Overclocking a PS3 with Project RSX Boost

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
  • A video about PS3 overclocking. This is the video I wish existed when I first learned about Project RSX Boost.
    Links:
    Evilnat CFW: www.psx-place.com/threads/cfw...
    Project RSX Boost Thread: www.psx-place.com/threads/pro... Builder: github.com/haxxxen/ps3mfw-builder-0.2.1-mod
    Game footage used:
    Heavenly Sword (PS3)
    Katamari Forever (PS3)
    Pain (PS3)
    Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
    Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:46 - DISCLAIMER
    1:48 - Project RSX Boost
    3:16 - PS3 Hardware Variants
    5:36 - Prepping the Console
    7:09 - Baseline Performance Tests
    9:21 - Setting Up the Overclock (pt. 1)
    11:38 - Evilnat OC Update
    12:45 - Setting Up the Overclock (pt. 2)
    14:56 - 100 MHz Overclock Performance Tests
    16:54 - 200 MHz Overclock
    17:56 - One-Week Update
    18:48 - Conclusion
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Комментарии • 721

  • @DrDrlol
    @DrDrlol 2 месяца назад +103

    Evilnat's BETA 6 OC files are already gone, new BETA 7 has no OC yet.

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  2 месяца назад +28

      Dang, looks like they wiped it out right after I hit upload. Hopefully they'll release new ones soon.
      in the meantime, just check the Project RSX Boost thread for links to overclocked firmwares.

    • @Reactivate100
      @Reactivate100 2 месяца назад +4

      @@sync-on-lumathis video is absolute rubbish. PS3 never have any frame rate issues. And I very much doubt the Xbox 360 ran better than the PS3.

    • @xxbyron13xx
      @xxbyron13xx 2 месяца назад +46

      ​@@Reactivate100Pfft 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @spiral7399
      @spiral7399 2 месяца назад +51

      ​@@Reactivate100PS3 fanboying in 2024 is wild. Just accept it like the rest of us and move on bro...

    • @StonedMagician99
      @StonedMagician99 2 месяца назад +19

      @@Reactivate100 The fact that MGS4 FPS would regularly drop into the teens says you're full of shit sir.

  • @albiallkja7261
    @albiallkja7261 2 месяца назад +119

    Good to se that there are still pople working on the ps3 and keeping it alive.

  • @andrewa837
    @andrewa837 2 месяца назад +378

    Fyi, we are discovering the 2500 series slims can reach up to 900/950.

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +71

      So far only mine does this stable. No one else’s slims can do it. So far. We are a tiny community of people that test this. 900 core is already so high. 900 stable is the Max stable this will ever go. 950 would be near impossible across every slim. We need more voltage.

    • @razmann4k
      @razmann4k 2 месяца назад +14

      @@Tanzu15 BTW aren't 2100 Slims basically the same (CFW and 40nm RSX), shouldn't they also be able to go a bit higher than 600/750?

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +15

      @@razmann4k yes. 700 core should be easily doable and stable. Memory should be solid at 900mhz too. But the testing method of should be done first always. So going 50 MHz up each time.

    • @razmann4k
      @razmann4k 2 месяца назад

      @@Tanzu15 Thanks, sounds good. I'm actually running 4.84.2 REBUG D-REX (as I'm also making a game in Unity for PS3, and at the time I jailbroke it Evilnat didn't support Developer .pkgs). I'm hoping I can recompile 4.84.2 REBUG D-REX with higher clocks

    • @razmann4k
      @razmann4k 2 месяца назад +4

      @@Tanzu15 Great, thanks for the reply. I've been running my 2100 Slim at 600/750 for nearly 2 years now, and there's been zero issues to speak of, would be fun to experiment, but as I don't have an E3 flasher, I'd like to be extra careful in going higher. BTW I'm running REBUG 4.84.2 D-REX (as I needed to run developer .pkgs and Evilnat didn't support that yet in 2022 when I installed it.

  • @alexteles9968
    @alexteles9968 2 месяца назад +156

    One day Super Slim/late Slim owners will thrive, once a CFW becomes available these models will surely become more popular and this project may be one of the reasons.

    • @varno
      @varno 2 месяца назад +17

      This will only be possible once someone cracks the new master key, which will probably be circa 5-10 years after the first useful quantum computer, so about 20 years from now.

    • @PlayingUnfairly
      @PlayingUnfairly 2 месяца назад +1

      @@varnoyep, it’ll be a long time from now before we even begin to see CFW for PS3 Superslims & that’s if the PS3’s are even around, PS4/5/6/7 may very well get exploited.

    • @varno
      @varno 2 месяца назад +1

      @@PlayingUnfairly the 40nm and newer slims should last that long. The big issue was that chip manufacturing at 90 and 65 nm went through some big materials changes, and the quality wasn't there yet.

    • @PlayingUnfairly
      @PlayingUnfairly 2 месяца назад +5

      @@varno I think as a whole the PS3 superslim was just cheap overall. The issue i’m talking about is if these consoles can stand the test of time, I don’t know what it is but these PS3 consoles are dying a lot more than the PS2’s are. I’ve had only 1 PS2 in my life & it lasted longer than 4 PS3’s i’ve had since they came out. PS4’s are also questionable considering how stupidly hot they get.

    • @varno
      @varno 2 месяца назад +9

      @PlayingUnfairly actually, everything in the superslim, whilst built to a cost, is actually quite durable in its simplicity. The only item that wears out and is irreplaceable is the bluray laser diode in the optical drive, and there is sadly nothing yo be done about that. But for digital games, everything else should easily last 20 years from now. The ps3 was after the capacitor plague and so avoids that main issue too.
      But as I said, the early ps3s are really unreliable. Basically every 90nm ps3 will eventually die as will probably the 64nm chips eventually, the move to copper interconnects and bump bonding, as well as the new low-k dielectrics used between the traces are were just not understood well enough at the time to be reliable. This was fixed mostly one the 40nm node and completely fixed on 28nm.

  • @mroliveoil
    @mroliveoil 2 месяца назад +127

    I dont own a ps3 but i watched the whole thing through. really interesting

    • @Exseyy
      @Exseyy 2 месяца назад +5

      Same

    • @tl1882
      @tl1882 2 месяца назад +4

      i own a ps3 that cant do this

    • @LT.dans_new_legs
      @LT.dans_new_legs Месяц назад +3

      I own a gamecast

    • @Ophis.
      @Ophis. Месяц назад +1

      @@LT.dans_new_legsthat’s a classic

    • @RapAddict420
      @RapAddict420 Месяц назад

      Same gang

  • @Tanzu15
    @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +40

    Glad to see a video🙏 we’ve been in the forum convo for weeks now. My PS3 did 900/950. I won the lottery.

    • @LuanVATeles
      @LuanVATeles 2 месяца назад +5

      I'm jealous of you. My ps3 at 900/1000, experiences random crashing in games like Crysis and God of War :(

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +3

      @@LuanVATeles but don’t you have 850/1000 fully stable?

    • @LuanVATeles
      @LuanVATeles 2 месяца назад +3

      @@Tanzu15 Yeap, 850/1000 is 100%

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +7

      @@LuanVATeles that already is fantastic. 1ghz on the memory is insane. We need to find a way to increase voltage. That way OCs can go higher with zero artifacts. You think voltage editing could be possible?

    • @snou69
      @snou69 2 месяца назад +2

      Could you perhaps provide us with some video footage? I'd love to see that beast in action

  • @vladimirjanovec850
    @vladimirjanovec850 2 месяца назад +75

    Love the production quality, punching way above your current view count

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  2 месяца назад +16

      Thanks. I work as a video editor for a real estate company.

    • @KevPezJALP
      @KevPezJALP 2 месяца назад

      @@sync-on-lumagood work! I’m hoping to get into a similar line of work as yoy

  • @LBSiUK
    @LBSiUK 2 месяца назад +25

    Not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but thank you for the subtitles!

  • @wowwhataworld.9590
    @wowwhataworld.9590 2 месяца назад +6

    This video is clear, concise and we'll produced. I appreciate that a lot. Subbed

  • @Brianramos993
    @Brianramos993 2 месяца назад +5

    i remember seeing a different cfw let you slightly oc the ps3 before this project, so this is interesting to see

  • @joelnwadike3181
    @joelnwadike3181 2 месяца назад +10

    Overclocking in general has always been about courage

  • @Razzbow
    @Razzbow 2 месяца назад +11

    2:20
    Even if the voltage is the same, higher frequency increases the current load meaning that it DOES use more power.

    • @vanderlinde4you
      @vanderlinde4you Месяц назад

      But usually within it's defined specs...

  • @satu-gt
    @satu-gt Месяц назад +2

    nice video bro!! I can't do it since my cech is 30xx but I watched the whole video as it was super interesting and you made those 20 mim feel like 5. keep it up! new sub:)

  • @FatherMcKenzie66
    @FatherMcKenzie66 Месяц назад

    Stellar video quality man! Great video!

  • @TheFeF97
    @TheFeF97 2 месяца назад +4

    Por fin un video que habla detalladamente sobre esto y con una comparación exquisita, y no tonterías como los de habla hispana. Gracias viejo por tomarte el tiempo de enseñarnos estas cosas. Nuevo sub

  • @Zobbster
    @Zobbster 2 месяца назад +4

    Really interesting video, shame I can't use it on my HEN only slim, but it's exciting to see what people can get out of the hardware all these years later!

  • @Lancemarkful
    @Lancemarkful 2 месяца назад +35

    Little correction to overclocking power and heat generation. Even if you don't adjust voltage, power and heat goes up, because simply chip is doing more work than before. More work chip does, more power it takes, more heat it produces, so overclock without voltage bump, still increase power and heat, but not nearly as much as with voltage bump. As mentione in video, heat goes up with overclock, that's because power does too, it's not free performance.

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      I’ve been doing this for 2 years now. And now I do 900/950. And no! The heat doesn’t go up nearly at all. Maybe 2c. But my temps don’t change. That 2c could be margine of error.

    • @Lancemarkful
      @Lancemarkful 2 месяца назад +8

      @@Tanzu15 I don't mean that heat has to go up significantly, I mean that not touching voltage does not equal not increasing power usage andheat in overclocking.
      Your mild increase of temperature, strongly suggesting that GPU is not increasing workload, because something else is bottleneck in the system. Temps increase pretty linearly with workload increase, if voltage is constant. You can overclock as much as you want but if workload is the same, temps are the same. I believe system memory and cell CPU are bigger bottleneck in many multiplatform games, because this CPU was not utilised properly. I'm interested how much fps increase is correlated to heat increase. If You get few percent fps probably heat go up by few percent.

    • @StaticVapour590
      @StaticVapour590 2 месяца назад +3

      Exactly! Same goes for older GPUs as good example, I have done voltmods to GPUs with variable resistor fooling the power control IC.
      You can lock the voltage, increase the clock speed and it will generate more heat. On newer cards where the power delivery is handled via "budget" there is possibility to increase power limit, that bumps up the voltage too. Clockspeeds including boost are mapped with variable voltage/usage/power cap and ultimately there is a ceiling somewhere with stock hardware/bios.
      Same goes for this PS3 mod, clockspeed is hard set on it, I highly doubt it's stepping down the clockspeed when utilization is under 100%. It's always running at constant speed and voltage. Increase clock speed or increase voltage = more heat

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Lancemarkful in unlocked framerate games, I’ve gained like 20 FPS. In locked framerates to 30, well it hugs the 30 mark way more constant. Cpu is our biggest bottleneck.

    • @Lancemarkful
      @Lancemarkful 2 месяца назад

      @@Tanzu15 so gains are bigger than I expected. And temps barely higher. Is fan on auto or on constant? It's weird to have significant fps gains with marginally bigger temps. Maybe the fan on auto just spins a bit higher to keep temps on the same level

  • @bombjack1984
    @bombjack1984 2 месяца назад +3

    Very nice video, everything explained clearly. Its a shame your early Slim can't do 700 stable, most seem able to. My early Slim is currently stable at 700/900, so perhaps you could try increasing the memory a bit, it does make quite a difference.

  • @hardwarerepair200
    @hardwarerepair200 2 месяца назад

    Great video! You deserve way more subs!

  • @enterkey8158
    @enterkey8158 Месяц назад +1

    Very cool vid. Curious thing is that i was using ptm pads on my ps3 as well and couldn't find anyone on the internet doing so as well. So good to know it was actually a good idea lol

  • @LuanVATeles
    @LuanVATeles 2 месяца назад +2

    Really nice video :)

  • @coccoborg
    @coccoborg 2 месяца назад +14

    2:30 one note: more power IS used by the chip, even if the voltage remains the same. This is because power is consumed by binary logic mostly during transients (switching state) and this happens proportionally to the number of cycles. If you're interested in more details, look up power characteristics of simple logic gates: they work in pretty much the same way!
    What constant voltage guarantees is that, at every given cycle, no more current than stock can flow, but increase the number of transients and energy used (not instantaneous power!) DOES absolutely go up linearly, and heat with them ;)

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      No it doesn’t. Stop it.

    • @coccoborg
      @coccoborg 2 месяца назад

      @@Tanzu15 uhm, yes it does! this is how CMOS logic gates work, no way around that, it's physics. See "dynamic power consumption"
      www.ti.com/lit/an/scaa035b/scaa035b.pdf

    • @coccoborg
      @coccoborg 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Tanzu15 no for real, you are wrong. Check out "dynamic power" for CMOS circuits.

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      @@coccoborg no. Enough.

    • @coccoborg
      @coccoborg 2 месяца назад +3

      @@Tanzu15 power consumption is a function of frequency. Yes increasing voltage increases power, but so does upping the frequency.
      Stating "enough" does not make physics change.

  • @MrSamPhoenix
    @MrSamPhoenix 2 месяца назад

    I love this video! More please 😊

  • @RedFlameFox
    @RedFlameFox 2 месяца назад +3

    Too bad I'm out of the loop since I have two Superslim consoles, this looks very cool, thanks for this video.

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад

      Sadly super slims can’t be OCed. It needs Cfw.

  • @VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss
    @VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss 2 месяца назад +1

    Great Video Dude

  • @mii9010
    @mii9010 2 месяца назад +21

    You should try the PS3 Gran Turismo titles with 1080p enabled, as they're known for pushing the PS3 hard

    • @Agent-mb1xx
      @Agent-mb1xx Месяц назад +1

      works flawlessly on a 700/900 CFW on 2501A

    • @mii9010
      @mii9010 Месяц назад

      @@Agent-mb1xx What's the framerate like? Is it more stable? How much gains is there from this?

    • @Agent-mb1xx
      @Agent-mb1xx Месяц назад +2

      @@mii9010 will retry tonight, just installed the 750/900 one. So far @ 720p it is perfect, will retry @ 1080p (GT6)

    • @Agent-mb1xx
      @Agent-mb1xx Месяц назад +2

      @@mii9010 Flawless 60FPS in GT6, tested on the Nordschleife @ 1080p
      Crysis has texture related white artifacts, this is the memory's clock doing it
      I use the 750/900

  • @mimimimeow
    @mimimimeow 2 месяца назад +5

    So far the 600/750 OC hasn't let me down, MGS5 GZ and TPP actually performs better than X360 version. GT6 has major improvements. I think a lot of that comes from memory OC, the PS3 actually does a lot of swapping for the Cell CPU.

  • @spiral7399
    @spiral7399 2 месяца назад +3

    Very interesting video bro. Unfortunately I have a 90nm CHECH A00, so there's no chance I'm gonna be able to test this as well. But its cool that slim owners get some benefits too.
    I wonder if a CELL overclock is also possible. Maybe we'll finally get that PS3 Pro someday.

    • @VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss
      @VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss Месяц назад

      Yes Bro a Cell a Overclock is Totally Possible!! cause One the Master of PSX just did it, its on youtube just search for Cell Processor OVerclock Devkit, keep scrolling and you will find it, also he told me in comments long ago, if you want to do THis on an Retail PS3 besides Devkit its only possible on first Gen PS3, i think he meant the 4 usbs Ones i Think Pretty much, and again also the Devkits.

  • @bartsic85
    @bartsic85 2 месяца назад +8

    CECHL FAT console with 1TB SSD CFW 4.90 RSX Overclocked 600/750
    I used twice cheaper and apparently twice as efficient liquid metal from China called LT-100. I've had over 30 hours of testing. The highest temperature I have recorded while playing every Crysis game. Speed fan always set to 28% (very quiet)
    RSX - 69 degrees Celsius for a short while, then drop to a practically permanent 68 degrees Celsius.
    Cell - the highest I recorded when emulating PS2 games was 60 degrees Celsius. In over 30 hours of testing, I never once saw 70 degrees Celsius on the RSX (only 28% fan speed).
    Testing time is approximately an hour of playing each of the tested games.
    Below are some of the results I recorded.
    MGS4 Cell - 59 RSX 62
    Uncharted2 Cell - 57 RSX 62
    MGS2HD Cell - 54 RSX 53
    Killzone 2 Cell - 57 RSX 62
    UT 3 Cell - 55 RSX 58
    Bioshock Cell - 55 RSX 62
    Dark Souls II Cell - 58 RSX 67 unlock framerate
    God of War Cell - 58 RSX 64 unlock framerate
    Battlefield 3 Cell - 55 RSX 58
    Far Cry 3 Cell - 57 RSX 63
    Skate 2 Cell - 57 RSX 60 unlock framerate
    RDR Cell - 60 RSX 65
    Crysis Cell - 60 RSX 69
    Crysis 2 Cell - 59 RSX 69

    • @cyphaborg6598
      @cyphaborg6598 Месяц назад

      Aha liquid metal would probably be a good idea, I assumed OC as is.

    • @CeceliPS3
      @CeceliPS3 11 дней назад

      Did you notice FPS improvement or even input lag improvement on Killzone 2?

    • @bartsic85
      @bartsic85 9 дней назад

      @@CeceliPS3
      It's hard to determine.
      I played Killzone 2 years ago, and now only after overclocking RSX.

  • @cliff974
    @cliff974 2 месяца назад +5

    A friend of mine had the game Pain on his PS3 and we loved playing it. Happy to see it all these years later in this video.

  • @ElonTusk.
    @ElonTusk. 2 месяца назад +1

    could u do a video teaching us how to use mfw builder.. i used it once and bricked my ps3

  • @ChaozzZJohnny
    @ChaozzZJohnny 2 месяца назад +18

    One important thing about the pads: They have a fairly high thermal conductivity, but the important part about paste is, that excess paste gets pushed to the sides, so it basically only fills small gaps between the cold plate of the heat spreader and the IHS of the RSX where otherwise would be a air. Direct contact between the cold plate and the IHS would be way better for cooling, so you actually made it worse with the pads.

    • @famousfighter2310
      @famousfighter2310 2 месяца назад

      If it was direct die then would it have made sense?

    • @iP1sano
      @iP1sano 2 месяца назад +2

      Those are not regular thermal pads. They become liquid at a relatively low temperature. Then it becomes solid again as the chip is cooled down to room temperature. Also take this with a grain of salt but it's not really recommended for direct die when the die is small because in most cases you lack the mounting pressure. If you have a bigger die (like the ones on desktop GPUs) then it's better than most pastes.

    • @powerpower-rg7bk
      @powerpower-rg7bk 2 месяца назад +2

      Not necessarily with a phase change material. It does turn into a high viscous liquid once a critical temperature is reached. As a liquid with good mounting pressure, it'll spread out a bit and filling in those microscopic imperfections on both the cold plate and heat spreader.

    • @zadekeys2194
      @zadekeys2194 16 дней назад

      "direct contact" is not thermally feasible, due to how uneven the IHS and the heatsinks mating surface are. They may feel smooth but are extremely rough for thermal conductivity, which means that gaps are filled with air, that paste would usually eliminate, provided a sufficient amount of paste was used. With the right heatsink, I'd have used liquid metal or Thermal Grizzly we pads.

    • @iP1sano
      @iP1sano 16 дней назад

      I think when someone says "direct contact" implies removing the IHS and having the coldplate/heatsink directly sitting on top of the die (usually using liquid metal as a thermal interface between the two)

  • @PieStudios
    @PieStudios Месяц назад

    You earned a sub, this video is Super informative. Have you tried out Sonic Unleashed?

  • @SKITZIZAKINGDON
    @SKITZIZAKINGDON 2 месяца назад

    Nice one bro, i`m waiting a few more months to do this. hope a nice wiki will evolve from this. and nice Thermal tip.

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      We are gathering tons of data so eventually we find a good method to have it as safe as possible.

  • @oscarloria
    @oscarloria 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome! Can you test on more games please? Thank you!

  • @ISAK.M
    @ISAK.M 2 месяца назад

    This is past my time at PSX-Place its kinda crazy they are still at it 4 years later

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад

      Lol same here. It’s just addicting.

  • @LostJediJC
    @LostJediJC Месяц назад

    very cool, looking forward to seeing what's possible with overclocked ps3s

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 Месяц назад +1

      For now that’s all we can do. And what we will be able to do in a long time or just straight up ever. So enjoy it while we have it. It has big boosts in performance.

    • @LostJediJC
      @LostJediJC Месяц назад +1

      @@Tanzu15 uh yea.. i understand that. Thx. Shoutout to everyone working to get any performance improvements on the ps3!!

  • @GoldenFenrir
    @GoldenFenrir 23 часа назад

    Thanks for this! I told myself not to overclock because it's not safe but I can't get it out of my head. Afterwatching this I feel more confident as long as I keep it 600mz Thanks again

  • @Eyetrauma
    @Eyetrauma 2 месяца назад +4

    Quality info, glad people are breathing new life into this console. Sadly I have to live with my beloved but ultimately doomed BC Fat 😢 Maybe I’ll keep an eye out for a thrift store Slim now…

    • @mrb692
      @mrb692 2 месяца назад +1

      Keep it clean and cool and you’ll be fine.

    • @swerrr8893
      @swerrr8893 2 месяца назад

      I have owned a PS3 fat CECHL since 2012. I just changed the thermal interfaces every three years and console still works great.

  • @pot3to444
    @pot3to444 Месяц назад

    The pads might not need to be replaced, but the thermal paste under the lid definitely needs to be at some point.

  • @zachariah74
    @zachariah74 Месяц назад

    Please, what theme were you using on your XMB?

  • @NeverGiveUpYo
    @NeverGiveUpYo 29 дней назад

    Cool stuff bro.

  • @KHPKero
    @KHPKero Месяц назад

    i have a cech 2000a similar to yours and mine already reaches 70c with fan speed going to 80 without oc
    i do need to mention that mine was recently fixed by a local shop after the cpu went bad (according to the shop) and it wouldn't ever boot up as if the power was cut
    so I don't know if i should go with this or not but there are definitely some demanding games i wanna test this with

  • @bbblop4545
    @bbblop4545 Месяц назад +1

    I wonder how far you could take a PS3 using water cooling. It would be a neat project, taking apart a PS3, putting it a little ITX case, maybe even finding a way to keep the blu-ray drive and using some water blocks and a 120 or 240mm radiator.

  • @capfromTT
    @capfromTT Месяц назад +1

    Currently running a 650/875 OC on my 2001 slim, this thing is nuts

  • @NATESUCKSATGAMING
    @NATESUCKSATGAMING 3 дня назад

    Will there be separate revisions for the different PlayStation 3 models?

  • @vita007
    @vita007 2 месяца назад +1

    I hope CFW releases on those newer consoles

  • @negi9076
    @negi9076 2 месяца назад +14

    Maybe someone would do it on their 40nm frankenstein PS3 BC? The cooling and power requirement would surely be less of a problem, maybe one with a great quality RSX can hit 1GHz in core speed.

    • @GrandemagicoWall
      @GrandemagicoWall 2 месяца назад +6

      I would be very afraid to risk melting my Frankenstein after all those money and work spent to prevent it from melting in the first place.

    • @razmann4k
      @razmann4k 2 месяца назад +5

      @@GrandemagicoWall Yeah, better to just use any old Slim 40nm PS3 with the fan turned up to 100%/liquid cooling if necessary than to risk a Frankenstein.

    • @nesan44
      @nesan44 2 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/YQGbU03jpDM/видео.html I saw this youtuber managed to overclock his ps3 slim to 1ghz for his rsx

    • @henshin587
      @henshin587 2 месяца назад +1

      Have been using 700/900 OC for a week now, the xmb froze a couple of times but apart from that the games work perfectly fine. People use crysis as a benchmark for stability, but i would never play crysis on the ps3. From the more demanding games iv played are gow3 and ascension, motorstorm 2 and 3, kz2 and 3 and everything worked fine. Btw, my slim is 2501 and both cell and rsx are delided. I also tried the 800/900, but the artifacts were even on the xmb, so a went back to 700/900.

    • @lillexus5589
      @lillexus5589 Месяц назад

      ​@@henshin587Running GTA 4 would probably be a good benchmark aswell, ran like shit on the newest PS3 years ago.

  • @LyuboA
    @LyuboA 2 месяца назад +1

    that's great when i went to buy my PS3s i specially wanted the last CFW capable models they end up all been 25xx got 3 of these left

  • @user-qm2jc7rg3s
    @user-qm2jc7rg3s 2 месяца назад +1

    I am running the 700MHz one on my 80GB PS3 Fat and everything is perfect so far but the console has been refurbished recently, MX4 thermal paste by Arctic, new pads as well

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer Месяц назад

    you can do thermal pads to the heatspeaders and pads for southbridge and northbridge and PPU chips yes make a thermal pad that touches the metal box the ps3 uses thermal paste for chips itself and based on gpu size then oc will be higher

  • @jjhack3r
    @jjhack3r Месяц назад +3

    I want a way to get the CPU up to 3.5ghz

  • @NATESUCKSATGAMING
    @NATESUCKSATGAMING 3 дня назад

    I wonder if it's possible to get the 28nm rsx hooked up to a phat PS3. The pinouts are the exact same so theoretically as long as you wire it properly it should work but elegantly mounting it to the other motherboard probably would be impossible

  • @telsan4291
    @telsan4291 2 месяца назад +2

    I can imagine once we are able to fully jailbreak the Super Slim with the 28nm then we can essentially make our own PS3 Pro, I have one in my drawer ready for that day 😎

  • @jonathanwilliams5329
    @jonathanwilliams5329 2 месяца назад +4

    I've had evilnat 4.90 600/750 OC on my FAT 80GB DIA-002 (Cell-65nm/RSX-65nm) for some 2ish months now. it been great, rock solid stability and little to no temp increase. note thought my ps3 only has 3,000 hours of power on time (buddy's slim with HEN had over 12k hrs), fresh thermal paste, and the fan curve turned up which may help with how stable it's been.
    I did a play through of Nier, and Killzone 2 and 3 with no issue or artifacts and 18-20% better fps performance. drops to 25fps now hold 30fps and drops into the teens now hold above 20fps.
    Will be doing goldHEN on my PS4 Pro next.

    • @levant5378
      @levant5378 2 месяца назад +2

      Shame that the likes of Killzone 2 get hit with slowdowns so often. Great game otherwise.

  • @QuisquamHam
    @QuisquamHam 2 месяца назад

    Would this firmware have any effect on RPCS3?

  • @for7hyp3
    @for7hyp3 Месяц назад

    It would be interesting to see how much performance could be gained from overlocking the cell processes if it can be overclocked at all. Given how the SPE’s are responsible for a lot of the heavy lifting, especially in games with lots of physics.

  • @ChainPenguin
    @ChainPenguin Месяц назад

    Awesome video, I would love to see more improvements that the gaming community is doing with "retro" consoles.
    Hate to call the PS3 retro, I'm not that old.😢

  • @zentozanto2118
    @zentozanto2118 Месяц назад

    can u test raw Sykrim without patches to see how oc would impact to the framerate?

  • @AFpaleoCon
    @AFpaleoCon Месяц назад

    Please tell me you took the protective film off those pads… it looked like it was still on.

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  Месяц назад +2

      I did.
      I can't believe I got two comments about this same thing back-to-back.

  • @DJH4521
    @DJH4521 Месяц назад

    I LOVE PAIN!!! And the ps3 is one of my favorite consoles I’m def gonna try this if I get one ❤

  • @p3tr0114
    @p3tr0114 22 дня назад

    @sync-on-luma (Y)
    In regards to the hardware variants section. Not all 2500x models can have their firmware downgraded to use CFW. Some of the later 2500x models are not able to do this.

  • @7hgogx448
    @7hgogx448 2 месяца назад +1

    i dont know but this video is good

  • @pixelsrnautded9286
    @pixelsrnautded9286 2 месяца назад +1

    I played through Persona 5 with this overclock. And it had way less screen tearing due to framerate sticking closer to 30 fps.

  • @TABandiTA
    @TABandiTA 2 месяца назад

    Interesting, i will try this out on my slim.

  • @BIGBOICOMBO
    @BIGBOICOMBO 2 месяца назад +1

    COD BO3 was the game that really struggled to run on PS3 right at the title screen , framerates dips straight to 9 in some cases , it would be interesting to see how it runs with OC

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад

      The menu is just bugged. What matters is in game. And the in game FPS goes up by a lot.

  • @ArmchairRamb0
    @ArmchairRamb0 2 месяца назад

    Katamari Forever! Ha, that was a fun surprise, but then Pain!? You've broken into my Super Slim.

  • @SonicBoone56
    @SonicBoone56 Месяц назад

    Was hoping you'd test Gran Turismo 6 as well. Very noticeable framerate drops for certain cars and tracks, especially with night and rain. Even worse in 1080p.

  • @PokyBallinBabo
    @PokyBallinBabo Месяц назад

    Discalimer vs Excalibur, which is better?

  • @JKSmith-qs2ii
    @JKSmith-qs2ii 2 месяца назад

    I have always heard that thermal pads are inferior to thermal paste because they do not fill the air gaps as they are a solid slab. Could you elaborate on what you mean when you talk about them being better a litte?

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  2 месяца назад

      In general you're correct, however the thermal pads I'm using are phase-change thermal pads, or more accurately, phase-change thermal compound that comes as a thin sheet. The material is a (very squishy) solid at room temperature, but once it heats up to around 40 degrees Celsius it melts into a liquid and it's thermal conductivity jumps up massively.

    • @JKSmith-qs2ii
      @JKSmith-qs2ii 2 месяца назад

      @@sync-on-luma I am seriously considering using these pads in the future just to compare for myself as well. Honeywell has no presence in my country so I might have to import some PTM7950 pads. Thank you for the response.

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  2 месяца назад +1

      I've had great luck with it over the past year or so installing in laptops and a couple other game consoles. The temperature improvement is only a degree to two at best in my experience, but the fact that it basically never goes bad it was makes it great for certain types of devices.
      Just be careful when ordering it. I've heard there are counterfeit versions out there that behave mostly the same but have worse thermal properties.

  • @levant5378
    @levant5378 2 месяца назад +2

    I've been running the overclocked firmware sincer release a couple of years ago, and the best thing about it is that it gives that extra 10-15% fps boost that PS3 games mostly seem to be missing. Such as GT5 running at around 55fps now hitting 59.99fps. It's as if the devs all had dev kit targets that never got adjusted down correctly for the retail kits. And this overclock bridges the gap and makes the games feel like they should be running how the devs intended. Some games however are still aweful, such as Lair, and the Splinter cell trilogy. I don't think any overclock could fix those games fps'.

  • @thesaltonsea1
    @thesaltonsea1 Месяц назад

    Can you please make a video about how to enable the FPS counter on latest CFW, thanks !

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  Месяц назад +1

      With WebManMOD installed, you just press L3 + R3 at the same time on the XMB.

  • @itzdcx7991
    @itzdcx7991 2 месяца назад

    getting an extra fan

  • @El.Duder-ino
    @El.Duder-ino Месяц назад

    Nice! Homebrew for the PS3 is still strong and healthly💪👍
    No surprise there it’s a last unique HW architecture PS console Sony has released till this date.

  • @kyky121911
    @kyky121911 29 дней назад

    If you still got the evilnat firmware could you make a link for it i dont trust other ones and wanna give this a shot

  • @santorfo
    @santorfo 2 месяца назад

    Good video, I have to fix my CECH-2004 once day, the tokins are dead

  • @kirollosromany8422
    @kirollosromany8422 Месяц назад

    bro correct me if im wrong but u didnt peel the tpm7950 wich means that it still has plastic on it

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  Месяц назад

      You're supposed to leave the plastic in the side you're not applying until it's time to put put the heat sink on.

  • @mr.banana5186
    @mr.banana5186 Месяц назад

    How do i know what if i have a 90nm or a 65nm and is there a tutorial for the OC ?

  • @2fernandoc1
    @2fernandoc1 2 месяца назад

    If you want to test more games in the future, can you try out Sonic Unleashed and see how much better it performs?

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад

      It performs better. But that game is cursed.

  • @Heu..
    @Heu.. 2 месяца назад

    I have the 25xx that u talked about.. Should i give it a try

  • @Ieokk
    @Ieokk 21 день назад

    5:13
    I love .55 caliber

  • @cinzacaful
    @cinzacaful 2 месяца назад +1

    How is the GTA 4 run? The bikers DLC had serious problems on my slim PS3, drops under 20 fps

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад +1

      It helps a lot.

    • @ELIZABETHMARLONE2005
      @ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 19 дней назад

      Just play it on Xbox or PC lol you can play it at 60 FPS without risking breaking your PS3

  • @Keo
    @Keo 2 месяца назад

    I would have done this test with fan set to a fixed value, I'll try it

  • @rrwholloway
    @rrwholloway 2 месяца назад

    Love it! Is anyone working on a way to have every title remote play enabled (without having to do it manually one param file at a time) and finding a way to give the stream more cpu so it isn’t terrible?

  • @josephaguilarjr6462
    @josephaguilarjr6462 Месяц назад

    Any chance of doing a video for Drakengard 3 with your OC ps3?

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer Месяц назад

    i love it

  • @SuperNova_2097-nq4ns
    @SuperNova_2097-nq4ns Месяц назад

    So does thermal pads make a difference over paste? In terms of cooling. I ask because recently replaced my paste 🥴

    • @Timsturbs
      @Timsturbs Месяц назад

      as i know thermal pads make sense only you have multiple items sitting on the same heatsink, otherwise polishing both surfaces to flat mirror to the point even a smallest drop of paste will all be squeezed out is the best option.

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  Месяц назад

      The pads I'm using aren't normal thermal pads. They're a phase-change material that melts into a liquid when they reach over 40 degrees.

    • @SuperNova_2097-nq4ns
      @SuperNova_2097-nq4ns Месяц назад

      @@sync-on-luma Gotcha

  • @crummyone
    @crummyone 2 месяца назад +2

    instructions unclear... My PS3 now cooks toasted bread

    • @vdochev
      @vdochev Месяц назад

      LOL, they all do, mate! 🤣

  • @xvivalaromanx
    @xvivalaromanx 23 дня назад

    How can I get that theme for the background? On rebug

  • @okjoello
    @okjoello 16 дней назад

    Lo probarías con Sonic unleashed?

  • @sorrybecausei
    @sorrybecausei 2 месяца назад

    My dream ps3 is Frankensteining a super slim rsx into a phat model and overclocking it, hopefully that’s one day possible

    • @vdochev
      @vdochev Месяц назад

      Mine is just a reliable PS3 with passive cooling that holds 55C at max.

  • @Thermometer10
    @Thermometer10 2 месяца назад

    What if you install better cooling?

    • @Tanzu15
      @Tanzu15 2 месяца назад

      Wouldn’t matter. Voltage doesn’t go up at all.

  • @willwill2548
    @willwill2548 2 месяца назад

    MOAR SPEEED !

  • @rodrigoterrasanta5966
    @rodrigoterrasanta5966 Месяц назад

    2:20 is it me or same voltaje and higher clocks = higher power consumption and not the same power as the video says. Hence the higher temperatures

  • @n0ctiz456
    @n0ctiz456 Месяц назад

    Would love to see Drakengard 3 with this

  • @dolbyprologicii
    @dolbyprologicii Месяц назад

    how did you do the osd? how to display fps and stuff??

    • @sync-on-luma
      @sync-on-luma  Месяц назад +1

      it's a feature of WebManMOD. Press L3+R3 on the XMB to enable it.

  • @gubmentmang-gp2jd
    @gubmentmang-gp2jd Месяц назад

    What about a 40nm frankenstein modded cecha01?

  • @arekusu.
    @arekusu. Месяц назад +5

    I'll be honest, if anyone can get Fallout New Vegas running smoothly on a PS3, I'll die a happy man

    • @nikob535
      @nikob535 24 дня назад +1

      Real

    • @ELIZABETHMARLONE2005
      @ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 19 дней назад

      You know you can play it on the newer xboxs and on PC where it plays very well

  • @FlashZip0904
    @FlashZip0904 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi, I have used rsx Boost 600 750 for more than two months on my 2500 and I can confirm that the heating problems are due to your rsx 65nm
    In most games, both CPU and GPU are kept below 65°C with fan at around 40%.

  • @ChrisThePlayer777
    @ChrisThePlayer777 Месяц назад

    I would like to see how Sonic the hedgehog 2006 improves with the overclocking and also AC4 Black flag since it has unlocked fps