Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
by Bill Detwiler | January 31, 2007, 8:20am PST | Image 76 of 117
Gently remove the cooling system enclosure
Carefully flip the motherboard assembly over and gently lift up on the cooling system enclosure. A layer of thermal paste exists between the cooling blocks and PS3's CPU and main GPU. Be gentle when removing the cooling system enclosure to avoid damaging the CPU or main GPU.
Gently remove the cooling system enclosure - Image 76 of 117
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Better to open it than use it?!
I'd much rather my 13 year take it apart and study it than actually play on it! Maybe learn something... 
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
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