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  1. ErikGTI
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    40gb PS3 cooling fans?

    08-05-2012 10:15 PM #1
    Can anyone reccomend a good external 40gb PS3 cooling fan? Mine overheated and killed itself again tonight after I just fixed it recently. Not looking to spend too much I just want something that works. All the ones I've seen online look pretty sketchy.

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    08-06-2012 04:16 PM #2
    I just put my ps3 on a 1/4 inch 8X8 block of aluminum i had laying around.

    most of the heat is on the bottom of the system, and the aluminum soaks a lot of it out
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    08-07-2012 01:31 PM #3
    Again!?!

    Awesome quality control there, Sony.
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    08-09-2012 12:12 PM #4
    I think I read a review on one of the gaming sites on a few options and they found proper placement of the system is more effective than an external fan. Don't put it in a cabinet
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    08-09-2012 12:23 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by A.Wilder View Post
    I think I read a review on one of the gaming sites on a few options and they found proper placement of the system is more effective than an external fan. Don't put it in a cabinet
    I sent it back to Sony the first time it died and it died promptly 4 months after after very light use, I'm not going to waste another $100 . I think I'll just fix it again myself and put it on a laptop cooling station thing.



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    08-10-2012 11:47 AM #6
    after noticing the heat after a game froze, i purchased a room sized air filter/fan and place the ps3 on its end and have the fan blowing at the bottom. no issues since. been 2 years.
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