PS3 20 gig overheating?

[jcalder8]

I have a chance to buy a PS3 20 gig version for 150(Canadian) but he says that it overheats about every half hour so it resets, is this a common problem and does anyone know how much it would cost to get Sony to fix it?
Thanks

[Poofta!]

this is not a common problem, in fact this is the first i hear of this.

i say dont buy it. watch ebay i bet you can get it for about 250 or so and no need to repair as sony will probably charge an arm and a leg for it (plus shipping...)

[X SMF X]

According to what I have read the Sony repair will run you about $150. That may vary depending on the type of repair they need to do as well.

[Princess-Isabela]

PS3 20gb and 60gb's are the rarest of the bunch because of the PS2 internals so definitely go for either one of those.
answering your question - no.
PS3 shouldn't overheat.
but for that price you might as well get it and try to fix it maybe?(if you're tech savvy).

[jcalder8]

but for that price you might as well get it and try to fix it maybe?(if you're tech savvy).
This was my thought as well, the ones that I have seen on e-bay regularly go for 400 plus so even if I had to send it to Sony for 150 it would still be under e-bay prices.

[Half Japanese]

It might be the environment it's kept in. My ps3 is in a stereo cabinet (which also houses my 360) and it's gotten severely loud on several occasions, even though I'd consider there to be ample ventilation, even with the doors closed; not the case, after leaving the doors open for about five minutes the fan was finally back down to a reasonable level.

[tomaitheous]

My ps3 is in a stereo cabinet (which also houses my 360)

Are you trying to kill your systems?

My bother bought a ps3 at launch and it had overheating problems. He had to wait after x-mas to get a replacement. His replacement never had a overheating problem though.