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Anthony817 · 10-30-2012

Firstly, you should clean and replace the thermal paste with Arctic Silver.

I did the oven reflow and performed this vent mod so it sucks in the coolest possible outside air directly to the processors, and always leave her upright.

Been working like a true champ now for a month.

If you didn't go out and BUY new thermal paste, and cleaned that schite off the processors with alcohol and use the perfect amount, you are not going to have a working system for long lol.

I got my motherboard up to precisely 400F/200C in my oven on the top shelf for 10 minutes flat. That was enough to reflow the solder. I wrapped it up in aluminum foil(shiny side facing out), and cut 2 perfectly square holes for the processors to get all of the heat from the oven.

I followed this guide here and I swear by it.

http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=30305

Edit: Just wait here a Goddamned cotton pickin' minute! Did you just say you used a curling iron to reflow!? How on earth did you manage that!? You laid a curling iron onto of the processors didn't you? Jesus H Christ son, what did you expect? You are reflowing by thermal conduction!

Oh teh lolz!

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Anthony817 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 53 Likes: 43 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Firstly, you should clean and replace the thermal paste with Arctic Silver. I did the oven reflow and performed this vent mod so it sucks in the coolest possible outside air directly to the processors, and always leave her upright. Been working like a true champ now for a month. If you didn't go out and BUY new thermal paste, and cleaned that schite off the processors with alcohol and use the perfect amount, you are not going to have a working system for long lol. I got my motherboard up to precisely 400F/200C in my oven on the top shelf for 10 minutes flat. That was enough to reflow the solder. I wrapped it up in aluminum foil(shiny side facing out), and cut 2 perfectly square holes for the processors to get all of the heat from the oven. I followed this guide here and I swear by it. http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=30305 Edit: Just wait here a Goddamned cotton pickin' minute! Did you just say you used a curling iron to reflow!? How on earth did you manage that!? You laid a curling iron onto of the processors didn't you? Jesus H Christ son, what did you expect? You are reflowing by thermal conduction! Oh teh lolz! Last edited by Anthony817; 10-30-2012 at 01:05 AM.