PS3 Console Upgrade Help?

[MiyamotoM3]

First off I want to say hello. I recently bought a PS3 Slim and CFW'd it with Evil.

I want to do some upgrades to the console for it's longevity and possible performance boost. What are some upgrades I can do? I'm not very hands on, but willing to learn or if there's a trusted modder to do it then I'll pay for it.

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[Dark_Ungel]

you should not do any mods to it if it works fine with good temps if you want to improve the performance just install evilnat 4.90 PEX OC

 

[Coro]

a 1 or 1.5 TB HDD. everything else depends on model.

 

[MiyamotoM3]

a 1 or 1.5 TB HDD. everything else depends on model.

I put in a 1tb SSD, its one of the first slim models.

 

[Encrypt3d_J4y]

I put in a 1tb SSD, its one of the first slim models.

I think that you should remove it and replace it with an HDD. SSD's are notorious for causing a wide range of issues on PS3 systems. An HDD is slower, but better for your PS3.

 

[Encrypt3d_J4y]

First off I want to say hello. I recently bought a PS3 Slim and CFW'd it with Evil.

I want to do some upgrades to the console for it's longevity and possible performance boost. What are some upgrades I can do? I'm not very hands on, but willing to learn or if there's a trusted modder to do it then I'll pay for it.

Thank you for checking my post out.

Install this and run it, if your PS3 uses an HDD for storage:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/ps3-unlock-hdd-space.33551/

Enable QA flags in CFW tools. They are not enabled by default, but I strongly encourage you to enable them because doing so prevents a lot of issues.

Open the top cover of your PS3 to clean its insides, as well as replace the thermal paste on it's CPU and GPU.

Clean your PS3 regularly, as you should do with all of your devices.

Perform a fan test on your PS3:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Fan+Test-Self+Clean+PlayStation+3+(Original+and+Slim)/66048

 

[Dark_Ungel]

I think that you should remove it and replace it with an HDD. SSD's are notorious for causing a wide range of issues on PS3 systems. An HDD is slower, but better for your PS3.

It doesn't cause problems it's just the ps3 can't use that speed the ssd can provide because of the sata 1 interface

 

[Coro]

It doesn't cause problems it's just the ps3 can't use that speed the ssd can provide because of the sata 1 interface

some ssd do cause problems. the real issue is that some of them work for months and then suddenly start causing problems. it is too hard to really be sure that your ssd will work and continue to work.

 

[Dark_Ungel]

some ssd do cause problems. the real issue is that some of them work for months and then suddenly start causing problems. it is too hard to really be sure that your ssd will work and continue to work.

Good to know

 

[MiyamotoM3]

Install this and run it, if your PS3 uses an HDD for storage:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/ps3-unlock-hdd-space.33551/

Enable QA flags in CFW tools. They are not enabled by default, but I strongly encourage you to enable them because doing so prevents a lot of issues.

Open the top cover of your PS3 to clean its insides, as well as replace the thermal paste on it's CPU and GPU.

Clean your PS3 regularly, as you should do with all of your devices.

Perform a fan test on your PS3:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Fan+Test-Self+Clean+PlayStation+3+(Original+and+Slim)/66048

I opened it up and cleaned all the dust. Also put new thermal paste on. I'm hovering around 60 CPU and 62 GPU in XMP and about 65 70 on games. Any other mods that can help?