I've heard that the glue around the CPU is silicone based and because of that using heat on it is useless. I'm going to try the slow razor blade method as the painters knives I've seen more people have trouble with. Thank you for making this video!
Hold on to your backwards compatible units because they will skyrocket in price very soon :) . Also good job on the de-lid but there are easier methods (I did a video on this if you want to check it out). Also I would recommend upgrading the power supply to a APS-231 which emits less heat and upgrade to liquid metal (only between the chip die and IHS and NOT on top as the heatsink is aluminum)
I had considered using liquid metal between the die and ihs. I decided against it however as I thought the ihs was aluminum. The power supply isn't a big concern to me because I haven't seen it make more than a few degree difference.
What I like about this video versus other peoples videos no matter how technical or how long they want to drag the video on what I love about your video is that you turn your PlayStation on after you’re done to make sure that it worked !
Your post-process VO did WONDERS for my anxiety. I didn't even delid my A model, and I was still holding my breath. When I powered it up, I got a storage error code, and I thought, "Cool, I bricked my only model A." Turns out you need to put the hard drive back in... felt embarrassed and relieved all at once. Nice video!
@@Firehawk4mula You forgot the thermal pad under the blue ray drive.You ripped it apart but forgot to put a new one.Btw nice delid technic for rsx better than prying with screwdriver.
Cool! I thought about delidding but it might be too much of hassle to do and I'll just do the eraser mod (or thermal pad in this case) behind the CPU. Seems the painter's knife and fishing wire looked harder to cut the glue than others had shown in videos. I think they're too dull/thick or not stiff enough to cut the glue. Maybe one day I'll do it with like NSC's delidding tool which have a sharp edge. I'm also planning on polishing/wet sanding the PS3 shell to remove the scratches on the PS3 I brought!
I just bought the same one, 60 gb backwards compatible, and it wasn’t the best condition but cheap and it worked good for a few weeks now it has trouble spitting out the games and at one point I had to pull it out, like one of the issues I think you said you had! So I’m just praying it’s just needing to be cleaned!
This is my favorite console ever! I have 9 CECH-A01, 1 CECH-B01, 1 CECH-G01, 2 CECH-P01, 1 Slim and 1 Super Slim. Those consoles were like your model dusty and needed some PM done to them. 1:11 CECH-B01 is hardware based backwards compatible and also has the Emotion Engine. CECH-B01 has almost an identical board as CECH-A01. CECH-B01 just does not have the memory card readers or WI-FI. Sony only produced these consoles for six months (Nov 2006-April 2007). 1:17 A few consoles I have done some PM work on, the thermal pads were dry as this disc drive pad was. 7:00 is that Stitch!? Seems you like the Stitch character. 10:00 You actually do not need heat to remove the IHS. 11:20 this board takes a lot of heat that is why Sony made the board so thick. But yes, applying heat the IHS would eventually transfer the die as well. Sony really did a disservice by gluing the IHS down on the PS3 models. The only model I can think of where the IHS is missing is the PS3 Super Slim GPU this is an 40NM die. (Whereas the CECH-A01 has a 90NM GPU die). The heat pipe sits right on the die on the Super Slim. A screw pushes the heat pipe on to the die surface of the PS3 Super Slim. The CELL IHS to remove I use a number one painter's knife dip the knife blade into 99% Isopropyl Alcohol. This reduces the knife's friction on the adhesive a little. Everyone has their own method just find one that works for yourself. Never tried or seen the fishing line method before. (I was wondering why you had gloves on) fishing line tough on hands. 12:45 you could also delid on the South Bridge chip it has thermal glue all the way around the die (no open slot) but the adhesive is not as thick as the CPU IHS. This paste under the IHS on the South Bridge die was dry as well. The ram chips do get some voltage applied them hence the thermal pads on top and bottom of the board. These are 1mm to 1 1/2 mm thick, South Bridge is 2mm thick (I measured the thickness of each thermal pad) I am that person. I have seen the CECH-G01 model have a small pad on the underside of the CPU. The CECH-P01 does as well, CECH-P01 model also has the 65NM CPU and GPU dies. 16:22 tighten the CPU/GPU clamps more in a uniform pattern tightening one side may squeeze the paste to one side. Saw the pattern improve once the clamps were beginning to tighten down. The thermal pad under the disc drive is 2mm thick I did not see you replace that one (I know you stated did not have enough new thermal pads to replace all the old ones). You got my sub! Just randomly found your channel! 22:33 I was looking for the PS3 Easy Chill cooling fan mod video. Is that on another channel? Plus, I like you as a host to all your videos! If you see this drop me a line as to my thoughts on your PS3 clean delid video. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. I watched one video you stated you had 23 consoles could you direct me to the video (if filmed of course) of what the consoles are. Thanks for a detailed PS3 video always looking to learn more about the PS3!
Hi, thanks for watching! I have not yet made an update video with the ez chill fan mod. I can say after 2 years of use that it still works great. I opened the A01 at a later date to replace the thermal pads that still needed to be replaced. I also replaced the hard drive with a hybrid drive and added the ezchill fan mod. I have not opened the A01 since. I have however played the system for over 1000 hours since this work. As far as viewing all my consoles you should try my game room tour as I show most of them on there.
Saying that CECHB and CECHC aren't backwards compatible is a fallacy. CECHB was the cheap launch model and is the exact same as the CECHA internally only without the wifi and memory card slots as well as a 20gb hard drive. CECHC was the PAL launch model and it has the same internals as the CECHE except for the power supply which is the only one that isn't universal voltage. The ones that aren't backwards compatible are CECHG onwards
I'm tearing into my baby soon, she's a fatty 4port been with me since 2007, the hdmi port isn't working, might as well clean and repaste, not sure I have the tools to fix the hdmi port though, good job.
I've watched countless replacements of thermal paste, delid in PS3 fat over the last 10 years. It's the first time I've watched a woman do it and the first time I've seen that an extra pair of hands is needed. I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just writing.
And I would love to do all this too it aswell, I saw a video of a dude putting a better fan and having a Manuel switch for it, I’d like to do that too when I can afford it!
I changed the thermal paste a couple years ago but omitted to changed thermal pads. Is it worth doing if my temps are good? Conscious of how long it takes to open and risk of damaging.
It's definitely worth it. Could take a couple hours start to finish for a beginner but it sounds like you have some experience. Changing the thermal pads could be done in under an hour. Good luck with your project. Thanks for watching!
I'm about to be working on one of these myself. I like ure flossing method. Did u remember to changer ure CMOS battery? I will be doing that also. Thanx for the great video.
Nice work! One question about the minus pad 8, are they safe to use under the cpu on the pins? cause they need to be non-electrical conductive as i know or it will frie everything Thanks!
@@vFxMzModz Yes. won't harm the system have been running mine like this for almost a year. later model ps3's come from the factory with a thermal pad applied to this area.
Hi Just bought a PS3 slim and thinking of doing the same as I already have the kryonaut and the time... You seemed to have left the 'white glue' on what i guess is the GPU dedicated RAM Just wonder why you did'nt clean all the components of the GPU? Wouldn't have it better to clean all the 5 components and apply grizzly kryonaut (or even the new extreme) on of all of them ? Anyway, great video to explain all the steps Happy to have a slim, not PS1/PS2 compatible, but easier to disassemble/reassemble... Thx
At the time I left the thermal glue on the ram because I didn't have the proper chemical to remove it. I also knew this system was coming back apart to be modded so to me it wasn't and issue at the time. I still plan on releasing another video about modding the console and I have all the footage just not ready to edit it yet.
I tried taking apart a 40GB model. I ruined it. I took another go at my 20GB model (3 hours) and my hand slipped one time and I cut a tracer. Now I have one more 20GB model and I’m too scared to try it again. My goal was to repaste them. That’s all I want to do is help them run cooler. But man it’s so dang hard 😢
I Have this exact model PS3, so thanks for making this video. I love my PS3 but I believe the thermal paste dried out years ago, it doesn't stay on for long. I don't have any experience with these sort of things so I'm hesitant to attempt the fix. Would using an IC Graphite Thermal Pad instead of paste be a more permanent solution? Would it even work?
Unfortunately there is no long term solution to saving these PS3's. They just have to many issues. I would still recommend using a quality thermal paste. If your console is shutting down due to overheating I highly recommend doing a delid. Doing the maintance and keeping the temps down can help with system life expectancy. If a delid is beyond your ability I would recommend trying to find a reputable repair center around your area. I hope this Helps! Thanks for watching.
The pads I used weren't adhesive, the material they are made of is naturally tacky though. Both sides were covered with a thin layer of protective plastic that I had to make sure to remove before final assembly. The pads i used were very easy to cut and work with. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
@@Firehawk4mula Thanks it does help and is exactly the information I was looking for. By the way, how did the project with the PS3 turn out? How are the thermals on the system now?
@@p3tr0114 My A01 has turned out fantastic. Since the delid it has seen around 200 hours of gaming and quite a few days were it was on non stop 12+ hours, no problems getting hot. I haven't installed cfw or hen on the system so i measure temps through the exhaust. I did install the sshd and the ezchill fan mod and will update later with a video. Since this video i have also acquired a B01 and E01. I plan on doing a video on them as well.
@@Firehawk4mula I checked out ez chill as it's the first time I've heard of it. You would probably find software to be a superior cooling solution. I would recommend Webman for fan control. Also, your systems will not need Hen installed, Hen is only for the later Slim and Super Slims.
I just have one question plz , I just did it I delid the cpu only replaced thermal paste did everything has best as I cud BUT now when I turned the system on I have a solid green light n fan turns on but that’s it I see Nuthing on screen n I don’t think the system is booting now DID I KILL MI PS3🥺?
@@Firehawk4mula Update delidding Was a success I use the painters tool sharpened like a razor at the tip I cut through the CPU glue like butter took less than 10 seconds to cut through Each side of the cpu when I put everything back together I had a green light but nothing was showing up on the screen so I figured that maybe I messed up the balling But I’m happy to update that the HDMI port was just dirty I guess through the operation somehow I cleaned it right now and the operation was a complete success
I'm working on a ps3 super slim right now, and this is all new to me. Do I need to wait to turn on the system and play with the new thermal paste? Also, what thickness is recommended for the thermal pads? Thanks in advance
Most new thermal paste don't have set time. You should be fine playing as soon as you're done. For the BC PS3's the recommended thickness of the thermal pads is 1.5mm is some spot and 2mm in others. If I were you I'd do a quick google search but I would assume they are much the same. Thanks for watching and hope this helps.
Can you let me know why did you apply thermal pad where is the hole under CELL? Is it your invention/idea or this model had pad there originally? My cechc03 did not have it and I was under impression that this hole is to allow heat to dissipate through it.
The early models of the phat PS3 didn't have a pad in this location but later revisions did. I'm not sure that it does much either way but I have heard that it helps dissipate heat when applied to this area. I also figured there must be a good reason that Sony put thermal pads there in later revisions as they aren't going to spend the extra few cents per board applying a pad to this area if they didn't have a good reason to do so. Thanks for watching!
I'm little later here but the thermal pad is applied for more pressure on the processor so it can make better contact with the ihs. It drastically reduces the temps. Sony did placed platic cover under the CELL in some CECHC and CECHE models for more pressure. In my case after placing 3mm thermal pad the temps dropped from 68°C to 56°C. But be careful, a lot of pressure can cause BGA cracks and potentially brick your PS3.
A few days ago I cleaned my PS3 fat that I got the other day and replaced the thermal paste, but within 30 minutes of gaming the fan got really loud should I go back and change the thermal pads? The model is a CECHG01 40gb
hi, so this is going to sound weird, but check if your thermal pad is conductive. I killed my system after putting a conductive thermal pad on that exact spot. It shorted the cell and now its dead
I used a non conductive thermal pad, also have been using the system for well over a year at this point. I have no issues to report with it. 100's of hours played on it and multiple platinum trophies.
This is going to sound like a WILD question, but if I were to send you the board out of an A01, would you be willing to do the delid for me if I paid? I’ve wanted a functional unit I can use for YEARS, I’m pretty good at general disassembly and , but it’s that delid I’m scared shitless to do!
I'm sorry but there is to much personal liability for me. I hope you get it done thou! Try finding a repair shop in your area that would do the delid for you. Thanks for watching and I hope you liked the video.
Will thermalright extreme odyssey thermal pad 1.0 mm work? They were all i could find from shops in town. All store had was 2 packs. I am doing mine right now and would like to use other pack for my brothers ps3.
Also the set of chips on the opposite side of thermal pads does it require a thermal pad? There was not one on mine when I opened it. I have a 20gb PS3. And adoes thickness matter on that one as well and does it just have to cover it or firmly pressed against the chips?
The fishing line was VERY slowly making progress it was small enough to get in between but it was so stuck together it took a lot of time and elbow grease to get just under the little corner we got through with the fishing line. it may be possible with a lot of time put into it but it is definitely not the best way to get it done. There is a tool similar to the paint spreader I was using that is supposed to get in between better and get the job done a lot easier.
@@Firehawk4mula ive done a delid, and it didn't go well. But I was lucky. It somehow worked even with a hundred scratches. I guess they weren't deep. I will buy another bc system soon, and I want to find the ultimate way to delid. I used a guitar string which is similar to the fishing line and like you said it wasn't going through. The glue was way too hard. Idk with the painters knife you have to put way too much force to get in the glue. Once you cut through it the rest is simple, but the beginning is way too risky.
I'll admit I was worried about it at first, but with heat and patients the painter's knife worked very well. If I end up with a few more BC models I might try some more methods of delid to see if I find a better way. I have also tried a razor knife with little success.
I neglected to mention the B01. I actually now own the A01, B01 and E01. All great consoles. The card readers missing in the B01 don't bother me but i do wish it had wifi, still a great console to own and definitely on the uncommon side.
Thermal Pads: www.amazon.com/dp/B0927TLVWP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details (I had to buy a couple of packs to change out all the pads including the smaller ones not done in the video. They do come in different sizes. Cut to fit) Thermal Paste: www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZJS8Q6S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
The first time I put it together I didn't have the ihs on correctly. The system immediately threw the ylod code. Opened the system back up to fix the ihs issue and left it apart to test. I was also modding it with an sshd and a fan controller as well. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching!
In some spots it will be unless the thermal pad is pretty compressible. There are spots that are supposed to have a 1.5 mm thermal pad but a soft 2.5 mm replacement shouldn't hurt.
@@kevinmitchell766 I personally have not experienced any negative affects from doing so. Plus just about anything is going to be better for the longevity of the console than the 15 year old thermal pads. Hope this answers your question.
I delidded mine successfully, but unfortunately the momentum of my hand knocked the emotion engine chip clean off as soon as the ihs popped off.. rip the board.. very expensive hard fix now that's likely not worth it. I ruined a perfectly good CHECHA01 and wasted money. Let that be a warning to how dangerous delidding can be, if you're not careful
Rip your A01! In all fairness it would have died without being delidded anyway. I'm not sure what tools you were using but this can be a time consuming, delicate procedure. I wish you better luck with your next attempt!! The A01 could still be parted out and sold on ebay to recoupe some money. Just keep the motherboard and disk drive board together. Someone may be able to repair it or atleast use the parts to fix another dead system.
No, a hair dryer isn't going to produce anywhere near the amount of heat that you're going to need. It's worth the $12 to buy one from harbor freight tools and do the job right. Thanks for watching and hope this answers your question.
Yes, you can.. That's what I did.. However you would want to avoid applying heat on it and use sharp, thin blade to cut in between IHS and memory dies on RSX instead.. But hairdryer and flat screwdriver lever worked fine for me at first time and thin blade for second delid.
If the traces are ok you could use a hot air soldering station to fix it. They're pretty cheap on amazon. If you destroyed the chip a replacement ylod board from eBay would be good for parts. If you're unable to fix it, sorry for your loss.
@@Firehawk4mula awesome! I just received .5mm, 1.5mm & 2mm grizzly pads. I’m doing a replacement on ps2 slim, ps3 slim & fat, and Wii this week. Unfortunately I have to do a repaste on the ps3 slim & ps3 fat as I recently did so using grizzly. But now I have their top tier paste now. So I’ll see how much better that will be.
I was using fishing line on this delid, although I don't recommend it. While it was able to cut through the thermal glue it was very slow and really takes a toll on your hands. Using a painters knife would be far preferred. Take your time and know that it takes a lot more pressure than you think it should.
While I know this can be a tough job, I certainty believe a lot of people are capable of doing this without incident. If I can do it so could many others. This isn't the near impossible task most people make it out to be.
Just came across this...a ton of people have done this to refurbish these consoles and there are plenty of ways to safely remove the GPU and CPU plates like it or not it has to be done in order for these systems to last longer unless you go if you don't go with the Frankenstein method. She did an excellent job at taking off the plates I've seen a lot worse and takes lots pf patience for it
I’m confused. Why didn’t you add paste to the VRAM around the gpu?? The old stuff was still on there it looked like. Replacing the old stuff with fresh paste there would’ve kept temps even lower around the gpu area.
I really need to make an update video. I left the old glue on there for testing purposes. I didn't want to make a mess if I ended up having to take it apart multiple times. I did however replace the thermal glue later when I installed the ez chill fan.p
