Horizontal PS3 is cooler vs. vertical

[stockstar1138]

Not cooler looking, but the temperature of a horizontal PS3 is cooler than that of a vertical standing PS3.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/11/28/...age-guarantee/

[AikonEnt]

Mine has been stood vertically since I bought it. It seems more logical this way as vertical means it has holes in the casing at the top and heat just rises out of it. Sort of.

And it looks better

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by AikonEnt

Mine has been stood vertically since I bought it. It seems more logical this way as vertical means it has holes in the casing at the top and heat just rises out of it. Sort of.

And it looks better

i would agree that it looks better vertical and it saves space too. i mix mine up quite a bit depending if I'm at college (don't have room on my stand to put it horizontal) or at home (have room to put it horizontal) one thing i have noticed is that the fan kicks in more often when it is vertical. anyways, its probably not a big deal, its not like we are talking about the 360

[johnnymech]

I've always wondered how The Predator sees a PS3.

[haste]

i had even been trying to figure out a way to stand my ps3 vertically because i had heard it runs cooler in that position. not anymore!

[toocheezy]

I have mine standing up. Maybe I will change it and see if it runs cooler. I dont know about cooler but I must say you gotta love how quiet the PS3 runs. Sometimes I can barely even tell that its on. its Amazing. When I had my 360 the fan ran loud. You would think that it would be cooler but it still managed to overheat.

[Manco]

Vertical screws with the heat sink. It will run hotter.

[pedigree]

either way my 60G ps3 turns my bedroom into a furnace

[WriteSimply]

I followed the link to Polygamia and they have more pix of the PS3 there. From the pix and not from the text, it doesn't look like there's a huge difference between vertical and horizontal.

The hotspots are the vents at the back, the top (right side) and the bottom (left side). The left side has heat understandably because the power supply is housed there. This heat also shows up on top of the PS3 but again only on the left side/bottom.

The link to the actual Polygamia site. It's in Polish.


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[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Not cooler looking, but the temperature of a horizontal PS3 is cooler than that of a vertical standing PS3.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/11/28/...age-guarantee/

It looks like the imaging and temps are of the vents. Doesn't that mean the vertical orientation is actually better?