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

 

What did I miss- the BD reading strain thing??

 

I'm just stating the physics point of view... not basing my conclusion on what different people are saying or the thread starter is saying :doh:

 

How can you run it cooler when horizontal when you have that big a (heated) area resting on a surface whereas the space exposed is obviously a lot more when you leave it vertical...

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try it out.. cooler the better rite?

ofcourse hanging it on a wire is a bloody joke...unless he innovator happens to think its a nintendo

ive also heard that an upside down ps3 starts emitting noises. any experiences anyone?

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upside down... lol

Mine is vertical... the base is indeed cooler.

 

yea seriously upside down.

i once met a chap who said it happens. who the f**k wants to know can try it. i dint gv it a shot. id recommend neither should you, or you would be paying 10k for replacement. LOL.

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Engineer here & vertical PS3 is surely the way to go!

Proof? I play daily from 7-10 without any complaints. Agreed that it's winter, but there are concrete reasons to back the statement:

1. Heat dissipated by natural convection: Q = hAdeltaT, so more the surface area A, faster the heat dissipation.

2. Heat dissipated by radiation: Firstly, PS3 is black so there is good amt of heat dissipated by radiation.

Plus here too the eqn is Q = emissivity*area*deltaT.

Again the area term comes in the numerator.

 

So undoubtedly, when a PS3 is kept vertical, the large "base area" of a horizontal area is now in contact with air & open to convective heat transfer plus radiation is more effective as surrounding air is free & cooler compared to horz. arrangement.

 

So I guess that's explanation enough for you guys :scratchchin:

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Engineer here & vertical PS3 is surely the way to go!

Proof? I play daily from 7-10 without any complaints. Agreed that it's winter, but there are concrete reasons to back the statement:

1. Heat dissipated by natural convection: Q = hAdeltaT, so more the surface area A, faster the heat dissipation.

2. Heat dissipated by radiation: Firstly, PS3 is black so there is good amt of heat dissipated by radiation.

Plus here too the eqn is Q = emissivity*area*deltaT.

Again the area term comes in the numerator.

 

So undoubtedly, when a PS3 is kept vertical, the large "base area" of a horizontal area is now in contact with air & open to convective heat transfer plus radiation is more effective as surrounding air is free & cooler compared to horz. arrangement.

 

So I guess that's explanation enough for you guys :)

:(

 

epic first post :O

:doh:

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Engineer here & vertical PS3 is surely the way to go!

Proof? I play daily from 7-10 without any complaints. Agreed that it's winter, but there are concrete reasons to back the statement:

1. Heat dissipated by natural convection: Q = hAdeltaT, so more the surface area A, faster the heat dissipation.

2. Heat dissipated by radiation: Firstly, PS3 is black so there is good amt of heat dissipated by radiation.

Plus here too the eqn is Q = emissivity*area*deltaT.

Again the area term comes in the numerator.

 

So undoubtedly, when a PS3 is kept vertical, the large "base area" of a horizontal area is now in contact with air & open to convective heat transfer plus radiation is more effective as surrounding air is free & cooler compared to horz. arrangement.

 

So I guess that's explanation enough for you guys :doh:

 

LOL...

i 4got all those formula 2 mins after the freegin exams

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Engineer here & vertical PS3 is surely the way to go!

Proof? I play daily from 7-10 without any complaints. Agreed that it's winter, but there are concrete reasons to back the statement:

1. Heat dissipated by natural convection: Q = hAdeltaT, so more the surface area A, faster the heat dissipation.

2. Heat dissipated by radiation: Firstly, PS3 is black so there is good amt of heat dissipated by radiation.

Plus here too the eqn is Q = emissivity*area*deltaT.

Again the area term comes in the numerator.

 

So undoubtedly, when a PS3 is kept vertical, the large "base area" of a horizontal area is now in contact with air & open to convective heat transfer plus radiation is more effective as surrounding air is free & cooler compared to horz. arrangement.

 

So I guess that's explanation enough for you guys :P

 

ummmm... yeah. thats what I wanted to say...

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