All it took was a Torx wrench. Yes, the first PlayStation 3 autopsies are already starting to appear as console fans with more money than sense take Sony’s next-generation machine apart to expose Cell processor, Blu-ray Disc player, Seagate hard drive and assorted chippery.
First up, DailyTech’s disassembly includes some rather nice pics – two are shown below, but there are many more with the site’s
Opening up the console reveals not only the IBM-made Cell chip but the EE+GS chip used in the last few years’ PS2s in place of the original’s separate Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser silicon. The EE+GS and other, related chips provided PSone and PS2 compatibility.
Also revealed: the PS3′s monster cooling system based on multiple copper heatpipes and a 16cm fan, along with Rambus-developed XDR memory from Samsung, and Ethernet and storage controllers from Marvell.
what my question is is how hard will it be to use swap magic on it. its got one of those stuck-in-the-cd drives which wont be swap magic friendly without major modifications.
i wonder if the ps3 will start any fires.