Ps3 fan is starting to kick into high gear; is that a problem?

When I was playing Uncharted 2 on my Ps3 the past few mornings, the fan in the back started kicking into high gear. This morning, I popped Uncharted 2 out and put in inFAMOUS and played for about 3 hours; the fan stayed at a low speed through out the game, versus ~20 minutes with Uncharted 2 before the high speed started. Is this because of the amount of things that need to be processed w/ Uncharted 2? Or do I need to clean my fan out? Or is my Ps3 about to YLOD? What are your suggestions? Thank you in advanced.

it's just warm and is trying to cool down
playing for more than 3 hours can do that....

it's just warm and is trying to cool down
playing for more than 3 hours can do that....

GC4ever

Sorry, I should've rephrased that: I put in Uncharted 2 in right after I turned the Ps3 on which had been resting for ~17 hours. After the fan turned on high speed, I put in inFAMOUS to see if it would do the same thing, which it didn't.

ya could be just the game itself
it it a lot bigger than imFamous

Yeah really, and than people wonder why they got ylod. TC, dude take a 15 minute break every hour, and use compressed air to clean that sucker. Most people are against compressed air, but I'm not. Whenever I use the compressed air can, I see a LOAD of dust fly out every time. And my ps3's fans don't even reach second gear until a few weeks later when more dust builds up.

it's just warm and is trying to cool down
playing for more than 3 hours can do that....

GC4ever

Yeah really, and than people wonder why they got ylod. TC, dude take a 15 minute break every hour, and use compressed air to clean that sucker. Most people are against compressed air, but I'm not. Whenever I use the compressed air can, I see a LOAD of dust fly out every time. And my ps3's fans don't even reach second gear until a few weeks later when more dust builds up.

redskins2156

Dusty perhaps? After my original console died, I opened it up and there was a thick layer of dust on the fan.MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]Dusty perhaps? After my original console died, I opened it up and there was a thick layer of dust on the fan.StewieZim101

Some games work the system harder than others. Red Dead Redemption and Dead Space made mine rev up more than others. If they make another game with the word "dead" in the title, I'll have to see if it does the same. :P

Yeah I had my PS3 for 2 years now and that started happening to me around March, its so annoying. If my AC isnt on then my ps3 fan sounds like a leaf blower, If I have my AC on around 70 degress then my ps3 is normal and silent. I cant play my PS3 at room temperature :(

Some games work the system harder than others. Red Dead Redemption and Dead Space made mine rev up more than others. If they make another game with the word "dead" in the title, I'll have to see if it does the same. :P

Bubble_Man

[QUOTE="Bubble_Man"]

Some games work the system harder than others. Red Dead Redemption and Dead Space made mine rev up more than others. If they make another game with the word "dead" in the title, I'll have to see if it does the same. :P

RTUUMM

Was it recently that you played GOW3? If you don't run the ac much, it could simply be that the hottest part of Summer is quickly approaching.

Yeah really, and than people wonder why they got ylod. TC, dude take a 15 minute break every hour...redskins2156

mine does that whenever its hot, dont play it in a hot room, air conditioned is good, and u need to vacuum the vents

Its completely normal for Uncharted 2 to make the Ps3 do that. I remember getting UC2 as soon as it came out and playing it on my ps3 slim and the first things i heard was the Fans kicking into overtime. Uc2 uses everypart of the PS3 and thats why the fans are louder than usual. dont worry about cleaning your ps3 b/c its normal for it to happen with Uc2, it happens to me everytime and i clean my ps3 once a week.

I had the same problem with my B/C fatty, i even took it apart and put on new thermal paste. even after it was completely dust free and had new thermal paste the fan still kicks up even after like 15 mins of just being on the menu, it would still play fine for hours but would just be loud.

i actually ended up buying a new slim last night, quiet as can be. guess i'll sell my old b/c fatty or something....

If its really high it means ylod is close (andI mean close) deactivate your account and save all data to usb NOW. My ps3 just ylod for the sec time so I know what Im talking about

NEVER USE AIR CAN. Get a vacuum to take the dust out. Air conditioned room is nice to.Velocity

Yep my ps3 goes much louder when playing Uncharted 2 too.

I already know what he's gonna say. "the dust gets packedfurther down in the ps3". I've heard many people say that and its totally false. Just think to yourself how light dust is, there is no weight to it at all. You blow it with enough force its going tofly out from the nearest vent.

[QUOTE="Velocity"]NEVER USE AIR CAN. Get a vacuum to take the dust out. Air conditioned room is nice to.Respawn-d

If its really high it means ylod is close (andI mean close) deactivate your account and save all data to usb NOW. My ps3 just ylod for the sec time so I know what Im talking about

Respawn-d

Its the Game my friend.Uncharted 2 are one of the first games to actually harness the power of the PS3 for the first time. The PS3 is a powerfull machine but there arent games the use's all of its power until uncharted game.Just dont play to long cause thats one cause.

[QUOTE="RTUUMM"][QUOTE="Bubble_Man"]

Some games work the system harder than others. Red Dead Redemption and Dead Space made mine rev up more than others. If they make another game with the word "dead" in the title, I'll have to see if it does the same. :P

Bubble_Man

Was it recently that you played GOW3? If you don't run the ac much, it could simply be that the hottest part of Summer is quickly approaching.

I was thinking it might of been that, but I have my ps3 for 2+ years and I live in South Florida and its always pretty hot here even (even in November and sometimes even December its hot here, I remember like 2 years ago when winter never came) and my never did that untill I got GOW3 in march

Uncharted 2 makes the PS3 do a lot more work than inFamous, so that's probably what causes it. RDR does the same thing for me.

[QUOTE="Velocity"]NEVER USE AIR CAN. Get a vacuum to take the dust out. Air conditioned room is nice to.Respawn-d

[QUOTE="Respawn-d"][QUOTE="Velocity"]NEVER USE AIR CAN. Get a vacuum to take the dust out. Air conditioned room is nice to.fm_coyote

Mine does that to ocassionally, don't worry about it :)

when I was playing GOW3 (near to end of the game when thing were getting intense) and now it does that for every game right away on the main menus unless I have my AC onRTUUMM

Maybe you were getting hotter as you were getting excited and this made the PS3 hot. Were you sat near it or on it?