They announced the previous PS3 Slim at Gamescom according to Eurogamer or GamesIndustry.
Sony Cell BE / RSX shrink & integration roadmap
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TheWretched
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Not just according to them^^ It really was Gamescom '09
Prophecy2k
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I'm still on my EU BC launch 60GB PS3. It's died and been fixed once, and as of now it's looking like it won't survive the summer.
Trying to play Skyrim is bloody annoying, I boot the game up, wait wait wait till the title screen comes up. I load my game, wait wait wait for it to finish loading. The unit's fan suddenly spins up to sound like a flippin' turbine or a jet engine (actually, I've actually commissioned small gas turbines that are quieter than my PS3). I'm in the game. I play for about 5 mins, a gruelling 5mins of not being able to hear anything as all sound in the room is being overpowered by the sound of my PS3's fan, and then the PS3 overheats and I have to save and switch off. Rinse and repeat for about an hour and a half, with short intermissions of me making futile attempts to fan fresh air into my living room, and you have a typical play session for me now.
If Sony announce a new even slimmer PS3 at Gamescom, then screw BC I'm getting a new one
Trying to play Skyrim is bloody annoying, I boot the game up, wait wait wait till the title screen comes up. I load my game, wait wait wait for it to finish loading. The unit's fan suddenly spins up to sound like a flippin' turbine or a jet engine (actually, I've actually commissioned small gas turbines that are quieter than my PS3). I'm in the game. I play for about 5 mins, a gruelling 5mins of not being able to hear anything as all sound in the room is being overpowered by the sound of my PS3's fan, and then the PS3 overheats and I have to save and switch off. Rinse and repeat for about an hour and a half, with short intermissions of me making futile attempts to fan fresh air into my living room, and you have a typical play session for me now.
If Sony announce a new even slimmer PS3 at Gamescom, then screw BC I'm getting a new one
I'm still on my EU BC launch 60GB PS3. It's died and been fixed once, and as of now it's looking like it won't survive the summer.
Trying to play Skyrim is bloody annoying, I boot the game up, wait wait wait till the title screen comes up. I load my game, wait wait wait for it to finish loading. The unit's fan suddenly spins up to sound like a flippin' turbine or a jet engine (actually, I've actually commissioned small gas turbines that are quieter than my PS3). I'm in the game. I play for about 5 mins, a gruelling 5mins of not being able to hear anything as all sound in the room is being overpowered by the sound of my PS3's fan, and then the PS3 overheats and I have to save and switch off. Rinse and repeat for about an hour and a half, with short intermissions of me making futile attempts to fan fresh air into my living room, and you have a typical play session for me now.
If Sony announce a new even slimmer PS3 at Gamescom, then screw BC I'm getting a new one
It might just need a good clean out and a new batch of thermal paste.
I'm still on my EU BC launch 60GB PS3. It's died and been fixed once, and as of now it's looking like it won't survive the summer.
Trying to play Skyrim is bloody annoying, I boot the game up, wait wait wait till the title screen comes up. I load my game, wait wait wait for it to finish loading. The unit's fan suddenly spins up to sound like a flippin' turbine or a jet engine (actually, I've actually commissioned small gas turbines that are quieter than my PS3). I'm in the game. I play for about 5 mins, a gruelling 5mins of not being able to hear anything as all sound in the room is being overpowered by the sound of my PS3's fan, and then the PS3 overheats and I have to save and switch off. Rinse and repeat for about an hour and a half, with short intermissions of me making futile attempts to fan fresh air into my living room, and you have a typical play session for me now.
If Sony announce a new even slimmer PS3 at Gamescom, then screw BC I'm getting a new one
I did the same but with the slim. I went through 2 ps3 fats with BC. Kinda wish I didnt do it they are worth a lot of money now. BTW they offer $50 to switch to a slim.
I've still got a fully working fat boxed up in the attic. Kind of hung onto it in case the slim ever dies.
Prophecy2k
Veteran
How would one go about doing something like this? Would I need to solder anything?
Nope. Check out a YouTube vid. Just unscrew various comonents, clean off the old paste, apply your replacement, and put it all back together.
I did this as well, although I used the ifixit guide in tandem.
It really made a difference, and I barely hear the fans now.
Like the have mentioned there are a number of Good videos available. Just make sure you've got all the bits you need. Small and medium Philips screwdrivers, thermal paste ( i use arctic silver myself), some thermal paste remover and some purified water to clean the heatsink and spreaders with. I also use a kitchen sponge cut up into quarters for cleaning the old paste of with. I tend to keep a little stick magnet with me as well. You can attach it to the side of a screw driver to help remove hard to reach screws.
Always make sure you are static free as well.
Always make sure you are static free as well.
The Seventh Taylor
Newcomer
Well, the discussion about the new, slimmer PS3 may continue in this thread
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?p=1656070
but until GamesCon 2012 (or more likely shortly after release when a company like iFixit publishes a teardown report) I'll be left wondering what the new motherboard looks like -- particularly whether Cell and RSX have been shrunk and/or integrated.
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?p=1656070
but until GamesCon 2012 (or more likely shortly after release when a company like iFixit publishes a teardown report) I'll be left wondering what the new motherboard looks like -- particularly whether Cell and RSX have been shrunk and/or integrated.
The Seventh Taylor
Newcomer
Back now to the original question of semiconductor integration for PS3...
Chipworks just published this analysis of how the PS Vita uses a Chip-on-Chip SiP.
http://www.chipworks.ca/en/technica...s-vita-uses-chip-on-chip-sip-–-3d-but-not-3d/
Would the next PS3 likely use a similar solution? Has anything been published about this yet?
Chipworks just published this analysis of how the PS Vita uses a Chip-on-Chip SiP.
http://www.chipworks.ca/en/technica...s-vita-uses-chip-on-chip-sip-–-3d-but-not-3d/
Would the next PS3 likely use a similar solution? Has anything been published about this yet?
Cell & RSX side by side in a SOC with the Memory stacked on top ?
Prophecy2k
Veteran
Surely it would depend on how high wattage they are right? Pehaps not for 3D stacking of the two ASICs ontop of each other, but side by side like that good chap above me said?
If they got down to 28nm for CELL and RSX what would the power consumption be like?
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-gerhard/45/718/7b7
Saw this on DF. Sony skipping 28nm straight to 22nm?
Saw this on DF. Sony skipping 28nm straight to 22nm?
