Changing PS4 Thermal

MrMarvelous · 1 Apr 2016 at 17:26

If anyone here does change it, could you post some pictures up and a heat/noise comparison if possible please?

monkeyspank · 1 Apr 2016 at 19:43

V F said:
Hence why I used it as it was becoming stiff after a few years of use. You missed the thicker oil part. I had used C60 micro lube.

Oops yes I did miss that. Long day. Sorry

neoglow · 1 Apr 2016 at 20:38

Ayahuasca said:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18706761&highlight=ps4+mod

I laughed so much with that thread and the original one before it. Some of the replies had me in stitches, I remember one about a spider flap and I just lost it. TOTY.

Back on topic, if changing the paste has a positive effect then fair enough. I can't imagine Sony use the finest silver based paste on their boards out the factory.

Awaits a thread visit from the butcher.

rdb2012 · 1 Apr 2016 at 22:38

I have done it. Putting it back together was a nightmare, literally I was gonna throw it in the Bin, the blue ray stopped taking discs in I kept opening and closing, checking wires.

It's quieter now, but if anything goes wrong you wish you haven't opened it. At least that's what I was feeling when I was about to throw it away, thankfully I gave it last chance and it worked.

I followed YouTube videos, I can do it now without looking from the amount I opened and closed it.

Seriously let me relax as that was quite stressful lol.

dakaiez · 1 Apr 2016 at 23:28

rdb2012 said:
I have done it. Putting it back together was a nightmare, literally I was gonna throw it in the Bin, the blue ray stopped taking discs in I kept opening and closing, checking wires.

It's quieter now, but if anything goes wrong you wish you haven't opened it. At least that's what I was feeling when I was about to throw it away, thankfully I gave it last chance and it worked.

I followed YouTube videos, I can do it now without looking from the amount I opened and closed it.

Seriously let me relax as that was quite stressful lol.

Yeah i don't need to look at any guides anymore, can strip it and put it back together with ease now.

What did you end up doing to not allow it to take discs? Done it quite a few times, never had that happen!

rdb2012 · 2 Apr 2016 at 13:13

Not sure, could be the wires but thankfully it's working now perfectly and quieter.I have noticed that the eject button doesn't work but I think it wasn't working before I opened it too, when I press it it beeps 3 times as if there is no disc inside. Obviously it's not a huge problem as j always eject from the menu, but if anyone have had this and fixed it please let me know.

Thanks

rdb2012 · 2 Apr 2016 at 13:13

Duplicate

Scort · 2 Apr 2016 at 19:18

Just did mine, not a difficult process, though I have a spare torx screw now

Pretty whisper quiet not, will put it through the paces soon, see how it sounds.

TheVoice · 3 Apr 2016 at 00:07

Scort said:
Just did mine, not a difficult process, though I have a spare torx screw now

Haha, same thing happened with my YOLD PS3, put it back together exactly as it came apart and still managed to have a spare screw or two.

almoststew1990 · 3 Apr 2016 at 00:15

I'm tempted to do this as mine sounds painfully loud on the ffxv demo. I wonder If you can get after market coolers for it like PCs...

snarloas1982 · 4 Apr 2016 at 20:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOv-APsEBBo i have done this on 3 ps4's now and didnt change the paste and all the units are silent again.

V F · 4 Apr 2016 at 20:57

That is disgusting how it was allowed to become as dusty as that. It wasn't normal looking grey dust. Lots of hair, dog/cat? Broken/fragile HDMI ports?