Recent content by Squiglemouse

Just reports of units coming into shops with the liquid metal leaning one way or another with the POTENTIAL for leakage if there's an issue with the seal. The issue is it's impossible to accurately see how the liquid metal is seating without disassembling and thereby disturbing the liquid metals...

I see that rather than responding to the content of the post you're leapfrogging to rumors. Rumors are worth extraordinarily little. I'll believe it when Sony announces it or we have -actual- production photo leaks. Not until. This is why where Liquid metal is used it's NOT used with bare...

Okay let's nip some claims in the bud. First of all this Honeywell PTM7950, is NOT suitable as a replacement for the liquid metal. But don't just take my word vs the youtuber. Now I'm sure you're going to protest "but they say!". I'm not interested in hearsay. I'm interested in the TECHNICAL...

Wow wow so first of all amazing job. The results are looking amazing. It seems like the 90 nanometer CPU might be a sticking point though, is it theoretically possible for us to replace the cell with a smaller process size? Coming until recently in the last 2 years it wasn't general knowledge...

Based on the datasheet @RIP-Felix pulled up the pins he indicated are all either vcc or i/o. The proper number 11(believed 20) is the only non VCC in that batch.

@vyktormvmpay25 Nah I understood you perfectly that you were referring to the 4000 series with the 40nm. But now that the cat is out of the bag and the 28 nm is being discussed given that the pcb for the 3000 and the 4000s can support the same 40 nm rsx would it be reasonable to infer that the...

If we're going the whole nine yards to make the most dependable ps3 wouldn't it be worthwhile to figure out if we can fabricate a new ihs to make up the height difference on the 4xxx series rsx to make heatsink contact? After all at the end of the day the ihs is just nickel plated copper...

That's actually a really good point. It would make a nice box to sit beside the ps3 and host my hdmi splitter/hdcp stripper. Plus airflow must never be obstructed. Gonna keep my eye out for one now.

That's pretty amazing. I don't suppose you know of any similar accessories designed for the phat ps3 models. Because something of a similar matching for my A model would be excellent.

In case you ever think to try this again do more research. The correct tool needs to be extraordinarily thin and it needs to be done very carefully otherwise you will damage the cell. The real goal is to cut as far as way from the actual processor itself as you can.

Absolutely no it won't. Those copper bits you can see? Those are tiny traces and wires. A proper delid will have none of that visible. What did you use to attempt the delid on the cell? Tldr: ding dong the witch is dead. Sorry that this happened :(

So as everyone active even remotely in regards to the ps3 should already be long aware the ps3 does not support trim. Further the potential speeds are of course kneecapped by the sata1 specification. Leaving the true benefit to largely be rooted in eliminating rotational latency. All these...

The solution to your issue is to reset the drive tray. You'll need to use a screwdriver to unseat the tray then reset and put it all back. It's a fairly easy process where after you get the cover off iirc there's only one screw that locks the tray from being able to be removed so you can reset it.

Pretty sure his meaning to that is that any heat associated damage will already be done. Not that it won't help protect it going forward. So conceptually it's the equivalent of a prophylactic like a vaccine, most effective if applied before exposure.

Picked up a second cechA model with warranty sticker intact. Unit was pretty pristine with minimal dust buildup. According to the original owner it has never had ylod. I've only currently put cfw on and done some basic thermal testing after a basic repaste with mx-4. CechA warranty sticker...