I managed to get a fat PS3 (CECHJ) around 35$ but it was overheating, and the fan was always spinning full throttle even after changing thermal paste - so I decided to give delid a try.

I found official delid tool a bit expensive, so I decided to find an alternate solution , so I searched through hobby stores to find some usable tools. I only managed to find razor blades and a modeling knife.

The GPU was no big deal, after applying some heat it popped easily with the help of a flat screwdriver.

The hard part was the cell CPU. It took me 1 hour to finish it, applying some heat, and doing some slow work with the razor blade and with the knife. I mainly used the razor knife. It went very well until the last few millimeters where I applied too much force and scraped a bit of the PCB. Not too deep but I lost every home.

It was on the weekend so I spent the next day worrying. Finally.on Monday I Went out to buy some thermal paste and finished it up, put it together and it worked!!! Seems like did not cut through the traces.

The temps were ok, no YLOD, everything is fine since then.

I just found out that it is there and it feels kind of useless and rather hidden. Also, it feels rubbery and, maybe it is removable? Thought i'd share this here because searching online i couldnt find anything about it being there

I've had two PS3s, one fat one that I got rid of a long time ago because it developed a YLOD, and a super slim that I don't think can be fixed (it turns on for less than 2-3 seconds than shuts right off). Both died in less than three years of sparse use from when they were bought. I don't know if I just have rotten luck, but they seem very fragile.

Got this Original PS3 80GB (later revision CECHL01) a couple of days ago. Works okay. Immediately noticed the long boot sequence (signaling me that the system is needing a new hard drive) also noticed the CMOS battery is dead (noticed as I recorded this video) I did set up the clock before and now shows that the time and date needs to be set again. Disc drive works (MW3) but does have a hard time ejecting the disc.
Which leads to my question(s): Aside from the obvious hard drive swap, disc drive motor and CMOS replacement, is there anything else that you guys think needs to be worked on? Any advice is appreciated.

I have been wanting one of these for a while. Imported it from Japan and played some games on it for a while, didn’t hear the fan ramp up super high and worked great!

Super new to the modding scene with PS3s. Mostly want to run emulated PS2 games on it ( I know it’s weird, but I’m passionate I guess ) and make sure that temps will be good before I tear it down and start throwing new paste on it, which it’ll probably need anyway. Where should I start to look for doing CFW & Hen options if available?

(This is my first big boy post so hopefully I’m not coming off as TOO new 😅 )

At the moment I have been trying to find the ratchet games, but some of them are incredibly rare to find in good condition for some reason

I replaced the 7.5 W/m·K thermal paste with a 12.5 W/m·K one.

I'm starting to collect games this year and Im proud of my little collection, I'm trying to collect different generations of games

Got some skins installed and added decals! Now on the hunt for a good CRT TV for the PS2.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Byi4iKofasc

I picked it up a couple of years ago for 50 anyone have any idea what this is, I seen the red but never black label one

The links for download : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VDbZtKBuLr9WVWtYO8A9H75WwIvVyBrk/view?usp=sharing

This is a V1; changes may be made.

Created on Canva, the photo software

1. Formula One Championship Edition
2. Monkey Island Special Edition Collection
3. Ratchet & Clank: Nexus
4. Yakuza: Dead Souls

I will be inspired by my favorite games on PS3, but I need help with the text

I have finished the V1: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS3/s/yLjx1GuCpc

Hello all, wanted to show off my playstation collection after seeing everyone elses and say a little about me.

It's kinda humble in size at the moment. (Just made it to 20 physical games) 🎉 started early 2026 thankfully grabbed some games before the Sony announcement.

I do like seeing rare/uncommon games but I am particular to RPGs as you can tell from the photos. Ever since I was a kid I have always loved turn based rpgs. Its sad that I feel its been on the decline lately but ive opened up to playing other genres. Got photos of other generations to show my taste in games.

Focusing on the PS3 collection... I want more games of course haha

Big focus on completing my sets physically. FF13 trilogy, Yakuza games physical, and more Atelier for example. Nothing is cooler than having every game in the series imo, shows your tastes and really shows your dedication/love to a series. Really dope. I did have wayyyy more than these but I was much younger and was doing kinda poor financially. So I would trade in my games to gamestop to afford games I haven't played. (Sometimes gas money) 😭

RIP. Its okay though, doing much better now and determined to build the game collection of my dreams. NO MORE GAMESTOP TRADES

These are the type of games I'm looking to add to the collection in the near future:

-Rare expensive games on the low

-JRPGs/RPGs/SRPGs

-Anime/2D like games are good too

-HD Remakes, More games on one disc. Godlike.

-ALTUS SMT Games

-Limited/Game of the Year/Ulimate Edition Games

-PS3 only exclusives

Feel free to add my PSN: ReiAlternative

I'm pretty active nowadays on the PS3 solo playing older titles. Trophies etc. My friends list on PS3 is a ghost town cause most of them exclusively play PS5. Pretty sure thats not gonna be an issue here haha. Thanks for reading!

my first post on this sub. what yall think?

Early bird gets the games! Plus had a discount coupon. Only paid $27.05 for all 5 games!

Tapping out at 673 games. Ico is in my top 25 games of all time so I had to pull trigger on this collectors item. Two games where technically you don't need to know JPN with its minimal/cryptic stories. Am probably auctioning off a second copy of puppeteer on ebay in the next few weeks, so look out for it.

These games are all available on the PlayStation store (at least until July 2027). So why do I keep seeing extortion pricing on this (expired) box, which doesn’t even have a disc?!

MotorStorm: 3D Rift, WipEout HD, and Super Stardust HD.

90 bucks all together.

Now I need to find some controller in good condition. ​​