Horizontal PS3 is cooler vs. vertical - Blu-ray Forum

stockstar1138 · 11-28-2007, 06:21 PM

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 · 11-28-2007, 06:26 PM

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

haste · 11-28-2007, 06:27 PM

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!

stockstar1138 · 11-28-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

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 · 11-28-2007, 06:32 PM

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

toocheezy · 11-28-2007, 06:33 PM

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 · 11-28-2007, 06:39 PM

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

pedigree · 11-28-2007, 06:41 PM

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

WriteSimply · 11-29-2007, 03:14 AM

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.

fuad

WickyWoo · 11-29-2007, 04:09 AM

Optical drives aren't very happy vertically. Seriously now that we know, put your system horizontal the way it should be. It makes sense given that there's more surface area exposed with easier venting from the back vents than the top vent, because there's things getting in the way of that one.

From what I've seen of the interior, doesn't the fan exhaust out the back anyway?

Papi4baby · 11-29-2007, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnymech

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

Mine is been vertical since day one, no issues, plust is looks better.

ESUNintel · 11-29-2007, 08:04 AM

I think I like the horizontal look better. I keep it horizontal in my room, cause of the furniture design, but if I ever move it to the family room I let it sit vertical.

Maxell · 11-29-2007, 08:20 AM

I always wondered why some people complain about their PS3's a bit hot or noisy. Mine has been horizontal since purchase, mostly because I didn't have space for it vertically

Drayton · 12-01-2007, 05:44 PM

Let's look at this another way. (I didn't read the playstation US board thread, so correct me if they already covered this). Rather than having a knee-jerk reaction to "OMG, vertical has the highest temp, horizontal is better!", maybe the reason vertical has the highest temp is because more heat is coming out of the top vents.

Hawknelson05 · 12-01-2007, 06:19 PM

gravity acts on all things. Even air and heat. But they shouldn't "break" or over heat if vertical. If Sony thought they would fail vertically it would have said not to do that on teh front page of the manual

Imakida · 12-01-2007, 06:31 PM

Mine runs cooler vertically, I have a "loud" PS3 and it only get to the second speed when vertically and to third speed horizontally (much louder). Perhaps they should do the test with more than one PS3.

Cause the 60Gb has 2 different model of fan. I don't know for the 80GB and the 40GB definetely runs cooler thant the 2 others..

buckshot · 12-01-2007, 06:34 PM

the one in my bedroom runs cooler vertically. although thats because there's more room to ventilate when its that way. the one in the living room in laying down. it fits in with everything else that way.

ps3andlovinit · 12-01-2007, 07:35 PM

Quote:

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?

11-28-2007, 06:21 PM	#1
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	Horizontal PS3 is cooler vs. vertical 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/

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11-28-2007, 06:26 PM	#2
AikonEnt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Crawley, UK Blu-ray collection:246	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

11-28-2007, 06:27 PM	#3
haste Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:1	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!

11-28-2007, 06:32 PM	#5
johnnymech Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Eastern, USA 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:576 DVD collection:632 Blu-ray reviews:4	I've always wondered how The Predator sees a PS3.

11-28-2007, 06:33 PM	#6
toocheezy Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Honolulu, HI Blu-ray collection:138 Blu-ray reviews:12	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.

11-28-2007, 06:39 PM	#7
Manco Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Tucumcari	Vertical screws with the heat sink. It will run hotter.

11-28-2007, 06:41 PM	#8
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	either way my 60G ps3 turns my bedroom into a furnace

11-29-2007, 03:14 AM	#9
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	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. fuad

11-29-2007, 04:09 AM	#10
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Optical drives aren't very happy vertically. Seriously now that we know, put your system horizontal the way it should be. It makes sense given that there's more surface area exposed with easier venting from the back vents than the top vent, because there's things getting in the way of that one. From what I've seen of the interior, doesn't the fan exhaust out the back anyway?

11-29-2007, 08:04 AM	#12
ESUNintel Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Colorado	I think I like the horizontal look better. I keep it horizontal in my room, cause of the furniture design, but if I ever move it to the family room I let it sit vertical.

11-29-2007, 08:20 AM	#13
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	I always wondered why some people complain about their PS3's a bit hot or noisy. Mine has been horizontal since purchase, mostly because I didn't have space for it vertically

12-01-2007, 05:44 PM	#14
Drayton Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:19	Let's look at this another way. (I didn't read the playstation US board thread, so correct me if they already covered this). Rather than having a knee-jerk reaction to "OMG, vertical has the highest temp, horizontal is better!", maybe the reason vertical has the highest temp is because more heat is coming out of the top vents.

12-01-2007, 06:19 PM	#15
Hawknelson05 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville Trading Score:1	gravity acts on all things. Even air and heat. But they shouldn't "break" or over heat if vertical. If Sony thought they would fail vertically it would have said not to do that on teh front page of the manual

12-01-2007, 06:31 PM	#16
Imakida Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Quebec, Canada	Mine runs cooler vertically, I have a "loud" PS3 and it only get to the second speed when vertically and to third speed horizontally (much louder). Perhaps they should do the test with more than one PS3. Cause the 60Gb has 2 different model of fan. I don't know for the 80GB and the 40GB definetely runs cooler thant the 2 others..

12-01-2007, 06:34 PM	#17
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	the one in my bedroom runs cooler vertically. although thats because there's more room to ventilate when its that way. the one in the living room in laying down. it fits in with everything else that way.

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