Here's Why A Refurbished Gamestop PS3 Is A Waste Of Money

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  • @SpawnWave
    @SpawnWave  6 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    The Smash Bros Ultimate Giveaway is on! gleam.io/nUzQt/super-smash-bros-ultimate

    • @bENOFFICIALMASSIVE
      @bENOFFICIALMASSIVE 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would have been cool to see the backwards compatible one! But still cool :)

    • @delgado9797
      @delgado9797 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wheresbarry1434 same thing her bud mines never been open but it sounds like a lawn mower

    • @robertturnbull4149
      @robertturnbull4149 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great video

    • @RAEMONDORMIN
      @RAEMONDORMIN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heres some good reasons not buy a refurbished ps3.1 the ps4 is out 2 its gmstop 3 the ps3 is a garbage system

    • @JoseHernandez-le3mk
      @JoseHernandez-le3mk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Spawn Wave is there a difference between a premium refurbished and a used one? When buying it from the gamestop app?

  • @gamingguru2k6
    @gamingguru2k6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +975

    Gamestop Refurbisher: "Yup, turns on!" *slaps on warranty sticker.

    • @xxxgames4458
      @xxxgames4458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ask to see the console before purchase and inspect it or buy brand new. Just some tips.

    • @grunt-1268
      @grunt-1268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I got a pre-owned Xbox 360 at cash converters
      And opened it up and dust was all in small areas
      Never buying from there again

    • @Everprod
      @Everprod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@xxxgames4458 good advice but you think gamestop has employees in store that can open and verify the green light of a console?

    • @JasonFolk07
      @JasonFolk07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Everprod that's to much to ask. Their lazy fucks ebgames/gamestop my 360 my mom got us one year ringed after a month I had overheat it then replace the thermal paste pain in my ass I never buy anything from there I just go on craigslist or Facebook you'll get a better condition console that works for cheaper plus not deal with some rude bitch or fat sweaty nerd!!!

    • @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335
      @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes is a fucking word

  • @prismstudios001
    @prismstudios001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    "They put the screws back in the correct places".... More likely they never removed them in the first place.

    • @leifang1211
      @leifang1211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      My theory there was a repair prior to the console been sent to gamestop, explaining signs someone had been inside. Gamestop however haven't touched the console past some tests it works.

    • @yanrunze08
      @yanrunze08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How can they change the thermal compound without removing the screws? They are GameStop, not magicians.

  • @MrOuija-rr8kq
    @MrOuija-rr8kq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    GameStop gets hate but I do have to say , in more rural areas , GameStop is the only game only store people have.
    That’s the only positive thing I could say about them

    • @snake4322
      @snake4322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Other then 2nd and Charles, that's what it's like for me

    • @acebrawler2000
      @acebrawler2000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I just never get anything Pre Owned from there anymore

    • @MrG_wasTaken
      @MrG_wasTaken 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ace Spitfire I usually just preorder just for their collectibles lol

    • @JasonFolk07
      @JasonFolk07 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pickpocket games!!!

    • @Anonopsful
      @Anonopsful 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Shit I'll stick to digital copies. Or if I really want a hard copy I'll go to Walmart or order it from Amazon. gamestop is trash period

  • @TheBassSinger
    @TheBassSinger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2542

    So, never buy any refurbished console on Gamestop. Got it.

    • @EdgarHernandez-xj5mx
      @EdgarHernandez-xj5mx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      BassSinger313 / Aaron Vo Or anything

    • @mrtree1368
      @mrtree1368 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Well every now and then you'll see a used game for a good price that's about all they are good for lol

    • @renegadeblade2673
      @renegadeblade2673 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I would never buy any console from EB/Gamestop period shit customer service and a lot of lemons for consoles.

    • @TheBassSinger
      @TheBassSinger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@renegadeblade2673 I've heard a lot of horror stories about customer service, but honestly, I never ran into one. The closest thing maybe is accidentally running into my ex who I never knew that she worked there until the heat of the moment, and even then it was more just awkward instead of irritating. Otherwise, every employee I've come across so far has been relatively nice.

    • @jokerzwild00
      @jokerzwild00 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I agree with the general idea of always buying new from a reputable dealer, but personally I have a success story. A few years ago they were running a deal on used Wii U's (I think it was 150 dollars for the console and 2 games). I bought one because the U was the only current gen console I hadn't picked up yet and I wanted to play MK 8 and Smash had either just come out or was about to come out. It was the basic white 8gb console. It looked brand new when I opened it. The screen on the controller was completely unscratched, it looked like a stylus had never touched it. I threw some extra storage on it and it's worked fantastic ever since. It's seen a lot of use too. So, while I'd usually not recommend buying used from Gamestop, sometimes you don't get screwed. Just make sure you know what you're getting into when you buy something like this.

  • @DaleFrewaldt
    @DaleFrewaldt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Pro tip: If you're ever doing work on electronics & need to keep track of the various screws removed during different stages, buy a couple of those 7 day pill dispenser containers from Walmart or a dollar store, and number them so that each step's screws can be kept separated. You'll never miss a screw or use the wrong screw.

    • @1stfloorguy59
      @1stfloorguy59 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Ha I would still end up with bonus pieces

    • @Joshodude
      @Joshodude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ice trays also work

    • @DaleFrewaldt
      @DaleFrewaldt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Joshodude Sure do, I like the pill containers for the convenience of having closures. I'm a spill prone individual, so it's saved my ass many times in the past.

    • @FallicIdol
      @FallicIdol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Great idea

    • @lifeisgood12341
      @lifeisgood12341 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I like magnetic whiteboards, you can write what each thing is, I made mine but I'm sure you could find someone selling them

  • @ericrand6276
    @ericrand6276 6 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    How is this a refurbished unit? Should it be called "We put an old PS3 in a Gamestop Refurb box"?

    • @slowed8394
      @slowed8394 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m sure you can call it that.

    • @kinyutaka
      @kinyutaka 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If the system was in working order, they might not have had to replace any parts. Essentially, you'd get an old system in a box.

    • @HKgaming86
      @HKgaming86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Zealous888 it's refurbished, they wiped the hd lmao

    • @JPROP-vb7sv
      @JPROP-vb7sv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They wipe the memory and call it refurbished. Im not kidding

    • @vivisect53
      @vivisect53 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If it works it is "refurbished" to them.

  • @Lullibee
    @Lullibee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    I worked at Gamestop for a few weeks. On my first day, someone brought in a PS3 to trade in. The people trading it in informed us that there was a game stuck inside of it. We powered it on to make sure it worked, then tried to get the disc out with no luck. We actually heard a crunching sound at one point while it was on and started to worry. My manager got out her tools and started taking it apart. As soon as she got the top off, a cockroach came crawling out. Then we noticed more were squirming around inside of it. One had gotten squished when we turned the system on. I quickly grabbed a bag and we threw the system in, then threw that in a trash bag, and tied it up tightly.
    We still took it in and gave them store credit. I imagine someone out there bought this once roach infested PS3 and they have no idea.

    • @stryker9816
      @stryker9816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Someone gonna have new neighbors

    • @zscout1288
      @zscout1288 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood!🎶

    • @ApexZer0
      @ApexZer0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah I really doubt that

    • @Xylaran
      @Xylaran 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      What GameStop did you work at? Cause I currently work at a GameStop and if we see ANY signs of infestation even just a single bug leg or wing we quietly inform them of what we have found and ask them to remove the system from the store before we continue with any purchases or other trade-ins

    • @Lullibee
      @Lullibee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Xylaran This was in 2016 at a Kentucky location. Hopefully things have changed at that store.

  • @janitor8884
    @janitor8884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Refurbished anything from gamestop is a joke, the newer systems they charge way to much might as well get new. And the older systems just get a band aid slapped on for a couple month fix.

    • @StaticVapour590
      @StaticVapour590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's so true, it's far better to buy from eBay from normal people, they are usually just bit dusty but atleast you may know if it has been damaged somehow if you ask from the seller for info

    • @sygos
      @sygos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      anything from gamestop is a joke and anyone supporting their parasitic business model are jokes

    • @hoseasanchez4569
      @hoseasanchez4569 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats their business model

    • @LUNCHMONEY4numbers
      @LUNCHMONEY4numbers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My refurbished PS2 from 2004 is still going strong. Still use it regularly

    • @southernstalliongaming7544
      @southernstalliongaming7544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Refurbished anything from anywhere is a joke

  • @HotSizzleTV_
    @HotSizzleTV_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    It saddens me to see that people let there systems get messed up like this.

    • @MrSlendyMannn
      @MrSlendyMannn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lot of people are ignorant to this stuff. So long as it still works, they don’t care.
      Irks the shit out of me.

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrSlendyMannn I mean they did spend their own fortune on it, I wouldn't let it get to me that much. Plus what do you expect from a refurbished? Gold?

    • @princenoreally
      @princenoreally 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well you gotta also know that the system might off been own by a little kid or something who didn’t know how to take care of there items

    • @Deadsea_1993
      @Deadsea_1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@princenoreally. Seems like spoiled kids. I only got toys for my Birthday and Christmas. I didn't even get Dollar Tree toys cause my parents wanted to teach me responsibility. It worked cause I take care of my stuff and I've never broken a controller or console out of anger.

    • @jazeenharal6013
      @jazeenharal6013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Deadsea_1993 I had a friend who broke controllers all the time. A grown ass man, too.
      I don't hang out with him anymore. It's way too stressful. He's on a hairtrigger constantly and it's multiplied by the fact that he sucks at games lol

  • @surprisedwoody1025
    @surprisedwoody1025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    It's good to know that it isn't just me. Last year, I bought one of their "refurbished" PS3s. The stupid thing wouldn't play certain games that were too graphically taxing. I took it back because of the warranty I got, and to my surprise, the employee immediately took it back without me really explaining what was wrong with it. They gave me a new one, and when I got home, I opened the box. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I was greeted with a huge cloud of dust coming right of the box. And I never went to Gamestop again.

    • @guccimalcs
      @guccimalcs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I mean, to be fair it isn’t their fault nobody buys them. There was dust because nobody wanted it and they have to keep it.

    • @surprisedwoody1025
      @surprisedwoody1025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@guccimalcs I kind of get what you're saying, but that still makes it the higher-ups at Gamestop's problem. What if Nintendo's sales on the 3DS slowed down? Would Nintendo ship out dusty hardware? Of course not, they'd get a reputation for terrible quality. There's got to be some sort of expiration date for something like this.

    • @JD-xz1mx
      @JD-xz1mx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The employee didn't listen to what was wrong because it in no way changes what he does with it. They all get sent to corporate to be inspected there anyway.

    • @AOTD3025
      @AOTD3025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I distinctly remember buying a used controller from Gamestop, a used 360 controller that I wanted for a PC. Took it home, started using it, and immediately noticed that the bumper buttons weren't working correctly. Took it back immediately and swore off buying anything used from them from that day forward.

    • @CassandraPantaristi
      @CassandraPantaristi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If that one PS3 couldn't read certain games, I think that's an eye issue with the disc drive. My PS3 only plays certain DVDs and is really picky about it. But it plays Blu-rays just fine. Though my PS3 was new when I bought it.

  • @SE77ENGaming
    @SE77ENGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Love how knowledgeable you are about these systems. It’s great to watch you tell us step by step what each part is and the history on them.

  • @DexterHeisenbergBruh
    @DexterHeisenbergBruh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    I would never want to test my video game knowledge against this guy.

    • @narata1541
      @narata1541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @John James Rambo Lately he's been doing a bunch of Switch gaming videos, so he may be stumped if it is more obscure stuff from non-Nintendo systems.

    • @DOC_951
      @DOC_951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Eh, knowing how to assemble consoles doesn't mean you know anything about game series such as speed running Mario64 or getting every ending in Until Dawn or the best party build for beating all the marks in FFXV. Really doubt he knows all that much about gaming and specific video games or franchises or even weekly news.

    • @IAmNotASandwich453
      @IAmNotASandwich453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@DOC_951 you dont seem to watch him a lot. He literally does gaming news videos every day

    • @Dezzz060
      @Dezzz060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @How Not To lmfaooooo you sound insecure as fuck bro. Calm down cry baby bitch

    • @SeventhMark
      @SeventhMark 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dezzz060 💀

  • @SakuraAvalon
    @SakuraAvalon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    I had rust on my PS3...
    Was an okay game, but nothing special.

  • @BFKAnthony817
    @BFKAnthony817 6 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I bought a 2008 phat non-bc model 80gb CECHK01 back in August for CHEAP
    on ebay. It was so bad, I had to turn it off after about 10 mins it gave
    me a heat warning. I said screw it and opened it up and to my dismay I
    saw the most cluttered console in my life. Dust bunnies everywhere. Must
    have been owned by an idiot who kept it on the floor and played it a
    lot over the past decade. The security seal was still on it so I know it
    had never been cleaned.
    I gave the plastics a nice needed bath in hot to the touch water, and
    let them dry out in the September sun. I took my air compressor to all
    parts and cleaned every square inch. Cleaned the motherboard off with
    Q-tips and alcohol as well. I made it spotless. Applied Arctic MX-4
    thermal paste which is even better than Arctic Silver 5. I took the
    temps down from 83c, with shut down warnings, to 53c. A FULL 30 degree
    change. I have never had a more satisfying console refurbishing
    experience after cleaning it out completely and giving it a totally new
    lease on life.
    I jailbroke it and have been enjoying homebrew on it as well. I am
    super happy with the system now and plan on keeping her for a very long
    time. I even upgraded the HDD with a 600GB drive from an old broken
    laptop we had laying around the house. I basically only had to spend
    maybe $70 tops on it. Got a Power A Xbox styled officially licensed by
    Sony controller. Works with PS2 software emulation(Many 3rd party
    controllers don't that use USB dongles) and was only $8.50. Then the
    shipping on the console was $10, so total cost wasn't too bad
    considering. Been running it for months now and no sign of slowing down!
    She is a survivor.

    • @uncletacosupreme7023
      @uncletacosupreme7023 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I too once wrote a 3 paragraph essay in the comment section of youtube. It was liberating.

    • @bucknutty952
      @bucknutty952 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yours sux. My ps3 has Super MX-5 platinum paste, 10 TB hard drive and plays ps4 games. It even has a freakin hundred emulators, bet yours doesn't do all that.

    • @dalzy25
      @dalzy25 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Efrain Collazo Jr. Download some software that modifies fan speeds, older ps3s had shitty fan controllers and wont bump the speed till the hardware reaches 70 degrees. The fan controllers also apparently didn't have access to gpu temps while playing ps2 so the gpu would burn to crisps without software. Keep that phat well, it will become rare in the future when most die.

    • @chriswells2583
      @chriswells2583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bucknutty952 you're so full of shit! Your PS3 doesn't play PS4 games. Get out of here with your lying ass!

    • @thestonegoose
      @thestonegoose 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chriswells2583 are you serious? Lol

  • @karlwalker1771
    @karlwalker1771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Wow mate you may have the first liquid cooled play station, that survived lol 😂

    • @rutiacotheyuty3045
      @rutiacotheyuty3045 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @animegaming4782
      @animegaming4782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Karl Walker I have a backwards compatible 6gb ps3 and I replaced and gave it wat better parts it doesn't even overheat or make those loud noises planning on buffering the rest of the scratches out then it will be perfect

    • @TheKANTUS101
      @TheKANTUS101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@animegaming4782 I just bought a working 60bg backwards compatible model, what parts did you replace ? I’m asking because I plan on doing the same thing to mine to make it last as long as I can.

    • @animegaming4782
      @animegaming4782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheKANTUS101 just replace the thermal paste and have it cleaned from inside out I'd recommend getting the best thermal u can afford for it

    • @TheKANTUS101
      @TheKANTUS101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@animegaming4782 sweet, thanks for the info. I really want this console to last as long as possible.

  • @tankkill7128
    @tankkill7128 6 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    You should review a refurbished/ used Wii from GameStop

    • @TheRavenwolf666
      @TheRavenwolf666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tank Kill I was gonna say the same thing. I want to see that for myself.

    • @xxTreyLightningxx
      @xxTreyLightningxx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pls spawnwave

    • @SelecaoOfMidas
      @SelecaoOfMidas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Let's add a Wii U into the mix.

    • @alamatrix488
      @alamatrix488 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Tank Kill I’m pretty sure he said in the Xbox video that Nintendo Wii’s were pretty durable and the main issues in almost all cases was a broken disc drive

    • @jpesicka492
      @jpesicka492 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheRavenwolf666 bought one b4 and tested a gamecube game and it worked. A couple weeks later went to play a wii game in it and the disc drive would work on full size wii games. Drive was fucked I got a random used wii on ebay that worked better.

  • @QuimChaos
    @QuimChaos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    this is not refurbished... they buy them at 10, slap some sticker and sell them at 40...

    • @IAMDYLANHEARMEROAR72
      @IAMDYLANHEARMEROAR72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "Supply and demand" people aren't running out buying PS3's everyday, why the hell would someone give people at mass scales a ton of money for shitty systems that don't regularly sell

    • @joelsaravia1629
      @joelsaravia1629 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dark Soul Cole forreal, it’s common sense

    • @HKgaming86
      @HKgaming86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@joelsaravia1629 more like they buy 'em at 10 and sell 'em at 100

    • @_JEBUS
      @_JEBUS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah if it were refurbished it's supposed to look new. That top panel should have been replaced judging by its poor condition. I doubt they refurbish anything.

    • @timothyr.cyphers6939
      @timothyr.cyphers6939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      40??! Try 80-140

  • @zap5187
    @zap5187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    I think that’s my brother’s friend’s ps3, one time I spilled root beer on it

    • @Krabbykrabbkrabb
      @Krabbykrabbkrabb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I was looking for the owner of that PS3 in the comments

    • @ryanbeev
      @ryanbeev 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      you monster

    • @tekkenfan01
      @tekkenfan01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was him 🙋‍♂️

    • @ryanthompson2893
      @ryanthompson2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lockon Stratos were you the owner of this POS

    • @helios1_
      @helios1_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this entire comment as a whole is an utter miracle

  • @derekwork6312
    @derekwork6312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I bought a PS3 Slim years ago brand new at Best Buy. I've never had a problem with it ever since I bought and it's gotten a lot of use. I always tell people the best way to make your stuff last is to keep it clean and take care of it as much as possible. I used to work at a game store and I've seen some terribly abused systems. I've had customers get pissed at me when I tell them I need to test the system to see if it works.

    • @joshuawilloughby2696
      @joshuawilloughby2696 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Derek Work well it's like if I brought in my old PS3 (which is the A-01 model) and you didn't test it and resold it, you would be selling someone a dead system because it cooked itself after about 6 or so years of being played constantly

    • @RedMage8BT
      @RedMage8BT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      If they get pissed about you needing to test the system, that's a pretty good sign something is wrong with it and they don't want you to find out, lol

    • @robertvuitton
      @robertvuitton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You tell me. I bought a launch PS3 from Japan which was [sold as is] for $40 dollars and it looks new!. I only bought it for the shell/housing. I turned the console on and it gave me the red blinking light then I saw how full of dust it was! I opened it up and cleaned everything, the whole motherboard with Isopropyl Alcohol 99%, changed the thermal paste and that thing booted up with no more red light! Everything works lol. What a steal! Now Im on my way to look for a few more like that and take my chances. People are really lazy when it comes to cleaning their consoles or they just dont want to open it or the time for it.

    • @ZyferWarriorPrime
      @ZyferWarriorPrime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is funny, if you are pissed that I am testing it, wait till you get home and it doesn't work. This is to protect you as much as them. No knowing what has happened to it since you got it in.

    • @thebitgamer2425
      @thebitgamer2425 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s funny and stupid. Funny because how these people are. Stupid because these people don’t know that your just doing your job.

  • @clockwork204
    @clockwork204 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    CSI: Gamestop

    • @haeckx94x
      @haeckx94x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CSIWAVE

    • @NANGSGARAGE
      @NANGSGARAGE 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol I love it!

  • @snapdragon9300
    @snapdragon9300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I still am operating a Ps3 I bought new, ten yrs ago, of my 100 games, none of which are scratched either, still damn good value, for blu Ray, 3d movies, Spotify, netflix too.

    • @kjk4795
      @kjk4795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Backwards compatible ?

  • @JoeyLeddzDippin94
    @JoeyLeddzDippin94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    I bought a refurbished PS3 from Gamestop in 2013. Still works like a charm.

    • @drownsinkoolaid4203
      @drownsinkoolaid4203 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yo Joey, fancy seeing you here :D

    • @mitchelldemoss9535
      @mitchelldemoss9535 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@drownsinkoolaid4203 I also think it depends on the Gamestop you go to. I bought The Nathan Drake collection PS4 and the Gamestop in my Hometown gave me the full 60 dollars cash back for it. The game stop down where i live now is trying to sell used Ps3's for 120 bucks i went to used game store and got one for 60 bucks lol.

    • @deimossnowe2292
      @deimossnowe2292 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I got a refeb ps3 from GameStop in 2014 and it's running fine. I also got a refeb PS4 in 2016 and it's working just fine

    • @pushinglimits3285
      @pushinglimits3285 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same I bought ps3 years ago and it worked just fine actually really good condition still works to this day.

    • @KodeName.X
      @KodeName.X 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      you are one lucky charm

  • @slicey80
    @slicey80 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Far out that corrosion... if i let a system leave our workshop looking like that, my boss would beat me with it, far out its not even that hard to clean.

    • @nitrax8629
      @nitrax8629 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The fat PS3 could certainly do some damage if you were hit with it!

    • @slicey80
      @slicey80 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Haha only being dramatic, he would just get real pissed off, he's actually a legend, he just hates lazy and dodgy shit like this

    • @foxhazhax4845
      @foxhazhax4845 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same, I work for a small time game store, and every console we let out the door is friggin immaculate.

    • @-BUGZ-
      @-BUGZ- 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      FAR OUT...

    • @slicey80
      @slicey80 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@-BUGZ- CLOSE IN

  • @ashleypritchardevans
    @ashleypritchardevans 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Jeeez, did they clean it with a wire brush?!

    • @camerondudley2
      @camerondudley2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Probably had graffiti on it.

    • @jugostran
      @jugostran 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@camerondudley2 like spraypaint or stickers?

    • @historyofvideogamesandmyop2913
      @historyofvideogamesandmyop2913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jugostran could have had a console skin ,stickers anything like that they might removed leaving thick sticky residue and the lazy way is wire brush or sandpaper. can be done by soaking the residue in isb alcohol and rubbing with a microfiber cloth just takes awhile and most refurbishers don't take time for others just themselves tbh

    • @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335
      @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@camerondudley2 like cj in gta san Andreas

    • @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335
      @thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@historyofvideogamesandmyop2913 humans are pathetic lazy pieces of shit what do you expect

  • @joshuavanderburg150
    @joshuavanderburg150 6 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Just because it's refurbished doesn't mean there is or was actually anything wrong with it. All systems with a hard drive are "refurbished" and not just resold because they have to clear the data off the drive. It's still a lottery.

    • @jeremyroberts8822
      @jeremyroberts8822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Joshua Vanderburg huh I didn’t know that. I always thought if it was refurbished that meant that at some point there was some problem with it and it was fixed and put back on shelves

    • @Honeypot-x9s
      @Honeypot-x9s 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      jeremy roberts lol really?
      Refurbishment usually is more involved vs used but Doesn’t mean was even anything broken or wrong with the device. I used to do refurbishment of consoles when the PS3 was the sexy console. And I would say around half of the units I got nothing really wrong with them, maybe I was lucky but ya. Mostly cleaning and replacing thermal paste.
      However all that being said were units I got in I genuinely decided was better I write them off entirely as parts units even if they functioned because the amount of damage.

    • @lystic9392
      @lystic9392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeremyroberts8822 I thought so too.

    • @stevewittbrodt
      @stevewittbrodt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      No there is pre-owned and refurbished. Pre-owned means it was a Gamestop trade in. Data was wiped and factory settings restored. Refurbished means there was an issue with it and it was sent to the ROC for repair

    • @joshuavanderburg150
      @joshuavanderburg150 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@stevewittbrodt When I worked there, Pre-owned was only for devices that not only didn't have anything wrong with them, but also didn't have an internal hard drive. You could get a pre-owned 360, but you couldn't get a pre-owned PS3, only refurbished. You also can't get a pre-owned hard drive for the 360, only refurbished. If it had an internal hard drive (or was a hard drive), it's automatically going to be refurbished.
      Edit: To clarify, staff in the store were not allowed to wipe the drives, in either of the 2 stores I worked, which is why they had to be sent off. This is why all the 360 hard drives on gamestop.com say refurbished and all the PS3s on the website make no distinction between pre-owned and refurbished.

  • @enriquepinero707
    @enriquepinero707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Spawnwave is like a gaming tech detective in these videos. Instead of looking for blood splatter patterns, he looks for liquid patterns or other tech damage. Awesome vids!

    • @bland9876
      @bland9876 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nowonmetube it's like that person that got stabbed a bunch of times and somehow was able to crawl out of the woods and live to tell the tale

    • @lordeilluminati
      @lordeilluminati 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      as far as I know you can use a PS4 controller on PS3 (but not the other way around), so it is not a big deal, especially because the PS3 Dual Shock was so shit. I dont know how Sony improved the controller internally at the time, but I had to fix multiple times the triggers because I play a lot of racing games. Sony used a really shitty spring that break easily (mine broke playing GTA IV) and I replaced with the spring of a pen and it lasted more than the original.

  • @AkropolisNo9
    @AkropolisNo9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I believe this is PS3 rust edition which was extremly rare back in the day :D

  • @NickShvelidze
    @NickShvelidze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Why are people buying stuff from GameStop.
    The only ethical way to get stuff from them is from their dumpsters.

    • @Hayfurno
      @Hayfurno 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh wait...

  • @DOC_951
    @DOC_951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm sure all they do is make sure it turns on and then repackage it with the cables and controller. J doubt they open them or clean anything.

  • @fortherecord1569
    @fortherecord1569 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm guessing they only replaced the outer compound. Then THEY probably got liquid in it after they put it together and started buffing out all the light scratches on the case with a WET S.O.S. pad. You mentioned it probably SAT for a long time, and that would explain the rust. The controller looks like they MAY have swapped out the cracked and worn Sixaxis outer shell with a 3rd party one, but most likely has Sony internals.

    • @28nnace2
      @28nnace2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aye keep spinning vinyl, I like your channel

    • @fortherecord1569
      @fortherecord1569 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@28nnace2 Cheers man!

  • @mattdecoteau69
    @mattdecoteau69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I wonder if the liquid was spilled by a gamestop employee after the refurb

    • @jamesmarchignoli7697
      @jamesmarchignoli7697 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That’s totally what happened. It only logical.

    • @mumchlax
      @mumchlax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      idk maybe. but you're supposed to box the system and put it away right after trade

    • @Bunny87778
      @Bunny87778 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not surprising. I brought something from them and there food particular on it😒

    • @darkstarnh
      @darkstarnh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      My thoughts as well.

  • @patrickdelaurentiis6752
    @patrickdelaurentiis6752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Sorry I'm late, I was watching that Lego Movie ad.

    • @yurika12
      @yurika12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the one that is an hour and 40 mins? i got that one too somewhere else, though i only made it to 4 mins

    • @Swagnandez
      @Swagnandez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasnt it the actual movie?

    • @Drbeattles
      @Drbeattles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Swagnandez yah it was

  • @Sorrywerefull
    @Sorrywerefull 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love my PS3. Barely play it anymore though. When you turned that PS3 on and I heard that fan, it took me back

    • @kjk4795
      @kjk4795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You still have it ?

    • @rac1equalsbestgame853
      @rac1equalsbestgame853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clean it up, I recently cleaned mine up

    • @tomaskyrs5396
      @tomaskyrs5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clean it up bro I replaced thermal paste + cleaned dust from fan and heat sink now its quieter than a fucking ps4

  • @raize221
    @raize221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for this video! Just picked up an A01 on Craigslist mostly for PS1/PS2 games and after cleaning it out and fresh thermal paste it still runs hot. Never thought to try delidding but looks like that's next. Thanks for the tips and clear instructions.

  • @g.b.1224
    @g.b.1224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    How about a refurbished WiiU?

    • @imfake1116
      @imfake1116 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bullet Bill I got one and it works fine

    • @imfake1116
      @imfake1116 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And the really good games are super cheap like xenoblade chronicles X was like 10 dollars

    • @Drewsefer89
      @Drewsefer89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They're all in the trash so he probably can't find one. Jk. I still have my Wii U console sitting next to my Switch.

    • @cyanryann64
      @cyanryann64 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Drewsefer89 really I put mine away

    • @B1ackTheRipper
      @B1ackTheRipper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's honestly a good investment im turning mine into a retro machine since we aint getting no fleshed out vc type of service on the switch.

  • @stclairstclair
    @stclairstclair 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I scored a 60 gig Fat system for 35 bucks at a garage sale, been running about a year with no overheating!

    • @kjk4795
      @kjk4795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You still got it ?

    • @stclairstclair
      @stclairstclair 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it's how I watch YouPoop and amazon in the bedroom at night.

    • @kjk4795
      @kjk4795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stclairstclair willing to sell ?

    • @peep_show8037
      @peep_show8037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao

    • @memecream752
      @memecream752 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucky ass foo

  • @Hare_deLune
    @Hare_deLune 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for the good information.
    Finally, after years of trying to keep my PS3 running, I find out about the dies under the heat spreaders. I had seen them removed before, but did not know about replacing the paste underneath. In fact, if I remember correctly it was recommended to not remove them.
    I do wish you had mentioned the best kind of glue used to re-attach the heat spreaders. I heard you mention Silicone, so at least I have a place to start.
    I thought I knew just about everything after taking my PS3 apart to work on it so many times. I guess you can always learn something new.
    Cheers!

  • @PoletBally
    @PoletBally 6 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    If I came across a Gamestop in the middle of a desert, I wouldn't buy a glass of water there.

    • @ruskibruski
      @ruskibruski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Peter Loew But.... GameStop doesn’t sell water? Your joke is retarded. Try again

    • @MrNickyDalenz
      @MrNickyDalenz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @tyvek05 No... no it's not. I dunno if you know what a Game Force is, but it's a much better resource for used games.

    • @Bytrl
      @Bytrl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would. Water sounds delicious in such a situation. That said, I only ever went to gamestop for the ac, enticed by that distinct 'new' plastic smell.

    • @jeremytodd00
      @jeremytodd00 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Peter Loew I like the convenience of the store and enjoy browsing the selection, but I quit being an idiot and trading anything with them a long time ago & I don’t buy their refurbished garbage. I will buy used, but not refurbished.

    • @jsparker77
      @jsparker77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You'd only be hurting yourself in that situation. Wouldn't bother desert Gamestop.

  • @cmdell4693
    @cmdell4693 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Looks like somebody spunked in it

    • @BigDad138
      @BigDad138 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He must have gotten my mine

    • @Nik-ff3tu
      @Nik-ff3tu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hes touching someone's spooge

    • @ants3991
      @ants3991 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BigDad138 the bible app is free

    • @johnbeer5242
      @johnbeer5242 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙊

    • @cmdell4693
      @cmdell4693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aIt-girl lmao hello!

  • @brandonharvey8100
    @brandonharvey8100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how you’re doing this so we don’t have to experience the terror of buying a “refurbished” console. You’re a true hero John, you and your family enjoy thanksgiving

  • @mikukumiku
    @mikukumiku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Really cool teardown. I love the tidbits you throw in and how you share just how much you know about these systems.

  • @tiburonroano
    @tiburonroano 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I got a refurbushed 60GB ps3 in 2008 and its still working great in 2018

  • @CrazyRespawn
    @CrazyRespawn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    you said it was sitting in the stock room under a bunch of stuff. perhaps it wasn't liquid damaged while being refurbished. but suffered some damage while sitting in the stock room. though you would probably see some residue in the box. or maybe they box it when you buy it. seems very weird that they wouldn't do anything about that no one is that bad. by looks of things. it was overheating so they opened it up and slapped new paste on it. the water damage came after the fact.only plausible scenario really.

    • @CrazyRespawn
      @CrazyRespawn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Commodore4eva yeah exactly however doesn't explain why the box isn't soggy or show signed of damage. Unless it's only packaged at the point of sale. By the looks of things this cannot be moisture buildup as there is clearly signed of liquid running down the board. Even the most extreme moisture damage would form almost like ice around components. But as someone who has worked in a place similar to GameStop I know how tight space is.

    • @RequiemDream
      @RequiemDream 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude it's sperm!

  • @Ren722
    @Ren722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am so glad my refurbished Ps3 slim works to this day. The only problems I had were the mistake of getting a super slim from them, gave me the wrong price in comparison with the online price, and some screw covers were off. If you want to get a ps3 or 360 from GameStop, the best bet is to get the slim versions since they are guaranteed to last. Otherwise, they have a 30 day warranty so there's rly no risk to try any of the consoles out.

  • @jokerzwild106
    @jokerzwild106 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Should have sent it to Louis Rossman for refurb lol. Thanks for the heads up, good to know.

  • @Fogolol
    @Fogolol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    meanwhile my ps2 (other than the plastic shell being broken due to an accident when i was like 6 years old) is in PERFECT conditions! The disk drive works flawlessly any game will work unless its very scratched. Now im 16 and this ps2 is still kicking and i use it with free mcboot for emulation and some ps2 classics

    • @ruskibruski
      @ruskibruski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fogolol !! My PS2 is in excellent condition as well. All games work flawlessly except the ones that are really scratched.

    • @Rushie89
      @Rushie89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your ps2 is most likely older than you

    • @Hayfurno
      @Hayfurno 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine is, got it from my sisters who had moved elsewhere.

    • @Player-jx9pd
      @Player-jx9pd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I still have a PS3 with PS2 backwards compatibility, the 60GB fat one still in very good condition. Never had an issue with it, still play it quite often too.

  • @12codyishere
    @12codyishere 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I just watched a 1+ hour skippable ad ( The lego movie). Like no joke its a great movie.

    • @Multi9224
      @Multi9224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      12codyishere genius marketing for the new LEGO movie lol

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Would you buy the product advertised?

    • @ograkthemonkeyhunter2743
      @ograkthemonkeyhunter2743 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 hour ad? You mean the movie

  • @kaiweems5333
    @kaiweems5333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I bought a refurbished ps3 from GameStop and it was perfectly fine no scratches on it or anything

  • @SlickTater
    @SlickTater 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Anybody else get a 105 minute ad in the middle of the video?

    • @SlickTater
      @SlickTater 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Wait, it was the ENTIRE Lego move

    • @Stefano.C
      @Stefano.C 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did too xD

    • @hunnahunnahunnas
      @hunnahunnahunnas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah it was Chris Pratt then a trailer then the Lego Movie

    • @GamingAgeYT
      @GamingAgeYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah. I got it. Looks like im fixing to watch The Lego Movie in its entirety and then watch the video 😂

    • @Drewsefer89
      @Drewsefer89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Am I missing some kind of joke here? No I didn't get any ads on the whole vid.

  • @pazzoeo
    @pazzoeo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My PS3 is REALLY loud, maybe I should try delidding it and see how the thermal paste is doing...
    How do you put the heat spreader back on? Do you need to put new silicone?

    • @bland9876
      @bland9876 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would have been nice if you would have said how to put it back together oh well you'll have to use Google well technically the TH-cam search but it is run by Google so

    • @pengu6335
      @pengu6335 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could you do the same thing to a loud PS4?

    • @lain328
      @lain328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just put thermal paste on and sit back in original place the pressure from the heat sinks will keep it in place no problem. I did this to mine and I'm using liquid metal and haven't had a single issue.

    • @lain328
      @lain328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Jane Doe You do realize thermal paste goes bad over time right, it dries out. The stuff Sony use only really good for like 2 to 4 Years anyway.

  • @melissa.d.jones.
    @melissa.d.jones. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve gone through two PS3s- both slim models. The first was Refurbished. The discs wouldn’t read within I think 2-3 years. And I bought a used one a couple of years ago that crapped out on me a few months ago. I had a lot of troubles with that one freezing prior to it not turning on again.

  • @MrJhavalen
    @MrJhavalen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Congrats on the 160k.

    • @cheappyv5156
      @cheappyv5156 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that was quick! getting from 140 to 150 seemed harder

  • @schleep4dayz921
    @schleep4dayz921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I regret buying a refurbished PS3 from GameStop.

  • @NuarStanger
    @NuarStanger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video, but I was bummed you didn't go through the process of cleaning up the corrosion and mainly relidding the chips.
    How do you secure the heat spreaders back in place?

  • @mrjman2541
    @mrjman2541 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    FYI you should try to avoid touching corrosion. it has potassium hydroxide. It can cause a rash or health risk that develop later.

    • @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043
      @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your face lol idiot. Its iron oxide

    • @blackmak
      @blackmak 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 no, you're the idiot. Corrosion =/= Rust

  • @darthjc4
    @darthjc4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I gotta dis agree. I bought a refurbished 1, same model, a few years back and it works fine

    • @bigdsweet
      @bigdsweet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad everyone has the same experience as you.

  • @Godshole
    @Godshole 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is the rust from a damp environment and dissimilar metals? In the same way you put sacrificial anodes on a boat to stop the hull rusting. I cant think of what the process is called, electrolysis? It looks to be around power connectors, maybe there is a power leak somewhere. EDIT Ah right, bit later into the video now, spillage. But I still think the actual rusting was shorted in through moisture and power getting mixed up.

  • @mrratchet
    @mrratchet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I replaced my PS3's thermal paste with Artic Cooling MX-4 years ago and it's still quiet or at the very least, quieter for longer than it was at launch.
    I'm afraid to de-lid the CPU/GPU, would this actually make it even cooler than before? Obviously YLOD is caused by the solder cracking from the heat but is this worth the hassle to maintain my 60GB PAL CECHC model.

    • @Dirty_Bear22
      @Dirty_Bear22 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheMadPolarBear the factory paste under the ihs is degraded without a doubt, and reapplying will definitely help it out. If you are interested, I can go into further detail. I used to work on them commercially so I learned quite a few tricks.

    • @mrratchet
      @mrratchet 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dirty_Bear22 Yeah it would be nice to see what i'm up against + how difficult it could be. Want to keep the ol 60GB as long as possible, especially since my PS2 died 2 months ago.

    • @Dirty_Bear22
      @Dirty_Bear22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheMadPolarBear you can take a look at this Reddit page where I went into pretty good detail: www.reddit.com/r/ps3hacks/comments/9g5peg/anyone_in_the_midwest_willing_to_help_me_change/
      It would be ALOT to retype, so I ask you to look over the reddit post and come back with any questions about thermal pads, thermal paste, fans, and power supply’s.
      If you really go all in, you are going to spend about 150-250 USD in supplies.

    • @mrbobdog707
      @mrbobdog707 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still have my 80GB software backwards compatible. Still going strong.

  • @waterlegend72
    @waterlegend72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Let the guy take a day off...It was Thanksgiving, let him relax a little. One day of no Spawn Wave wont hurt...Take it easy mate

    • @Drewsefer89
      @Drewsefer89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said he filmed both todays video & yesterdays video both on Wednesday. So he had two days off. But yes. He does deserve a break. He makes awesome content for our enjoyment. Especially todays videos. I love the console break downs.

    • @ChicCanyon
      @ChicCanyon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We dont dictate anything

    • @Truekingr6
      @Truekingr6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PRE RECORDED PEOPLE!!

    • @ChicCanyon
      @ChicCanyon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Truekingr6 even if he had recorded this on thanksgiving it would still be prerecorded.

  • @davisael
    @davisael 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a CECHA01 and I love it because I can play Playstation 1 and 2 games on it, but recently it's giving the over heating problem, the fan sounds like a jumbo jet about to take off, on the inside the PS3 is spotless, no dust and the air vents are clean, so I'm willing to delid it, what I want to know is after deliding it, what can I use to hold the lids in place again? Maybe a high temperature silicon? Or just trust that the heatsink will hold them in place?

    • @davisael
      @davisael 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Frozenduckling Well, no company is perfect, all have had their problems, maybe you just got bad luck. My PS3 fat worked great for almost 12 years, the overheating problem started just recently, currently I have a PS4 pro and I can barely notice when the fan is working and before someone comes to say I'm a Sony fanboy, I enjoy playing in my PS4, my Switch and my Xbox, I'm a video game lover regarless of their brand

  • @Toutvids
    @Toutvids 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's not the 'large' model, it's called the 'fat' model.

    • @erikhansen2897
      @erikhansen2897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is it actually named fat by sony, or is it just a popular name given to it by people after the slim release?

    • @rabihfaraj8031
      @rabihfaraj8031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes but it's not fat it's called PHAT

  • @Code2142Loco
    @Code2142Loco 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My PS3 80GB played PS2 games (most of them). It had an emulator, that the 40GB version didn't (that's what I was told). Anyway, that was my experience, and I'm, by no means, an expert, on these machines. It's fun watching these systems torn down, and explained, though. Good job on the channel - I hope it grows, and hope it becomes all that you want it to be!

    • @mat99rich
      @mat99rich 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did too. But I think at some point there was an update that stopped them from being backwards compatible. Or at least that is what I have read online. So the only ones that are still backwards compatible are the 60Gb and 20Gb models because of the hardware built in unless you can find one that was never updated or not past 3.x. Which is stupid. I think it was update 4.4x and the most recent update is 4.89 so it was toward the end of Sony support for the PS3.

    • @Hydra360ci
      @Hydra360ci 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first PS3's had a hardware emulators/chip. Next version had software emulators (no chip), then shortly after that (since more PS2 games didn't work with the software emulation), they removed PS2 emulation, altogether.

  • @ajdoyle9559
    @ajdoyle9559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the best model of ps3 to get in 2021 ? I would hope to homebrew it. Is the original version more likely to fail ? The super slim comes with 500gb which seems attractive for homebrew purposes.

  • @davidplowie4670
    @davidplowie4670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Spawn, I had a little thought - if it’s literally been sitting in a warehouse out the back for years then maybe the liquid exposure occurs there - after the initial refurb. Any sign of liquid on the box?

  • @TheGamerGuy1981
    @TheGamerGuy1981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'd ask the same question I did when you did the 360 video, the few people who are buying refurbed ps3's at this point who isn't buying a slim or super slim which are far more reliable. Who is actually going in asking for a refurbed ps3 fat? I'd much rather see you do videos on the newer ps3 and 360 variants and see what gamestop does with those.

    • @Luigicow92k
      @Luigicow92k 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      The 20 gb and 60 gb launch models are backwards compatible with PS2 games. That's well worth it for a lot of people.

    • @Howwy191
      @Howwy191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Two words backwards compatibility

    • @boiz9552
      @boiz9552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3 words:Do some research

    • @TheGamerGuy1981
      @TheGamerGuy1981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The version in the video isn't BC, in addition very few of those models are in circulation still at gamestops. So... Yeah.

    • @boiz9552
      @boiz9552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheGamerGuy1981
      Your slow, Spawnwave stated that all Ps3 models run Ps1 games and thats not backwards compatability

  • @Ash-fl4hf
    @Ash-fl4hf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Heads up guys. If you attempt the repaste as John had shown in the video, be careful to not scratch part of the raised surface that the cpu/gpu die is directly sitting on when using the pop tool. Cut mine just a little to much I guess and now I have an almost instant ylod when i turn my ps3 on and from what I can't tell the ps3 is pretty much dead at this point. He warned us pretty well in the vid but I just wanted to give an extra heads up to please be careful when attempting it.

  • @hannesmorscheck3326
    @hannesmorscheck3326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    100 Bucks for this? Wow, Gamestop really is the worst.

  • @BandicootGames32X
    @BandicootGames32X 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I bought a refurbished PS3 Slim from Gamestop 4 or 5 years ago and it still works perfectly fine so I don't think its a waste of money you guy's must've unlucky or something

    • @Vlad2319
      @Vlad2319 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      4 or 5 years ago they were alright. I had a system from that era. Actually had a screw in the disk reader. Otherwise ok. Today I wouldn't recommend it.

    • @sparkyartellan7785
      @sparkyartellan7785 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same runs like a charm except for Bethesda games but I doubt that's the ps3's fault

    • @christianrodney7124
      @christianrodney7124 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nero I disagree i bought a refurbished ps3 slim 6 months ago and it still works well, the controller that it came with was great as well 360 analog stick it was missing the sony logo but it played like an original. Only thing i would say is avoid dropping the controller because mine got messed up after a few drops

    • @Farrell0208
      @Farrell0208 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The issues that the fat ps3s had are the reason Sony went and made the slim version to begin with, even though the fat ps3 was the better and sexier version in my opinion. Most slim ps3s should have no where near the issues a fat one has unless your just literally beat it up for some strange reason. I've owned a fat and currently own a slim ps3....and dearly miss the fat ps3...for one game and one game only....a ps2 game called Tourist Trophy. Polyphonic Digital need to make a 2nd version of that

    • @shadowknight611
      @shadowknight611 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christianrodney7124 where I'm at you'll get Frankenstein ps3s and 360s they don't sell quality here never buy refurbished just buy new

  • @neosilver4566
    @neosilver4566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should check out a Sony refurbished PS3; a few years ago I bought my system (older "fat" model, I think it was 80gigs) from a thrift store for $15 (long story lol) but it didn't work, disc drive was bad and wouldn't read discs, but the system would turn on, connect to the internet, etc.; sent it to sony to get refurbished, I think they just sent me a different unit (same model and everything though) but this model had the yellow light issue. Kept sending it back multiple times and on my 4th or 5th system (each new unit with the same yellow light issue, all of this over the course of 2 or 3 months), I just gave up and traded it in to gamestop for a newer ps3 model.
    But I'd love to see what sony themselves considers "refurbished" after seeing these videos and considering my own issues in the past with them.

  • @christopherlastname7638
    @christopherlastname7638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The scuffing or scratches on it are from a magic eraser!

  • @ianclinthorne9968
    @ianclinthorne9968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I bought a slim 320gb ps3 about 4 years ago from a guy off Craigslist with a nasty controller for $10 in a grocery bag I was pretty sure it was a lost cause. I got it home and the system had all the screws missing except the security screws under the power and eject button where they decided it was a good idea to break the lid off then attempted to super glue it back together. That isn't even the worst of it the disc drive didn't work either and was also missing the HDD cover and it had a mixture of Nicotine and Dust all over the inside of the system and the controller was a whole other story entirely I resurrected it with a new drive cassette, case lid, HDD cover a screw set and a whole lot of time I have used it for years with zero issues.

    • @HKgaming86
      @HKgaming86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sorry I'm reading this right? it had NICOTINE all over the inside?

    • @Aklamore
      @Aklamore 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HKgaming86 late reply, but was most likely from a home where they smoked a lot

    • @ianclinthorne9968
      @ianclinthorne9968 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HKgaming86 indeed it was disgusting.

    • @johnhobson7480
      @johnhobson7480 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMFAO nicotine in the console

  • @Agamemnon2
    @Agamemnon2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who owns a CECHC04 model PS3, I should probably open it up for a bit of preventive maintenance or at least a hefty clean. I've had it for 3 years now, and it's served me well and without issue so far. I even upgraded the original 60 gig hard drive to a 160. I'm not comfortable with the idea of removing heat sinks or committing surgery on the thing, I figure the risks are fairly high, and the price of replacing a PS3 when mine inevitably dies is going to be a tolerable expense.

  • @PostmortemGamingStudio
    @PostmortemGamingStudio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never shop at GameStop! Last time I went to buy a New game the employee literally brought me a used game and tried to charge me for it being new and to make it worse it wasn't even in it's box! So then I proceeded to tell the GameStop employee that "I wanted it used" so then the employee said oh I thought you said new and I said used and he gave it to me used price with the same game with out the box! I would rather go buy electronics at a Best buy or somewhere else.

    • @pengu6335
      @pengu6335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @inputfunny It’s because they often hire idiots and not the people that know what they’re doing.

    • @808ACEG
      @808ACEG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @inputfunny It is technically policy that they can try a new game if I'm not mistaken. Almost no manager allows it though because yeah, doesn't make sense. And yeah, it's usually only the final copy/display copy that gets sold opened like that. Most store's you can safely bet it wasn't touched but it can be a gamble based on the store. Don't know what the fuck the employee that helped OP was doing tho.

    • @ArtisChronicles
      @ArtisChronicles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      inputfunny I got a copy of soul Calibur 2 from a GameStop years ago. had a memory card in its case which was unusual itself, but it had been played and had nearly everything unlocked on that save. I didn't complain since it just saved me time unlocking stuff.

  • @nobody_vi3312
    @nobody_vi3312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Im impressed with how easy you make taking these consoles look. I guess you experience really shows. Great vid! Very informative. These refurbishes units are very deceiving products.

  • @javasearcy890
    @javasearcy890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What car Exhaust Paste or thermal paste do you put on the two chips(at autozone... what's the name of it). And what glue do you use to apply the cover back to both chips.

    • @Ad0lphous
      @Ad0lphous 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't get it at autozone. Just go on amazon and by non-conductive computer thermal past. Arctic silver is common and does well.

  • @stephangoldenberg9163
    @stephangoldenberg9163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yup, when you showed the rust, I was thinking acid. This stuff doesn't rust easily. Orange juice or some other sour fruit juice methinks.

  • @erikhansen2897
    @erikhansen2897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It looks like it has been rubbed down with alcohol, and it etched the plastic, some people care alot about how their items looks; and would never accept this one. Did anyone see the refurbished ps4 full off tar and smoke ressidue? Seems to me they just do a quick clean and dust removal.
    Luckily I still got my 160gb ps3 that came with a limited edition box and 4 games bundle bought in 2008 or so. I can't seem to find many pictures of the box searching google, so I take it it must be rare. My box is located in another house, 300km away making it difficult to get a picture taken for now. I think the games was Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty, The Last Guy, Super Stardust and Gran Turismo Prologue 5.
    I think it might be this one. www.cnet.com/products/sony-playstation-3-game-console-160-gb-hdd-series/

  • @Krankie_V
    @Krankie_V 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Buying any device not brand new from gamestop is a waste of money. I picked up a 360 from them years ago, and the disc drive wouldn't even open. I returned it and drove 45 minutes to an independent video game store who repairs them in house to get a better unit. The QC at gsmestop is so bad that I didn't trust another from them.

  • @sotkajarvi
    @sotkajarvi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for another informative video. I was considering buying a refurbished PS3. Not from Gamestop though.
    I wonder if Gamestop watches these videos?

    • @sgtdanny69148
      @sgtdanny69148 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jani Tiainen cease and desist.

  • @michaelt.lancaster9776
    @michaelt.lancaster9776 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I NEVER buy used tech from GameStop! I know several mom and pop places that I can get a better deal and quality!

    • @Hare_deLune
      @Hare_deLune 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Michael T. Lancaster
      Lucky guy.
      Not too many Mom & Pop places left these days.

    • @michaelt.lancaster9776
      @michaelt.lancaster9776 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed. That's why I go to them first.

    • @JessycaLunawoona
      @JessycaLunawoona 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lucky. I wish I could go to a mom & pop place. There aren't any around me anymore.

    • @michaelt.lancaster9776
      @michaelt.lancaster9776 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want, I can give you a list of places here in New York. If you're in the area, you can check them out. Some of them probably have websites too. @@JessycaLunawoona

    • @JessycaLunawoona
      @JessycaLunawoona 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelt.lancaster9776 If they have websites and deliver then perhaps I could take you up on that offer. I live in North Carolina unfortunately.

  • @grumpyoldwizard
    @grumpyoldwizard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bought one of the big models when they first came out, with the larger HDD. Mine has all the accessory ports under a cover in the front that they removed in the later models. It has been a workhorse and I love it.

    • @danieltucker8837
      @danieltucker8837 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My 60 gig still works too. Ps1. ps2 backwards hardware.

  • @harleyblack6811
    @harleyblack6811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My PS3 came from a pawn shop. It's modded and running Rebug CFW. I'm glad my brother got from there and not from GameStop. Only console I got from GameStop was an Xbox 360 and it froze sometimes when playing Skyrim.

    • @peterhoffmann2231
      @peterhoffmann2231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      More likely skyrims fault and not the xboxs

    • @Pokéfan1388
      @Pokéfan1388 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Harley Black I complained about my Xbox 360 being broken and overheating randomly without being hot. And traded it and i got 200$ for it

  • @rockguitarist8907
    @rockguitarist8907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Learned a lot from this and am interested in trying this myself. Thank you for the very detailed explanations sir!

  • @KZ1994able
    @KZ1994able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where can we buy that little auto zone tool & whats it called?

  • @TheJitterBob
    @TheJitterBob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I went through 3 of these back about 5 years ago. Luckily I paid for the replacement plans. I was trying to get a system that would play PS2 games but looking back I'd have been better off just buying a separate PS2.

  • @Snavels
    @Snavels 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Next Video: "Here's why GameStop is a waste of money"
    (I shop there tho, they have some good stuff)

  • @Miguel-ki4kr
    @Miguel-ki4kr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Questions, after removing the heat spreaders and applying new thermal paste. What would you use to apply the heat spreaders back or would the thermal paste be enough to keep the spreader to "stick"?

    • @davebell4917
      @davebell4917 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My guess: the thermal paste is sticky enough to hold it together during reassembly until the screws are in. Those two plates/clamps he removes at about 10:30 would do the physical work. The whole process of removing the heat spreaders looks like dealing with dried thermal paste rather than glue.
      Old-time mechanic stuff: I have used a long, headless, bolt with the correct thread as a guide to align two parts and a gasket during assembly. That experience (Whitworth threads too, I am that ancient) isn't irrelevant: there is more precision than you might think in that old tech.

  • @TheBrainSquared
    @TheBrainSquared 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The rule of thumb is.. DO NOT TRUST ANYTHING FROM GAMESTOP... PERIOD.. lol

  • @d_b_n_
    @d_b_n_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how did you mount the boxes on the wall behind you? it's so "invisible"

  • @ProfessorKroog
    @ProfessorKroog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! Does GameStop still allow you in its stores? :)

  • @LAG09
    @LAG09 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Judging by the look of the console and particularly how the controller has been scrubbed to the point where the writing has come off it was definitely cleaned out pretty thoroughly. At least you can give them props on cleaning it out properly. I also wouldn't be surprised if the liquid damage was the cleaning solution they used rather than why it came in as a broken unit.

  • @davidwisner1931
    @davidwisner1931 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Spawn Wave, is a refurbished 2013 Xbox 360 from GameStop(if they sell them) any good? I saw how messed up that other Xbox was, and wondered if they might have done something similar to the last gen.

  • @Cdeaver25
    @Cdeaver25 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely love this channel and as a gamer this is interesting as hell...

  • @smgofdvld
    @smgofdvld 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    STAY AWAY I had 3 of these die on me 🙄 this console made me hate Sony consoles a little bit yellow light of death 😢I became an expert trying to fix these from the ones I replaced and tried to fix

    • @ProtoPropski
      @ProtoPropski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      smgofdvld
      Yeah I had a PS3 Yellow light on me too, but I had at least 3 Red Ringed Xbox 360 Consoles, so while Sony still isn’t the best at making their consoles at least they aren’t as bad as Microsoft
      All that said I only ever had 1 Wii though that I bought in 2008, and even though I’ve abused it to hell, and back it still manages to boot just like it did when I bought it... so yeah there’s something to be said about Nintendo Durability even if they don’t have the most high tech stuff on the market

    • @guccimalcs
      @guccimalcs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I only had one yellow light. It cost me like $50 to get fixed at a local eloctronics repair store.

    • @Hare_deLune
      @Hare_deLune 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @smgofdvld
      I also became an expert from fixing mine.
      I replaced the power supply, the laser (twice), and the battery on the motherboard. I re-faced (Edit: Lapped) the heatsinks and replaced the thermal pads and thermal paste.
      Now I have to turn it on about fifty times before it will stay on, and forget playing games like Skyrim or FO3.
      The info. in this video about the dies under the heat spreaders gives me one last chance to get the thing running again.
      Why not give up? Because the PS3 is actually a great sounding CD player as well, and I love my music as well as my games.

    • @darknes4150
      @darknes4150 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i got ripped off buying a modded one fucking thing didnt work the guy said it just needed a power cable ebay didnt help me return it and he essentially walked off with my money i got the fucker fixed noticed the disc drive didnt work (not the guy who fixed its fault i opened it before moved everything found the issue then asked him to solder it as i have never soldered) so i open it up clean the end of the ribbon cable get everything together and the fucker stops working

    • @RallyLancer95
      @RallyLancer95 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've had a PS1 since 1999 a PS2 since 2001 a PS3 since 2009 and a PS4 since 2013. They all work and have never broke. Just keep them clean and do a thorough cleaning once a year. It's not that hard

  • @The_Notorious_N.O.E.
    @The_Notorious_N.O.E. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this video is a little old but I just found it. A couple questions please. You said it's a car exhaust tool, what is the actual name and how did you modify it? Also, that "sticky stuff", is that cpu thermal paste and if not what is it? Thank you 🎮👍

  • @brycekillor318parker6
    @brycekillor318parker6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I will agree with the title of the video. I got 3 different ps3s slims and 2 super slims from gamestop a few years ago. all of them would freeze after 1 hour of continuous play. the first 2 were used, the next 2 were refurbished and the last was new. hind sight being 20/20, I should have just stopped and gotten my money back. I'm probably going to mod it and replace the thermal paste. The Ps3 had to have been the worst constructed system ever. However, because of that and a few other things, I'm never buying anything from gamestop again.

    • @snapdragon9300
      @snapdragon9300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hah, I owned 2 brand new xbox 360's which red ringed and died within six months of each other!
      You could cook eggs off it, it got so hot running games, often it just froze up, and when it was going, sounded like a jet engine before take off.
      New Ps3 that I replaced it with is now ten years old, outliving my xbox 360's by a factor of 20 times.

    • @brycekillor318parker6
      @brycekillor318parker6 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snapdragon9300 slim 360 or first gen?

    • @bobbywhite6208
      @bobbywhite6208 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brycekillor318parker6 I had my ps3 for 10 years and still runs/work perfectly fine (recently cleaned it out and changed the thermal paste on top of the ihs and jailbroke it with a e3 flasher, runs like new tbh. "Model number is cechp01")

    • @snapdragon9300
      @snapdragon9300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brycekillor318parker6 first gen.And by the way, play my ps3 to death, several hrs a day, for 10 yrs at its still going strong. I think as this guy points out, its how the Ps3 is refurbished, I have mates that got theirs fixed through Sony, no problems. XBOX and Xbox 360 both had large recalls worldwide for overheating and dying Ps3 didn't have.

  • @gamesterNo0bo1
    @gamesterNo0bo1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Doug the type of guy to... Wait, wrong youtuber..

  • @Gbonne1PSN
    @Gbonne1PSN 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So my original MGS4 80GB fat model died on me a few years ago. No yellow light. It had a blue screen that looked like a rave and turned off. I've taken it to multiple shops and they all say it can't be fixed. I know it could be a lot of things, but what would you suggest to do? I'm not the greatest with opening these things, but I'm thinking about it.

  • @mercurrius
    @mercurrius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What’s next the Wii U?