Overheating PS3

Rob Manson · 06-03-2013, 13:13

My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3?

Deacon1972 · 06-03-2013, 13:29

You can get dedicated fans for the PS3, they just connect to USB, cheap enough at just over a tenner.

May be cheaper elsewhere, amazon just used for illustration purposes.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Competition-.../dp/B001KZH62Y

If you have the PS3 slim.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COOLING-FA...-/270744907477

If you like blue lights.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horizontal-s...pd_sim_vg_h__5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Horizon...ag_stp_s2_edpp

cockney · 06-03-2013, 15:06

Also check the air vents on the ps3, if they are clogged up then that is a factor in it overheating, i know from experience

call100 · 06-03-2013, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Manson

My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3?

Does it shut down during their gameplay? How long after them playing are you trying to view a disc?

Matt D · 06-03-2013, 20:12

If the PS3 is shutting down due to overheating, it could be on its way out

Rob Manson · 07-03-2013, 10:39

Never shuts down during their gameplay at all. Only problem arises if I try to play a BR disc shortly after their game play. There was some dust in the vents which I have hoovered out and have installed a fan thing underneath that makes the PS3 light up like a light sabre. The kids love it but the Mrs ain't so keen. Kids win.

call100 · 07-03-2013, 15:44

Playing the games will make the consul generate far more heat than just a BluRay film...It could be another problem and not overheating otherwise I would have thought game play would have caused shut down as well.
Are you trying to play the same movie each time or are different ones causing the problem?

JulesandSand · 07-03-2013, 19:50

Is the inbuilt fan actually working on the PS3?

Can you hear it?

fastest finger · 07-03-2013, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Manson

My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3?

......Have you checked the auto shut-off settings?

The system can be configured to turn itself off after as little as an hour of no controller input, even if you're watching a movie.

Check in Settings > Power Save Settings > System Auto-Off

06-03-2013, 13:13	#1
Rob Manson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 54	Overheating PS3 My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3?

07-03-2013, 19:52	#9
fastest finger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Heart of England. Posts: 8,633	If your new fan isn't helping....... Quote: Originally Posted by Rob Manson My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3? ......Have you checked the auto shut-off settings? The system can be configured to turn itself off after as little as an hour of no controller input, even if you're watching a movie. Check in Settings > Power Save Settings > System Auto-Off

06-03-2013, 13:29	#2
Deacon1972 Guest Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,103	You can get dedicated fans for the PS3, they just connect to USB, cheap enough at just over a tenner. May be cheaper elsewhere, amazon just used for illustration purposes. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Competition-.../dp/B001KZH62Y If you have the PS3 slim. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COOLING-FA...-/270744907477 If you like blue lights. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horizontal-s...pd_sim_vg_h__5 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Horizon...ag_stp_s2_edpp

06-03-2013, 15:06	#3
cockney Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,003	Also check the air vents on the ps3, if they are clogged up then that is a factor in it overheating, i know from experience

06-03-2013, 20:09	#4
call100 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,572	Quote: Originally Posted by Rob Manson My kids play on the PS3 quite a lot and then when I go to play a BR disc, it sometime shuts down. Google has suggested this could be down to overheating. Can anyone recommend a cooling fan to attach to or sit below the PS3? Does it shut down during their gameplay? How long after them playing are you trying to view a disc?

06-03-2013, 20:12	#5
Matt D Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 13,064	If the PS3 is shutting down due to overheating, it could be on its way out

07-03-2013, 10:39	#6
Rob Manson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 54	Never shuts down during their gameplay at all. Only problem arises if I try to play a BR disc shortly after their game play. There was some dust in the vents which I have hoovered out and have installed a fan thing underneath that makes the PS3 light up like a light sabre. The kids love it but the Mrs ain't so keen. Kids win.

07-03-2013, 15:44	#7
call100 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,572	Playing the games will make the consul generate far more heat than just a BluRay film...It could be another problem and not overheating otherwise I would have thought game play would have caused shut down as well. Are you trying to play the same movie each time or are different ones causing the problem?

07-03-2013, 19:50	#8
JulesandSand Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Caledonia Posts: 5,687	Is the inbuilt fan actually working on the PS3? Can you hear it?

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