managed too finish with 2 lose screws and just used some avg pc thermal paste so its not dead silent but a huge improvement from what it was, thank you for this video learned quite a bit too.
A little rant of confusion: 17:52 , thats how it looks when you separate the motherboard from the heatsink immediately after reapplying paste; looks like tiny mountains of paste. They say it's not recommended to check if paste spread correctly after applying because it creates air pockets when putting it back together; so it's best to just trust that it evenly spread. Yet, one method of applying paste is manually spreading it, like you did... I'm just wondering because after I applied new paste on my series s, I checked to see if it spread evenly (the paste wasnt on two sides of the rectangular cpu; I'm hoping it eventually touched those areas after screwing together the clamp.) And I'm hoping I didnt cause any issues in the future. I used up all my paste.
thank you for this tuturial. Really easy. It doesn't take off anymore like a airplane. It's not quiet either. But yeah for the 15euros of thermalpasta it was worth it.
Good point! Since you are doing all the rest would be easy. Just pads, are not going bad that fast in the way thermal paste goes dry for example. Important to check the health of them and if there's any missing. I guess you can change them every 4th time you are doing the thermal paste. With power cord go genlty, avoid the friction. If you feel it is stiff enough good practice is to use contact cleaner which will lubricate the connector and make it easier. Let me know what you think and thanks for your comment.
@@ChristakisTech Thanks so much for this I’ve just changed thermal paste and pads. Working a charm. That power cable was so difficult. Caution to anyone.
You need to unscrew not from the side you are taking off the power supply but there is a screw from the other side of the console that is mounting on power supply. Be sure you have unscrew everything from the other side and then come unscrew this side as well. It is a bit resistant to take out, go with patient and eventually will come out.
I would definetely reccomend to use one of the best thermal pastes that you can find around. One of them, is the one I'm using. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut which has excellent thermal conductivity! Cost more but worth every penny. That's because consoles are having much tighter built than a regular desktop pc where you can use other pastes with less conductivity without major problems. Consoles are very demanding in general with that. You don't need to use that one, but sure check the specs of paste to be as higher as possible with thermal conductivity can get. You don't want to mess with heating problems or noisy console. As far as concerns how long can get you, it really depends always from the use of console you are doing. Just remember to keep your console out of dust and can take you easy 2 years if not more! Don't bother to use a bit more paste if you want as long as you will not over do it. But it is not really neccessary. A layer of paste that is on the video is ok to have your console cooled down and silent. Already checked that one! 😉 Thanks for watching!
Hello! I have a stripped screw in my console that I cannot remove to access the heatsink or anything to clean and change out the old thermal paste. How can I remove the stripped screw without a drill? 😵💫
Would be difficult to find thermal pads to do a decent job for a console where heat is really in high levels. There are some more thermal conductive materials in a form of glue that they are not really suitable for the job. So thermal paste is the way to go. I'm not really fan of the liquid medal. I'm not suggesting using it unless you know how to deal with it.
Probably you don't need to remove it, I'm not sure about that, (I will check this next time), but why not to do it and avoid finding it on your way down the whole procedure. It's just one screw and a small cover to pull to take it out! Thanks for asking! 🙂
@@ChristakisTech i used the same thermal paste but Problem is it make different patterns when you open it again i don't know how to explain but it don't get perfect contact with heat sink and also leave the pattern of APu this cause to system to overheating any idea for this how to solve this ? Today I applied more thermal paste but it will happen again I guess should I change the thermal paste ?
@@CinematicUniverse26290 Thanks for sharing your observation first of all. So far i have still a silent ps4 (which was really noisy before), after almost year and a half of many hours playing so i haven't done any repaste and I cannot say how the paste will look like. Have in mind that if there is no obvious reason to do otherway you'll better change your paste every 2-3 years. I personally tried to apply the paste on the whole surface before I put back on the radiators but I don't think can make much of a difference for the pattern's you mentioned. Try to change or apply the paste evenly on the surface and share your experience. Thanks for watching!
@@ChristakisTech now i applied more thermal paste ps4 working perfectly and also i did spread the paste to whole apu chip but it doesn't spread smoother it leaves some wierd design pattern in the apu chip You would understand if I send a picture of that wierd patterns design And also My one thermal pad is lost somewhere And I put the black Pad on the metal clip
@@CinematicUniverse26290 Happy to hear that! I hope will stay long time silent for you. It sounds to me weird as well about the paste. Personally, that paste gave me good impression and I had no problem. Thanks to share your experience! :)
Good to have a torx set screwdrivers with you before you start but most likely you will need T9 size(TR9). You will need a Philips screwdriver as well for hard drive if i'm not mistaken. Thanks for watching!
I would not recommend something like that. There are more specific products on the market for doing the job. Choose a good quality paste. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is high performance paste with good thermal conductivity rate, 12,5 W/mk. Is more expensive but your ps4 will be more silent for longer! Feel free to try other thermal paste with similar conductivity. :)
Awesome dude just followed you step by step and my ps4 pro is quite. I can't hear my helicopter anymore . Thank you
is still working fine please ?
Thank you twice. Did it again with your help
So happy to hear that! Have fun and play long! Thank you for watching! 🙂
managed too finish with 2 lose screws and just used some avg pc thermal paste so its not dead silent but a huge improvement from what it was, thank you for this video learned quite a bit too.
A little rant of confusion:
17:52 , thats how it looks when you separate the motherboard from the heatsink immediately after reapplying paste; looks like tiny mountains of paste.
They say it's not recommended to check if paste spread correctly after applying because it creates air pockets when putting it back together; so it's best to just trust that it evenly spread. Yet, one method of applying paste is manually spreading it, like you did...
I'm just wondering because after I applied new paste on my series s, I checked to see if it spread evenly (the paste wasnt on two sides of the rectangular cpu; I'm hoping it eventually touched those areas after screwing together the clamp.) And I'm hoping I didnt cause any issues in the future. I used up all my paste.
10:26 i recommend taking it out from the power supply instead, as you risk ripping the socket out from the motherboard the other way.
thank you for this tuturial. Really easy. It doesn't take off anymore like a airplane. It's not quiet either. But yeah for the 15euros of thermalpasta it was worth it.
is still working fine today ?
@@snakeeater6358 Both him and his PS4 are dead 😭
@@Artimus_Prime really ?
@@snakeeater6358 Just kidding
Did you not change your thermal pads? Doing the full works tom. Scared about the power cord as I’ve read reports people have pulled it off.
Good point! Since you are doing all the rest would be easy. Just pads, are not going bad that fast in the way thermal paste goes dry for example. Important to check the health of them and if there's any missing. I guess you can change them every 4th time you are doing the thermal paste. With power cord go genlty, avoid the friction. If you feel it is stiff enough good practice is to use contact cleaner which will lubricate the connector and make it easier. Let me know what you think and thanks for your comment.
@@ChristakisTech Thanks so much for this I’ve just changed thermal paste and pads. Working a charm. That power cable was so difficult. Caution to anyone.
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!
Thanks best video on UA-cam on this theme ..good luck
Thank you so much ❤
The best
Thank you man! Really great job. Helped me a lot.
can you tell me please if it works fine until today please ?
@@snakeeater6358 Of course. I did it 3 times already
10:00 how did you get that thing off? I just can’t, I am struggling
You need to unscrew not from the side you are taking off the power supply but there is a screw from the other side of the console that is mounting on power supply. Be sure you have unscrew everything from the other side and then come unscrew this side as well. It is a bit resistant to take out, go with patient and eventually will come out.
What did you use to clean the residue from the old thermal paste?
Alcohol can help you do the job easier. You can try 70%+, or 90%+ better and you are good to go. Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is a good choice. :)
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I subscribed just because this video thank you. Stay safe👍
Thanks for watching and subscribe!
Which thermal paste you used?
Should i get thermal grizzly?
For how long it will last ?
And what happens if i use more than enough thermal paste?
I would definetely reccomend to use one of the best thermal pastes that you can find around. One of them, is the one I'm using. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut which has excellent thermal conductivity! Cost more but worth every penny. That's because consoles are having much tighter built than a regular desktop pc where you can use other pastes with less conductivity without major problems. Consoles are very demanding in general with that.
You don't need to use that one, but sure check the specs of paste to be as higher as possible with thermal conductivity can get. You don't want to mess with heating problems or noisy console.
As far as concerns how long can get you, it really depends always from the use of console you are doing. Just remember to keep your console out of dust and can take you easy 2 years if not more!
Don't bother to use a bit more paste if you want as long as you will not over do it. But it is not really neccessary. A layer of paste that is on the video is ok to have your console cooled down and silent. Already checked that one! 😉
Thanks for watching!
@@ChristakisTech ill get that so i put whole 1 gm onto the chip?
No way! 1 gr. Is too much paste for one use! You should have for around 4-5 uses at least with that.
@@ChristakisTech also this video will work for cuh- 7218B model?
Not quiet sure about that. Some models can have small differences. The general idea of the build will be pretty much the same.
Goob job
Do you need to apply the thermal paste to both the CPU and heatsink or CPU only? 16:43
Only apply to the CPU. It is enough to do the job. Thanks for asking! :)
Hello! I have a stripped screw in my console that I cannot remove to access the heatsink or anything to clean and change out the old thermal paste. How can I remove the stripped screw without a drill? 😵💫
I had the same issue. I used a small screwdriver and putted some light pressure and turned the screw. IT came out.
This is why I will never in my life buy Sony Sytems anymore.
Whatsa good alternative for thermal paste if you cant get any
Would be difficult to find thermal pads to do a decent job for a console where heat is really in high levels. There are some more thermal conductive materials in a form of glue that they are not really suitable for the job. So thermal paste is the way to go. I'm not really fan of the liquid medal. I'm not suggesting using it unless you know how to deal with it.
Why do you need to remove hard drive?
Probably you don't need to remove it, I'm not sure about that, (I will check this next time), but why not to do it and avoid finding it on your way down the whole procedure. It's just one screw and a small cover to pull to take it out!
Thanks for asking! 🙂
@@ChristakisTech i used the same thermal paste but Problem is it make different patterns when you open it again i don't know how to explain but it don't get perfect contact with heat sink and also leave the pattern of APu this cause to system to overheating any idea for this how to solve this ? Today I applied more thermal paste but it will happen again I guess should I change the thermal paste ?
@@CinematicUniverse26290 Thanks for sharing your observation first of all. So far i have still a silent ps4 (which was really noisy before), after almost year and a half of many hours playing so i haven't done any repaste and I cannot say how the paste will look like. Have in mind that if there is no obvious reason to do otherway you'll better change your paste every 2-3 years. I personally tried to apply the paste on the whole surface before I put back on the radiators but I don't think can make much of a difference for the pattern's you mentioned. Try to change or apply the paste evenly on the surface and share your experience. Thanks for watching!
@@ChristakisTech now i applied more thermal paste ps4 working perfectly and also i did spread the paste to whole apu chip but it doesn't spread smoother it leaves some wierd design pattern in the apu chip You would understand if I send a picture of that wierd patterns design And also My one thermal pad is lost somewhere And I put the black Pad on the metal clip
@@CinematicUniverse26290 Happy to hear that! I hope will stay long time silent for you. It sounds to me weird as well about the paste. Personally, that paste gave me good impression and I had no problem. Thanks to share your experience! :)
very good
What screwdrivers do you need?
Good to have a torx set screwdrivers with you before you start but most likely you will need T9 size(TR9). You will need a Philips screwdriver as well for hard drive if i'm not mistaken. Thanks for watching!
Grazie.
Hmm, gon need my friend over for this shit
can we use J-B weld extreme heat as thermal paste for a ps4?
I would not recommend something like that. There are more specific products on the market for doing the job. Choose a good quality paste. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is high performance paste with good thermal conductivity rate, 12,5 W/mk. Is more expensive but your ps4 will be more silent for longer! Feel free to try other thermal paste with similar conductivity. :)
Will getting a certain fan help too ?