7/24 GT5 Running ps3 life?

[Odyofil]

Hello all.
How many days or hours do you think, ps3 can handle run GT5?
Anybody have experiences like ''i played 3 days, and it still works'' ?
Do you think ps3 have a good quality cooling system?
Thanks.

 

[Tornado]

I had a CECHA that went weeks without being shut off without any problems.


I still wouldn't recommend doing it.

 

[m8h3r]

I did the two B Spec 24h's and then the Suzuka 1000KM, then went online to do an endurance with Jawehawk. Only thing that got ruined was my X1.

 

[Kitten]

The fan is big enough Nuff Said

 

[Odyofil]

The fan is big enough Nuff Said

How about thermal paste, does it last 2-3 year?

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Replace the stock factory thermal paste with a good aftermarket one, Gelid GC Extreme - I used it on my PS3 Slim 1st gen after a year I bought it, and I run my PS3 with the top cover off, the fan never once goes faster than initial boot up speed. I also removed the front HDD plastic cover to give better ventilation - HDD gets very hot when running for long periods.

The blue LED fans were taken from an unused USB laptop cooler, they were sucking the hot air out instead of blowing to help cooling the rear PSU unit.

I did once ran it for almost a week non stop, downloading GT5 videos, demos and play heavy games like GT5, GTA IV, Dead Space, Heavy Rain, Battlefield Bad Company2, and MGS4 for hours. When I don't play games, I play music and watch movies via streaming from my laptop.

The only maintenance I did is cleaning the fan and inner parts every month.

It's been 3 years since I owned it, never missed a beat.

 

[gamerdog6482]

I made no aftermarket changes, and I had it B-Spec grinding for about two weeks straight and had no problems.

 

[sneakypete123]

Ive left my ps3 on for 3months straight before and it didnt kill it (short term)

That particular ps3 is dead and gone now, but there's no evidence that leaving it on killed it. Im on my 7th/8th ps3 now (ive lost count)

The last PS3 to die baffled sony as it would only read GT5 and GT5 worked on it without a single hickup for hours on end but would not read any other disc. Sony must of thought I only had 2 discs or somthing because they didnt seem to belive me, I sent it off to them and sure enough the same thing happened to them when they tried it with several diffent games, dvd's, bluerays

You're ps3 will get to a peak temp and stay there, it wont get hotter and hotter unless air vents are obstructed/blocked, or there is a dramatic rise in room temp and if this happens, dont worry about your ps3 as chances are your house is on fire.

The stress in electrical goods is caused by switching them on and off.

 

[gamerdog6482]

If you are really worried about it, take a 12" fan and put it under the system.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

If you are really worried about it, take a 12" fan and put it under the system.

That won't really help at all, PS3's bottom surface almost has no ventilation holes, putting some cushion to lift it off a bit is enough, having a rear sucking fan actually helps - like what I did or taking off the top cover - even better.

 

[sneakypete123]

I cant take credit for this, but tonight I read somwhere on GTP a suggestion on raising your PS3 of the surface to allow better ventalation. Use the plastic bottle caps you get from coke bottles etc and place under the rubber pads on your ps3, will give it some clearance and allow for better air flow.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

I cant take credit for this, but tonight I read somwhere on GTP a suggestion on raising your PS3 of the surface to allow better ventalation. Use the plastic bottle caps you get from coke bottles etc and place under the rubber pads on your ps3, will give it some clearance and allow for better air flow.

If you look at the 1st picture that I have posted, you can see that my PS3 also have the bottom surface raised, I am using a laptop cooling pad - the one with a plastic tray with the fan underneath, I removed the USB fans and relocated them to the rear of PS3.

The bottom of the PS3 gets really warm quickly, and hot in certain area, having it raised is a good practice.

If you tried to open the top cover and attach it back without fastening it with the screws, then take it off again after few hours running, you will see how hot it gets with the cover on.
I never run my PS3 with the cover on ever again, feels like making it hotter than it should be I put it back on though, when I turned it off easy

 

[Slash]

I've had it run months on end and never had an issue. I've logged loads of hours on many different systems. Nothing has beaten my PS2's though.

 

[sneakypete123]

No disrespect, but I think that the the bottle top idea is overkill. Taking your PS3's coverings off to prevent it from over-heating sounds crazy to me.
If such measures where necessary dont you think Sony would have recalled afected models and fixed the issue?

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

No disrespect, but I think that the the bottle top idea is overkill. Taking your PS3's coverings off to prevent it from over-heating sounds crazy to me.
If such measures where necessary dont you think Sony would have recalled afected models and fixed the issue?

Not really necessary to do, it's just after I tried it without the cover, it runs very cool compared with the top on. Why don't you try it for 2 hours ?

Unscrew the top cover, but don't take it off, leave the PS3 on for a few hours - playing games as usual, then while it's still on, remove the top cover. You will be surprised at how much heat gets trapped inside and how hot the inner side of the top cover.

Now leave it without the top cover for an hour, touch the fan box and the Bluray drive, not so hot anymore. That's what keeping me doing it, and there's no really risk - at least for me, my PS3 is away from any liquid threats or dust, so it runs nicely without cover - it gave me that extra peace of mind.

I've been running it like this for 2 years now, the fan never gets to higher speed - always stays on boot up/idle speed, a proof of cooler operation - even when playing heavy games like GT5 or Heavy Rain for hours.

 

[sneakypete123]

Because quite simply I could care less if I awoke from my slumber to find my PS3 in a molten pool of plastic lol.

And Im guessing by removing the cover, you have voided your PS3s warrenty?

Even if the date of the warrenty was up I can assure you that Sony will replace your broken PS3 with a re-manufactured ps3 and give you a 3 month warrenty on the replacment they send, but if you have broken that security seal I can assure you they are not obligated to do anything.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

Because quite simply I could care less if I awoke from my slumber to find my PS3 in a molten pool of plastic lol.

And Im guessing by removing the cover, you have voided your PS3s warrenty?

Even if the date of the warrenty was up I can assure you that Sony will replace your broken PS3 with a re-manufactured ps3 and give you a 3 month warrenty on the replacment they send, but if you have broken that security seal I can assure you they are not obligated to do anything.

I replaced the thermal paste after a year I owned it-should drop the max CPU temperature a few degrees, that's when I removed the top cover, so no warranty - I have nothing to lose. If this one bites the dust I'll buy another one, but that could take a long time with the way it runs now The reason I did all these is I want to get the most out of it.

 

[alexlam24]

My PS3 ran for 2 days straight, the only thing that died was my controller. I keep it in a little 1X1 cubicle

 

[cletus 669]

It is not the constant heat that is the problem. It is the constant heating and cooling of the non-lead solder that causes problems, after going through the heating and cooling process enough times it becomes brittle and cracks causing the damage you are afraid of. Leaving it on constantly is perfectly fine and dandy! Have a great day.

 

[Hei]

My ps3 killed itself (the drive) about a year ago. After that, I opened it to see the little flat connector between the drive and the ps3 got loose somehow. Plugged it in and never put the top back on except when traveling. I always had it on top to a milk crate for ventilation. Also have aftermarket thermal paste. What he says us very true, they run so cool, and I don't even have an external fan near it. I have had my Ps3 on for about 8 months straight on almost pure Gt5 and borderlands. Has never had any problems. She runs so cool, amd the slim is built so well I have no worries whatsoever. My usual maintenance is to remove the fan and clean everything out with an air compressor at low psi.

 

[Hotrails17]

My 7 year old original PS3 has officially died last month in the middle of an endurance race. I was just driving when the system turned off and gave me the fatal Yellow Light. The high heat of long night racing had seperated the processor from the motherboard losing all functionality, it wouldnt even turn on. It had all of my save game data and pictures from around the world. The system fried without giving me a warning so no backups could be create. Took it into a repair shop to apply new thermal paste but he did not disconnect my HDD before the repair which has now wiped all of my data. Now working from square one and my system did it to me again two weeks ago.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

I have left my PS3 on for 3 to 4 weeks at a time before with no issues. I have my machine sitting on its end (vertically) with a small clip on desktop fan aimed at the bottom of it. Keeps it nice and cool and never had a problem with the bottom getting hot. Also, like another poster stated, the real stress is turning it on and off. The same holds true with any computer or laptop. If you have proper cooling, it is actually better to keep it turned on. Any good computer repairman that knows his stuff will tell you that.

@hotrails: making a weekly backup on a thumb drive goes a long way and saves alot of headaches when your machine dies.

 

[XS]

The folks at Folding@home left PS3s running for weeks without issue. Like Cletus 669 said, what kills any computer is the warming and cooling, thus actually turning it off and on will do more damage than leaving it operate at a constant temperature. That being said, I still won't leave mine running for longer than a day. I'm the paranoid type, so I have mine up on a screen/mesh platform to allow the bottom to stay cool, and when I'm done playing I will leave it sit idle to allow it to cool gradually before turning it off. Will this help? I don't know, but I feel better turning it off when the case is cool to the touch instead of warm. Whatever, like I said, I'm the paranoid type.

 

[metalgear696]

I have no problems either. My 120 GB slim model has been turned off a handful of times in the last year or so. I use no aftermarket fans or any kind of cooling method other than what is in the PS3. I just refuse to turn it off. I run the Tsukuba 9hr while I'm sleeping, start it again before I leave for work, and when I get home I actually drive cars. My DFGT just failed with 13,000 miles though.

My system also generally runs cool. It is not enclosed in any way by a cabinet and in fact sits vertically on top of my old, fat ps3. It has a burnt disc drive.