PS3 60GB & 80GB CECHA01/CECHE01 Thermal Paste Replacement Guide 

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To prevent your GoPro from overheating I recommend the perfect amount of thermal paste.

greatest guide I’ve seen so far , in 2 days I’m going to replace my thermal paste hopefully every goes as planned 😅

Thanks! Landed an awesome deal on an immaculate CECHC04 that was just running a little hot, and this got me and my partner through the rebuild and re-paste! So much cooler now, and I can actually watch shows without having the dialogue drowned out by the desperate cooler haha

thanks. super helpful!

This is the most detailed video I have seen to date. Steps were explained that are normally glossed over. I’m not ready to do this type of thing to my own system but it looks like there are options. I’ve been avoiding using the system because it was in immaculate condition following a replacement from Sony.

Mines a little different but I was still able to follow it. Thanks

Appreciate the video. Gonna attempt this next week!

Great video, ill attempt to do this myself one day. Thanks

I wanna know how thick the layer should be I recently did the thermal paste and im now wondering if i did enough. It does seem quieter and less hot tho. I made sure you couldn’t see the top of the cpu

Tried to replace thermal paste. Did that but now power doesn't turn on. Maybe the connections is not in properly, would that be the case?

Love the video, worked like a charm and easy to follow!

I got a ps3 cecha12 and at times i get green lights and dots on my screen (known as the matrix screen problem) and it causes the screen to freeze. Would deliding the console solve this issue?

Thanks for a great video. What do you think about scalping the chips? Is it really necessary?

I did this a couple years ago with the thermal paste and temps look good. I forgot to change the thermal pads. Is it worth the hassle/risk opening it up?

Thank you 😊

There has been a lot of new developements regarding the BC PS3 on psx-place that explains it all better than I can, but to delid the rsx isn't a good idea from what I've read.

Hey ive had my 80gb E01 modle for a while now i wa wondering what were the sizes of the thermal pads I heard that they were uaslly 1.5mm but im not sure can someone help me pls.

Thanks a lot for this l’ve got a CHECHC03 (UK Launch model) on the way hopefully tomorrow and l’ll do this tomorrow to make it last as long as possible plus replacing the old thermal pads. (before anyone says, l’m aware it’ll inevitably fail on me but l’ll get someone else to do a Frankenstein mod on it since l’m horrible. This is so it lasts long enough that l can save up for that.)

Thanks!

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It helped me sooooo much! Subscribed and video liked!

Did you do a vid where are you remove the IHS and replace the thermal paste underneath?

26:24 is a very valid point. Subscription well earned, thank you for the awesome video!

I can’t lift up the heatsink and fan there’s something else keeping it in place but can’t figure out what

i still have ps3 80-gb play can ps2 games it still work great no over heating yet I bought few years ago

do u know if the top cover of the ceche01 and a01 is interchangable?

@fasttechvideo hello, I’ve been wanting to buy a part for my ps3 off the website provided but idk if the logic board (BD-400) will work on my KEM-410ACA disc drive p.s I have a CECHE01 MG PS3 but it came equip with that KEM-410A and I believe it was suppose to be a KES-400A

Excellent!

Would liquid metal do just as good as thermal paste or better?

I appreciate the thoroughness of this video, but Jesus man, if I could listen to this without someone proclaiming how great they are and then blaming everyone and everything else around them for why things suck - it would be 10 times better.

Great video! Unfortunately, mine is still flashing red after all of the cleaning with new thermal paste. Can't get the disc out either. Anything else I can do?

What is the normal temperature for fat model? My ps3 fat have 80° in game and cooler is set to syscon, end set to auto at 68° is ok but fun make noise.

Thank you so much i am a 15 yo and i repaired my ps3 by watching this video

I’m going to be attempting this soon on my ps3.. it was given to me by a friend and he basically told me if I could find the problem I could have it lol. He said that he had tried to update the console and the fan started ramping up excessively and it YLOD on him. He changed the thermal paste, cut a hole on the bottom and tried again, it happened a second time and he quit. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hey man! I picked up a 20$ backward compatible ps3 - its A01 - Its having issues. When I plugged it the light went Green - Yellow - Flash red. I replaced the thermal paste and put it together Green - Yellow - Green - Flashing red now. I have seen that there is a cpu UNDER those ones that can be pasted - I've also seen people remove those capacitors (couldnt find any easy online cheap) - I've also seen people heat the board with a hair dryer after pasting what i did! and it worked!.... Not sure what to do / try but would love input from someone with your experience. I don't have "syscon" but i do have common sense and a soldering iron. Thanks!

My 60gb it will play ps2 games but not ps3 games need the help on that and I also have a 20 gb ps3 I can’t figure out how to use the Ethernet cord to get internet access???? I just want to add my psn account to it I have a 500ssd on to 😅

my ps3 60gb has red light of death, how did you put new thermal replacement.

I recently tried turning on my PS3 (I believe it's the 80GB model, CECHE01), and it turns on with a green light and functional disc drive, but doesn't produce a video signal. I think it gets a little blip of some random visual pixels/static every few seconds. I am suspecting I need to replace the thermal paste. It hasn't been used in a few years but I do remember back in 2018 or so it did sound like a jet engine. Hopefully it's not dead completely. This is the first time I've had an issue. Is that also what you'd suggest?

is delidding necessary? can i get away with just cleaning and reapplying new thermal paste every 2-3 years? dont want to risk with delidding

that PS3 is mint!

I did almost the exact steps like you. Had Totally dried out thermal paste on my CECHH04 and changed it with Arctic MX-4. It ylods now and i dont know why lol haha. Maybe too much thermal? Too little? How can i know even tho i tried to spread the thermal all over the IHS’s

I think after 15 years of not touching my ps3, my thermal pads, and paste are gone. The system runs at 67C while idling, but i have yet to receive any warnings about excessive heating or needing to turn it off.

I have the first model who supports ps2 games, but when I put a ps2 disc in, it shows up in the meny, but when I start the game, the screen just turn red-black forever.

Well this help the ylod problem?

Sorry for asking. But how do you fix the power button on the cecha01 ps3 console?

Is it worth buying one of those or no thats questionable?

i broked the little close thing on the CD thing nice.

i has ps3 80gt model what uptade some point 750gt model hd. i buy year 2010

im thinking about sending 3 of my ps3s of mine ! they dont have a video output !

Why two XS ????

I sent you an email I want to send my PS3 to you so it’s good to run for the next couple of years.. currently getting the blinking red light after minutes of use

Put a 1tb Sata SSD into it! I did it on my console and it did wonders. It improved the load and download spreads a lot!!!! Improved my PS3 so much highly recommended!!

No thermal pad replacement?😬

You need to remove the IHS plates to get access to the chip set .. this is the most important thing . . One thing is that they are a pain to remove ..

My cover does not slide off

If you want even better cooling performance, he should’ve taken off the cpu and gpu heat shield and changed the thermal paste under the metal plates too.

One thing I am picking up, is do not fuck with the rsx or EE. Clean out the system. Just do not fuck with them. Too many cases of people popping off the plates and it breaks their console. Just go in and clean, do not disturb the original bins with the paste … my two cents.

If you put some thermal pad on some of the chips the heat will drop a lot too.

Welp, not sure what I did wrong but I got everything back together and now I’m getting nothing. No power. No red light.

My little bro has that Xbox 360 halo edition but it has red ring of death

All PS3S can AT LEAST play ps1 games. By the time the PS3 came out, the PS1 was at least a decade old.

You can tell bro don't fucking play games when he busts out a bucket of thermal grizzly. Fix a few ps3's here and there. I bet you do.

Just saying: All PlayStation 3's can run PS1 Discs, including slim and super slim

You do know that the PS/3 is the only Play station that cleans itself, Right?

Arctic Silver 5 doesn't expire. It has silver in it that keeps it conductive even after many years of use. Your wasting your time and money replacing it.

Nice bot comments here lol

Wow you talk alot

The worst thermal paste change tutorial I have ever seen, expensive tools and supplies so that the IHS were not removed and the thermal pads remained the same, a shame and a waste, poor console.

this video was better once i muted it. you talk too much about irrelevant things, also the product plugs are annoying...dont plug a screw driver you cant even use without it being plugged in. smh.

I broke the bd drive cable latch 🥲🥲🥲 It wouldn’t go in at all tried it both ways

Thanks!