# Video Games Archives \- Page 8 of 8 \- William Quade

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Sony’s original PS3 consoles were built to do everything\. With built in support for PS1, PS2, and PS3 games, in addition to a Blu\-ray player, the launch PS3 models were very versatile\. Last November I bought a CECHA01 system, the original 60GB fat model, from eBay for a little over $50, less than 9% of what the original MSRP was back in 2006\.

While I did know that the original Xbox 360s had reliability issues, I didn’t know that the original PS3s were also so prone to failure\. In an effort to keep my PS3 running for a long time I’m modding the system to run as cool and quietly as possible\. This is the introduction to a series of blog posts documenting my experiences restoring and modifying my original PS3\. [\[Read More\]](https://quade.co/2017/cecha01-ps3-project-intro/)