Hacking PS3 overheating... caused by Cobra CFW??

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A while back I updated to a Cobra firmware and started having overheating issues. I put it in storage for almost a year, and today I took it out, decided to try to fix it. It was still overheating, and there isn't mch dust inside. So I tried a regular CEX firmware and was able to play a game for 30 minutes without issues, but WebMan wasn't working. I read that it needed Cobra for some reason, so once again, I installed a Cobra CFW, and it started overheating again. Really odd...

Why is this happening?
 

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It could just be the thermal paste going bad. I think it's a pretty common issue that the thermal paste sort of dries out.

That's what I thought, too, but I opened it and checked. The guy that modded it cleaned it out really well and checked for stuff like that, but I had to make sure.
 

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That's what I thought, too, but I opened it and checked. The guy that modded it cleaned it out really well and checked for stuff like that, but I had to make sure.

It is often the thermal paste under the CPU/GPU IHS that goes bad. This video shows how to replace it. https://www.google.se/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1efG09NQSsI&ved=0ahUKEwjU7oqhk_jQAhXJiywKHSIvCeQQo7QBCBowAA&usg=AFQjCNEezZEF7xn3LLKQJM0hbZlXxOaC_w&sig2=mzfHVjwZJLL_gTDx_-SjKA

It's a real hassle though. I broke a ps3 of mine attempting to do it. :-/
 

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