guys..my old ps3 fat 40GB shows a YLOD symptoms recently..but still can boot up after trying to restart 2-3 times and can play games without any problem..from what i read when YLOD struck your ps3 cannot boot at all n are considered dead..but mine still can play games..should i be worried?

the symptoms gonna become frequent and at the end u gonna end up buying the SLIM..
i faced similar problem before but my PHAT will play game for a couple of minute then restart itself.. beep beep beep!
get it fixed only last for 2 months.. start saving ur $ for SLIM

my ps3 still not reach the 'restart itself' level yet...still can play game as usual when it manage to boot up...wahhhhhh..what to do..just anxiously waiting for my phat to end it life?.. ...3 years of good memories......and now...

it still keep it tho.. had lotsa sweet memories with it.. huhu!

stop crying like a baby. it's going to die already and once it's dead all your save games, psn games, etc is gone. you wanna wait until it's dead or you wanna buy a new ps3 slim and transfer your data from your old ps3?

How come the phat Ps3 has such a short life span compared to the slim 1?How long does a slim Ps3 can last?

PHAT released what year?
SLIM released what year?
do da math bro

no such thing as SLIM is invulnerable to YLOD..
time will tell time will tell..

How not to cry...? Need $$$ to buy slim..have to 'korek' my pocket soo deep...n somemore my wife sure 'bising' if she know i buy new ps3...hehehe...hmmm..buy or not to buy?...

well, is there a way to prevent our PS3 PHAT going "that" direction?

by cleaning the fan, reapplying thermal paste , will it help to prevent my ps3 getting ylod?

if you have a family, then of course your family comes first. you can save money to buy new ps3 later.

if your fat ps3 is MY set, then send it back to sony for repairs. if not, stop crying & save money & be a man!

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Added on January 21, 2011, 2:34 pmno, ylod will come back because the thermal paste won't last long.

This post has been edited by nwk: Jan 21 2011, 02:34 PM

i think BFBC2 will be better but what can u complaint for RM10 games?

how about if we change the themal paste every 3-6 months?afaik good paste won't be dry that fast

there are some people in garage sales offering YLOD repairs but all of them will say that they cannot gurantee you that YLOD won't come back.

Sometimes the cause of YLOD is not the thermal paste but some other component in the ps3.

so you can try to change the paste every time if you have nothing to do but if you have the cash, then i suggest buying a new slim ps3 then repairing the old fat ps3.

hey guys, i found out that my ps3 backside is a bit hot. it is where the hot air come out. do i need to buy the fan or something?

its ok... its suppose to be like that.... no need to worry

but if i add the fan thingy to it, is it a waste of money?

just make sure it have enough space for the ventilation

*i just use the notebook cooler

i put it side ways to have better ventilation.

want to buy a standing one..

i bought god of war 3 2 days ago and it is damn good!! the graphics and the gameplay too damn good!!

u should try GOW 1 & 2 as well

how to upgrade my ps3 hard disk?

i finished them all already since last time.

This post has been edited by PPZ: Jan 21 2011, 04:55 PM