[Jayzzle]

Hi there, I'm not sure if this is the right place for these kinds of questions but here goes. Basically my intention is to put my YLOD PS3 into a pc case once it is fixed, to (hopefully) prolong its life. But I have a few questions regarding this.

1. Do I keep the standard heat sink assembly?
2. If the answer to 1 is no, then which pc heat sink and fan assembly will best suit my purpose?
3. How can I attach the pc heat sinks to the ps3 motherboard?
4. How can I get a 400+/-w ATX PSU to power my ps3? Or do I just stick with the original PS3 PSU and just relocate it?
5. For temperature sensors, would it be better to get 2, for both CPU and GPU? also how would these attach to said heat sinks?
6. Is there a way to extend the touch sensitive buttons on the main board?

I realize I have a lot of questions, and I apologize if I have put this post in the wrong place. Any help that anyone is able to provide will be greatly appreciated. I have searched the internet 50 times and I can't seem to find any definitive answers to my questions. So I hope someone here is able to help. Thanks again.

Jayzzle

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by Jayzzle 4. How can I get a 400+/-w ATX PSU to power my ps3? Or do I just stick with the original PS3 PSU and just relocate it? 6. Is there a way to extend the touch sensitive buttons on the main board?

4. i would use the original psu, much easier and you don't need to worry about how to switch on the 12V.... just extend the wires.

[Jayzzle]

Hmm, that's what I thought too. I have seen a few people messing with an ATX power supply but there was always problems. I will probably end up just extending them like you say, unless someone comes up with a definite for the atx. Thanks for your input

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by Jayzzle 6. Is there a way to extend the touch sensitive buttons on the main board?

i did an experiment on my 60GB ps3, it seemed to work for me, but do or try anything ar your own risk.

i used a 20K resistor for test, but 10K is more common and should work too.

basically i put a resistor from the capacitor that leads to the touch button to ground, to keep that line pulled low.

a 5v signal to the capacitor triggers the ic's and the ps3 powers on.

obviously the touch button won't work now because of the line being pulled low. (not tested)

[Jayzzle]

That looks incredibly complicated and my board looks nothing like that lol. My touch sensitive buttons are attached to the main board, would it still be the same?
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Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch 4. i would use the original psu, much easier and you don't need to worry about how to switch on the 12V.... just extend the wires.

I got a bit bored while I was waiting for my computer to allow me to get back onto this website, and I searched google to find a solution to this problem. (Well I searched how to hook a pc fan up to a ps3 psu but I got this solution instead which I'm happy with) And I found a site that shows how to connect an atx power supply so it will power the PS3. I have a 500w power supply and according to the site I found 380w is sufficient to power everything. I connected it all and switched the atx psu on and the console went into standby mode. I didn't leave it on though as I didn't know if not having the heat sink attached to the chips would damage the system.

Anyway if you are interested to know how I did it, I will do a little write up tomorrow. And put it into the TuT section. Thanks again
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Actually never mind, I didn't realize that it had already been discussed and solved. I wish I had read that earlier instead of asking the same question again

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by Jayzzle That looks incredibly complicated and my board looks nothing like that lol. My touch sensitive buttons are attached to the main board, would it still be the same?

one resistor looks complicated?...lol

about the 40GB, if you see the same parts near the touch buttons (capacitors) i guess it should work too.

for safety i would use a 20K resistor to ground and another 1K resistor between the 5V to switch.

if you allready find this complicated then please stop with your project...lol

[Pirate]

Originally Posted by Jayzzle Hi there, I'm not sure if this is the right place for these kinds of questions but here goes. Basically my intention is to put my YLOD PS3 into a pc case once it is fixed, to (hopefully) prolong its life. But I have a few questions regarding this. 1. Do I keep the standard heat sink assembly? 2. If the answer to 1 is no, then which pc heat sink and fan assembly will best suit my purpose? 3. How can I attach the pc heat sinks to the ps3 motherboard? 4. How can I get a 400+/-w ATX PSU to power my ps3? Or do I just stick with the original PS3 PSU and just relocate it? 5. For temperature sensors, would it be better to get 2, for both CPU and GPU? also how would these attach to said heat sinks? 6. Is there a way to extend the touch sensitive buttons on the main board? I realize I have a lot of questions, and I apologize if I have put this post in the wrong place. Any help that anyone is able to provide will be greatly appreciated. I have searched the internet 50 times and I can't seem to find any definitive answers to my questions. So I hope someone here is able to help. Thanks again. Jayzzle

1 - You can, stock cooling will be much easier if you never really messed with cooling before.
3 - Find the one that fits, makesure you get the ram chips too
4 - You can, you would have to get all the rails down properly...but there is zero point in doing this...the stock PSU suffices
5 - If you have a PS3 with homebrew, you can now monitor temperatures that way.
6 - Yes, you could extend the entire pcb board, an easier method I used for my PS3 portables was just solder wires to the power/eject (assuming this is a phat PS3)

Truth be told there is really no point of putting your PS3 in your PC case, just keep your current case clean, apply better thermal paste, and you'll be fine.

If you end up buying new cooling parts, chances are it will be cheaper to buy a new PS3

[BobbyBlunt]

May seem random but it is kind of relevant

Ohm's Law

V = voltage, I = current, R= resistance

V=I*R
I=V/R
R=V/I

Wattage breaks down as the following

W= (I*I)*R (heat lose)
W= (V*V)/R
W=V*I

As @Pirate and @Mr.Dutch suggested.... use the normal PSU unless you are good with a meter and math.

[Jayzzle]

Mr.Dutch - I have never done anything like that before, so it looks complicated because I don't know what I'm doing But I do have a friend who is good with this kind of stuff, I'll show him your description and I'm sure he will be able to sort it out.

Pirate - There are a couple of pentium heatsinks on ebay for like £2 each lol, but I read just now while doing some research that it doesn't always work, and that one of the chips doesn't sit flush with the heatsink. Not sure what to think of that but keeping the stock assembly sounds like a better idea. The reason I wanted to use an pc psu was because I wanted to add an intake and exhaust fan to help circulate cool air and I wasn't sure if I would be able to use the regular ps3 psu to do this. I don't know what homebrew is unfortunately. My pcb board is attached to the mainboard, there is no way to move it, though soldering wires to it is a good idea, I don't know why I didn't think of that. The reason behind wanting to put it into a pc case is because I just assumed with more breathing room it would run a lot cooler, is that not true? The ps3 in question is a 40gb (cech-g03) model.

BobbyBlunt - Thank you, I'll get the meter out later on and start testing.

Thank you guys for all your input. It is greatly appreciated.