Hardware how to make fat ps3 fan quieter

jamespoo

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i cleaned it out replaced the paste on the cpu gpu chips but after like 5min of playing a game it sounds like a jet

what is a good way to make it quieter
 

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renew thermal paste and clean the console, maybe change fan

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renew thermal paste and clean console , maybe change the fan
 
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Only one right way - reinstall ihs cover and change thermal paste under it
I second this. You will have to remove the Integrated Heat Spreader to replace the dried paste underneath.
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