Trying to Fix a Playstation 3 CECHA01 Console w/YLOD Part 3: Over the Hump

This is part 3 of my attempt to repair a Sony Playstation 3 (Model CECHA01) afflicted with the "Yellow Light Of Death" (YLOD) malfunction. This is part 3 in a series of 4 videos. In this episode I finish exposing the motherboard, clean the old thermal paste and thermal pads off of the chip-sets, heat the chip-sets with a heat gun (off camera), and apply new thermal paste to the chip-sets and heat-sync (heat-sync application was off-camera).

++I receive no endorsement or compensation from any products that may appear in this series of videos. Nor do I endorse any particular product that appears in this series of videos. The products I used may not be best for your equipment, therefore you should do your own research for what products work best for you if you attempt this project or any other project.++

I used the following website's guide but did not follow it in the exact order:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Yellow+Light+of+Death+Repair/3654