So, I owned Both a PS3 and Xbox360, my 360 Red ringed. It was traumatic.Ever since then, I've been meticulous about keeping my PS3 well ventilated to prevent easy over heating. My question is this, How do you prevent overheating, and do you do anything special to keep your PS3 ventilated?
Ventilating your PS3
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, Jul 12 2010 05:01 AM
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Posted 13 July 2010 - 02:26 PM
I think you can get a special fan you put on the back like the 360 ones you can find, but to be honest overheating isn't so much of a problem with the ps3.
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Posted 10 August 2010 - 12:55 PM
It could do with the other things in your room like your computer that's causing more heat. Mine is always okay but if anything I always leave a fan running right next to it 
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Posted 20 September 2010 - 03:40 AM
just keep it in a open area and dont use it to long and make sure u shut down it correctly and turn it off from the bak when u kno u wont use it, i have the 1st ps3 that came out and *knock on wood* nothing has happened to it yet...but i had a 360 elite...and fail...it red ringed....now i had the new slim 360...better not red ring...
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Posted 05 October 2010 - 01:07 PM
I've actually had a ps3 that crapped out on me due to heating issues. when I got my new one back, I took care of it as much as possible. All you have to do is keep your ps3 with atleast 3 feet of space in all directions. I also stand mine up because on of the vents would be throwing heat right where the playstation is laying on. Fans are good but not to close as they just push dust into the ps3 causing them to die faster. but the othere guy was right when he said that ps3's barely have a heating issue. hope it helped.
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Posted 06 October 2010 - 10:28 PM
I do know there's a button combination at startup for the ps3 that will make your fans work at 100% for 30 seconds or osmething like that so it blows off dust that gathered inside.
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 04:23 AM
To keep it cool, I usually unplug the PS3 when I am done playing. This helps for the 360, too. 
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Posted 26 March 2011 - 04:43 AM
ive had a ps3 for going on 3 years an never had a ventilation problem. ps3s r pretty dang resiluent unlike the red ring of death plagued xboxes, i heard at one point about evry 1 in 5 of the early models were red ringing
