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Playstation 3 Hardware \ Cooling Fan for PS3

Jungles
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Jungles says:
I recently purchased a cooling fan from ebay that plugs into the fourth USB port (I have the original 60Gb) and pretty much has two more fans the feed directly into the hard drive vents on the front. I searched previous forums and noticed some people had problems with heat.
I recommend it, it cooled my system by over 50% to touch. And since I live in Darwin, I know about heat...
Hope this helps people out there
02/11/2007
Darwin
geno
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geno says:
yer i got one that goes on the back and pulls air out of the ps3 from the back vents. it cools it down haeps. well worth the 20 buck. but its really loud, really really loud
02/11/2007
If the cops started arresting more criminals then they hired then the legal system would actualy work....................Brisbane, QLD (PSN = denim_geno)
ZOIDBERG
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ZOIDBERG says:
Dont buy one!!!!!!
02/11/2007
Planet Earth, New New York
longarms
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longarms says:
the ps3 makes a lot of heat but thats natural. you dont need a cooling fan. The ps3 can cool it self quite well.
02/11/2007
Central Coast (NSW)
dsreaper
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dsreaper says:
Be careful, the 360's that went in for warranty and used cooling fans were denied because they are a "third party mod" so to speak.
I don't know if this is the same for PS3 but if ever asked deny using one.

Yeah it runs hot but not to an unstable level, plus its got its PSU in there (hence the size) so considering that on top of the output power it can hold its own quite well.
02/11/2007
Gold Coast, Australia
hammy360
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hammy360 says:  
The PS3 does not need an extra fans as sony did there homework which ms did not do.

Check out the link and click on the pictures to see what is inside the PS3. Check out the large heat sink and fan

www.llamma.com/

02/11/2007
Melbourne
geno
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geno says:
i dont care it will make my ps3 last longer. and it gives me piece of mind when i leave it on all nite dowloading.
02/11/2007
If the cops started arresting more criminals then they hired then the legal system would actualy work....................Brisbane, QLD (PSN = denim_geno)
 
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