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Posted this on beehaw/games a few days ago, but wanted to share the amount of dust inside a PS3 that I bought O_O (rammy.site)
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The prior owner was a teenager, so you can do the math about why it was this bad. But I also have to say that Sony clearly made so many design flaws with the "fat" PS3. The shape of it was clearly meant for aesthetics, and not function. There are so many hidden places for dust to collect, and the airflow pattern isn't optimal. These things are notorious for overheating.

Even after I cleaned it and replaced the thermal paste, it still runs pretty loud.

Unfortunately, a ton of games are still locked on the PS3 and not even available on PS+ Premium streaming, so having a PS3 is one of the only ways to enjoy those games (besides emulation).

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey! So I can't recomment where to get one, but sure I can recommend you to purchase a ps3 rather than a ps2. I don't know if we can talk about this here, put "hacking" a ps3 is relatively easy and then you can install all ps3 and ps2 games you want. If you don't see yourself doing that, you can search for the first ps3 generation, in which you can use ps2 discs on it. It's rather easy to know, just search a ps3 with 4 usb connectors on the front. Take note that this model is more expensive than the other ones tho.

Of course I'd say buy both, from a collector's point of view (let's be real, both the ps2 and ps3 are gorgeous!), but if you just want to game, a ps3 is your go to!

Finally, in my experience, don't buy a broken ps3 to refubrish. Generally, repairing a ps3 is not definitive, that means that in X time (1 day, 1 month, 1 year...) the ps3 will break again. In my opinion, this doesn't deserve your time and resources.

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