Holy stuff PS3 cleans itself of dust

[Solid]

Apparently the 40GB version has a way of cleaning the dust out of it's system with a fan test. It makes it very quiet. Awesome. :D

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[Solid]

You can also put two hollow tin cans under it to keep it in the air, it makes it quiet as a Slim I've heard.

[shafin25]

Holy forget

[Pyrle]

You can also put two hollow ton cans under it to keep it in the air, it makes it quiet as a Slim I've heard.

Only the 40 gig does this?

[orange wolf]

I wish my computer could do this.

[M]

I wish my computer could do this.

I just turn mine off every Wednesday before I go downstairs to have breakfast, then I come back upstairs, unplug it, re-tidy my cables (I keep forgetting to buy cable ties), open it up and dust out all the fans. 8am Wednesdays. I get it back online at roughly 8:20.

It also defrags during the night (it's always running) every night; changing this to be once weekly as well or one partition per night. I like to keep my computer tidy (I have a system/media volume, a files volume, a games volume and a webfiles volume for my local webserver on it :3)

[orange wolf]

I don't have an air can so I have to clean out each fan with a Que-tip, lol.

[M]

I don't have an air can so I have to clean out each fan with a Que-tip, lol.

I just remove the fan itself from the casing and clean the casing and the fan blades with a fiber cloth.

I generate like a sandwich bag full of dust every week, my mum always looks at me weird when I come downstairs to put it in the bin.

[Sebster 105]

Last time I cleaned my computer it had 4 crisps packets worth of dust in the fans alone.

[orange wolf]

I just remove the fan itself from the casing and clean the casing and the fan blades with a fiber cloth.

The way my fan sits in the case is handicapped, You have to bend the case to get at the screws.

[Kevdude]

The 40gb version is discontinued

[Solid]

The 40gb version is discontinued

Yes but I still have one and a Slim.

I tried this on my 40GB and dust flew out everywhere.

[Kevdude]

Yes but I still have one and a Slim.

I tried this on my 40GB and dust flew out everywhere.

I have a 20GB and a slim so I can never try this

[Solid]

They had 20GBs? Damn. :o

Besides, the Slim already makes like no noise. Dust was building up in the vents and the fan sounded like a jet engine.

Also, I think there's a way to try it with other models.

[Kevdude]

They had 20GBs? Damn. :o

At release there was a 20 and 60GB version. $100 difference so yeah