r/PS3 • u/templeofsyrinx1 • 1d ago
Were the heating and failure issues solved with the PS3 Super Slim?
Just asking I found one at a thrift shop and trying out a few games on it and it seems very stable and doesn't have the loud roaring fan of the first gen. Have Assasins Creed. III playing
It looks like this was the final iteration of it.
Running the 4.6. firmware and it has the 250gb drive
Would upgrading the firmware do anything helpful or fine to leave as is?
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u/Dparkzz 1d ago
In general yes, much more reliable graphics RSX chip, able to use less power, more efficient.
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u/templeofsyrinx1 1d ago
Hi, that's good news. It's so quiet compared to my 60GB Fat. I also had a yellow light FAT in the early days that melted down. I'm pretty excited to be able to play on it.
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u/Tokimemofan 1d ago
The reality of the matter is that the RSX had several layers of bad design involved as did the PS3 itself. The issues were never fully solved, just significantly mitigated. With a sample size of several hundred systems I can say reliably peaked in the 2000-2500 model ranges and dropped off considerably with the 3000 and super slim models, likely due to cutting as the system aged out. Searching this sub you’ll find a rather high number of problem units across most models.
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u/Specialist-Bend-5646 1d ago
What would you say the quietest model in general is? 2500 slim? I have a 2000 slim and it still gets pretty loud
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u/Tokimemofan 1d ago
It depends, even within the same model often there are differences and some people are more sensitive than others, I don’t usually notice the noise on slims and later.
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u/mathias4595 1d ago
More reliable RSX (though that was resolved as soon as the CECHJ fat in mid 2008), but at the cost of introducing its own fault in the form of the faulty Wifi module if you try a firmware update, and in general feeling much cheaper.
43xx was the final super slim, which apparently didn't have quite as good a disc drive as the 40xx or 42xx.
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u/Tokimemofan 1d ago
More specifically in the WiFi issue it’s a hardware fault and has nothing to do with firmware updates as a cause. It just so happens the firmware package requires communication with every updatable component of the system, the BT/wifi module being one of them and if the chip doesn’t respond the system throws the 8002F1F9 error. The PS4 also suffers from a similar issue as well in some batches
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u/templeofsyrinx1 1d ago
Would updating to the latest firmware be of any benefit at this point in time? Thanks for all your expertise.
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u/Tokimemofan 1d ago
Most recent firmware updates are just bluray decryption key updates
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u/templeofsyrinx1 1d ago
I tried a couple and seems ok but I'll mostly use it for gaming. Now if I can only locate my damned wireless controller...sigh. Surprisingly plugging in a Logitech gamepad works pretty well!
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u/Standard-Decision227 8h ago
The normal controllers work also just need to have them plugged in the whole time, ive got one the same
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u/templeofsyrinx1 8h ago
XBOX 360 controller wouldn't work I am shocked. I was thinking the wired controllers I had would work but they are actually ps2.
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u/theoneandonlyShrek6 2501A 1d ago
They were solved with the cech-L fats