Austin evens has been real quiet since this dropped
@unicorntomboy97363 жыл бұрын
His videos have more views
@pr0j3ct973 жыл бұрын
@@unicorntomboy9736 so?
@The_StrangeMan3 жыл бұрын
@@unicorntomboy9736 this video just released an hour ago. Obviously it wouldn’t have much views. But views aside, what does it prove?
@teacherfromthejungles66713 жыл бұрын
@@The_StrangeMan I bet you're fun at parties.
@Deccani3 жыл бұрын
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 He is actually fun... At the rich and influential people parties
@wyattr71283 жыл бұрын
Austin Evans: puts random 3rd party stuff on the console that may not work Mystic: actually builds an ultimate ps3 that actually does work
@TheGamer-hy4om3 жыл бұрын
LOL FR
@OnBrandRP3 жыл бұрын
@Umbrella Corporation What makes you think he's lame? He just likes to addon to his consoles.
@OnBrandRP3 жыл бұрын
@Umbrella Corporation That's not lame.
@thisiswhatgarbagelookslike38643 жыл бұрын
@@OnBrandRP what are you the lame police? Actually you're lame for damage controlling for austin! Get some kneepads for crying out loud! Lol
@Crylhound3 жыл бұрын
"Hey guys, this is ryan!"
@TheSterlingArcher163 жыл бұрын
I bought a 60GB in 2015. Replaced the thermal pads, paste, and polished out the all the light scratches. Already had the 19 blade fan & APS 226. No screws lost in the process either! Currently playing Silent Hill on it.
@dylanz-jjba3 жыл бұрын
I could not trust myself to do that
@Sammmmmmmm6173 жыл бұрын
The fan loud?
@TheSterlingArcher163 жыл бұрын
@@Sammmmmmmm617 I installed custom firmware so I could set the max temperatures to be lower than stock. As a result it can be loud when playing PS3 games, but stock it’s much quieter than my PS4s.
@ArtisChronicles3 жыл бұрын
Interestingly my PS4 was near silent, but my pro? Jet engine sounds.
@proditaki3 жыл бұрын
I've had a 60GB phat console for years (about 2009 i think) Still works today. Only thing i realy did was replace the fan and thermal paste. Still the original NEC/tokin caps as well. Must be Lucky.
@jelkobg5944 Жыл бұрын
A lot of people are not familiar with the PS3 Fat models. Let's start with the delid. You don't have to delid your ps3 if the temps are normal (64°C RSX, 70°C CPU are normal temps while playing) if you are looking for the best temps you can place liquid metal under the both IHS and one mistake I saw in the video is that he doesn't removed the glue from the rsx memory chips. If you don't remove it you will not have proper contact between the RSX chip and the IHS. Now with the thermal pads. From my experience there is no need to change them. You only need to change them if they are damaged. Now for the fan. NEVER change the 15 blade with 19 blade fan. There are tests that show that 15 blade fan perform better and keep the ps3 cooler and also use less energy than the 19 blade one. And the last thing I want to mention is to NEVER drill holes in the case if you are not planing to add additional cooling to the PSU. The holes on the bottom change the whole air flow in the console. Yes they help with the cooling off the CPU and RSX but at the cost of overheating PSU.
@ShadowZero1980 Жыл бұрын
Can you point to a nice guide which explains the bare minimum? My 60GB still seems to be doing ok, but I guess I should doublecheck sometime.
@dbbz1002 Жыл бұрын
@ShadowZero1980 I recently worked on a backwards compatible ps3, bare minimum would be replacing the thermal paste and giving it a good ol dust blowout. As OP said the thermal pads don't need replacing unless they are badly damaged which if you're the first one in there they probably won't be 👍
@leka_the_prophet Жыл бұрын
I came to the comments to say exactly this. I drilled the bottom of my ps3 console just like he did and I found that I got even worse cooling than before the drilling. I continued to cut apart the factory shell to allow more air flow but all I did was make the air not flow through the actual fin stacks. For anyone reading this, do not drill the console shell without also adding external fans. It just doesn't work.
@jelkobg59449 ай бұрын
@@ShadowZero1980 Very late here, but if anyone is reading. The best way to prevent YLOD is to keep the temperatures of the RSX below 68°C. Personally I want them below 64°C because there are hotspots on every chip but we only have 1 thermal sensor. The best way to keep it cool is to change the thermal paste, delid (not necessary) and install webman to control the fan. If anyone want to play online there is other method too. From 1 year it's possible to edit the fan table by connecting to the syscon chip on the motherboard. This way you can create your own fan table.
@derMaex9 ай бұрын
@@jelkobg5944 Early fat ps3s will all succumb to YLOD, it's not the question if, but when. You can't prevent it, but with good maintenance you can extend the lifespan of the console significantly. For detailed explanations on this topic, i highly recommend the PS3 YLOD video from RIP Felix.
@troyolsson5501 Жыл бұрын
Drilling holes like that will pretty much cut off any cooling to the PSU by killing the vacuum effect used to cool the rest of the system. I wouldn’t suggest that particular step but otherwise really well done!
@ModernBeastx1 Жыл бұрын
agreed
@twizz420 Жыл бұрын
I nearly cried when I watched him drilling those rough as fuck holes with a power drill through what used to be basically a mint PS3 case. All to accomplish the exact opposite result he was looking for
@alexstupid1087 Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@Azhrei2000 Жыл бұрын
That and now there's 20 holes underneath for the fan to directly suck up dust into it that tends to collect under things....
@MyBurdenToBury Жыл бұрын
Glad to see this comment,people without thermal engineering degrees seem to think they know better.
@thatmannamedjoe85453 жыл бұрын
This video makes Austin Evan’s ultimate ps3 look like a joke
@Vintagesonic13 жыл бұрын
Ikr, Linus Sex Tips.
@NosferatuRatio3 жыл бұрын
Tbh it is it's not as good as the other Ultimate videos
@lochitha59213 жыл бұрын
nahh bro wdym thats not a joke, its a clown show
@nioxic773 жыл бұрын
All his content is clickbaity amazon affiliate link-farming anyway
@princegroove3 жыл бұрын
It’s Austin! He’s fake and a M$ shill, though.
@justgrayyy1053 жыл бұрын
I had a whole dream about my old OG Playstation 3 coming back to life. Truly one of the greatest consoles of all time
@honchoryanc3 жыл бұрын
Mine is on streaming and blue ray duty indefinitely
@yung_barbone3 жыл бұрын
Ps2: hold my beer.
@yung_barbone3 жыл бұрын
@@MysticJak ._.
@lasthopelost9090 Жыл бұрын
What shocks me is that modern pc’s are just good enough to emulate the ps3 and even then you need a pretty decent pc
@abdullahnadeem1823 Жыл бұрын
Lmao, as a kid I used to dream about my ds, which my parents hid.
@BeansEnjoyer91110 ай бұрын
Disclaimer for anyone, do NOT drill holes in your PS3. it may report slightly lower CPU/GPU temps, but it messes with the specifically engineered airflow path designed for the system. Basically, air that may have mean to originally go one path to cool nec/tokens or the EE chip, or the PSU may no longer NEED to go that path because there is such an easy exit path.
@WinchesterxNL3 жыл бұрын
This looked so solid! To make the appearance of the newly drilled ventilation holes look a little prettier, use a countersink drill afterwards to remove the blowout, and make it look a little more uniform. Purely aesthetic for something you won't even see, but still.
@nowonmetube2 жыл бұрын
Or just don't drill them, because they're messing with airflow.
@WinchesterxNL2 жыл бұрын
@@nowonmetube And how, exactly? If they're making the flow bigger?
@jamess1619 Жыл бұрын
@@WinchesterxNL They actually aren't. The case is designed to have air flow a certain way. Those folks that get engineering degrees, they test those things. When you drill holes, you change the pattern of airflow in the case, which then doesn't cool all the components properly. I know you think you know what you're talking about, but unless you have a degree in aerodynamics and thermodynamics, I'd leave this one to the professionals. But you do what you know works better... XD
@WinchesterxNL Жыл бұрын
@@jamess1619 Thank you for explaining. Wasn't trying to act as a knowitall or something. I honestly wondered how. Though I can see how my response can be seen in a more negative way than genuine curiosity
@jamess1619 Жыл бұрын
@@WinchesterxNL I understand. I was in a bad mood this morning and I may have interpreted your comment the wrong way so truly I apologize. I suppose i should have had positive intent with your post and then maybe I wouldn’t have been so snarky. I hope you have a great day!
@DjankeyUnkanged3 жыл бұрын
The drill holes absolutely drive me nuts, but you're right about the airflow. The way it was designed doesn't give it quite enough room to really breathe. You also got me digging into the rabbit hole of SYSCON troubleshooting. I appreciate the PlayStation love. You've got a new subscriber out of me.
@VeerMaharaj2 жыл бұрын
It would have been nicer if he just used a hole saw and made one large hole and put a grill over it.
@fryzvova2 жыл бұрын
@@VeerMaharaj exactly what I thought when seen that drilling
@EndlessFunctionality2 жыл бұрын
@@VeerMaharaj A simple spade bit even. Make a couple large holes.
@aegonthedragon73032 жыл бұрын
Not really. The PS3 was designed to pull the heat down into the vapor chamber and shoot it out the back and top side. Drilling holes completely breaks this and can cause excess build up of heat around the power supply.
@vasili12072 жыл бұрын
@@aegonthedragon7303 better mod take the HDD cover off and watch the negative pressure flow , took mine from 80 to 69 and i haven't touched paste yet
@denisn83363 жыл бұрын
Building a Pc I sleep Building a Ps3:REAL SHIT
@k.75043 жыл бұрын
tru
@V_For_Vigilante3 жыл бұрын
Because PC is objectively garbage because it doesn’t have disc games
@princegroove3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I couldn’t disagree with you more. I love restoring retro consoles and building PCs equally.
@teacherfromthejungles66713 жыл бұрын
@@V_For_Vigilante and cartridges
@naytny58193 жыл бұрын
@@V_For_Vigilante PC does have disc games dummy
@ZaimAfham3 жыл бұрын
This is ultimate ps3. Not plugging in crap like what austin did.
@mizt3r_4203 жыл бұрын
Austin is a dork.
@MannoulaZ3 жыл бұрын
@@mizt3r_420 Austin sukdik
@bsokol_3 жыл бұрын
@@MannoulaZ “hey guys this is Austin and I like to sukdik mm yummy”
@ethanleasure15613 жыл бұрын
@@bsokol_ y'all are weird just saying
@tazz1911er3 жыл бұрын
what the hell chat..
@MrTrippy113 жыл бұрын
I would never trust myself with something like this but this was an interesting watch, a quality made video as always from this channel 👏
@ArtisChronicles3 жыл бұрын
The only thing I'm really iffy about is the delid. I definitely don't have a heat gun for that.
@dark_horizon7062 жыл бұрын
@@ArtisChronicles l would do everything apart from the delid l just wouldn’t risk it
@ultimatespidybawlz219810 ай бұрын
Don’t ever drill holes in the case. It was found out recently it screws up the consoles airflow and allows heat to get trapped on the left side of the system where the power supply is
@bryanhaha12345 ай бұрын
came here to say this!
@mr.banana51865 ай бұрын
Is there an other way to get better airflow Then?
@jeffsan0.512 күн бұрын
@@mr.banana5186the airflow is already optimal, replacing or cleaning the fan is the best way to improve air circulation.
@ItsCOMMANDer_6 күн бұрын
@@mr.banana5186clean the ps3, nithing helps better than preventing too much dust builtup
@k0lo86Ай бұрын
The more idiots who destroy their CECHA0X like shown in this video, the more valuable my pieces become. A true Ultimate PS3 is one where you replace the RSX with a 40nm one, instead of drilling through the bottom case.
@Alexzw92Ай бұрын
Please tell us more, wise one
@HasanAli-kc5xgАй бұрын
Can you replace it with the 28nm one?
@haven21624 күн бұрын
@@HasanAli-kc5xg No, the 28nm substrate is incompatible. The difference in power draw between 28nm and 40nm is found to be negligible anyway
@ItsCOMMANDer_6 күн бұрын
@@haven216afaik the substrate has nothing to do with compatability, here the "pin"-out (more like padout because theyre bga) of the gpu.
@cameronevans94613 жыл бұрын
I was literally just looking for a video like this last night. My gaming prayers have been answered!
@bloeckmoep3 жыл бұрын
Okay, I'm all with you, doing a full scale maintenance on an almost 13 year old device. Nicely done that delide, I usually do this with tooth silk, slowly cutting through the glue. Only thing I think in my opinion is the holes in the bottom plate, they are probably conflicting with sonys airflow sandwich concept, making airflow a certain spots probably a lot slower since the huge fan can suck now from somewhere different.
@artificialxmb98183 жыл бұрын
These are standard upgrades however the fan "mod" he added replaces the consoles PWM meaning it can no longer regulate its own fan speed. If the console heats up and it goes unnoticed the ps3 can fry its RSX in minutes. Not only that but the mod increases fan speed by sending up to 12v to a circuit connected to the syscon chip (bad idea). Also the PS3s fan is designed to push air horizontally through the entire console. Also by drilling holes under the fan you reduce the internal vacuum so that more air makes it to the heatsync but other components loose cooling.
@jairesemccoy97793 жыл бұрын
Teach me, oh wise one.
@Kirusei3 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to regulate the fan speed?
@dark_horizon7063 жыл бұрын
You can always keep the speed high yourself plus it’s a fucking fan
@dark_horizon7063 жыл бұрын
@Guy Who Killed U he literally shows a fan mod to make it go at high speeds
@dark_horizon7063 жыл бұрын
@Guy Who Killed U do you hear yourself? If it’s faster it’s more efficient of cooling the system.
@NextNate03 Жыл бұрын
Regarding adding additional holes: I recently watched a video saying adding any additional holes/vents like that does help cooling down the CPU and GPU. But, it makes everything else in the system runs hotter because less air is going throughout the system.
@Hammiru Жыл бұрын
You are correct. Alot of people watching this video will ruin their consoles airflow leaving components out.
@marshmower Жыл бұрын
Poor hard drive. It really doesn't have much of a vent like the slim.
@vinyminotaur2694 Жыл бұрын
I personally wouldn't recommend drilling holes in the bottom as it affects the way that air is supposed to flow through the console which in result will have your console running hotter than without drilling the holes.
@randybobandy9828 Жыл бұрын
That would be the case if the holes were random but placed properly and it will reduce airflow restriction. Make the holes next to where the original air intake is.
@vh-ali_n-teen Жыл бұрын
😂
@derMaex9 ай бұрын
@@randybobandy9828 Yes, the gpu and cpu will run slightly cooler, but you disrupt the intended airflow in the console. Which leads do premature death of components that rely on this airflow cooling.
@STOPTHECLOWNS5813 жыл бұрын
PlayStation was once the king of Backwards compatibility.
@V_For_Vigilante3 жыл бұрын
PS is king of nothing
@TruTrae3 жыл бұрын
Fr, I loved playing ps2 games on my ps3.
@nukeboynez36483 жыл бұрын
Next Video: How to build a PS5 out of a PS3.
@VanTesla3 жыл бұрын
Given the size of a fat PS3 I can easily see that. Probably swap the big ass heat sink for a more compact cooling solution like in many PC or Series X. It's been a while, but I believe the reason for PS5 huge length is due to how huge it's heat sink is. Mind not saying that's bad, but of course if one can make things smaller while still maintaining same conditions. It's preferable for a system. Well b Without counting controller/handheld depending on hand size of course 😅
@ikepreece88833 жыл бұрын
@@VanTesla bro no one cares about ur paragraph of a reply
@VanTesla3 жыл бұрын
@@ikepreece8883 You can't speak for others. Also why reply if didn't care? Thanks for caring 😘
@allahuakbar69523 жыл бұрын
@@ikepreece8883 stfu
@V_For_Vigilante3 жыл бұрын
Ps5 has no launch exclusives fools
@SmiFF_3 жыл бұрын
We have so many remastered games, but no remastered console ... this would be a "great" start :)
@JohnGatsbyThe3rd2 жыл бұрын
“remastered console” doesn’t make sense
@VeerMaharaj2 жыл бұрын
A PSR / Playstation Retro makes perfect sense to me. A console built specifically to run retro games with basic up scaling for more modern displays, but still having the outputs to connect to CRTs for the hard-core. I wouldn't care about wifi and online personally but I know a lot who do. Also, installing game patches is a must.
@lyn4739 Жыл бұрын
Watching people with literally 0 knowledge in thermal dynamics talk about something so vital as if they know more than the designer always baffles me.
@adamruss65610 ай бұрын
Don't cut holes in the bottom of the case. sure it can allow for a little more airflow at the bottom but totally ruins the airflow to keep the top of the board cool. just use good quality thermal paste and pads and use the fan control. I keep mine at about 37% and it keeps the cpu in the low to mid 60s and the rsx in the mid 50s. Sony engineers even did a presentation about the airflow in their different models. The people telling you to cut holes I'm the bottom have zero experience with fluid dynamics.
@itgetsdajobdone3 жыл бұрын
Dude I would absolutely love to see more content like this, amazing video! How has the performance been on the machine since your mods? Would be cool to see a video on that too... Much love!
@ToTheWolvesTony3 жыл бұрын
Not the content we deserve, but the content we need.
@breadforbun3 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome machine. You have a PS2, PS3, and media library all in one beautiful sleek box. I would love to see more build videos, Ryan! Especially if it's something that you do anyway. Or maybe a console collection video eventually! :)
@maoraharon213 жыл бұрын
Also ps1
@Bruno_Laion3 жыл бұрын
Wait till you see a series S in developer mode.
@tidjane20012 жыл бұрын
@@Bruno_Laion PS3 is better
@markhamilton32152 жыл бұрын
@@maoraharon21 NES-SNES-GENESIS-NEO-GEO / old PC games (LucasArts and Others)/ PC engine-TurboGrapx , SEGA CD and much much more.....
@thatonetech55112 жыл бұрын
@@Bruno_Laion series won't ever run ps1 or ps2 games at nearly the same stability or frame rates. Doo doo
@Wurstifier2 жыл бұрын
Stop drilling holes in Playstation cases! The temperatures are obviously lower, but the air is no longer drawn over other components (power supply unit, voltage converter, etc.) and these are therefore no longer ventilated. There's more than just CELL and RSX that needs cooling. The case is built sensibly in its normal state and if you drill holes, you destroy the airflow and kill the console.
@shanez12152 жыл бұрын
Those are still ventilated, but less so than before. If they were already cool enough then it doesn't harm things to remove some airflow from them. However, if the main thing that kills PS3's is thermal cycles instead of overheating (Xbox 360), then cooling mods won't fix that issue. If that's the case, a cooling mod WILL make the silicon die last longer, but that doesn't help if thermal cycles still disconnect it from the substrate/motherboard long before that's an issue. Again, I don't know for sure if the PS3 failed for the same reason as the 360's.
@Kini_the_Fox4 ай бұрын
it's worth noting that while nothing is perfect, Sony DID hire experts in fluid dynamics to design the airflow of the PS3. drilling holes defeats that design and often does more harm than good. RIPFelix has a couple really good videos that talk about this
@wrenegade26383 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, Austin Evans struggles to figure out whether or not his console can play PS2 games or not.
@thesummergamer72453 жыл бұрын
so true
@GoodGuyGaurav3 жыл бұрын
He's literally one of the worst. Just cookie cutter basic content targeted for extreme novices
@TheMaan20083 жыл бұрын
@@GoodGuyGaurav ??
@timsarai3 жыл бұрын
Austin has lost all his credibility lately. Absolute novice
@ZambonieDude3 жыл бұрын
@@GoodGuyGaurav His channel blew up when his house caught fire and he lost everything. I’m surprised he’s still making content to this day.
@Emantis813 жыл бұрын
Something soothing about this video not just the music but the whole process was. Will give a whirl one day
@khaledm.14763 жыл бұрын
The entire process looks like a nightmare for me, especially with how many ways you could mess up. Props for mystic but I'd be to scared to try this on a console that cost me 400$
@Emantis813 жыл бұрын
@@khaledm.1476You try it on a dead machine first can pick them up from ebay cheap. Mystic also mentions to try it on a dead machine first. Practice
@doomfatlikesbluesphere99843 жыл бұрын
Half of these mods are more harm than good. Adding fan holes doesn't help anything, and just fucks over the air trafficking in the system. Adding a pot for the fan overrides it's automatic ramp up and down, and leaving it max all the time will wear out your fan. Softmods can take care of the fan speed situation automatically, there's no reason to add a dial like that
@wellfedced3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been lurking for a year and I’ve gotta admit, you’re a solid and consistent quality content creator. Subbed!
@juandominguez58853 жыл бұрын
U late but better then never
@omardagoon25053 жыл бұрын
Dang it takes you a year to sub? SHEEEESH
@ichancruz98762 жыл бұрын
This is Master Piece! This is very relaxing to watch, the degree of difficulty is high but for the love of details and electronics things get done flawlessly. I hope that I can meet you in person you’re such an inspiration for PS3 fans out there ❤️💯Thank you and Godbless 🙏
@TheBumshack2 жыл бұрын
awkward....
@bobbysavagehill2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBumshack Maybe wanting to meet him in person is a little awkward, but other than that, the comment was fine I think.
@hq72hotmale Жыл бұрын
@@bobbysavagehill is it not human to want to meet people I'm an older guy and in my days people were friendly to one another nothing creepy about it the guy is in awe off this man's masterwork he is a true fan
@peppyrobo70492 жыл бұрын
It’s funny that the two Sony consoles that are backwards compatible with the previous generation are the most stylish and unique consoles out there.
@MalikATL3 жыл бұрын
Man this video makes me wanna get a PS3 again haven’t played one since I was 13 now I’m 25 😂
@MariusBoss114583 жыл бұрын
I have a PS3 which i sadly don't use as much cuz I'm busy but i would like to. PS3 Slim. Had it since 2015 from a guy. So maybe it's more than 5 or 6 years old. And it's still kicking. It COULD do some upgrade. Same for my PS4 Slim. So many things i wish and i hope that people might do. PS3 Slim Backwards Compatible and PS4 Slim with PS5 things like 4k or even 8k! 120 FPS or less, and more. Why need to buy something new when you can upgrade the thing you already have? Also thing about the PS3 depending on what disc you have putted in it'll play the PS2 or PS1 theme or whatever it is. I mean the Logo is fine but that'll be cool too.
@fahadmalik88623 жыл бұрын
You played the PS3 back in 2009. Wow I only got to play with one back in 2011 or 2012 if. You 1996 nice, I am 1998. Super Mario 64 came out in 1996 for the Super Nintendo while Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast came out 1998. Both good games.
@fahadmalik88623 жыл бұрын
@@MariusBoss11458 By the way. My like is to buy an CRT screen. We used to have one but I stupid gave it way to an aunty. Saying "oh we got a new 49 inch Sony LCD (I think) www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/televisions-projectors-lcd-tvs/kd-49xf7003/specifications PS3 is best with a CRT screen/tube screen or heavy long tv from early 2000s.
@ryanjohnson48953 жыл бұрын
Get one again 😁
@ps123fan3 жыл бұрын
@@fahadmalik8862 hmm games were probably designed on some crt high grade monitors even in this era i suppose, though hdmi really came along came with lcd.. you can still find crts with hdmi, ps3 would probably look great on it, tbh kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2Oogmudj551na8, even component 720p could look great
@Zalvid3 жыл бұрын
So glad to see you post this video! Just got tools to delid my AO1 recently. I do have a dead one that I can practice on but still scared of messing up my completely functional AO1 so much that I’ve been kinda putting it off lol but still I will give it my best to keep my system alive!
@rifathhossain81863 жыл бұрын
Look dude you better at least delid the RSX (gpu) on your A01. The thermal paste dries out under its heatshield and ends up heating up the chip a lot. If you let the console continue like that, the heat will eventually kill the gpu and make it a no-video console. Delidding and replacing the thermal paste on the RSX is much easier than doing so for the CELL processor (as you can see in the video). You should definitely at least do that if you want your console to last.
@VelCroweBar3 жыл бұрын
@@rifathhossain8186 What happens if I leave the other chip without delidding it? Would it affect the performance at all or is deliding the rsx and replacing the thermal paste basically the same result?
@Zalvid2 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to come back to say after a year from this comment I finally built up the courage to delid my A01. I was able to get the RSX but the CELL was a different story. Worked for hours using a heat gun and paint tools that so many people use and ultimately just could not get it through the glue. I’m afraid after even being as absolutely careful as I could possibly be the corner I was working on got scratched. After so many hours trying to get it I gave up and put the console together and tried powering it on all for it to have a GLOD and my heart sank. My A01 is now dead. Grieving really hard currently. I genuinely don’t know why people consider using paint tools as a viable method to delidding especially with the CELL I highly recommend that you don’t go with this method it is an extremely terrible way to go about it even if it’s the most recommended and commonly used by people. They are effectively leading you to kill your console. There are better ways to do it and I wish I tried those instead :(
@MrMoffatt2 жыл бұрын
@@Zalvid I am so sorry for that loss. That was a good console. May it rest in piece.
@waynosdaboss3 жыл бұрын
Really awesome guide dude... just used this to repair an original 60GB CECHC04 Backward Compatible PS3... even with the stock fan etc its running lovely after the delid process. Removing the glue without damaging the cell processor through is no mean feat! I did slip and take the plastic lid off of one of the nearby NEC / TokiN caps but got away with it! Phew.
@Siverslayer Жыл бұрын
Has the situation changed dramatically? Because I intend to do so
@derMaex9 ай бұрын
@@Siverslayer I hope you haven't drilled any holes in your device. If you did, congrats, your ps3 will die way sooner as it originally would. Best thing you can do is close them up again.
@Siverslayer9 ай бұрын
In fact, I put it in the box and bought a new controller@@derMaex
@derMaex9 ай бұрын
DO NOT DRILL ANY HOLES IN THE CASE!!! This completely circumvents the intended airflow design and will lead to the premature death of your console. Sony spent millions of dollars in engineering this device, i doubt any of you hold degrees in advanced thermodynamics. For real advice, i highly recommend watching the PS3 YLOD video from RIP Felix. Also, exchanging the HDD with an SSD may improve performance in the short term, but the PS3 firmware does not support this kind of storage media natively and will treat it just like an HDD. This means no support for TRIM (ssd garbage collection), which SSDs need to function properly and retain their performance. Also they will wear out faster and die sooner because of this.
@Subar_Sama3 жыл бұрын
An SSD upgrade is never pointless. The gains in reliability and power efficiency are second to none.
@derMaex9 ай бұрын
In this case, it is. The playstation 3 firmware can't distinguish ssds from hdds and doesn't know how to handle ssds properly. The initial performance boost will quickly vanish and drop to levels even below a hdd.
@janisimow3 жыл бұрын
The amount of work you put into your videos is admirable my man!
@progamingbrosyo50683 жыл бұрын
No way I never thought you’d do something like this! Can’t wait to watch I learn something new each time I watch!
@angrytacos54973 жыл бұрын
Still crazy to me how it will be 15 years since the PS3 came out...I was 7 years old lol
@BertoBoi3 жыл бұрын
My summer days back then consisted up of me playing Gran Turismo 5 on my PS3 all day!
@angrytacos54973 жыл бұрын
@@BertoBoi love gran turismo as well man, 4 was my personal favorite, the soundtrack is forever ingrained in my brain lol
@BertoBoi3 жыл бұрын
@@angrytacos5497 I play GT4 as well, as well as GT3 and GT6. I have played GT2 a couple of times too.
@Jdogg40893 жыл бұрын
First Gran Turismo I played was sport. Tried playing it on ps2 but the disk was broke do here I am over a decade later.
@V_For_Vigilante3 жыл бұрын
@@BertoBoi Gran turismo sucked and that’s a fact. Gran turismo is not a real racing game it’s a crappy driving simulator
@NBWDOUGHBOY2 жыл бұрын
I've built multiple PCs in my life but, Watching this was getting me overwhelmed. All those Ribbons and screws. This is an undertaking that must be done by somebody that knows exactly what they are doing. Great Stuff!
@MGOFor3ver3 жыл бұрын
Dude, those delid were reckless, AT BEST! Those dies could have died in just a split of nanometers. NSC's videos are good to learn how to properly set the heatspreaders once both delids are completed.
@cheeryos1163 жыл бұрын
this is a what not to do when delidding, also the holes in the bottom are just going to redirect airflow from components that need it and cause a premature death of components.
@Aaronfurious3 жыл бұрын
@@cheeryos116 I thought he did that to increase intake not exhaust?
@jonnyheey3 жыл бұрын
Bruhh its super hard I already killed 2 consoles. Next one I do amma try the fish line method
@aegonthedragon73032 жыл бұрын
He did but it messes up the cooling system. TLDR: the fan is designed to suck in hot air and push it out horizontally hence the grills at the back. The holes at the bottom are gonna screw with it since heat won’t properly dissipate.
@blastechee-35462 жыл бұрын
@@cheeryos116 I agree 100% you are correct on the airflow. The PS3 needs to pull air flow through the PSU. The holes will just pull air directly from the holes and not from the top of the console. I also take the top cover off of the PSU so air moves over and through instead of trying to get enough airflow through the holes in the cover.
@kingoffighterscrim3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome, love the idea of fixing up old hardware to run at its best
@TheMaan20082 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@Shinji913 жыл бұрын
"Leave the Capacitors" Me who replaced my capacitors and ruined my console a year ago: *snoop ragequit voice* "FUCK!"
@zakapholiac93773 күн бұрын
I know this was a few years ago, but I feel an SSD does offer genuine value now that they have come down in probe so much. More relatable, more durable, faster, silent, less heat, less power (so power unit doesn’t work as hard), less chance of corrupt files during power outage, faster installs, faster boot times and slightly faster game loads and texture pop-in mitigated.
@rodrigo43792 ай бұрын
The problem with making drills into the case is that the airflow pattern will be diferrent and the PSU will lose the airflow that It needed and the rest of the board too.
@specops12143 жыл бұрын
Austin Evans: building the ultimate ps3 Mystic: hold my beer
@troy3sherman13 жыл бұрын
Mystic: hold my controller 😎😎😎
@danm30213 жыл бұрын
Watching these types of videos are so satisfying
@clintjunior16733 жыл бұрын
With ya
@LEMONedOblaat3 жыл бұрын
Oh man you should totally offer repairs. My cecha01 was serviced by a third party company and it was YLOD 2 years later and has been sitting in storage ever since. I might get up the courage to do it myself but paying you would be a lot easier haha. Great vid!
@drewdman103 жыл бұрын
yea, i have a non working BC 80gig I'd love for him to give this treatment
@Gregory_Wagner3 жыл бұрын
I would pay him to service mine. Have a 60gb BC PS3 I would love to get serviced.
@ManitouCat97 Жыл бұрын
drilling holes will make turbine fan almost useless, in needs enclosure to create pressure to be efficient, that way it will destroy its medium
@8bitnation4192 жыл бұрын
Great work but drilling holes is not a good idea. The fan just isn’t designed to push the air out of those holes, the PS3 is likely to run warmer because of that since the airflow has been disrupted and rest of the components are no going to be cooled aswell. I recommend swapping out the bottom case. The fan is designed that way so it can exhaust air out of the back. A simple repaste with some high quality thermal pads is enough to keep the PS3 cool. A Delid is only recommended for the skilled and experienced. If you can’t do it, then get it done by a professional or just repaste the IHS and do not drill holes. If you have then add a grill to the holes or cover it up.
@murphbri3 жыл бұрын
Man, just watching all the work that went into this made me tired. Much respect for all of your passion and love for the brand.
@wrenboy27263 жыл бұрын
Even attempted to restore the plastic finish! This video rocks hard ✊🏻
@stephenvalente32963 жыл бұрын
My original release week PS3 still works just fine. Gets hot a little at times, but never had any problems thankfully.
@MrRom92DAW3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, I wanna keep my 60gig running healthy for a nice long time! This will really help. The console didn’t even run reliably when it was new, so maybe these mods will finally give me the reliable PS3 I never really had to begin with :P
@ImadKhan19902 жыл бұрын
One mod I've been curious about involves using a laptop charger as an external power supply. This removes the heat issues caused by the internal power supply all together.
@ItsHeavyHitterNation Жыл бұрын
Good point they should of went with a power brick like the 360
@electriccomics2 жыл бұрын
In my personal experience adding heat makes no difference to the ease of cutting the adhesive. If I'm not mistaken it's silicone based which is obviously very heat resistant. Why would they use a heat sensitive adhesive on something like a CPU?
@hibahprice6887 Жыл бұрын
silicone is heat-resistant, but only in the sense that it does not burn, and does not melt at temperatures up to 300 degrees, but it becomes softer. + there was thermal paste that creates surface tension and is attracted to the lid
@meriwoo7382 Жыл бұрын
the IHS metal could also expand with heat making it slightly looser
@SPEEDFREAK6988 Жыл бұрын
Because they never expected you to delid them to begin with.
@mrdrgonzo3 жыл бұрын
You may want to try the stage 3 compound too, it’s for heavier scratches but I’ve found it works a treat for things like this
@DonkeyPlanet3 жыл бұрын
I knew that you are gonna test the console with a Jak and Daxter PS2 game! :D Good job Ryan, I hope this console will serve you well!
@xasmaniusvolk84163 жыл бұрын
5:24 If U wanna know the exact amount of hours and the HDD is the original one, U can connect it to a PC and look at the runtime with Crystal Disk Mark or any other program that can do that.
@maytizevb2 жыл бұрын
Some disk have smart block
@XRelays Жыл бұрын
You can’t access the hard drive on a PC, to see the runtime it’s best to mod it and view the power on time on CFW.
@frozennorthproductions11 ай бұрын
I know this is an old video, but one thing I found where you could improve would be your polishing. Nothing wrong with what you did, really good job for the level of effort. However, you can just use a headlight polishing kit for a car. I use them all the time. Especially the Dupli Color brand one that comes with the tiny buffer pad and attachment that goes on a drill. All you gotta do is lightly sand it with the 3000 grit sanding pads, buff using the drill attachment and compound, and it will actually look brand new. The results are literally mind-blowing when you see it for the first time. Otherwise, it was a really great video, and I had no idea there was a better fan. I'm 100% going to order parts for that upgrade
@EthanLeitch Жыл бұрын
Picked up a backwards compatible CECHC02 last year that was beaten up, had no card slot cover and had a faulty optical drive. But it did have the 19-blade fan. I found a perfect condition CECHC02 external casing and replaced it, replaced the optical drive, put in new thermal paste, and put in an SSD with inbuilt trim. Runs beautifully now and is worth a lot more than $20 but I plan on keeping it.
@timbs6213 жыл бұрын
This is on a whole ‘nother level
@dmrixr.a59423 жыл бұрын
Mystic: You don’t have to reball/reflow the GPU & CPU, just change 2 NEC TOKIN compositors. *Also Mystic:* GPU goes brrrrrr
@nsp65903 жыл бұрын
"Compositors"? Are you sure that's correct?
@dmrixr.a59423 жыл бұрын
@@nsp6590 I ain’t a native speaker, my bad.
@rockl793 жыл бұрын
Reflowing and reballing will temporarily fix it, but that's because you are heating up the gpu. The fault isn't in the solder, but the chip itself which is why the gpus die, not the cpus
@TheGamer-hy4om3 жыл бұрын
@@rockl79 so the gpu gets faulty overtime?
@rockl793 жыл бұрын
@@TheGamer-hy4om the gpu was defective from the day they were made. The gpus use something called underfill which holds the die (the shiny mirror like part) onto the substrate (the green part that connects the die to the motherboard) which is known to be bad in many gpus from the time period 360s and ps3s were being made. Thats also the reason why the cpus on them rarely fail, because they use different underfill that isn't faulty.
@AcornElectron3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Keep up the good work fella and stay safe!
@Omega_Mark2 жыл бұрын
16:29 Oh man, these drilled holes look rough. If you followed the initial drilling with a larger drill bit size and just touched it up a bit on both sides (without going through), you could get rid of the rough edges and make a better air flow. You could go as far as using a hot nail or a spare soldering iron to "cure" these holes and make them smooth. Another (better) way would be to cut out a bigger hole and put in one of these shiny wire grill fan guards. You could then lower the fan RPM for less noise and still have a cool console.
@kayburcky71463 жыл бұрын
Contrary to how you should (or rather can) apply thermal paste on top of a Heatspreader, you should always avoid the "pea sized drop in the middle" method below the Heatspreader, or on any bare die. That's because its not a real big problem if there's a little bit of the Heatspreader that's not covered, because of it's great thermal conductivity it will even that out. But if a part of the die is not covered, that can be very dangerous as silicon itsself is a very bad heat conductor and that means temperature on the not covered spot will be way higher than on the rest of the chip. And it's most likely that this will not be covered by the thermal sensor which can lead to the chip burning up although the temperature readings are fine.
@jazeenharal60133 жыл бұрын
Good lord, the PS3 was an amazing piece of engineering.
@CinnamonOwO3 жыл бұрын
I'd say the GameCube was impressive, the form factor makes it I'm interesting
@jazeenharal60133 жыл бұрын
@@CinnamonOwO yee, GameCube was a little beast as well. Underutilized beast. :(
@HarryHouseGames3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that was hoping he would put in Jak 2 when he was fully done 😆 Thanks Ryan you make being a Sony fan more bearable, you da man 😎
@briantreanor9603 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating Ryan! Also the music slaps 👏👏
@julianmarlin6438 Жыл бұрын
Your best video ever, Mystic. I just disagree with drilling holes into the bottom, as that will likely invite more dirt/debris into the console.
@ZERARCHIVE2023 Жыл бұрын
It kills the airflow.
@julianmarlin6438 Жыл бұрын
@@ZERARCHIVE2023 Yeah, it's the only thing I didn't understand him doing here. Whereas it's understandable that Sony would have cheaped out with the thermal paste and possibly the fan, there's not going to be an executive oversight that says "Oh, we should have had more holes on the bottom!!!" 🤣
@jeffsanders7691 Жыл бұрын
Just picked one of these up two weeks ago. I fired it up just to confirm that it will play PS2 and PS3 games and haven’t messed with it sense. Don’t know how far I’m gonna go into it but definitely going to at least pull it apart and clean it up!!! thanks for the great video. I had no idea about the power supply in the early models and I guess that’s one of the first things I’m gonna look into.
@AlexisGarcia13 жыл бұрын
Several years ago I found an old bc phatty left near curbside trash on my way from work. Watching this video makes me want to open it up and see if I can get some life out of it
@akisrivera3 жыл бұрын
You probably should never know what working condition it is in. Do it in the garage as it may or may not be infested by now. My brother restored my PS4 slim 500 gb and he installed new thermal paste. So it’s never bad to try and mad ur own with various new parts.
@PAPO19903 жыл бұрын
DO IT, worst case you may be lucky and have some donor components in there
@nexxusty3 жыл бұрын
Replace the NEC Tantalums. It will work again.
@dominics.87963 жыл бұрын
I don’t think there are a lot of videos about physically modifying PS3 components. Man, it’s awesome to see my favorite and relatively complex console finally harnessed. Jail breaking, emulation, and now this.
@ghostcat82443 жыл бұрын
Hey guys this is mystic. Today we’re going to be building the best ps3. Austin evens been silent.
@nekochristmas2 жыл бұрын
helpful tip: next time when making holes, use a countersink drill bit for a [slightly] better look [that's what i did for my holes]
@Rockport1911 Жыл бұрын
Since Ive never owned a PS3, but got the urge to play some of these awesome old titles, my most reliable PS3 is the RPCS3 emulator. But I get that for some people its " just not the right feeling" against a real console and real controllers :) You can tell that someone loved this console and kept it in a clean enviroment, almost no dust inside.
@EposVox3 жыл бұрын
Very sick!
@unnervingibet1173 жыл бұрын
Like you
@xentaz96553 жыл бұрын
@@unnervingibet117 hes not sick, hes ginger
@unnervingibet1173 жыл бұрын
@@xentaz9655 So true bestie
@Bruno_Laion3 жыл бұрын
I think the holes he made are stupid
@Archdjinn3 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a service to get this done. I'm too scared to pop off those IHS shields
@Harryd063 жыл бұрын
Same I don’t wanna kill my ps3 it has ylod but I may diagnose it more and replace the nec tokins
@ezioassassain3 жыл бұрын
@@Harryd06 I still have the fat 80gb ps3 and it still plays games fine today but I need to do the thermal paste for the CPU atleast. Only time I opened the ps3 was to clean it for dust lol
@sephiroth-k8f3 жыл бұрын
Yup same here
@theotakunate3 жыл бұрын
There is. Just search Google. There is a guy who sells them re soldered for about $400
@Archdjinn3 жыл бұрын
@@theotakunate I saw that, I meant for ones that I already own
@trevordowell95673 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for a video like this! Not sure I’m 100% comfortable trying to do this. But I really want to
@Dirty_Bear223 жыл бұрын
You could get it sent in for professional service.
@PAPO19903 жыл бұрын
Aside from the delidding, if you keep track of all the parts and are REALLY careful, it's not TOO bad if you have some experience with various other devices already.
@Dirty_Bear223 жыл бұрын
@@PAPO1990 forgot to mention but you can heat the ihs up to about 120-140 f, and use seaguar smackdown 30lb .235 mm fishing line. It takes longer, but fishing line doesn’t have any risk of scratching. Keep it tensioned, Make sure to use a rapid back and fourth sawing motion, apply as little pressure as possible. You want to cut the glue through sawing and friction, not through pressure.
@PAPO19903 жыл бұрын
@@Dirty_Bear22 nah, deluding isn’t really something I want to risk, especially since the current biggest problem I have is my RSX heatspreadder came off on it’s own, moved and caused overheating
@Dirty_Bear223 жыл бұрын
@@PAPO1990 Free deliding lol. No idea how it moved out of place under mounting pressure though. Even after deliding the pressure, and adhesive properties of thermal compound should keep everything secure.
@lucashamilton85203 ай бұрын
Do NOT ever drill holes in your case it's Terrible... it might seem good but trust me it's doing more damage
@Aleksa.093 ай бұрын
YES you are right i drilled holes and after 15 minutes the psu and the motherboard are very hot almost hot to the touch,this is bad for psu and it can die later and for the motherboard the nec tokins are gonna be heating up more which reduces the lifespan.luckily i have another case so i dont have to buy another one
@glenmcl3 жыл бұрын
I didnt even plan to watch all of this BUT I was captivated. Amazing work.
@Caesar20013 жыл бұрын
Yo mystic you should have put a dust filter where you drillled the holes.
@Jager-Plays2 жыл бұрын
A few months ago i bought a PS3 slim, cleaned it and upgraded it with 1 terabyte of internal memory and jailbroke it. Now i have a gameconsole that plays PS1, 2 and 3, PSP, NES, Gameboy Colour and Advance and many more older games. It also has a lot of extra options like set the fan speed manually and copy games from the disc to the console. I paid only €80,- for the PS3 and 1 terabyte SSHD for the people that are interested.
@scottyd035ntknow Жыл бұрын
Drilling all those holes is gonna make it run hotter... wow... way to hack up a mint PS3...
@TheRandomname9513 жыл бұрын
Yes sir another video I can add to my Playlist when restoring the PS3 big bois
@wubbalubbadubdub80893 жыл бұрын
This is sick! Finally a good video that shows the de-lidding process. Good work!
@ultimate_president3 жыл бұрын
This is Perfection cannot wait for the Ultimate PS4 video in a few years 😅 (hopefully earlier)
@HollowRick10 ай бұрын
Ultimate ps4? Buy a ps5 😅
@god-likesystems9853 жыл бұрын
Great work, you tackled a job most repair shops wouldn't even touch. Now, all you need is to find a professional modifier 😎
@Jbluez12 жыл бұрын
I bought a new hard drive following the link provided. I installed it into my CECH-B (4 USB ports but no chrome trim or openable bay for storage). I backed up and put the drive in while signed in to psn and it just worked! The drive formatted and restarted. I was able to sync trophies and restore the backup immediately without needing to install the firmware! I am frankly bewildered.
@emeraldgamecave6793 жыл бұрын
Now I know why Sony called it the Emotion Engine. The dedication you put in is appreciated 👍
@prothomanjum89363 жыл бұрын
Austin Evans was supposed to make better one but his was unbelievable! Ken You let him down man
@brucewhite3603 жыл бұрын
wow that was amazing.. great work brother!
@fasttechvideo2 жыл бұрын
You missed installing an APS-231 power supply which runs cooler than an APS-226. Then it would be the ultimate PS3. Also drilling holes in the case is not worth it for the minute amount of extra cooling you will get from it, otherwise great video 👍🏽
@crimsonaclove727 Жыл бұрын
One of the most thorough repair/service operations I’ve seen.
@cedric59473 жыл бұрын
I agree with almost everything here except two things : First, the manual fan control is dangerous. The risk of overheating is huge, I wouldn't trust myself with it. Second, delidding the RSX that way is SUPER dangerous! The memory chips can be destroyed. Better go slowly and unglue each chip before removing the lid. That being said, it's an important procedure to keep your PS3 as long as possible. On mine the CELL has lost 20°c after delidding it (running at above 90°c before that). This console is very well built, but the thermal paste they put is just plain bad!
@ffs_9992 жыл бұрын
wtf, De-lid CPU/GPU and apply default thermal paste? You should use liquid metal like Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut ...
@cedric59472 жыл бұрын
@@ffs_999 You can. But be aware that you easily can kill your console with it. It's highly conductive !
@MrGable02 Жыл бұрын
Not a fan of his holes either
@RZDUX3 жыл бұрын
Put more effort to the ps3 then most people do their entire marriage
@RenegadeBastard3 жыл бұрын
Red Pill!
@jeeperscreepers89023 жыл бұрын
He put more effort then Sony did.
@Magisktification3 жыл бұрын
Would be fun drilling all thoose holes on the behind of my partner 😈😂
@gooeykev3 жыл бұрын
The way he does everything is so precise like a doctor or something