I got my fat 80 gb PS3 with the 4 ports at the front back in 2006 and I've been playing on it ever since. I never had any problems with it besides freezing but that's normal because every PS3 including the slim models freezes. I take care of my PS3, I don't abuse it like my friends do, I turn it off after I'm done playing unlike my friends where they would leave it on for hours without playing. I tried my best to avoid my system from getting then YLOD by putting it on a shelf with lots of space for it to breathe, there are no electronics near it, I sometimes clean the system from dusts inside the vents but despite all those things, I still get the YLOD! It died yesterday while playing Minecraft and they day before, it was making a loud weird nose but I didn't think it was anything serious. I don't understand why my PS3 got the YLOD when I took good care of it, it's still amazing that my PS3 lasted for 7 years. It sucks that it broke but at least I'm getting the PS4 tomorrow.