OT: Cleaning up your PS4 from dust

mHazard

Hi!

So for the last maybe year or so my PS4 has sounded after a while of gaming like it is going to turn into a Tomcat or something! So finally I decided to actually disassemble it and take a look at what it has been eating.

And my god there was so much dust everywhere! The process was quite easy with right tools, you need a good set of small torches and regular screwdrivers, in case one of the torch screws happen go bad. I didn't even have any type of canned air, just a piece of fabric and couple cotton sticks!

I followed this youtube clip below, and all the noises are gone!

https://youtu.be/lyYjoZtwqLk

DiFFeRenT_Gr4vY

I'm going to do this

Zv1k0

Might do the same with my ps4 which got quite loud latelly but im gonna wait a couple of days because its still under warranty till Tuesday i think.

lastfifa

It works and have done this every time fan starts to make too much noise.

Canned air is realy handy but be carefull when using it.

Retro_G

Yeah it's important to clean your console. The main reason they fail though, is because the thermal paste they use during the manufacturing stage is cheap. It's easy to replace the thermal paste, recommend doing it if your console is gone past the year warranty. Here is a vid...

https://youtu.be/GeeINh2v1cw

mHazard

DiFFeRenT_Gr4vY wrote: »

I'm going to do this

Anyone whose PS4's fan is spinning too loud should do it. I was amazed of the amount of dust inside the machine!

Mathew1606

myn sounds like a train!

day 1 original and i only hoover the vents on the external parts

Demon_reborn

Better yet i advise anyone buying electronics in the uk to buy them from john lewis.

John lewis gives you a 2 year warranty. If you go in for a repair or replacement they give you another 2 year warranty on that product.

Rinse and repeat and then if a new console comes out they give the option to put more money on top to upgrade if your item is beyond repair.

Sandell85

Cheers, will try this

hayhor1

Torches?

Clancy

hayhor1 wrote: »

Torches?

Yeaaaah... What the fack? You burn the dust away, like with a lighter?

Dasco

I should look to doing the same. Day 1 OG PS4 that sounds like a freight train

ha032742

Dasco wrote: »

I should look to doing the same. Day 1 OG PS4 that sounds like a freight train

Same (day 1 fat PS4). I took it apart a while back and cleaned all the dust out with compressed air, which helped but under load it still sounds like a jet taking off so I suspect it’s the thermal paste failing and I cba doing a DIY job on that.

Dado BL

What is the upside of doing this? Gets rid of the noise and that's it?

mHazard

Dado BL wrote: »

What is the upside of doing this? Gets rid of the noise and that's it?

Yes, mine really sounded like a jet

mHazard

hayhor1 wrote: »

Torches?

Pisss offf yank!

Torx/Torch/Flamethrower, you get the point.

hayhor1

mHazard wrote: »

hayhor1 wrote: »

Torches?

Pisss offf yank!

Torx/Torch/Flamethrower, you get the point.

Holy ❤️❤️❤️❤️ the Russian translation was terrible. Torq bit then.

hayhor1

Dado BL wrote: »

What is the upside of doing this? Gets rid of the noise and that's it?

The noise means the ps4 is quite hot as the fan is running all out. And if you run it hot over and over eventually it will fail.

I agree with others. Clean that thing out.

Zv1k0

hayhor1 wrote: »

Dado BL wrote: »

What is the upside of doing this? Gets rid of the noise and that's it?

The noise means the ps4 is quite hot as the fan is running all out. And if you run it hot over and over eventually it will fail.

I agree with others. Clean that thing out.

Doesnt need to be hot to make a lot od noise. It depends on the game as well. I can power on my PS4 right now and go straight into WWE game and it will be loud af right away. In Fifa will be normal.

Baznotsobad76

mHazard wrote: »

Hi!

So for the last maybe year or so my PS4 has sounded after a while of gaming like it is going to turn into a Tomcat or something! So finally I decided to actually disassemble it and take a look at what it has been eating.

And my god there was so much dust everywhere! The process was quite easy with right tools, you need a good set of small torches and regular screwdrivers, in case one of the torch screws happen go bad. I didn't even have any type of canned air, just a piece of fabric and couple cotton sticks!

I followed this youtube clip below, and all the noises are gone!

https://youtu.be/lyYjoZtwqLk

Thanks...

hayhor1

Zv1k0 wrote: »

hayhor1 wrote: »

Dado BL wrote: »

What is the upside of doing this? Gets rid of the noise and that's it?

The noise means the ps4 is quite hot as the fan is running all out. And if you run it hot over and over eventually it will fail.

I agree with others. Clean that thing out.

Doesnt need to be hot to make a lot od noise. It depends on the game as well. I can power on my PS4 right now and go straight into WWE game and it will be loud af right away. In Fifa will be normal.

That is true. Some games trigger the system fan harder. I assume this is because they tax the CPU and hardware more so the PS4 proactively runs the fan. Either way, cleaning your system occasionally will help the life of the unit.

riskywhat

I work in console repairs. This is a terrible tutorial. You need to take out the motherboard and clean out the vents connected to the heatsink and also replace the thermal compound. Just cleaning the fan may help a little but it's not going to make it as quiet as a brand new console

dregana08

So what happens when I haven’t got a ‘tamper proof torx size T8’ laying around the house?

Can I use anything else?

Baznotsobad76

dregana08 wrote: »

So what happens when I haven’t got a ‘tamper proof torx size T8’ laying around the house?

Can I use anything else?

A nail and a hammer should do the trick...

dregana08

Baznotsobad76 wrote: »

dregana08 wrote: »

So what happens when I haven’t got a ‘tamper proof torx size T8’ laying around the house?

Can I use anything else?

A nail and a hammer should do the trick...

Donovan86

I clean it out once a month have done since launch
Bought dust guards for the sides and that helps considerably

fifaplayerbol

Will this get me 5 more wins in weekend league???

DangerZone

Get a straw, tape it to a vaccuum and you have yourself a handy tool to remove the dust from areas.. always clean it out and get rid of the dust, and make sure your playstation is on a stand with good ventilation all the way around it. if your playstation over heats the solder holding the pcu to the board become incredibly weak and well eventually snap.. so playstation care is very important.. but hey, if you have the coin to keep buying em then forget everything I said

DangerZone

riskywhat wrote: »

I work in console repairs. This is a terrible tutorial. You need to take out the motherboard and clean out the vents connected to the heatsink and also replace the thermal compound. Just cleaning the fan may help a little but it's not going to make it as quiet as a brand new console

Yes, but the compound lasts quite some time.. does all depend on how old your console is.. i use arctic silver heat compound, but if you care for your playstation and remove the dust this will usually be enough to keep it going for most of its life.. if you e ever had your playstation over heat, I also suggest replacing the heat sink

JamieT96

DangerZone wrote: »

riskywhat wrote: »

I work in console repairs. This is a terrible tutorial. You need to take out the motherboard and clean out the vents connected to the heatsink and also replace the thermal compound. Just cleaning the fan may help a little but it's not going to make it as quiet as a brand new console

Yes, but the compound lasts quite some time.. does all depend on how old your console is.. i use arctic silver heat compound, but if you care for your playstation and remove the dust this will usually be enough to keep it going for most of its life.. if you e ever had your playstation over heat, I also suggest replacing the heat sink

I've fixed consoles for several years and Arctic Silver is the thermal paste I would recommend.

riskywhat

DangerZone wrote: »

riskywhat wrote: »

I work in console repairs. This is a terrible tutorial. You need to take out the motherboard and clean out the vents connected to the heatsink and also replace the thermal compound. Just cleaning the fan may help a little but it's not going to make it as quiet as a brand new console

Yes, but the compound lasts quite some time.. does all depend on how old your console is.. i use arctic silver heat compound, but if you care for your playstation and remove the dust this will usually be enough to keep it going for most of its life.. if you e ever had your playstation over heat, I also suggest replacing the heat sink

@DangerZone

To clean the heatsink vents you need to take out the motherboard. Cleaning the heatsink vents is the most important thing to do when fixing a loud PS4. That's why this tutorial is rubbish. And you can't keep the same thermal compound on once you have removed the motherboard because the heat transfer won't be good.

If you are just cleaning the fan without removing the motherboard then yes, it's fine to keep the same thermal compound. But just cleaning the fan won't fix most loud PS4s

Edit: Also replacing the heatsink is not needed. The only reason you would need to replace it is if you have damaged it