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I recently decided to revisit some of my favorite games on the ps3 and ps4, and was disappointed to find that most of my games were noticeably running at a lower fps, especially during cutscenes, is this probably just due to the age of my consoles, or do I need to repair/replace something, as both are well out of warranty coverage, the ps3 is a slim model and the PS4 is the original black 500GB model, and all games on both are played via bluray game disks, not internal hard drive

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Maybe there's a lot of dust in the heatsinks/fans so it thermal throttles a lot, maybe try to clean it a bit

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3 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

Maybe there's a lot of dust in the heatsinks/fans so it thermal throttles a lot, maybe try to clean it a bit

okay I'll check it out, and keep you posted

 

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34 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

Maybe there's a lot of dust in the heatsinks/fans so it thermal throttles a lot, maybe try to clean it a bit

upon removal of the PS3's HDD it appears that most likely is the culprit, I am running it's fan over with a cloth as i type this, I wish I had before photos but I'll post after photos of the console and the cloth when I'm finished

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With such things mostly it's just dust keeping the air from flowing, but it should be better afterwards

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40 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

With such things mostly it's just dust keeping the air from flowing, but it should be better afterwards

I finished cleanup on the fan system and HDD bay on the PS3, but haven't tested it yet due to several power outages in my area today, here are the after pics, the right towel was not used, shows comparison

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On 2018-03-02 at 3:45 PM, thelordofwarr said:

Maybe there's a lot of dust in the heatsinks/fans so it thermal throttles a lot, maybe try to clean it a bit

Consoles do not throttle

 

OP what games were you playing specifically? Lots of Ps3 and a few PS4 games have some unstable performance profiles

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