How to remove both IHS on your PS3 (Quick Tutorial) By:NSC 

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10 years later and this video is still saving lives ❤

Finally I bit the bullet and delided my ps3 CPU for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE .... and guess what , I succeeded !!!!!!!!!!!! The method with nail pile is just brilliant , it's the most safest way to delid the CPU BTW , after delid I did a cold test to see if I screwed up the CPU , I almost shat my pants when I saw blinking yellow light but then I realised I didn't plug the PSU on those 2 thick metal conductors on the mother board , thanks god ........ LONG LIVE NSC !!!!

2:01 DUDE IM DIEING OF LAUGHTER THIS IS SO FUNNY I LOVE THIS CHANNEL THANKS DUDE YOURE REALLY HELPING OUT

I've had many Game Overs with PS3s doing this with ultra sharp, ultra thin blades. It is faster, but if the silicon drives the blade the wrong way, you will scratch the CPU instantly. This is pretty much the best guide.

Repaired successfully! I used on the cpu (Cell BE) a "Oil Knife Spatula N°1" (the smallest); now the console doesn't suffer anymore of overheating and auto-shutdown, it's like new! THANKS YOU!

I'd just like to say thanks to UltraNSC for his repair vids. I have managed to turn a £30 eBay PS3 that sounded like a jet engine after 5 minutes to super quiet machine that stays on for hours playing games with no problem. I used an art "knife" from hobby craft to take the CPU heat spreader off using the same technique as in this video. Make sure you do the finger nail test first :0)

I did mine yesterday. Great videos you helped a lot a gotta say I was sweating bullets doing the cpu. I did it a little different I used a feeler gauge that I sanded the edge with a dremal. Took what seemed like forever to get it to start cutting the silicone but once it was in it started going easy just went really slow. Did your cooling mods also and speed up the fan. Runs super cool now only 100 degree f coming out the back gaming.

Use "fishing line" to floss the silicon adhesive to separate the IHS from the CPU

NSC is the place to be yo!!

Nice video not everyone shows how to make tools for this job

sounds like u need to change the thermal paste also on the Heatspreaders. you can first to let the console run open, open the Case and let it work while the Case is open, if it gets better then u just need to do some holes on the Case like on my other Videos. BUT if you open the Heatspreaders, then TAKE CARE! Cheers

and to make things clear, there are no scratches on the chips. thanx again

damn, nice video. It would have been wonderful if I could have done it right. :P I spent all day working on my 60gb CECH-A01 drilling holes in it, taking off the video card heat spreader, cleaning it, putting on new thermal compound, reflowing it hoping it wouldn't get a ylod one day. Somehow I damaged the damn gpu in the process now its ylod. Perfect! To make matters worse im now living in cebu and there is not one person that can fix it. great!

this CPU lid looks way easier to remove eight years ago. I'm fighting like crazy to get mine off right now. SOB won't give

Great video. God Job men! Thanks.

Do you have a video on how you make the tool? Did you sharpen the edges of the tool?

Nope another one of mine dead. Was fully working but fans running at 2nd highest setting but not really even blowing warm. After modifying some nail files like in your video I still couldn't cut through the damn silicone. Gave up, reassembled with fresh thermal paste. RLOD. Dead. I hate the PS3 Fat. Sony's worst console ever. I'd be tempted to say if yours runs, leave it alone, you'll only kill it.

Yes, it was the FAT, i already did open a lot Heatspreaders, also with a Razor blade, i know what happens when you dont take care ^^ thats why im very skilled, but i realy have open a lots... and its like u told, it is very thing between Heatspreader and CHIP, thats why i did my own tool, so its Faster, Saver and Thiner ;) Peace

One question. Do i need to remove this silicone around the CPU or i can leave it there and just change thermal compound?? And great video u have my like and sub :D

Hi NSC, great videos. Really useful info for PS3. How long did you heat the Cell IHS for in this video? Thanks 👍🏻

NSC Modz hello from California I discovered that shipping is going to be too costly for me to ship you my Cech a01.So next l'd like to buy a heat spreader tool when you have time. Thank you NSC Modz

hi it turns off cause the Chips GPU&CPU gets to hot... befor u do this, try to run your Console OPEN, open the console, and try if it works longer, if yes, then u know it runs hot... If its so, then u can first add new termal paste, and make the holes for better air flow... if it still keeps to turn off, then u can try to open the Heatspreaders, BUT TAKE CARE and work SLOWLY with Time and Pacience! Cheers

Whatever. I'll buy a new mainboard. Then i'll put the new cpu and gpu in the old mainboard with a reballing, but this time i will let this work do by an expert,,Thank you again for helping me

You are a king thanks !

hi , your vids helped me lots when I remove the silicone do I replace it with anything or just replace thermal compound ?

Oh what to do if you have no gap to start cutting sillycon ?

Thanks! It worked for me.

Again, great vid!

I found all of i need to do on your channel,you are fucking awesome man.Good work.

Do you notice that the RSX chips on the slims have more of the thermal glue or tend to hold better than the fats? I've been able to do 2 successful delidding on a couple of my fatboys, but I had to throw in the towel the other day after attempting it on my slim. It looked like I could see more glue overlapping the chips than I had previously seen on my fat consoles.

Tried this today, my nail tool broke while cutting and i scratched the board :( Game over I guess

hmm im not sure... i would not try to ue this smds from an Notebook, i have a lot parts, let me see what i can do...

hi, I have done replacing the thermal paste on both gpu's and cpu's die but i still get this overheating warning then ps3 shuts itself down, any help will be appreciated, thanx.

wait, so did u open this 2 Heatspreaders or not??? a reball or heat up the chips can help, but oly if u have destroyed nothing... What did u do? tell me... so i can help u more

are the Heatspreaders removed at both chips? seems like the console is geting to hot still, or maybe some flux was not cleaned right...

yes, looks like, BUT TAKE CARE AT THE CELL CPU ! ! ! you need a real thing tool to get there inside without to scratch the CPU (CELL) in my eyes its better to open both, so you dont need it to open again if it was not the other Chip ^^ but its up to you, mostly its the CELL CPU, but sometimes its also the RSX GPU i open always both, i begin with the RSX then i go to the CELL Chip! Just work slowly, with Pacience and with A LOT care at the CELL CPU !

Do you know what kind of temps I can expect (PS3 Slim) in modern games if I remove both IHS and fully replace the thermal compound - without drilling holes in the case? I already replaced the thermal paste above both IHS but I have to use fan control software to keep temps down and it's loud in newer games. Thanks

First one didn't work and put a tiny little scratch on my chip. Hopefully its ok. Working on my second tool now. If nothing else I'll be great at making a shank if I end up in prison...

how on earth can i cut chips and know i'm not damaging them ?

After trying to do this, I got YLOD. What can I do now? p.s. Sorry for my bad English

8 years late, but my glue decided to rip out all of the traces :)

Heat spreader is removed from rsx its a fat 40 GB i dont think its flux i think its the scratch on rsx chip

good evening my brothers really please I need your help I have a ps3 fat CECHG04 with 2 usb ports which does not start I am looking for where to find its 5volt regulator

I used to did it with carpenter's chisels :P

u tried to open the CELL CPU or the RSX CPU? and witch blade did u use??? it musst be a very slim blade, or u can destroy your chip, so if u tried to open it, and if you have also put inside the blade, then maybe u have realy scratch the CPU :( it just can be that problem, im nearly 90% sure... seems like u scratch the CPU? did u get IN the blade between Heatspreader and CPU? if yes, then u maybe realy have scratch the CPU = Contact lines damaged = YLOD sry also for my english...

That glue on the sides….what to replace it with? (Not thermal paste..but that glue on on of the IHS)

I love how none of the videos will show you if the console actually works afterwards or not. Just in case.

Should I remove other IHS? Model A01's chip for hdmi?

This idea does not work with the PS3 slim model cech 2004b

Servus, ich habe eine PS3 wo nur das rote Licht dreimal blinkt und dreimal piept, direkt nachdem ich es versuche einzuschalten, also keine andere Farben außer rot, woran kann es liegen? Danke im Voraus

ohh man... did u removed only the RSX or also the CELL? look if u have scratch the PCB or the Chips

u will need to find PERFECT the same one... and when u can let reball that all, then it could be posible... but without garantie that it will work...

So do you offer or sell The board or ps3 upgraded? Good video but I just trashed mine...oops...hit a diode...won’t power on .

Hi, i was trying to follow your tutorial and i desolder two componentes do you know what are they??? capacitors o resistors?? can i solder new ones??

With this method remove IHS from GPU on my model is just impossible. My PS3 is CECH 2504B. It's look there is no silicon on VRam just some kind of glue, hard like a hell. Accidentally I made a little scratch on chip laminate, close edge. Lucky it looks that GPU working without any issues. I think only hotair is solution for me...

I have a ps3 60 gb. If a buy another ps3 yloded 60 gb ps3, could I transfer the cpu and gpu from the second mainboard to the first? Because I don't want to lose my data.

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Should I do this!? My 40gb fan doesn't get hot, but turns off after u turn it on like 2sec. Months ago I had to keep pressing the power button until it would turn on! I'm tired man...then like in an 1hr it would turn off..If I wanted to play the next day again...on certain games why does it turns off!?? In the menu I'm okay..

So, I tried to put inside of the cpu the blade, but it didn't open in any way, Then I gave up, I reassembled the console and in the end I got YLOD. Is that clear? waiting for a your reply, thanks

hallo...ich entresere mich fur dass cecha 01- decha01 ps3 mit ihs remove (mit thermal combackt)wie fehl kossten nach gricheland zum seken ...mit fazan

dude i think i broke my ps3 i tried to remove rsx ihs now but failed now it dont turn on green light turns on and light gets off and nothing fan stops help me plz

hello friend, can you point which is the most safe method to delid RSX in ps3 slim model 2504. Asking because i have seen the thermic glue on these slims are ultra strong !! i havent seen a clear way to do it without risk the whole console... ?

what tools did you use , i got a bga scraper of ebay and tried for so long to open my ihs on ps3 slim , DID not work and the ps3 slim ihs is smaller help UltraNSC

Just done this but I think I may have damaged my board..

Dude i tried to change thermal paste but my ps3 slim fans still are loud after 30 mins gameplay should i remove ihs of gpu or cpu or bend clamps heat sink misplaced

I didn't manage to open the cell cpu, because it's very attached to the mainboard. Can a reball resolve this, or there's nothing I can do? Is it possible to attach another cpu from another mainboard and recover all the files stored in the first mainboard? Thank you very much

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yes, for the CELL chip u need a great tool, that u should do your self, or better dont try to open it :P Cheers

I just took my cpu off , after watching all of nsc videos 3 Times a each hahaha he's a funny guy! so I have 2 ps3 slim that have ylod and I practice on those and I scratch cpu but it doesn't matter cause they broke already so I have som practice before I try on my own ps3 that is working, so I just got done and I put very small scratch on cpu still after the third try.. but I'm one lucky son of a bitch, my ps3 is working and it running at w0 degree cooler I'd I was at 71 degree on fan... speed 47% now I'm at 50 degree when the fan is on 37

can you post a picture of a ps3 CPU without the shield so i can see the traces to the pins?

I opened the ps3 today took the rsx ihs out done everything with care and not forcing anything put it all back on and turns out now this one now has the same problem as my other one and i didnt even opened my other one. I turn it on and it switches off right after. Do you know whats the cause of this? Its really strange.

why u remove the gray silicon? you only want change the paste when u do that

Thank you very much :P

So, i did what you say and the fan wouldn't get hot after many try's. i guess i should open the heatspreader's can i just use AS5!? or something else

Where can i buy that thing for nails that women use

Hey bro, I'm watching your videos so much on last week cause I want change the thermal compound under the CELL's IHS. I have been monitoring the temps on webMan and I realized that CELL is 75-78º C while the RSX is 52º C (with fan on max). Change the thermal compound under the IHS could solve my problem? Thanks for all your videos, you are helping a lot of people. Hugs. Excuse my bad english :)

How do u put ihs back?

The Ps3 slim I have does not have an opening as you described, It is sealed all the way around. What would you suggest I do?

i need to see a pic or something, but if you still got them, then u can sold it back yes ;) If you dont got the same ones, then try to buy the same with same capacity :)

only tried to remove rsx but any other ways?

Is it ok to spread the paste on the chips with a card?

AWESOME!

does replacing gpu will work im sure it will but i need to find a gpu of same model

Komme mit meiner bereits abgeschliffenen Nagelpfeile nicht unter den IHS der CELL

Sony really fucked up when building these consoles hopefully ill never have to get to this point because if it does its goodbye

Thnx man.My friends ps3 just got reballed but ylod after that reballing didnt fixed it.I have seen scratches on rsx chip does he need to replace gpu or something else.He told me the console ran about 8 minutes then ylod again its not fixing any more.Any ideas?

UltraNSC So, you remove everything from under the IHS, I presume? Thermal compound will bond when it cools down afeter first boot up.

hmm you maybe have scratch the CELL CPU? you need take care at the contacts, when you scratch them, u will destroy your Console... is the CELL CPU Scratched? Please look at the Chips and contacts at the platine if you have destroy something... Thats why i always say: TAKE CARE ! ! ! it looks easy on my videos, but its not easy for one that has never do this...

Hi i wanna know where i can buy ps3 motherboard for cecha01 please let know thanks

Hey Nsc I really need your help,I got a ps3 jailbreaked it and it was working just fine but the fans were spinning high,so I opened it and tried to remove the ihs and well it didn;t go to well when I opened up the rsx chip I chip a ram chip and I thought well I could just get somebody to solder on another gpu then I tried to remove the cpu ihs It was too scary so I stoped.Then I looked on the motherboard and I saw two small capacitor missing.What I am asking you is can you solder on really really small capacitors and can you put a another gpu on the board

Hey do I made your nail file tool do you think if it can delid the southbridge on a junk ps3 mobo with no scratches that it can also delid the cell cpu Moved it sorry a bit tired tonight :)

Hi Nein musst nicht warten... Hast du unter dem RSX* auch wärmeleitpaste aufgetragen? Hast du an dem RSX Chip die 4 kleinen Ram Chips vom dem blöden Kleber entfernt? hast du an dem RSX Heatspreader ebenfalls den blöden kleber von den 4 flächen wo es geklebt war entfernt? Hast du auf den 4 Ram Chips an dem RSX auch wärmeleitpaste aufgetragen? Hast du am CELL Prozessor rum gemacht? Bitte schau dieses Video ab 14:00 an: /watch?v=1efG09NQSsI Mach das genau so, dann sollte alles gehen... Lg.

what is the length of the folded part of the file not to touch the processor die

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Has anyone ever tried dental floss for this?

Bro The Tantalo Capacitors save PS3?

yea, could be... sorry for u, should be very carefull doing this things...

I would really love to hear somebody rap to the beats in this video.

Best channel on youtube about ps3 consoles repair, delid, setup, etc, and ruin it with stupid ass loud music. :D Sorry. :)