PlayStation 3 Talk

[Fox]

Unfortunately, yes. The replacement thermal paste from the first repair back in March was nothing but powder when they looked earlier. The unit was fine for the first month or so. Then i had to download the 4.11 update in order to go online and things just got hot from that point on.

You guys may not agree but that patch really did a number on my unit's cooling. The fan would go to level 3 after just thirty minutes or so of gaming, even with a fan focused on it.

Looks like you're going to have to learn to put thermal paste yourself if it dries up that quickly.

That's the most likely scenario. Fortunately, the repair guys showed me how to dismantle a fat PS3, remove dried thermal paste and where/how to apply a new layer. They also mentioned the name and location of a dealer that sells Arctic Silver thermal paste.

Won't be happening anytime soon though. For some odd reason, there's nothing that i want to play on the PS3 right now. I just watched videos on it when i got back yesterday.