I was talking about the original fats; the backwards compatible ones. Yours is a fat, but doesn't have the same inherent heat problem that the original fats have.

When it comes to reballing and reflowing, it depends on how you get it done (if you do it yourself or get someone else to do it) and which system it is. If it is an original fat PS3, maybe; it depends on how much you care about PS2 backwards compatibility. With an older Xbox 360, not really.

As someone who regularly repairs game consoles, I can tell you that even the slim versions of the PS3 suffer from the YLOD. Aside from the lead-free solder that is used under the chips, Sony traded one for another with the slims. The fat PS3s draw in a lot of power, causing them to overheat, affecting the chips (Sony…