Anyone still have their original "fat" launch PS3?

namloc1980

Bought it in Smyths on launch day in March 2007 and still going strong, apart from the fan sounding like an aircraft taking off!! Anyone else have an original?

gizmo

I got my 60GB PS3 the week the first Slim was launched back in 2009. Still going thankfully, even if the fans do rev up to pretty audible levels every once and awhile.

Myrddin

Anyone with one of these should take preventative measures, & have the thermal paste replaced with decent stuff. Also consider having the fan mod done, to be able to increase the fan speed manually to higher levels. Sure there's additional noise, but the tradeoff of cooler innards is a worthwhile one.

gizmo

I had considered that alright. Amusingly enough though, I bought that particular model for the backwards compatibility and the ability to use Linux for a project I was working on. Since then however, ~90% of the PS2 games I wanted to play have been re-released in HD for the PS3 and Linux support has been removed so if it does end up dying I won't really mind getting a new Slim model.

ShadowHearth

Got my phat 60gb too. Replaced hdd to 500gb. I won't bother doing anything to it as it is barely used in all these years. I only play some exclusive on it now and then.


Still love my old girl, never gave up on me. Can't say that About 20gb Xbox, which died from not being used and sitting in a box. ( I **** you not)

ShadowHearth

Got my phat 60gb too. Replaced hdd to 500gb. I won't bother doing anything to it as it is barely used in all these years. I only play some exclusive on it now and then.


Still love my old girl, never gave up on me. Can't say that About 20gb Xbox, which died from not being used and sitting in a box. ( I **** you not)

McGrath5

I still have one, unfortunately it has the YLOD.

I since purchased a slim so I am not sure if I will ever get it repaired.

DublinArnie

I got my 60gb PS3 at smyths in March 2007 too. Sadly it got YLOD like two years ago ... R.I.P!

Retr0gamer

I have an American first model which has the PS2 chips in it rather than the crappy software emulation the european model so even more desirable again. I scared to death of it ever breaking.

I still have one but its got the yellow light if death. Tried a few places in town to get it fixed but nobody wants to touch it

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Still have mine, though I think its at deaths door, must back up my save data off it actually. Got it first Christmas and it broke two days later. Got a replacement which broke a week later. Third time lucky and the old girl is still chugging (literally) away.

How Soon Is Now

Still have mine its sitting in front of me here as i type :pac:

It was my 21st birthday around the same week it launched in March wasn't gonna get it so early but had the money so decided to treat me self!

Resistance fall of man was first game i bought with it as far as i can remember. Think the whole package cost near enough 700 euro ffs.

Only issue i ever had with it was the laser failing after a few years other then that its still flying!.

Have the ps4 pre ordered so i guess ill be retiring me two ps3s fairly soon.....

shinzon

my launch model died on me was gutted but got replacement 60 gig, killzone 2 killed the replacement but I got it repaired, still working as far as I know but got scared of it dying so got slim and transferred all data over to that

shin

The Pheasant2

Yep still have my 'ol 40gb chubby - she's still running as smooth as the day I got her. Great investment

Scráib

I don't have a launch day model but until April my fat Ps3 was going stong and then predictably the YLOD appeared right as I was entering the final stages of Far Cry 3.

Because I'm waiting and saving for the next machine I'm not replacing it so I've been console-less for the past while.

Sephiroth_dude

Still have mine *hugs ps3*

LuckyFinigan

I don't have a launch model, but my fat ps3 is still going strong, knock on wood. I've had it a long time now.

Myrddin

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

I don't have a launch model, but my fat ps3 is still going strong, knock on wood. I've had it a long time now.

You do know you've just jinxed it, expect to have to replace it this week....

aaronm13

Still have my launch US one. It's YLOD on me twice now but brought it back with the hairdryer trick. Going to get it repaired professionally once I have my PS4 paid off (please last till November).

LuckyFinigan

EnterNow wrote: »

You do know you've just jinxed it, expect to have to replace it this week....

I'll actually have a breakdown if that happens especially with GTA V so close.

Myrddin

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

I'll actually have a breakdown if that happens especially with GTA V so close.

Never compliment your PS3 as still working, ever. This thread is the equivalent of mass murder in the PS3 world :P

Professey Chin

Yep. 60gb still going strong (Albeit loud as fcuk)

whomitconcerns

Still have my 60gb from launch week and still working well! Gets loud sometimes though

zl1whqvjs75cdy

I found that the hoover tends to help with the fan noise. Clean out dem vents.

Captain Chaos

Still have my phat 60gb bought in May '07. It gets a bit loud from time to time, louder than my 360 but it's still going.

bigron2109

Still have one, and it was still working fine as of Last night. I seen on Adverts you can still get about €100 for these as i was thinking of selling me, but have since decided to Keep it.

Clover

Still have my launch night 60gig PS3 that I picked up in Smyths , loud as hell and mostly just use it for Netflix nowadays but still going.

Varik

Have the 60GB which is now a 1TB and has failed once but it was then reballed and is kept in a cool place.

eddhorse

Yep have the 60GB launch model.
750GB hard drive in it now.
Got the YLOD one Christmas Eve so had to go but a slim to get me by.
Have since got it reballed and it's been working fine ever since, gets a bit loud but that's expected.
Best ~€800 I ever spent. I have the receipt somewhere....

basillarkin

still have mine, purchased from smyths in Galway back in the day

cloud493

Sure do. £500 for the console, resistance, sonic, casino royale, and some dreamworks animated thing I can't remember the name of.

FutureGuy

Yep, 60GB, barely used apart from a few BluRays.

shuffles03

40GB Phat still on the go. My brother got it free from Sony when he bought a TV......the bastard made me buy it from him though, albeit cheaper than retail.

Still going strong although it sounds like a Harrier Jet.

You can't beat the Spiderman typography.

Denis322

Pre ordered mine couple months before it came out, spent €700 on it :O

Thought I was a great man all together still having a trouble free one up to a few months ago... Then it suddenly YLOD

listermint

I still have mine, the power button is a bit iffy on it all the time. Is there a fix for that ? i.e it wont switch off.

Staplor

My one YLOD'd.

Hairdryer and fridge trick worked amazing to fix it til I upgraded to the new super slim model. I hate the super slim, have the old one upstairs as a Netflix box in the bedroom. Still working for that.

hawkwind23

one of the first in the country to get one i won it as a prize
only recently YLOD playing unchartered
have a new slim and its louder!

SJ_IRL

60GB Fat PS3 broke 2 years ago after ~4 runs of Battlefield 3. It was touch and go copying my saves to a USB drive as it worked for 2mins at a time before it died completely.

Sony agreed to pay half the price of a new 320GB Slim though so fair enough.

whomitconcerns

i still use mine with my "original" 40'' 1080p TV...that was an expensive month...638 for the ps3 and 1550 for the tv....i paid for that for a long while!

Tefral

EnterNow wrote: »

Anyone with one of these should take preventative measures, & have the thermal paste replaced with decent stuff. Also consider having the fan mod done, to be able to increase the fan speed manually to higher levels. Sure there's additional noise, but the tradeoff of cooler innards is a worthwhile one.

Is there a place online that shows that mod? I still have mine and is like to keep it ha ha

Rubecula

I still have an original Play Station, (not PSOne PS2 Nor PS3 the original Playstation)

The Pheasant2

Rubecula wrote: »

I still have an original Play Station, (not PSOne PS2 Nor PS3 the original Playstation)

I have an original too, still works fine!

Rubecula

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

I have an original too, still works fine!

Keep it quiet but I still use mine too LOL

Plumpynutt

Yup, still have my 40GB launch model, she's an absolute beast. Although I never got around to upgrading the HDD, and I share the console with my brother, so there's a fair amount of deleting and reinstalling game data, which can get annoying

Nyum Nyum

Still got my 60GB original. Working perfectly from day one (That's the kiss of death now...)

Myrddin

cronin_j wrote: »

Is there a place online that shows that mod? I still have mine and is like to keep it ha ha

Yep, you add in a potentiometer to control the fan - http://psx-scene.com/forums/f177/ps3-fan-mod-tutorial-87837/

Rubecula wrote: »

Keep it quiet but I still use mine too LOL

Don't be ashamed about it at all. Embrace that retro goodness! Here's my setup

Rubecula

Is that a Sega Megadrive in there?

noodler

Penelope Thousands Caricature wrote: »

I found that the hoover tends to help with the fan noise. Clean out dem vents.

Says it in the PS3 manual no less!

Myrddin

Rubecula wrote: »

Is that a Sega Megadrive in there?

Yeah it's a Megadrive, Mega-CD, & 32X all together. You can feel the 32bit power...well actually, no you can't

I had an original 60GB PS3 there up until a while ago, I sold it on & reinvested the money back into the collection. I later bought the white super slim there on the top right corner

Rubecula

What a great collection It makes me wish I still had my Atari 800XL lol

dloob

I still have my 60gb fat with the limited backwards compat.
The hard drive has been upgraded.
It dreams of one day being a jet engine revving up to full fan power even while idling. :pac: