[Muffen]

Originally Posted by katsuru You did not change thermal compound. Your CPU was running hours after hours at temps like 100c and your GPU did exactly the same, your Solder got ruined and thats whats must be happening... When disassembling a console, that "kind of" thermal compound what used to make like 20% contact between cpu/gpu and cooler gets completely ruined and after that you enjoy 1% of thermal contact if not even less. I got a CECH21xx my self here... Running at 59c/55c, before I changed thermal compound she was 77/70

Right now it sits at 70C
I did change the thermal compund... But I'll try to change it again then.

[Muffen]

I changed the thermal compound (Arctic Cooling MX-2), got 60-64C. But after being on XBM, i get the message that the PS3 is overheated, and it shut itself down.

What should I do now?

Edit: I lost the small termal pads by accident, has that anything to do with it overheating?

[Sarah1331]

Did you remove IHS and replace compound??

[Muffen]

Originally Posted by Sarah1331 Did you remove IHS and replace compound??

No, I only replaced the compund on top, not the IHS. Could this be the problem?

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by Muffen Edit: I lost the small termal pads by accident, has that anything to do with it overheating?

they are there for a reason, and should be putting back.

[Muffen]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch they are there for a reason, and should be putting back.

Could you tell me where they should be?

I checked in iris manager, and im getting CPU temp to 70-71 now, and GPU around 60-61.

[katsuru]

check the temps and tell me what temps you have right before the overheat screen comes.

Maybe its not your CPU/GPU overheating...

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by katsuru check the temps and tell me what temps you have right before the overheat screen comes. Maybe its not your CPU/GPU overheating...

Originally Posted by Muffen Edit: I lost the small termal pads by accident, has that anything to do with it overheating?

i think he needs to get those thermal pads back, don't know where they should be tough, and how many there are.

[Muffen]

Originally Posted by katsuru check the temps and tell me what temps you have right before the overheat screen comes. Maybe its not your CPU/GPU overheating...

I belive I had like 75 before it died, not sure tho... I can check again if you want.

I just tried to take the whole upper case off, and now I'm sitting steady at 61 CPU and GPU 56 in around 5 mins... But when i have the upper case on with screws and everything i get CPU up to 70+ and gpu to 60+ in just 1 min.

[katsuru]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch i think he needs to get those thermal pads back, don't know where they should be tough, and how many there are.

Damn I missed that post... How can someone "lose" their thermal pads?
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Originally Posted by Muffen I belive I had like 75 before it died, not sure tho... I can check again if you want. I just tried to take the whole upper case off, and now I'm sitting steady at 61 CPU and GPU 56 in around 5 mins... But when i have the upper case on with screws and everything i get CPU up to 70+ and gpu to 60+ in just 1 min.

your temps are too high but not high enough for the ps3 to shutdown, I had a ps3 today here that was running at 77/63... And rock solid.

Get those thermalpads back in place.