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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Don Flamenco on October 05, 2009, 10:21:52 PM

Title: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 05, 2009, 10:21:52 PM

there seems to be conflicting info about this out there.  My ps3 has always been kinda loud. Not 360 loud, but audible.  I bought it used at gamestop because it's BC (80gb, pretty sure it's from the MGS4 bundle 'cause it came with a DS3.) 

I know they start out silent, then get this way.  am I screwed?  circle one y / n

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 05, 2009, 10:23:11 PM

y

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Brehvolution on October 05, 2009, 10:42:14 PM

No.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Bebpo on October 05, 2009, 10:42:51 PM

No

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 05, 2009, 10:47:15 PM

This is not the 360, you're PS3 won't die.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: cool breeze on October 05, 2009, 10:48:44 PM

My PS3 fan goes loud from time to time and it has never had any problems.  I mean sometimes it goes from whisper quiet to 360 dashboard levels of loud.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 05, 2009, 10:51:02 PM

mine died after the fans got moderately loud

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 05, 2009, 10:51:19 PM

open it up and dust it out with some canned air, see if that helps

if mine dies, fuck it - i'll sell off the few games and blu rays i have and call it a day

it's a 60GB BC unit, and i'm pretty sure at this point they won't repair or replace those

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Cravis on October 06, 2009, 12:13:01 PM

Mine is loud too. It's a launch 60 gb unit. I bought it refurbished. I originally put it in my entertainment center. Bad idea because it did not have room to breathe and began to overheat. Since moving it out in the open and sitting it vertically I haven't had a single problem out of mine.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Akala on October 06, 2009, 12:34:28 PM

I have an older (not launch) 60 as well. It gets pretty loud when playing PS2 games, but seems to be fine.

*knock on wood*

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 06, 2009, 08:31:26 PM

it's out in the open. sounds like it's normal.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: cool breeze on October 06, 2009, 08:31:59 PM

haha, I just realized the thread title works both ways.

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 06, 2009, 08:42:06 PM

 8)

Title: Re: are loud fans a sign of impending PS3 death?
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 06, 2009, 08:47:08 PM

If your PS3 is having problems with heat and loud fans, just unscrew the cover and leave it open.