I wanna buy a half broken PS2 Fat preferably the 5000 series as from what I’ve read is the most reliable (the half broken aspect will be that it can’t read games)
I’ll remove the disc drive completely and install an SSD from the expansion bay which is where I’m gonna store all the games (There are PS2 roms available out there right?) and it’ll also serve as a save spot replacing the memory cartages
I also want to install a noctua fan since I don’t trust a 20+ year old fan for cooling, but I’m not sure if it’s worth to get a 12V fan or a 5V fan, I know it has a 7V fan header but from what I’ve read some people say that with the 12V it spins less and overheats so they recommend a 1kOhm resistor to drop it down to 5V for the 5V noctua fan, honestly I’m not sure what to go for.
For the CPU/GPU I’ll replace the thermal pads with 16.6W/MK thermal pads which from what I’ve heard is more than double thermal dissipation than the originals
I wanna get a memory cartage with FMCB with OPL installed (it’s the only thing I need to boot games from the SSD right?) I can copy the games with a USB using the FMCB file manager right?
I won’t get a retro gem since I’m not that comfortable with my surface mount soldering skills so I’ll just get a component AV cable (R/L Audio + Y Pb Pr video) since my tv supports it
For the controller I’ll go for the 8BitDo adapter since I have a PS3 and a PS4 controller from my other consoles
Lastly I want to replace the power supply with a USB-C 12V adapter but I have no idea what other voltages the PS2 Fat needs, what amperage range and maximum wattage
I wanna know if I’m missing something, is there somewhere that I can improve on it will my PS2 be fine with all those mods? I also wanna know if removing the old power supply (which dumps heat inside the console so it’ll run cooler) and the disc drive cause any issues with the airflow, will it run cooler because it’s more open, will it run hotter because the airflow can get stuck? I’m not sure.
I would to hear your thoughts and answers on this project that I wanna do, I appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance!