I think your right there. Dodgy bastards, where being extra dodgy with the amount of thermal paste they used when assembling the console. Stingy bastards. Not what i paid a grand for at all.

Quote Originally Posted by rdmx View Post
Thermal paste doesn't just suddenly evaporate :S
I doubt the PS3 was designed by Sony to survive the Australian summer. Considering the amount of 40C/105F plus degree days Perth had last summer i can see why it bombed out, also with the stingy thermal paste used. Funny how the PS3 crapped itself on one of the coldest days of the year though.