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PS3 runs cooler when vertical?


LaughingMan777

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you should keep the front fans even more aired than the back ones since the front ones are for intake and back ones are for exhaust..

I haven't noticed the PS3 running hot though.. at max it becomes warm for me even after 10 hours of continuous gaming. Mine is placed horizontally with good amount of open area on all sides.. Vertical "could" put a strain on the blu ray drive though (as LED mentioned). Basically, I think you can put it in any direction you want as long as it is placed in open areas. PS3 coolers are just a gimmick to earn money or needed only if you are dealing with constrained space.

 

 

Yup Yup

 

Open areas is the keyword.

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^^

 

lol, I guess here not only the console but the TV would be in danger too :samui: anyways, nice collection cars there :smokey:

 

and yeah, my PS3 sits vertically and at a distance of 9-12 inches form all sides, not too bad , not too good I guess

 

LOL

Keep it real.

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Maybe you could just sum this whole discussion up with the fact that greater the area exposed to the air faster the heat dissipation. By keeping it vertical (assuming you don't keep it against a wall), the area unexposed is just the thinner side (which doesn't get as hot as the base) which doesn't have nearly as much area as the base...

 

Hence vertical = cooler

 

End of story.

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Maybe you could just sum this whole discussion up with the fact that greater the area exposed to the air faster the heat dissipation. By keeping it vertical (assuming you don't keep it against a wall), the area unexposed is just the thinner side (which doesn't get as hot as the base) which doesn't have nearly as much area as the base...

 

Hence vertical = cooler

 

End of story.

but if you hang the Ps3 from the ceiling with a thread it would be better na :)

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Maybe you could just sum this whole discussion up with the fact that greater the area exposed to the air faster the heat dissipation. By keeping it vertical (assuming you don't keep it against a wall), the area unexposed is just the thinner side (which doesn't get as hot as the base) which doesn't have nearly as much area as the base...

 

Hence vertical = cooler

 

End of story.

lol, looks likes you didn't read the story before summing/ending it :)

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its actually very simple.

take a thermometer :devil: n measure the temp with both possibilities. n determine the answer

OR even better two people keep two diff posi and the posi of the one whose ps3 goes kaput will be bad one.

so we wait now...............

.......... still waiting :fear:

........ :naughty::P

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