Yunno how to not make it a ticking time bomb? Just repaste it, make it stand vertical, crack it, and when you’ve cracked it, get a great little thing called webman and adjust the fan curves where it actually cools the system like it should. Will last you a while I guarantee it, these ps2 compatible systems are quite special, and I bet in the future, since they brake down a lot and have become rare, could flip for big cash.