cranium79
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Posted - 2012.10.05 19:12:00 -
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jagg, what kind of system do you have? it seems that everyone who posted a YLOD had an old fat model.
i have a slim 120 gig model, and i haven't really had any over heat issues. yes it gets warm. i keep it well ventilated while playing. i haven't cleaned it, but i do check for dust in the vents and haven't seen too much. i keep mine in an entertainment center with a door on it, so ambient dust doesn't collect there too much. even my old ps2 didn't dust up that much while in there like it did when i had it in dorm rooms and out in the open, but i probably should take it out and really check it. it's been almost 3 years and i haven't really looked too closely.
i've had other games cause hardlock on me. MAG being the most frequent, mainly because i played that the most before i got Dust. even then, i've only hard locked about 10 times in on MAG (most of that was a certain map with a bug in it), maybe 3 times on other games, and 3 times in Dust. that's over a 3 year period. i might be lucky... knock on wood.
then again, i'm only a weekend warrior anymore. i only play on weekend nights for about 4-5 hour stretches, so that might be it. i might get in a game or 2 during the week, but that rare, and it's only for 1-2 hours at most.
my biggest "oh s**t" moment was a hard lock that happened when i used the internet browser and it said i had corrupt files and had to scan. nothing came of it, but that was the worst i've had.
movies (netflix, hulu, the blue ray player, even the internet browser) don't cause the amount heat games do. sure it warms up, it's going to, but i don't think these things work the PS3 as hard as a game does. i could be wrong on that, but it seems that way.
suggestions to keep your PS3 cool....
1) keep it well ventilated and check for dust regularly.
2) don't play games for over 4-5 hours without taking a break. 12 hour stretches, while fun, don't help heat build up. take an hour break to let it cool down (eat something, take a leak, watch some tv, sleep... etc...).
3) if you have 1 hard lock... quit for a while. restart your system after the lock to make sure it's ok first, then quit for at least an hour to let it cool down.
i personally quit for the night after the 3 locks i've had. i had my first, restarted, had the 2nd within 20 minutes and said "F it." quit for the night. a couple of weeks later, had 1, and quit for the night. it's not worth it. it's only a game. i haven't had one since, but i know it's only a matter of time.
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cranium79
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.10.05 19:26:00 -
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yeah, as i was saying, i don't think any "one" game causes more heat than any other game. i just think the PS3 is worked harder while running games over it's other capabilities such as playing moves, streaming movies, etc...
again, i could be wrong, but it's what i've noticed over the years. |