Oct 7, 2021 · I’m a sucker for these rare consoles and I would say they’re worth it. I’ve learned a lot and really enjoyed my time taking them apart and maintaining them. My next plan is to swap the power supply out of my A model and put a cooler supply in.

Nov 15, 2020 · hello everyone, i have a very rare case with my ps3 fat Cechg01. That ps3 had it abandoned because the bluray reader was useless and it was not possible to put cfw in it. I recently made it work again, I put a 320 GB hard drive, I installed mx-4 thermal paste and I installed a webman mod for temperature control, always below 65 degrees.

There are several original PlayStation 3 hardware models, which are commonly referred to by the size of their included hard disk drive: 20, 40, 60, 80, or 160 GB. [3][4] Although referred to by their HDD size, the capabilities of the consoles vary by region and release date.

May 29, 2020 · I found a PS3 Fat used for 40 dollars but have seen videos where it overheats and shuts down. Is the PS3 Fat worth it or should I just wait for a slim or super slim?

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Dec 13, 2024 · From the first PlayStation fat model to the Playstation Slim and all the way to the Playstation Super Slim, Sony’s massive success paved the door for a plethora of color variations and special editions, notably in Japan.

Apr 21, 2022 · PS3 fat models with complete or partial backward compatibility with PS2... are not worthy because is a bad design, the board have 4 "hot spots" that makes very tricky to dissipate the heat, and there are many other components of the board that was improved later in the next motherboard revisions

Apr 14, 2022 · Depends what kind of fat ps3. Cecha to cechg have great build quality but they do warm up. Cechh to cechp look identical to the cechg but have alloy heatsinks instead of metal and copper, but have 65nm rsx and cell (except the cechh, it still has a 90nm rsx.

Jul 11, 2020 · For me, if you class the most reliable FAT model, CECHL onwards tend to be the most robust - having 65nm CELL and RSX. But still require thermal paste and usual cleaning.

Sep 28, 2021 · In 2016, PS3 copies were selling for about $2,000 to $3,000 and a graded copy sold in the $10,000 range. In 2017, PS3 units sold for a little over $5,000 each. Xbox 360 version didn’t surface until later, and as we covered in our Xbox 360 Rare & Valuable guide, they are still harder to find and command a premium over the PS3 versions.