PlayStation 4.1 cooling mod (project troll food)

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 18:33

Got a bit bored so I thought I would upload pics of my ps4.1 and show the cooling "mods". the way it looks is just a sticker I bought off ebay, it isn't one full sticker but different parts that stick to the top/tides.

yes , I know the warranty is void and I couldn't be bothered to wait for it to die on me with a valid warrant. saves me flying about sending it off to sony to get another.

I started to do this because when I got my ps4 it was getting ridiculously hot and I didn't want it to die on me. first I looked on youtube to see if anyone else had come up with a cooling mod for their ps4.

1 guy that I came across had done the same thing as what I did, which is where I got the idea. cut out a hole directly where the fan intakes air on the inside.

then I used a fan filter/case to stop the actual filter getting fluff on the inside , although the dust Is still a problem. the black frame holding the filter in place used to be an 80mm fan that I bought from china or hong kong for £3. I ended up just tearing the actual fan out because it was causing more heat than helping keep the temp down.

I also bought a device from ebay that plugs into the fan and then into the fans power source that boosts the fans speed while the ps4 still "thinks" its only moving normaly. couldn't get the top case off though to show the device.

had to set it on blocks so the filter/frame has clearance.

anyone else made mods to help cooling? I have seen water cooling mods on youtube but don't think i'll try those.

also thinking of buying the new model which is more efficient.

all views welcome (Y)

monkeyspank · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:03

Does it make a difference? My ps4 gets silly hot

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:07

it does, I'm not sure on the actual temps that it gets to but I know its a lot cooler.

MrMoonX · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:10

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:12

MrMoonX said:
no

you would be right if I didn't have the plug in fan booster.

Zefan · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:13

I remember this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18596011

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:14

Zefan said:
I remember this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18596011

congrats you found an old post

RedStarRiot · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:17

I see it now looks worse then ever, at least it's still working though

Armageus · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:20

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
1 guy that I came across had done the same thing as what I did, which is where I got the idea. cut out a hole directly where the fan intakes air on the inside.

Apart from the fan doesn't intake air there - given that it an centrifugal (blower style) fan rather than a normal axial fan. In intakes through gaps in the band that runs round the sides and front of the console. If it was an intake as you suggest, do you not think there would be some holes already there?

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
also thinking of buying the new model which is more efficient.

It's not more efficient - cooling system has been tweaked and noise reduced, but at the expense of slightly higher temperatures. Given that no huge changes have been made to the new model (e.g. process shrinks etc), then its reasonable to assume Sony were happy enough with longevity in the first models, that they chose to address noise issues by trading off against slightly higher temperatures.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-playstation-4-cuh-1200-c-chassis-review

Honestly, replacing the thermal paste would probably have improved temperature/noise more than this frankenstein job.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:21

yup, still going strong . that green smiley kinda looks like the Grinch in a hat, almost like a subtle troll.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:23

Honestly, replacing the thermal paste would probably have improved temperature/noise more than this frankenstein job.

as I said , all views welcome

RedStarRiot · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:29

Have you made changes since the original thread?

Armageus · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:32

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
as I said , all views welcome

Just not taken on board right?

As stated in my last post - the fan does not intake from that spot. If anything you now have half the cold air that is sucked in from the front being exhausted out of the bottom without cooling anything.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:32

just the stickers , white filter and a fan booster to make it faster for more cooling.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:35

Armageus said:
Just not taken on board right?

As stated in my last post - the fan does not intake from that spot. If anything you now have half the cold air that is sucked in from the front being exhausted out of the bottom without cooling anything.

you do seem to have researched it for a more technical view, but what I have done works . just don't know the actual difference.

Explosivo · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:39

I just fill mine with ice cubes

CONSOLE_BUTCHER · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:41

Explosivo said:
I just fill mine with ice cubes

you must have a lot of money, considering when it came out and if your filling it with ice cubes. how many have you had so far?

Armageus · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:46

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
you do seem to have researched it for a more technical view,

Not really - just common sense - there are no holes where you have cut - therefore it isn't an air intake.

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
but what I have done works.

You can't possibly know that. And even if it has somehow improved things, it's more down to the fan "booster" running the fan faster, than the poorly placed air "intake". As stated already - the new PS4 runs the fan less agressively, indicating Sony were fairly happy with temperatures/longevity of the original fan (and therefore no need to run it faster).

CONSOLE_BUTCHER said:
just don't know the actual difference.

Which outside of having an expensive thermal imaging camera (e.g. like Digital Foundry used) there is no reliable way of knowing.

There is no reason to mess around with the PS4's cooling - it is nowhere near as susceptible to the problems that the PS3/360 suffered (as these were related to lead free solder - the process of which has now matured).

Not really sure where this thread is going (other than being eventually locked)

Swagger187 · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:56

Armageus, why does it matter to you what he has done? Its not yours so why pursue an argument?

I honesty don't like it but fair play to the guy for trying something different. If he says it works then hell it works. Who are we to disagree.

neoglow · 7 Dec 2015 at 19:59

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18596011

EDIT: Is your console resting on two slices of cake?