[pereb27]

No RSX IHS?
This means the end of YLOD, looks like Sony FINALLY did something right.

Now remove the Cell IHS off your next model and I might actually buy it.

[qlum]

Originally Posted by pereb27 No RSX IHS? This means the end of YLOD, looks like Sony FINALLY did something right. Now remove the Cell IHS off your next model and I might actually buy it.

Uh a IHS is generally considered a good thing, sure it may not be like a pc where you replace parts on it but a good IHS prevents the chips from breaking, old processors did not have it and it did happen quite a bit with pc builders that they broke their chip. A IHS should never really cause any ylod issues unless they fill them with bad thermal paste that dries out and a cooling that cannot cool fast enough with the dried out thermal compound however this is something that can be avoided quite easily by using better materials. Not something you should remove the IHS as its a good protection of the chip itself.

[pereb27]

Originally Posted by qlum A IHS should never really cause any ylod issues unless they fill them with bad thermal paste that dries out and a cooling that cannot cool fast enough with the dried out thermal compound however this is something that can be avoided quite easily by using better materials. Not something you should remove the IHS as its a good protection of the chip itself.

They DO use bad paste. It's the ONLY reason people who change their thermal paste on their FAT PS3's still get YLOD.
I've had a FAT CECHA before, I removed both IHS's on it, changed the thermal paste and boy did it run cooler. (Naturally I did put the IHS back to make contact with the heatsink but I didn't actually glue them back, I let the paste keep them in place)
Yes, Sony can avoid that problem by using better paste, but the problem is that they don't want to.

Originally Posted by qlum Uh a IHS is generally considered a good thing, sure it may not be like a pc where you replace parts on it but a good IHS prevents the chips from breaking, old processors did not have it and it did happen quite a bit with pc builders that they broke their chip.

IMO, IHS's should only be used on PCs. They are useful there, because of people building their own PCs, and you normally don't keep the same PC for more than five years at most (and most of the time less than that). However, this isn't a PC. These are devices that are being built only in Sony factories, people don't build their own PS3's. Also, a game console should last much longer than a PC, and using IHS with poor paste goes against that. (Then again, they could have done that on purpose...)
And on a system that's supposed to last at least 5-10 years, the paste they used on the IHS is of too poor quality. People who can disassemble PS3's should be able to replace the stock thermal paste to make their system last longer, which IHS doesn't allow.

[wombatcombat]

"someone" should make a laptop out of one of those

[mrc1978]

is this a PS3HAX exclusive?

if it is, update the title

[DEFAULTDNB]

F*ck.... that lid looks wayyy too flimsy.

First thing that came to mind was PSX hacking using a biro lid to press the button down, and disc swap...... wonder if something can be jammed in the slidey lid thing to make it run TOPLESS.

[devps3]

i wonder if you could modify the board to fit in a ps3 slim model and use the blue ray drive from your ps3 dont like its case cheap looking and call it a mixed ps34 model it reminds me of the ps1 when the lid flipped up but this one it slides sideways and it will break easy as the ps1s did
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Originally Posted by DEFAULTDNB F*ck.... that lid looks wayyy too flimsy. First thing that came to mind was PSX hacking using a biro lid to press the button down, and disc swap...... wonder if something can be jammed in the slidey lid thing to make it run TOPLESS.

yes ask a kid they jam everything in pen,coins,crayons,and food well that should jam it !

[Nextis]

Woot now this is real nice! I can't wait into someone takes this and turns it into labtop hopefully it happen in afew months time.

[jonnyjaeger]

Originally Posted by pereb27 No RSX IHS? This means the end of YLOD, looks like Sony FINALLY did something right. Now remove the Cell IHS off your next model and I might actually buy it.

Is it confirmed that there was no IHS on the RSX or did he just remove it while pulling everything apart?

[Ada Love Lace]

Originally Posted by wombatcombat "someone" should make a laptop out of one of those

There are already official product like this:


or



(source of the picture :http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps3/pe..._olp_list.html)


Example of special edition of this new PS3:




i liked this model before:





For other special edition you can check this page:

http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps3/ha...ck=FTR_ps3hard
I like this one: