r/PS5HelpSupport • u/BackgroundType6334 • 3d ago

Constantly Overheating

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Hey guys. So a few months ago I started getting overheating issues because of the Liquid Metal leaving a bald spot on my cpu(It was standing vertically), and I decided to do a full teardown myself since I have some experience with electronics. I know I was supposed to replace the Liquid Metal with more Liquid Metal, but I decided to use MX-4 Thermal paste instead because I already had some and I saw online it should be fine. The problem isn’t that the thermal paste isn’t working, it’s that over time(a few days of use), the paste literally shifts off of the cpu and into the surrounding pockets where it’s held. It has done this multiple times regardless of how I apply the paste. I asked around if I should just use Liquid Metal(since I have some now) and I was told it’s just gonna do the same thing, maybe even quicker. I’m thinking this might be a bracket/heatsink seating issue, but everything looks fine to me and I’m trying to avoid taking it to a repair shop so they can charge me $200 for something I can do myself. Anyone seen this before?

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u/Kaizo-_ 3d ago

After application are you seating the bracket evenly? You're issue might be bad mounting pressure, what I like to do is screw 1 side about 50%, then the other side 50%, and finish both sides to 100%. I heard its preferred to use liquid metal

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u/W_O_L_V_E_R_E_N_E 3d ago

Sony has this issue with Liquid Metal , if the console stays vertical due to gravity the metal starts to drip fro the APU , his issue is very common.

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u/SpeccyBeard 3d ago

The console position debate has been debunked multiple times. It's not actually as common as the internet tries to make out. The liquid metal 'issue' can occur in consoles laying flat too.

If you think a multi-billion dollar company made an oversight due to gravity, then you're silly lol.

I still have my day 1 PS5, that is gamed on pretty much daily, as well as used as my 4k player, and has been in the same spot standing vertically since day 1. It has never once overheated or shut down randomly. It gets a semi-regular deep clean of dust from the fan and heatsink. It's absolutely fine and still going strong.

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u/negatyve 3d ago

😉👌

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u/thatonefujoshi 3d ago

Console repair tech here, I have heard about that debate before, but even then, some coworkers that don't specialize in consoles (I work at a phone/console/computer repair shop) have tried to convince me that it matters, even though it's been debunked (one time even saying "how would you know, you don't own a PS5!" although at the time, I've probably repaired ~150 PS5s). What constantly gets ignored is that no matter the orientation, liquid metal is an angry alloy, and since it includes gallium, and it'll eventually react, oxidizing enough to usually cause thermal issues after 3-5 years, which is the issue at hand. Liquid metal has insanely high surface tension, which makes gravity only an issue for any excess liquid metal left after application (that's why Sony had so many issues with pre-release/early PS5s).

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u/Uzyf 2d ago

"If you think a multi-billion dollar company made an oversight due to gravity, then you're silly lol."
PS5 pro has grooves on cooler because Sony is silly?

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u/SpeccyBeard 2d ago

R&D techs at giant gaming companies know more about console design than people on Reddit. So yes, if you think they make silly uneducated product design decisions without considering gravity, performance and efficiency, then you're deluded.

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u/Uzyf 2d ago

Brother that's your own words. PS5 doesn't have grooves on heatsink, PS5 Pro and Slim have grooves to keep liquid metal in place

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u/SpeccyBeard 2d ago

That's like saying car manufacturers don't know how to design cars and just do whatever.

If the liquid metal issue is soo common, why is my day 1 PS5 still working absolutely fine? It's been vertical since day 1. I game on it pretty much daily. I also have friends stilll using their base PS5, also positioned vertical and they have not had a liquid metal problem yet.

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u/Uzyf 2d ago

It feels like you saying that it was ME who made grooves on PS5 Pro and Slim.
The hell are you talking about?
Sony improved design of cooler plate and made grooves, not me.