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PS3 Fan test is Dangerous !

According the french site UltimatePS3, PS3 Fan Test can damages your system, the fans speeding up is a fail safe trying to get the bottled up heat out of the system, this can burn your CPU and GPU, this is confirmed by sony.

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Fishy Fingers5866d ago (Edited 5866d ago )

durrr.... I thought that was pretty obvious, your basically intentionally over heating your system, forcing the fan speeds to increase to try and compensate.

IF you tried it, and soon your PS3 falls you'll have no one to blame but yourselves. Oh and you can probably kiss your warrenty good bye.

MURKERR5866d ago (Edited 5866d ago )

who the hell would copy a ten year old kid tanked up on redbulls evils offspring?

he had so much caffiene and sugar in his system his a diabetic in waiting.

Tarasque5866d ago

Well it shoudlnt void your warranty cause there is nothing in the manual about it, you know not doing it. They shouldnt even allowed the console to do this i dont think. Nothing beats a good ol can of air anyways.

schommerc5866d ago

well i have heard compressed air can actually be bad for the consoles as well. something about it caking the dust even deeper inside.

i could be wrong...

sonarus5866d ago

lol. PS3 is a tank and i doubt it will be affected but i am not doing it regardless

mikeslemonade5866d ago

Sony is just trying to be safe so thousands of PS3s won't be jeapordized, but really this technique is just tricking the PS3 to think it is overheating to turn up the fans.

gameraxis5866d ago

when that fool said, fan testing or whatever i asked myself how can this kid be that stupid??, i mean really something as dumb as turning ur system upside down triggering a fan test instead of pushing a button or going to an option, truly truly DUMB! Like in the ps3 manual

"if you want to test ur fan levels, turn on ps3 and hold upside down in mid air for 30 sec to a minute." what and IDIOT!

spandexxking5866d ago

are they refering to the 40 gb or the 60? because you've got to be an idiot to believe the fat kid but the 40 gig fan test seems quite safe. if its something the console allows then why would it damage it?

ReBurn5865d ago

What do you mean it shouldn't void your warranty because they didn't tell you not to do it? Some things should just be common sense.

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tweaker5866d ago (Edited 5866d ago )

The 40GB SKU should be safe. As for the 60/20/80GB, I knew from that start it was not a smart idea to turn the PS3 upside down. lol. Anybody desperate enough to clean the internals should just buy a can of compressed air. Much more effective and proven.

jadenkorri5865d ago

regardless if your stupid enough to hold it upside down for a cpl hrs till its really really hot, i think u deserve it to overheat...2ndly, i tryied it and only left it upside down for a little bit, like a min or so and i think it really all depends on how long you do it for...i know it will be ok, its those dumb people who'll turn it upside down and leave the room while the console "cleans itself" if you get my point...

GODofDOOMS5866d ago

oh crap i new it was dangerous but i saw comment of people trying it and working fine so i thought i should try it. dam it what if you only tried it only once? im i still alrite?

Fishy Fingers5866d ago (Edited 5866d ago )

If your PS3 is still functional I wouldnt concern yourself to much. But I highly recommend you don't try it again as it may seem fine now but cause problems at a later date.

If you need to get the dust out of the system, buy a can of compressed air.

bigman73875865d ago

"oh crap i new it was dangerous but i saw comment of people trying it and working fine so i thought i should try it. dam it what if you only tried it only once? im i still alrite?"

did anyone else think that he sounded like someone who did drugs once or had sex once with this chick and she got pregnant? he just sounded so worried.

GODofDOOMS5866d ago

everyone Approve this Story before another person gets their PS3 damaged

cl63AMG5865d ago

have there been any reports of damaged systems?

Science_NERD5865d ago

No damage to my system, only thing is, the fan caused by ps3 to fly out the window and into the sky!

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"Unlock the Force: Get the Cantina Band Jam Track in Fortnite's Star Wars Event

Discover how to acquire the iconic Cantina Band Jam Track in the Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration. Gear up for an intergalactic musical journey in Fortnite's latest event.

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PlayStation Plus Hidden Gem: Magic Orbz

“I thoroughly enjoy retro-style games and with that, Magic Orbz modernises the classic brick breaking formula and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.

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KentBlake1d 17h ago

This game deserves a remaster for current consoles. It was awesome on PS3.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B2d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv722d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii2d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast2d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM2d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife1d 22h ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit1d 18h ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife1d 16h ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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