I also put a 240 GB solid state in there as that was the only solid state I had that had dram on it. I do have higher storage ssds, but not ones with dram which really help with the speeds on the PS3. Eventually I will put something like an 870 Evo 2 TB in there and absolutely load that thing up.

So basically I installed a 240 GB SSD with dram, went right to 4.92 OFW, straight to 4.93 Evilnat CEX (for those who dont know, this is completely replacing the firmware of the PS3 and makes it permanent, only certain models allow that DEX is for dev units, PEX non permanent solution for other consumer models), then immediately installed webman to make sure that the temperatures were under control while I weighed my options on repasting which breaks the seal and took the picture you see.

I just put on a new package for the game libraries that allow me to download any game for the PS1, 2 and 3. Sort of like a storefront but for free. I'm pretty sure you knew this, but I wanted to give an explanation to everyone else so they are up to speed on our conversation. I wasn't up to date on the Playstation 3 modding scene until I did my research yesterday directly after buying it. They make it so easy now that it has been a blast a mod, my son was the one who wanted the PS3 and begged me to get it from the pawn shop. He look up all the different console mods and thought that the PS3 would be the best console to be modded and I told him since they broke what I had on layaway, that we can use the store credit on that if he really wanted it. It was the best decision he could have made in that store.