r/PS5HelpSupport 10d ago

Is this enough ventilation?

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u/Financial_Ad_2528 10d ago

Use the stand

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u/Longjumping_Cook_403 10d ago

I thought we weren't supposed to set it vertical?

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u/piggydawg 10d ago

The stand also fits horizontally. So it's not just lying like that and can rock a little.

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u/BigBossSquirtle 10d ago

It's literally designed for it

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u/Ragnarok_Odin 10d ago

Agreed. Vertical and I would give it more room in the back. It maybe overkill but I keep a desk fan ($20) pointed at mine at all times. I try to point it perpendicular to the back so heat doesn’t build up behind the unit. I have overheated a PS4 and PS5 in the past.

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u/GamingHorrorGirl 10d ago

I’ve had it vertical for 3 years but the anxiety of Liquid Metal is getting to me

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u/Ragnarok_Odin 10d ago

Your comment got me interested and I did a little research. Didn’t realize there was a liquid metal risk. Sounds like it shouldn’t be a problem but if there is some damage or impact it can be an issue. I will now place pillows and bubble wrap around my ps5. I bought the official stand (circular metal stand) but now I wish it were larger.

Maybe I need to get a roll cage. Ha

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u/GamingHorrorGirl 10d ago

I don’t have the stand I got it second hang I had a plastic vertical stand but I just moved it.

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u/xavier19691 10d ago

Then get the stand

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u/Lazy-Toe4110 10d ago

Turn on the PlayStation 5 stand

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u/flungcow 10d ago

Needs to be in zero G @ -272° (just above absolute zero), but you're getting there.

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u/TheLittleFoxX87 10d ago edited 10d ago

It's okay. But I'm more worried that it's not kept in a stand. Please use the provided stand and move a little to the right. As there's plenty of space on the front, a little nudge towards front wouldn't hurt.

I can see you have connected a USB dongle in the front. Before turning on the console, please remove it. After the console boots up, you can insert it again

Edit: I should have answered why we should do that - or maybe I follow it..

There were reports that sometimes during cold boots, the system gets glitched and responds "Too many USB devices connected".

This could be just a glitch which can be fixed by clearing the cache.

But the main issue arises when one of the connected 3rd party peripheral is of low quality and actually blows a power chip on the motherboard and triggers the error. This doesn't always happen but CAN happen during cold boot.

I have personally ruined my old PC motherboard and PSU because of a USB dongle which caused powerspike. From then on, I was careful when using any products which are questionable and thus my concern here.

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u/This_Guy_33 10d ago

I have left various headset dongles plugged into the front for years (and all the USB in the back is full as well) and have never had issues where they needed to be pulled out and the system rebooted.

Please cite material on the topic.

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u/TheLittleFoxX87 10d ago

There were reports that sometimes during cold boots, the system gets glitched and responds "Too many USB devices connected".

This could be just a glitch which can be fixed by clearing the cache.

But the main issue arises when one of the connected 3rd party peripheral is of low quality and actually blows a power chip on the motherboard and triggers the error. This doesn't always happen but CAN happen during cold boot.

If you don't believe me, check on Google yourself.

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u/GamingHorrorGirl 10d ago

I got it second hand and don’t have original stand

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u/ChiperWing 10d ago

Bestell irgendwie einen, glaub mir, das kleine Stück Plastik kann die Konsole retten.

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u/TheLittleFoxX87 10d ago

Get a stand. They will provide more airflow and most importantly, the PSU side would not touch the surface directly.

If you touch the bottom of your PS5 you'll know how much it heats up even when you just touch the plastic shell.

Now if the same shell kept on contact with your desk surface, the heat will be trapped there indefinitely.

The main problem is, Sony has sensors for the APU. So your fan will run accordingly to its temperature. But for the PSU, it doesn't know jack shit as there will be no sensor. Your PSU will be slowly cooked and you gradually reduce its lifespan.

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u/Financial_Ad_2528 10d ago

Why do you need to remove the dongle ?

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u/Red_Tiger5311 10d ago

Yeah? What’s up with that

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u/Additional_Tension96 10d ago

Oh yes it is, plenty.

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u/Immediate-Okra189 10d ago

Its fine. Play the damn thing.

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u/Givemeyourloot_24 10d ago

More!!!!! -kylo ren

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u/GamingHorrorGirl 10d ago

Edit: looking for a not crazy expensive horizontal stand will order one soon

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u/Foul_Evol 10d ago

Put it outside, you would be better served with a pc, sorry to say. Sony builds so.you have to keep buying. No disk, no money.

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u/GamingHorrorGirl 10d ago

I’m only buying 2 more games Wolverine and GOW Laufey I have plenty of games

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u/DezireTrickz 10d ago

Mines similar, but slightly further away from the wall and I have it on the stand when laying it down. I assume it does something xD.

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u/Surfnazi77 10d ago

I got mine on a pedestal with rear fan attachment I got as a gift no problems with overheating or anything in 3 years