PS4 Pro Disassembly: Ultimate Guide for Fan Cleaning and Thermal Paste Replacement
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- The step-by-step repair guide shows how to fix PlayStation 4 Pro overheating. Disassemble and properly clean fan from dust on ps4 pro 2nd gen model: CUH-7200, CUH-7216b, and CUH-7215b.
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Welcome to the HowFixit channel! In this video, I will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to disassemble your PS4 Pro, clean the fan, and replace the thermal paste. Proper maintenance of your PS4 Pro is crucial to ensure optimal performance and prevent overheating issues.
In this step-by-step tutorial, I will walk you through the entire disassembly process, demonstrating each key component and explaining the necessary precautions. I'll show you how to clean the fan properly, removing dust that can accumulate on the heatsink and impede airflow. Also, I demonstrate how to put the PS4 Pro back together after cleaning and thermal paste replacement.
Additionally, I will guide you through the process of replacing the thermal paste, which is vital for maintaining the PS4 Pro's temperature regulation. The thermal paste acts as a conductor, transferring heat away from the critical components. A degraded or improperly applied thermal paste can lead to overheating and performance problems.
By following the instructions in this video, you'll be able to disassemble your PS4 Pro safely, clean the fan thoroughly, and apply new thermal paste correctly. Take control of your PS4 Pro's maintenance and ensure its longevity and peak performance.
Leave a comment below if you have any questions or suggestions for future videos. Thanks for watching!
Timecode:
00:00 introduction
00:18 What you're going to need to disassemble PS4 Pro
00:50 PS4 Pro 2nd Generation Model Identification
01:16 Removing Hard Drive
01:48 How to open PS4 Pro
03:04 Remove the power supply from the PS4 Pro
03:18 PS4 Pro Power Supply replacement part number
04:08 Check thermal pads
04:26 Remove the motherboard
04:33 Removing old thermal paste
04:52 Fan and heatsink cleaning process
05:09 Cleaning dust from heatsink grilles
05:20 Removing and cleaning the fan
05:34 How to fix a very noisy fan
05:43 PS4 Pro Fan Part Number
06:17 Reassembling the PS4 Pro
06:53 Applying a correct layer of thermal paste
07:35 Properly installation of metal bracket
08:07 Connect all the cables to the motherboard
10:22 Installing the power supply
10:58 Correct installation of the housing cover
FAQ
* Which generation of PS4 Pro is disassembling in this manual *
In this video disassemble PS4 Pro 2nd generation CUH-7200 series.
* Which PS4 Pro models are available *
PS4 Pro 1st generation: CUH-7000, CUH-7015, CUH-7016, CUH-7017, CUH-7100, CUH-7115, CUH-7116, CUH-7117.
PS4 Pro 2st generation: CUH-7200, CUH-7215, CUH-7216, CUH-7217.
* How often do I need to clean my PS4 Pro? *
- It is advisable to clean the PS4 Pro game console once a year, but it all depends on the room in which the game console works. If the PlayStation 4 is very noisy and heats up, you should clean it.
* How to clean the PS4 Pro? *
- In most cases, a brush will be enough, the main is to remove all the dust.
* Can I clean my PS4 with compressed air? *
- Cleaning with compressed air without disassembly will not give an effective result, it will give some effect only if the cooling system is not very dirty.
* Do I need to change thermal grease when cleaning my PS4 Pro from dust? *
- Yes, thermal grease needs to be changed when cleaning the PlayStation 4 Pro.
* After cleaning, the PS4 Pro continues to make noise *
- If after cleaning the game console continues to make a lot of noise, you should think about replacing the fan. There are cases when the fan itself stops working at different speeds depending on the heating of the system, therefore it always works at 100% speed. Also, the fan casing can be deformed and you can solve this problem only by replacing the fan.
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Thank you so much
I changed the thermal pads too
No more Turbo Jet Engine!
@@koncrissant what size pads did you use? I have found thermal grizzly minus 8 pads 20x120x1mm
Just wondering if they're correct
3:13 it hard to disconnect the cable or ist just me who have no strength ?
@@Bocus_9325 Same here bro! Still can't get it out. Did you succeed in the end?
Robert harris I disconnect the other end of the cable ;) 3:18
Word of advice to anyone looking to follow this guide. When you remove the power supply, do not try to remove the cord from the motherboard. Instead, remove it from the power supply itself. I stupidly followed the instructions in this video and ended up ripping the whole thing out of the motherboard just to immediately realize that it would have been much easier to remove from the power supply end. Hope this helps someone so they are not left without a ps4 like I was.
Thanks man, I was really struggling to get it out until I read this comment. Helped a bunch, so thanks for the warning
I mean its about your personal preference, i tried it both ways, almost ripped out the cables out of power supply and had no problem with removing it from the mother board
Could you fix that damage from the mother board? It happened to me, unfortunately I didn't see you comment til it was too late
Saw it too late. Same happened to me.
Same to me
I followed this video and managed to disassemble and reassemble the ps4 in an hour with ease, before the fan was obnoxiously loud and now after cleaning the heatsink its 95% quieter, Thanks👍🏽
Hi! So did you not replace the thermal paste on the APU? My 1 year old PS4 Pro sounds like a jet engine while playing games. I don't think it's too early to replace the paste. Did the noise dial down for you by just cleaning the heat sink, or did you replace the paste as well? Thanks!
Was it easy ? I’m looking forward to do it myself.
Yes tell us
Very ejasy. My ps4 was so loud... Even turned itself off due to overheating. Follow the video. First time doing it. Ps4 is now so quiet.
@@gordon3002 its easy but need a little patience
I cannot express.. how terrified I was to have to do this. But I took a deep breath, followed step by step and it sounds like day one again.! Thank you so very much. Where I’m sure I would’ve had to pay someone $50+ that could’ve messed it up, taken/stripped some screws, this cost me $20 and one hour of my life. 💕💕💕 amazing.!
Really? I really wanna restore it to former glory since I've been fond of my pro but this is waay to technical for me I'm afraid.
@@dingo702 I was worried as well since I never done this not even once, but just be calm and follow everything step by step. I suggest you separate the screws accordingly to what it belongs to and you will do fine, I recommend using grizzly kryonaut thermal paste.
To clean I used toothpicks, ear cotton swap, brush, paper towel, rubbing alcochol ( just to clean the old thermal paste off) and dust off air sprayer.
Oh after you’re done don’t plug it and use it right away. I did that and it turned on and off in less than a second. Plug it leave it off and leave it their for like over an hour. Then check and see if its working. Good luck
I felt the same and had same results! Quiet as a mouse now
@@dingo702 Go for it Michael really : There is no real tricks here. Don't be afraid to pull up the plastics as they can be hard to remove sometimes but eventually it will come and not break. then follow instructions. Sort the screw (hell even if you miss one or two of the huge amount ther is on the metal plate its not a big deal) and use MX4 thermal paste (my favorite) et then you're good really. Just don't forget to prep the cable of the alimentation to be ready to be pluggged on the other side like I did (or you're good to repeat all the steps again ^^) and it will be a child's game.
it's not techical. the idea is to remove dust, the old paste (and even if you let some it's okay, i didn't use alcool or toothpick perosnnly, just rubbed it with paper tissue like in the video and it was good).
You'll have a silent and more performant PS4 in an hour ! ^^
And you can apply this new skill for nearly every tech product. Good job
Incredible tutorial. I was super timid to get in this deep in fear of potential damage. If you take it easy and really follow this step by step, keeping all of your screws in order, it’s so simple. Highly worth the 2 ish hours it took me, my PS4 Pro now is literally whisper quiet when before it actually bothered my roommates. 10/10 subscribed!
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He said it 🤷♂️
@@codyjaymzah nah bro💀
@@codyjames259been a few weeks... Y'all married yet? Whatchu gonna name da baby? Lemme guess...😂😂😂
Only replaced the thermal paste on my PS4 and honestly there is a night and day difference in how different the noise profile is. Fan still kicks in during intense demands but subjectively this is at least 50% quieter. Amazing, thanks.
Is it still quiet to this day?
Some tutorials are applying the past on both the APU and that bronze pad. In this one, he only spreads it on the APU. How should I go about it
@@naivedhyakhatri5142 spreading it would give you the most coverage. I put a tiny drop in the middle and spread it and it worked wonders. The layer sould be less than a millimeter thick.
@@naivedhyakhatri5142 I put it on both
@@nynysworld1429 when you put it on both did you also spread the thermal paste across the bronze pad or did you just a tiny when applying it to that?
Followed this video and it is amazing! Helped me replace the paste on my Ps4 Pro. DEFINITELY worth it guys, every game made my PS4 ramp up the fans to max all the time since DAY ONE! Don't let people tell you that it's the "fan being dusty" or "that's how it's supposed to sound". The thermal paste in my PS4 Pro was so bad it was laughable! I took a photo but can't share it here :/
2 tips that I picked up on the way from other videos that will be very useful as you could easily break your PS4...
1. When removing the Power supply cable @3:14 ...do NOT try and just pull it out! It is connected to the motherboard and can easily snap off! Use a good pliers and grab the part you want to remove and slowly wiggle and lightly pull...NOT THE WHOLE PART....otherwise you will snap it off and it could happen so easily!
2. Be sure to LIFT THE TAB on the ribbon cable @3:36, it's the only one that has a tab holding it in place. I've seen a lot of comments saying their disk drive doesn't work anymore....this is why...if you don't lift the tab you damage the ribbon cable.
Excellent video and my PS4 is about 85% quieter now! I was hesitant and didn't want to do it but I'm glad I did!
If you're reading this and you're not sure if you should do it or not....trust me it's easy, just do it slowly and carefully, the results are worth it!
I can confirm. Did mine today and now the games that made my PS4 sound like a jet engine play without a noise now
Same
I'm thinking about doing the same to My ps4 pro, because i dont know how much longer I can play games with that jet engine. But I'm not sure if it's worth spending money and time on New parts, when the ps5 Will be out in a couple of months anyway. What do you Guys think?
@@fatti2602 Get ps5 it's gonna be cheaper than ps4
Thanks alot. I had these fears back in my sub concious and this comments helped alot.
Anyone who intend to do this, please remember to very gently press against the plastic housing the ribbon cables except for the first one with a lock latch. Gently slide them out. Because the plastic housing are super thin and fragile, you might end up breaking them along with damaging the tiny pins inside.
Thank you for telling
i broke mine thinking they all were lock hatches
How many Screws you need ?
Sony : YESSSSSS !!!
Bruh I lost one is it alright still
@@billyvogler3242 Hi, how long is the cross screws that hold the motherboard? thanks. I need to buy some ones
@@billyvogler3242 They're there just to hold stuff together, as long is it's tightened you should be alright, or go buy a bunch from your local hardware store, screws are dirt cheap anyway. The store might even give you one piece for free if they have one laying around.
This was seriously the smoothest and cleanest teardown video of a PS4 Pro I've seen! Well done! You've helped me greatly and earned a subscriber :)
Ericlegacy wish ud do mine I won’t take mine apart Id screw it up but my consoles loud it could do with a paste change, thermal pad change n a good clean inside the heatsink I’m sure
@@markwheeler4245 get help from someone or take it to a shop if you don't trust yourself i never had a console but I will buy ps5 this year
F B I Now I’m thinking of trading up to PS5 so if I take my Pro in that will get me some decent cash off the price hopefully
By far the best video. I will use it when my thermal paste and pads arrive
Indeed I watch step by step and about to get it out and
This is by far the best presented and easiest to follow video for disassembling a PS4 Pro, complete with a reverse assembly afterwards (which most others lack). My PS4 Pro is now as quiet as the day I bought it! Thank you!!
Just followed this guide after putting it off for ages due to *the fear*, and taking it slowly and using a magnetic screw organiser made it so simple. PS4 is now whisper-quiet and load times have improved. Great guide, thanks 👍
I bought a Ps4 Pro from ebay and had the jet engine sound 😅 like ridiculous loud it made me laugh how bad it was, bought thermal paste and some thermal pads, followed this video instructions, upon opening it, the paste was dry and heatsink was full with dust, cleaned it and apply new thermal paste and now it's dead silent, I highly recommend for anyone who's ps4 pro sounds like a jet, it's night and day difference, sounds like new, one thing everyone should be careful though is when removing the power unit take it out REALLY SLOW as you may rip the cable out of the mobo because the cable is so short. Thank you for this video, very helpful!
Just finished reassembling my PS4 and the difference is mind blowing. The radiator was suffocated in dust and the old thermal paste was so dried out. Thank you so much!
Same here the original thermal paste only covered about 30% of the cpu mind blowing 🤯 should have put new paste on day 1 quality control wasn't paying no damn attention what so ever the day they slapped mine together
@@nynysworld1429 I feel some models of playstation are put together as bad as a McDonald's cheeseburger these days 😭🤣
JigglyGaming they just slap it together 😂
Mine was the same half the radiator was a clump of dust. I replaced the paste as well as the PS4 is really quiet. I just hope it doesn't die on me in a few days. I always worry if I correctly applied the thermal paste
what thermal paste did you use if you don’t mind me asking?
Hands down the clearest and easiest to follow tutorial out there. Thank you so much, I was very hesitant to do this but the jet noises were driving me insane, with new thermal paste and a sparkling heatsink, its incredibly quiet. To anyone else in my shoes, follow this and you'll be fine. It makes a HUGE difference.
Do you like this one over the official Sony one?
@@Just.A.T-Rex I do, of course there's a bit of personal preference involved but this one was hands down the clearest and easiest to follow for me
This tutorial is GOLD. I never repaired any electronic device (aside assembling computers), and i convinced myself this was doable. I was right. Thanks to this video i managed to open, clean, and change Thermal paste. Now PS4 Pro's running Spiderman Miles Morales or Days gone is much more silent than before (it was like a take off Plane).
Thanks a lot.
I just have to say, this is the most thorough and well-done explanation of a ps4 pro breakdown/maintenance video I've seen in a while. Kudos! Definitely found a new subscriber in me!
The best explanation I’ve found on youtube. Replaced my thermal paste and 90% of the fan noise eliminated. Thank you.
My anxiety was off the charts doing this but this video helped out a lot. Thanks my bed room doesn't sound like an airport anymore 😂
did you do it on your own ...at home? I also am facing same issue but I fear that if i do anything it would completely ruin the console
@@shravanbhuyar6276 I did it by myself at home the hardest part was finding that special screw driver because you need one with that has a hole in the center. I also only put new thermal paste I didn't go as far like he did on the last step. Cleaning that last gray grill thing.I didn't want to push my luck 😂 The paste alone helped a lot
@@unknownshark6882 thanks this surely boosted my confidence
@@shravanbhuyar6276 another thing I did was I got a black marker and marked a small dot on next to the philips screws just so I didn't mix them with other weird screws. Hope this helps
@@unknownshark6882 I have found a technician near me ...I am gonna show him once and see what he says
Did this to my pro after 7/8 years. Followed step by step, replaced thermal paste and pads, cleaned the filter. Completely different behaviour now. Seems brand new.
Cheers mate
Thank you soooo much for this tutorial! Liked and subscribed. My PS4 Pro is now as quiet as a church mouse! The radiator was also clogged with dust, the fan was caked with it, and the old thermal paste was dried up and cracked. This brought my system back to its youth! I did buy a precision screw driver kit for this project, so that plus the thermal paste only cost me $36.
I will say, however, that the thermal paste I purchased said to only use a dot and to NOT spread it around the CPU. I confirmed with a friend of mine, who works with computers for a living, and he suggested just using a PEA SIZED dot of paste, because if you spread it around like you're frosting a cake, you risk the CPU overheating.
Just want to thank you for this upload. I used it to clean heatsink/fan and apply thermal paste and everything went very smoothly. PS4 is very quiet now and hardly ever spins up the fan loudly. It's like brand new
Hands down one the most accurate and well presented tutorial videos out there. 👏
My heatsink and cooling fan were actually very clean, but the thermal paste was just carbage. Nearly 1/3 of the CPU had zero paste on it.. Okay my PS4 Pro is just two and a half years old though. I used a Noctua NT-H1 paste too. Couldn't be happier with the results.
There's been an infernal heatwave around where I live and my Pro has been overheating all the time for the last couple of weeks. I thought I'd help by cleaning the inside and replacing the thermal paste on cpu and the pads on other chips.
Your video was immensely helpful, particularly the detail in which you explained which screws are used where, there are so many it's easy to get confused.That and the part of the reverse assembly where enough to brighten my day, both ideas should be used more often, with electronics usually the problem is putting everything back together after you've done the job.
Thanks, really appreciated.
I just have to say thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. I believe I had a different model number, but with how detailed you were, i was still able to clean and replace the thermal paste on my pro. The console went from jet engine to almost dead silent, I'm honestly in shock. Thanks so much again!
Can't thank you enough for this video. Out of all the videos I watched this was the most detailed and "idiot proof". I've just done the thermal paste, cleaned the heatsink (essentially removing a carpet worth of dust) and now it's completely silent! Thank you again!
My dear Sir, you deserve a slice of Sony. Thanks a lot for the most smoothest video on this topic. I wanted for a long time to clean my ps4 inside as well and change the paste but I wasn't that sure. I said I have nothing to lose now as my ps4-pro was turning into a propper spaceship while playing Warzone. 🤦🏻♂️
I literally had a strip the size of a finger of pure dust on the side of radiator 😶🤦🏻♂️
I cleaned it and placed a new termic paste...
And the ps4 is SILENT ! ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND... even in Warzone !! There is constantly no sound no matter what I do !!!
Thanks a lot for the help and easy steps and explanation.
Those termal beds were a bit of a headache as 2 of them came off just like that. One from the front and one from back. But i noticed and placed them back and everything is okay for the moment.
Very professional video. Thanks again !!!
Subscribed ✅ keep it up 🙏🏼🙏🏼
So I followed this video step by step cuz I got tired of hearing my damn PS4 pro sounding like a vacuum cleaner. This has to be the easiest step by step to follow, though I had to pause it a few times when it came to the screws(there are so many screws), but all jokes aside this is seriously the easiest step by step there is for disassembling cleaning adding thermal paste and reassembling your PlayStation 4 pro. Thank you so much for recording and posting this I appreciate you 100%.
Best teardown video. Thank you for highlighting the screws .this video deserves more views. Sharing it.
The power supply wire came off when I unplugged it... even if I can disconnect the two pieces again will it go back into the PlayStation base once more or is there some type of adhesive needed. I fucked it up..
THE video that i watched for my own teardown. Details, guidelines and coffee break. What more could you ask for?
Thank you for the amazing video. My pro is now almost silent. I have the older rmodel but its almost exactly the same. A few less screws to pull on the inside and a slightly different cpu shroud. This was so thorough and easy to follow. I watched some other video that only includes taking off the top and bottom covers and trying to clean the fan without even removing it. No chance at reaching the radiator that way either which was totally clogged on my unit and no reapplying of thermal compound which is the REAL reason they all sound like jets. That video had almost 3 million views and isn't anywhere NEAR as good as this one so I added a link to this video in the comments. Thanks again for the help! Now I don't cringe every time I turn my system on. Mine was ramping up loudly even just in the dashboard.
P.S. I also took your advice and made some coffee before putting it back together. I like your style. I don't trust people who don't drink coffee. 😀
I need to acknowledge that this video was an absolute game changer. THIS is the tutorial you need to follow and it makes a HUGE difference.
Perfect. This is the 3rd time I've flawlessly followed this tutorial to do PS4 maintenance. It's the best PS4 maintenance guide on the internet.
This is a great teardown video. One major thing, I see that you note to just keep the stock thermal pads. You showed the part numbers of some of the easily replaceable components like the fan and everything, but you never noted the thermal pad thickness in the case that any of them needed replacing.
For those that are curious, I believe the thermal pad thickness is 1mm.
it's 0,5mm
hey there, did you guys ever figure out what the thermal pad thickness is? im going to do this to my ps4 pro and it’s just the thermal pads that are holding me back because i don’t know the thickness
@otown5307 from what I've read. 1mm to 1.5mm will do
Very helpful. Concise and clear instructions. I just reassembled mine and it was long overdue for a cleaning. It runs a lot quieter now.
This was my first time doing anything like this I was very concerned about scrapping my PS Pro. Anyways following your video from first screw out to last screw back in was about an hour.
Thank you.
Hi, just watched your video again and finally decided (after ordering thermal paste you used) to take care of my PS4 PRO. Followed step by step and did everything that is need to be done. Now I am happy playing on my console again knowing it is clean and thermal paste is replaced 👍 Thank you for your help and step by step guide. For me a huge plus is reverse assembly part 👌
This was a treasure to find! Followed the steps, cleaned my fan and casing, re-applied thermal paste. Now my ps4 pro has became much quiter. Thanks bro!
Great tutorial. Very detailed and makes teardown a lot easier. My fan was running on max speed constantly and when I looked at the fan and heatsink, there wasn't much dust on there so I was kind of doubtful that was the issue. I applied new thermal paste (the original paste didn't have very good coverage) and now the fans are now barely audible. Highly recommend just using new thermal paste if anyone has fan noise issues.
Super glad you found this video . I found it a few years ago looking for a good teardown video to replace my thermal paste as well and God blessed me with this tutorial. He def deserves a reward for this video.
From the bottom of my gamer heart THANK YOU For making this video so perfectly clear easy perfect view of everything in sight step-by-step as slow pace with simple instructions and not too much chat amazing job subscribed thank you again keep up the good work will definitely recommend this video to my friends as no other videoOn CZcams is clearer than this
So I did this step by step and now my pro is quiet as a mouse. No more Sony airlines for me!! Thanks buddy you're a life saver.
Tnx a lot!! Just opened my ps 4 pro after 4 years,at the end it was a jetplane . Followed the video and the radiator was clocked. Also thermal paste was like dry clay. Clean everything up with alcohol and replace the thermal with Noctua NT-H2 . Put everything back together and tested it with a game session. The fan didn't had to run fast,it was so quiet . So big tnx for this video!! My kids are happy and i don't have to hear that noise again.
Just cleaned my PS4 Pro and replaced thermal paste and pads and it is much quieter now. Thanks for tutorial on disassembling the thingi!
Is it hot
Cuz mine feels so hot while playing days gone for example
It is quite but feels hot
@@hishamfarah2087 if it doesnt shut down for overheating u are good
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
I couldn't decide on the thickness of the pads for PS4 Pro. 1mm or 1.5mm help.
This was amazing.
Bought an used PS4 Pro first version (7016B ). This video helped me a lot. Clamp of the CPU chip was different but easy to understand.
The thermal paste out of the factory was fully dried up and almost nothing in the chip anymore.
Fully cleaned it with alcohol and afterwards used a layer of noctua thermal paste and the PS4 Pro is soooo silent. The difference is day and night. This was zo worth it. Almost wanted to sell it off again. Super!
Thank you for the precise instructions. My pro wasn't so dusty but the thermal paste needed to be changed and now my Pro runs like brand new with zero noise.
Simply the best teardown and assembly of a PS4 I've ever seen. Perfect instructions and filming. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this ultimate guide.
Also... Please get a PS5!
Fantastic, easy to follow guide that helped me clean my PS4 Pro out. Gone from the jet engine to a cat purring quietly. Thank you so much!
I appreciate the guide, very much! Late last summer I cleaned out my ps4 pro and I wanted to get more in depth this time around as it started sounding like an active runway at times. I managed to get every single screw back in without any leftover bits lol but I did break the PSU cable trying my best to gently remove it 😔 almost salvageable and I was even extremely patient and easy going, but it was just too stuck in there and the grip slipped and barely broke one of the wires 😔 at least it's only a $5 replacement and it's much easier in a much easier spot to get to rather than having to tear it all down again.
Idk about you guys, (and for everyone else who have not yet taken the PS4 pro apart, this is a cautionary tale) but they smothered the thermal paste all over the CPU. Just half of the how much thermal paste there would have been too much. It was spilled out in globs over most of the CPU and there were still some smaller globs of the paste on the bottom heatsink plate! 😬
This guide was excellent, but it is easy to make a mistake if you're not very careful which I learned the hard way, unfortunately. Honestly it's the best guide I've seen out there and I've skimmed through plenty vids to get a concise tear down, or at least to get to the main board. Just be super careful and brainstorm the approach if there are any stubborn connectors. Everything else went smooth and I'm eager to see any difference if there are any lol--I would imagine there would be after seeing that CPU! 😬 And having the system dusted out as well..
Done this morning, everything went fine and smooth following this guide. Replaced cpu thermal paste and thermal pads too. Now the console is very quiet compared to before, although I kept the original fan. Thanks!
Opened up my console today and gave it a good clean and thermal paste replacement, silent as whisper! Thanks for the guidence 🙏👍
Thank you bro, my ps4 pro is now quiet and doesn’t overheat anymore.
@Skyline why lol?
@@GlaciusDreams lol
I simply cannot believe how much of an impact this tutorial had on my PS4. The thing never even kicks up the fan to a level that I can hear it almost. Before changing the paste it actually shut down the console due to overheating during Slime Rancher. It also would say your ps4 is running too hot and just about shut it off during some boss battles in Dark Souls and now I cant even hear the fan? How the hell can this even be possible? Thank you good sir for this tutorial. You have truly helped me. I also did the same thing to our 2nd PS4 with my son using your other tutorial. We need people like you on the internet :)
THANK YOU!
Dude, THANK YOU!!! I tried playing Like a Dragon: Ishin, but every time I fished, my PS4 would sound like a jet engine! Now, it's quiet AF!!! You're the best!
You're necessary to the world, the coffee ☕ part was my favourite, thank you for existing. 🙏🏽
Was really afraid to do this, especially disconneting the power supply cable, but everything went great and now it's approx. 75% more quite! Fantastic! I have the original launch Pro model, it was very dirty after those 3 years. Used Arctic MX-4 paste + screwdriver set from Extol = cost me 14 Euro :) Thanks for this guide!
My is broken man .((
@@fahrudingermic2206 Mine too. :/
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I purchased a Pro recently and it sounded like a jet plane taking off until I repasted and cleaned the fan. Now its whisper quiet!😎
This was so detailed and easy to follow it helped my a lot ,I was legit afraid I'd mess up that I did not want to clean my ps4 pro but you showed me how easy it was in this video that I followed step by step and my pro no longer sounds like a jet engine. Thank you very much brother for this great video.
I loved that little coffee break in the middle 😂
A smooth ad for Siemens. 😆
Literally came to comments looking for info haha!
That machine is TOPS!
What model?
I went and made one while following the video 😂
He did it to increase the length of the video so he can get more advertisements
@@oe1637 can't fault him
Oh, the coffee part just reminded me to Nihingogamer. Thank you so much for the video. I need to change the thermal paste of my ps4 pro.
Perfect! I had an older model so there were some minor differences, especially the way the power supply is connected. Thanks so much. I went from not being able to start a game to playing with zero fan noise!!
My PS4 Pro constantly sounded like a jet plane, so I followed your video last night and discovered the factory did a horrible job applying the thermal paste. There was almost none there. I applied some Arctic Silver, put it back together, and now the fan never goes above a faint whisper. Thanks for your excellent guide!
Thank you good sir! Having the reassembly process included was great!
This video is amazing! My PS4 is soo quiet now I cannot believe how loud it was. My heat sink was caked with dust.
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
@@TaariqSiddik no.
This was an amazing experience. Even though there were slight differences to my PS4 Pro is was able to follow along easily and now my PlayStation run so quietly. I"m actually shocked at the difference. Thank you.
You have no idea how much you've said me. I was seriously considering taking my ps4 to a technician. iUsed your video to guide me through the process of giving my ps4 a deep clean. Previously my ps4 was sounding like a jet plane taking off to Ibiza. Now it's as quiet as well iGuess a new ps4. lol.. Thanks heaps dude. You out here saving lives and money for others like me.
Thanks! this is the best tear down I've come across. you covered every screw without too much b.s. chit-chat
Exactly! Not so much B.S. chit chat. Number 1 video for that reason.
This actually doesn't look too hard. Thank you!
Thank you bought a used ps4 pro for my son literally a week later thing had been screaming until last month would turn on and kick off a few moments later... replaced fan and cleaned completely tested power supply at 13v so it was good and reassembled ...quiet as a dog whistle I look like a genius my 12yr old boy is happy! Thanks a million!
This is insane.
I have a day one PS4 Pro and for a while it has been as loud as a hairdryer. It accurately sounded like a fighter jet taking off with a high pitched screeching sound. It was so bad that I went back to playing on my base PS4.
But now, after replacing the thermal paste with an Arctic MX-4 I can't believe how striking the difference is. It's as quiet as my Nintendo Switch!
Thanks for the detailed instructions!
First time i ever followed a video on you tube that ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!!!
yes...there are other irresponsible videos that don't highlight what screws were removed. Instantly disliked those....but this video completely highlights them in colors and I'm really impressed.
Is it just me or is this guys voice really relaxing?
I love how he pronounces thermal paste: "termal grace"
I loved how you circled and color coded the screws
I followed your guide and used Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Paste and it made a world of difference. My Ps4 Pro went from Jet Engine to Dead Silent.
Thanks, you save me a lot of money I was thinking in sell my ps4 pro and buy me a slim version. You are the best. Excellent video.
Why sell it for a weaker version xD..
Thank you very much for this perfect detailed guide. Just put mine back together and tested it, runs silent now!
Ryan Ashton did you do it because your fan was loud like a jet?
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
@@TaariqSiddik I removed my old paste just with some tissue, it was still soft enough to be able to be removed without using any chemicals.
@@joesanchez1405 probably. I just did mine, bought second hand off eBay, and it went from a loud jet engine to practically silent.
@@MuksC I did mine a year ago and even though the thermal paste had hardened, I didn't end up needing to use isopropyl anyways. It worked like a charm.
I bought my PS4 Pro in May 2019. December 2021 the fan started to sound like it was a jet engine, pulsing on and off. I took the back panel off and cleaned the fan and vents with compressed air, but a day or so later the fan stopped entirely and I got the 'Playstation is too hot' message.
I ordered a replacement fan and some thermal paste, and using YOUR video I changed the fan and thermal paste on the APU. My PS4 is working again so I don't need to buy a PS5. You saved me a monkey at least, so thank you 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Excellent video. I've never done anything like this but was able to source the bits I needed and follow the video along easily. My PS4 is now almost silent! Made a massive difference, thanks a lot
Changing the termal paste makes such a big difference. Been playing COD 2019 and on the multiplayer lobby where the game is looking for a server, the fan always goes to max RPM. Replaced the thermal paste with Noctua NH-H1 and on the same screen the fan does not even spin. Extermely quiet.
Not very hard to do overall. Torq TH8 is about $3. Noctua $7. Just be careful and do things slowly in a well lit room.
When applying the Noctua you dont need to spread it manually, just put a tiny dot in the middle. Search CZcams for videos on how to apply thermal paste (I got mine from LTT).
Actually because the pros chip is rectangular in shape instead of a square it's kind of better to spread a pea size amount all over it evenly. I actually used about a pea and a half to get a even coat.
Hey bro same issue with MW do you really solve it changing the paste?!?! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😭
This is an updated impression. There seem to be a problem with the PS4 Pro thermal sensor and the CPU logic that tells it to kick the fan up. So I did the thermal paste change and immediately noticed some 90% reduction of fan noise. Then after one month it came back to noisy. I opened the Pro again to check and everything was fine inside. Thermal paste still good, no dust clogging in the airways. I redid the Thermal paste. Same, quiet at first then after 1-2 weeks it got loud back again.
The RealD!Z It did for like a while. Check my updated reply below. Sucks because on my Xbox one x I have no fan noise problem for the same game.
Do you think 1g of Thermal Grizzly paste will be enough?
Thank you so much I can hear my tv now it’s been awhile! And it will play games again without any problems 🤘🇮🇹
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
@@TaariqSiddik I'll answer as I've just done it today. I didn't use anything except a plastic scraper as some of thermal paste was a thick block and some paper to wipe off the old residue. Just make sure you remove all the old paste and apply enough to cover the CPU. Should he golden after that.
I *very strongly* recommend removing old paste (as well as cleaning other pc components if you don't have an air duster) using isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip/cotton swab.
Thank you for this guide. It definitely made my PS4 PRO quieter, but not whisper quiet. I can still hear it but it's not annoyingly loud anymore. May I add and recommend that people also change the termalpads on the chips. The ones that came from the factory were pretty toasted. They should be 1mm thick. Good luck anyone!
Very grateful for this video, i have just purchased a PS4 Pro all working…except it wasn’t. Overheating issues plagued it that i thought i bought a jetty engine. Anyway, followed your video and instructions and ended up removing one inch of dirt and debris from the fans of the heat sink, reapplying the thermal paste and generally giving it a very good clean with a tooth brush. All working within expectation and certainly a lot quieter.
This actually worked thanks. My ps4 is so quiet. I think it was because there was a inch of dust in the heat sink.
Thank you so much!! This videoguide was very easy to follow and my console noice went from about 300dB to 10dB 😄
You do know 300 db is equivalent to a volcano erupting right?
@@RTXKiIler yea ofc, and that's exactly what my console used to sound like :D
@@darkmire86 i know your obviously joking but can you imagine having a ps4 that sounds like that 300db can LITERALLY rip you limb from limb
@@RTXKiIler Okey that's not very nice...well let's cut 100dB off from my initial statement, maybe that's more accurate...🤣
Thank you! This video guided me perfectly and never left me sitting there feeling confused or lost. Also, short and to the point which is what we all want and need.
this came in clutch!! Took me 2-ish hours because I wanted to be extra careful , but this was very easy to follow along
Holly crap, thank you for your great video. My PS4 just went from being a jet engine to quite as a mouse :)
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
I just did this with my PS4 Pro CUH-70168...
AMAZING DIFFERENCE!!!
It's genuinely silent now, even on Modern Warfare multiplayer lobby.
Can't thank you enough man 🙏🏼
Is that a newer model or and older one?
@@cubancucumber older one
Casshern damn so there is hope after all. Mine is the God of War version but it still sounds like a cross between a jet engine, hairdryer and fan.
The noise does come back a little (design issue) but it's like 20% of the previous jet plane with Asthma noise lol
Casshern that’s really good to hear. As long as i can actually get it a little quieter.
So ive just followed the steps and my ps4 pto is so quite. left it on the cod screen for 15 minutes, fans didnt kick in like a jet engine, which they normally do within 30 seconds of being on the screen. These are the best instructions, so clear, good quality so i could pause between steps while removing screws and using thermal paste. Key is to have the correct security screwdriver - T9 and I used thermal grizzly kryonaught. Big thanks How-FixIT
Thank for this video. I followed your steps exactly. And was completely successful in disassembling, cleaning, applying a thermal paste (the good one, kryonaught I think, had a heat conductivity value far higher than others). Reassembling was just as easy. Console runs whisper silent playing COD MW 3.
Thank you very much. I can hear characters speak now that my Pro doesn't sound like it's on lift off to Mars.
And the winner in the best tutorial video with an accent category is...
This is the only video to watch if your ps4 Pro is overheating not seen one better not even close.gave me the confidence to clean mine thanks for making it Soòoo simple
PS4 Pro was on its last legs. Fan like a jet engine and shutting down all the time due to overheating. Followed the instructions here and it really is running like new. Thermal paste had virtually all gone and heat sink was clogged with dust. If I can do it, you can too! Thanks for this excellent video.
Fantastic video. I was really worried about taking my PS4 Pro apart, but decided to give it a go. Followed you step-by-step. The hardest part was disconnecting power supply cable. Completely clean and rebuilt. Running really quiet now. Many thanks 👍
i ended up ripping off the motherboard connector to the power supply cable, it now needs to be soldered on again, which i reckon i cannot/shouldnot do on my own, as i've never done it before. meh.
@@matthiasreitner679 i have done the same how much dud the repair cost you
Excellent video! But Alarm! Achtung! Etc at 3:00. Be extremely careful when disconnecting the power supply cable. With just a tiny bit of too much force the connector to the motherboard will break (as I found out) wiggle it slowly and gently... 😔
I took my power supply out and accidentally clipped the power supply wire. Got a replacement but having issues with getting the old plug to u connect. Worried about breaking the port off the board. All these vids including the sony one make it look easy to pull out it's not. Help
If you do snap it off like I did no one in UK will fix it. All too scared to solder the motherboard
Fire Man Yes absolutely man...
You are right, coz its happened to my PS4 pro !!
Finally got around to trying this and goddamn what a difference.. It finally sounds normal and makes playing games a treat rather than an annoyance from all the noise. It almost never ramps up the fan anymore now, simply amazing. Thank you for a great tutorial, was pretty straightforward to do.
My ps4 was a different model number but your guide is simple enough to follow regardless. Was able to clean all the dust and replace the thermal paste with some artic silver mx4. My ps4 pro is quite as can be now.
Thank you! You helped me a lot because you are showing all steps, all screws and not just skipping so I got my PS4 Pro fixed following your guide.
My PS4 Pro was loud like a vacuum cleaner from day one, after changing the thermal paste I can barely hear the fan spinning at all :) The difference is as it have reduced the sound by 95%
Here is a reddit post I wrote with some pictures of the terrible fabric thermal paste application, which caused my PS4 Pro to be so loud.
www.reddit.com/r/PS4Pro/comments/ecrip9/ps4_pro_thermal_paste_replacement_results/
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?
@@TaariqSiddik normaly I use it but I did not have it so I just used a cloth and toilet paper with q-tips and patience
thanks it really helped me replacing my fan from delta to nidec and changed my thermal paste with noctua nt-h1
now its much silent
note - powersupply port is hard to remove be careful with it
and i broke a metal part lol but it still works
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How’d you get it out mine is hard asf to get out don’t really want to break anything lol
@@itsswervin9197 it's better to pull it out from the power supply end than the motherboard, and I recommend pliers to get a good hold on the plastic and then slowly wriggle it free.
Best video with precise details. Even an amateur at repair can also be benefitted. Thank you with all my heart as it really solved the problem. From Jet Sound to No sound at all... My PS4 works like a charm. There was no dust clogged inside the console, the main thing is THERMAL PASTE which causes chip to overheat.
I've bought a used PS4 Pro on ebay a few days ago and was dissapointed seeing how loud the thing goes... It was really unbearable, so I decided to sell it immediatelly and buy a Slim version (I've had experience with Slim and it was never that loud). Fortunately, I've decided shortly after that I won't give up that easily, and searched for experiences what to do. One of the youtube videos led me here and I decided to do it. And I did it today and couldn't believe my ears - it actually works. The thing is even more interesting, due to the fact that the vent and the heatsink were completely dust-free! I've applied a little bit of the thermal paste (the same one like in this video) and replaced all thermal pads (+ put the rest of the pads on the funny-looking metal cover for better heat dissipation) and that's it. Same games work completely different in the same scenes. I am glad I didn't sell it and did this, it was even fun to do it, not difficult at all. Just be careful with all the cables and don't forget to connect something or pull violently if it doesn't get loose on the first try
Thank you! My PS4 Pro is no longer sounding like a jet engine.
Did you use isopropyl alchohol to remove the old paste?