What mods/aftermarket upgrades would you recommend for a ps3 slim? Was looking to upgrade to a SSD , but not sure what else would help prolong the life and help performance wise.
@stonecoldjay If you're comfortable, open it up and clean it of any dust. Also, replacing the thermal paste on the CPU/GPU will help with temps if needed.
I would like to mention that you don’t need to worry about formatting the SSD that you will be installing. The PS3 will delete and format it for yah. Used and old SSD that had a windows partition on it and the ps3 formatted it without a problem.
@@RetroGamerMom i hear mixed reviews about Western Digital drives. Haven't used them as I have always stuck with Seagate drives. I currently have a 4tb in my ps2 with no issues so idk what to choose lol
@ You are awesome thanks for your reply. Question: does a 1T SSD works faster than a 500GB SSD..?? Or are the same as far as speed.??? There are other SSD Cards on Amazon that are WD Green., Red, and Blue.??? What does the color mean.?
@joseortega584 You're welcome. The 500GB and 1TB is storage space so 1TB will let you have more games on the hard drive than 500. The colors are for different things. Red is used more for NAS which is data backups or cheaper media servers. Blue are green are similar in terms of of speeds etc. Blue is a standard SSD for all PCs and workflow and Green was meant for backups or drive upgrades for slower machines. You can go with either one the price difference isn't much. The transfer speed of the drives doesn't matter because it's faster than what the PS3 caps out at anyway.
What upgrades have you done to your PS3?
Only upgrade I did was 1tb, so same as you, slim 120gb HDD to 1tb SSD
Just found your channel, great stuff, much appreciated 😊
Great to know how the swapping Drives goes with the Slim model
Thank you! Simple - easy to follow and on point ❤
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
I did a 2TB in my PS3 super slim, and my PS4 pro😎
Really nice tutorial. Have a PS3 on the way this week which I intend to mod up.
Glad it was helpful!
@@RetroGamerMom Update: It worked 👍
What mods/aftermarket upgrades would you recommend for a ps3 slim? Was looking to upgrade to a SSD , but not sure what else would help prolong the life and help performance wise.
@stonecoldjay If you're comfortable, open it up and clean it of any dust. Also, replacing the thermal paste on the CPU/GPU will help with temps if needed.
What third party program did you use to format usb to fat 32?
I would like to mention that you don’t need to worry about formatting the SSD that you will be installing. The PS3 will delete and format it for yah. Used and old SSD that had a windows partition on it and the ps3 formatted it without a problem.
That's also a trick (dunno if still works) remove HDD and put back in, it formats automatically. So if you want it to be empty for whatever reason
Excellent tutorial.
Thanks for the good videos ❤❤❤❤❤❤ u r the best
I did the same cause everywhere online it said Playstation 3 can only be max 1tb and only some can be more
Got a question, did you find any performance improving with the SSD installed? Such as load times being shorten?
I did see an improvement with load speeds. How much I'm not sure because I didn't run the numbers.
@@RetroGamerMom I see! Thanks and great video!
You're welcome! And thanks!
when do you remove USB once everything’s finished and back up and running?
Yes, once it boots up like a PS3 you can take it out.
Why not just install custom firmware? Do I have to install the original firmware first?
Yes, you need the original firmware. CFW works with the PS3 software. It doesn't replace it.
I have a hard drive adapter can i use that instead of usb stick?
Thanks
Where'd u order that ssd? My current hard drive is failing in my ps3
I got it on Amazon.
Western Digital 1TB WD Green Internal SSD Solid State Drive: a.co/d/52ia1Up
@@RetroGamerMom i hear mixed reviews about Western Digital drives. Haven't used them as I have always stuck with Seagate drives. I currently have a 4tb in my ps2 with no issues so idk what to choose lol
@JzLyfe I have used Western Digital and Seagate drives before, mostly in PC. I haven't had issues with either so I just went with what I found. 🤷♀️
what is the ssd price
@@anishps3 I paid $68 USD for it.
Grazie
i just got one with 1tb ssd lol
What brand and model SSD card should I buy.???
And where can I buy the SSD..???
The one I bought was off Amazon. It's a Western Digital Green Internal SSD 1TB 2.5".
Edit: Model number WDS100T3G0A
@ You are awesome thanks for your reply. Question: does a 1T SSD works faster than a 500GB SSD..?? Or are the same as far as speed.???
There are other SSD Cards on Amazon that are WD Green., Red, and Blue.??? What does the color mean.?
@joseortega584 You're welcome. The 500GB and 1TB is storage space so 1TB will let you have more games on the hard drive than 500. The colors are for different things. Red is used more for NAS which is data backups or cheaper media servers. Blue are green are similar in terms of of speeds etc. Blue is a standard SSD for all PCs and workflow and Green was meant for backups or drive upgrades for slower machines. You can go with either one the price difference isn't much. The transfer speed of the drives doesn't matter because it's faster than what the PS3 caps out at anyway.
@@RetroGamerMom Understood. Well explained. Thanks again..!! 🙏🏻
@@RetroGamerMom Would you know if it's possible to save a game that is on a ps3 disk into the SSD card so I can play the game without the disk ..???