(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Yo guys i got a ps3 slim and i can hear the fan its kinda loud and annoying any way i can get this fixed /

open it up and clean it out.. probably the dust inside the system

Mine is loud and annoying too. Its been like that ever since day one... I was very disappointed but thats just how some of the slims are. My brother has a slim too and his is dead silent. Damn Playstation/Sony...

thats strange ines silent. hmm try using a vacum cleaner and getting it close to the vent (NOT TOO CLOSE where you might damage something inside) but close enough to suck some of the dust out of it i do this periodically to keep it clean supposeably helps

If it really bothers you that much you can try to open up your PS3 and GENTLY blow off the dust using canned air. Make sure it has room for the fans to circulate air and clean it every couple of days so it doesn't happen again.

As long as the PS3 isn't overheating the loud fan should not be a problem, my PS3 has sounded like a jet engine for the past 2 years or so and it's still running just fine.

if you open it up doesnt it kill your warranty?

Hi,

I can tell you now this isn't a dust problem, i have looked into this and there are a few solutions, one of them is to simply put an item underneath the base of the ps3, preferabbly hollow or metal so it doesent retain heat as well. That way the fans have more room to breath, and the vents have more cool air to pull in. Doing this may keep your ps3 healthier, which is important if your warranty is up. Heat of any kind is not good for any electronic, doing this little thing may keep your ps3 alive for years to come.

here is an explanation i found from the guy that posted it:

It works, the vents which are located all around base of the ps3. These vents are the sources of cool air from which keeps your ps3 cool. When it is low to the ground hot hair can be sucked back into the ps3 due to less area around the system. Doing this Allow vents to suck in cool air, in fact more air altogether. Plus it allows the fans more room to blow heated air away from the system.

I just got done playing COD4 for a little over 2 hours and never once heard the fan speed up. Before doing this my systems fans would speed up in less then 20 mins of gameplay in order to meet airflow demand to keep the system cool.

hope this helped,

mudkip

DO NOT open your PS3. If something is in fact wrong with your PS3, there's a good chance opening it will void your warranty and you'll be S.O.L.

Like said before, you can use a vacuum or canned air, but there's probably nothing wrong with your PS3.

I know you can turn the fan on max speed for about 30 seconds on fat ps3's by holding eject then switching on the main power switch in the back, but I'd be careful doing that, and I'm not sure if it works on the slims. I've heard good and bad things about doing that - so look into it before you try.

Also, make sure your PS3 is in an open area. Like Mudkip said, if it's sucking in hot air, the fan will just keep going.

All i did was take a vacum and sucked in all the dust around the ps3 and under and it sounds like new thanks.

I myself would air it out, and put a fan next to it, because it coulld just be heat that's causing the fan to "over work" itself, and a fan woul stop that.