane torch. place copper shims between the heatsinks and processors use thermal paste and reassemble. you are such a friggn MORON!!!

[chuckholmes]

why does this moron sound like he just got off the short bus?

[iceveiled]

It should be noted that this is really only good for getting your PS3 working temporarily to get save game data off the hard drive and onto a USB thumb drive or cloud saved via PS+. If your unit is YLODing it's time to invest in a new PS3.

[34REDCOW34]

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