Disassembling the PlayStation 5
Although Sony has already done the job in its own way, surely many users expected an even more exhaustive review like the one that the people of iFixit are used to. The result is as always magnificent, since as a step-by-step cutting guide, they offer us a complete follow-up of all the necessary steps to disassemble a PS5 piece by piece in case we need to repair it.
So is it easy to repair a PS5? The final score published by iFixit is a 7 out of 10, And the note comes after evaluating its comfortable removable housing system, the number of replaceable modules that are hidden inside and the ingenious dust extraction system that will avoid future ventilation problems. The downside is the numerous security screws that will make things difficult at the domestic level, or the use of liquid metal as an extreme conductor to dissipate the temperature of the processor.
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Lowering the temperature with liquid metal
Used by the most extreme modders, liquid metal composite paste is a solution increasingly used by those who want to control high temperatures in overclock settings. That is the solution that Sony has decided to include when it comes to cooling its CPU, to which it has also added a foam padded mesh that keeps the liquid metal in place to prevent leaks.
However, the liquid metal serves to capture the maximum possible heat from the CPU, but not to expel it, and that is where the huge copper heatsink comes into play that, unlike the Xbox Series X and its steam chamber, it prefers bet on the classic distribution of tubes and grids to cool the inside of the machine.
And what about the noises?
If you have come to this section looking for the solution or the origin of the PlayStation 5 noises, we regret to tell you that at the moment iFixit has not been able to find anything related. No trace of the hum on the power supply or noise problems caused by the fan, so there is currently no localized problem beyond a rare case where a missing sticker caused an unusual hum on the fan.
Update
Fixed it!
✅ Ruled out coil whining
✅ Reproduced sound with air (unplugged)
✅ Sound not from the bearings (side)➡️ Object in the way?
Used Security Torx to open fan case and found that a sticky label got lose and in the way. Removed label. Issue fixed. ????♂️ pic.twitter.com/blqHuER44L
— Frank™ (FS7N) | WFH ???? (@Frank_Supercell) November 20, 2020
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