PS4 Pro how to take apart, clean fan and replace thermal paste
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- Use this tutorial to disassemble PlayStation 4 Pro for cleaning heatsink from dust and replacing thermal grease. PS4 Pro 1st gen of models: CUH-7015b, CUH-7016b, CUH-7115b, CUH-7116b.
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00:00 PS4 Pro cleaning and thermal paste replacement tutorial
00:11 Versions of ps4 pro
00:37 Screwdriver for disassembly PlayStation 4 Pro
01:18 Start disassembling the PS4 Pro
01:56 How to open a ps4 pro
02:14 Removing bottom cover
02:43 Dust cleaning inside ps4 housing
03:58 PS4 Pro remove top cover
05:57 Opening power supply for cleaning from dust
13:28 PS4 Pro cleaning heatsink
15:09 PS4 Pro cleaning fan
17:02 PS4 Pro replace thermal paste
17:21 PS4 Pro reassembly
* DESCRIPTION *
If your PS4 Pro overheating and making a lot of noise, in this video guide I will show you how to take apart, clean from dust and replace the thermal paste in PlayStation 4 Pro.
In this video tutorial disassembles the first generation of PS4 Pro CUH-7000 and CUH-7100 series.
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Hi there. I taking apart my PS4 Pro. I changed the cpu retention bracket for custom one from xbox360 and changed the paste to Arctic Cool MX4. The console no longer makes noise like a vacuum cleaner. But. Just in case, I removed the bottom and top plastic covers for testing. All OK. But the lower large aluminum plate, covering the entire motherboard from below, heats up to hellish temperatures. Is it fine? The heat goes through it?
Thanks changed CR battery too while eye was there I have strip filters on outside wasn't really dirty as yours
Thankyou for demostration!!
I finished cleaning the machine and all goes good...the noise has gone and i can enjoy my ps4pro
Thank you! I knew my PS4 needed a clean up and you explained everything so easily that I manage to completely follow every single step without any fear of destroying my console. You're the best!
But I gotta agree with some comments, you have to be careful with the power supply, thankfully nothing bad happened to me but my dad it's an electric engineer and I know for a fact that even without a power source it can store enough energy to pack a good punch.
Thanks for this detailed video! Bought a PS4 Pro and it was a jet engine. Just like the video, there was an 1/8 inch of dust layered on the heat sink. Probably the real problem why it was so loud but cleaned it all out, replaced the thermal paste and did it all in about an hour. The power cable was definitely the hardest and was really hoping I didn't break it getting it off. Everything worked and is quiet as a mouse.
My wife and I just did it , watching your invaluable video, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏 it's worth the hassle, my PS4 pro sounds like a new one, I couldn't get the power cable removed, it was super stuck so I had to do it with power cable attached to the motherboard, it was hard but worth it!! Can't thank you enough, love from Bangladesh ❤ 🇧🇩
Followed the instructions and it worked a treat. Pay particular attention to the PSU cable when you reassemble, I thought it was through cleanly but realised it was snagged after I'd replaced everything on the other side - added another half an hour to the job. In total 2.5 - 3 hours the first time. PS4 Pro is now back to original levels quiet i.e. fan is on but not noticeable
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.
Thanks a lot! As mentioned in the other comments there are a few difficult moments (the power cable and power supply case) but now my PS4 Pro is almost silent. The difference after cleaning everything and replacing paste is huge!
You are a life saver! I have long forgotten that a ps4 could be this quiet while on.
As a guy on another video once pointed out: Opening a PS4 is like defusing a bomb
This was great! From start to finish, I was able to remove the dust from my fan and reapply the thermal paste!
Just wanted to give you a shout-out and a very big thank-you I just recently purchased a PS4 pro and decided to take it apart and clean it and get it ready for the future of gaming and I followed everything step by step and worked out perfectly luckily mine was not dirty at all it was practically new I'm surprised but your instructions were very precise and as far as the power supply I think considering what's in there and the capacitors I would just spray with some compressed air once you took it out because let's be honest it's mostly space it's a lot safer than risking getting a shock but all-in-all a great video thanks😊😊
very good tutorial. I followed it and additionally replaced thermal pads for memory (1.0mm thick) and console is now much more silent. Thanks!
Great video, made a lot of difference for my PS4pro
I just wanna say thank you I thought I’d have to replace my PS4 but now she’s just as good as the day I got her!
I followed your video and my PS4 pro went from jet plane to silent. I was shocked how much it changed. I used mx-4 and thermal pads 1mm and it worked great. My only issue was there was a clear film on the thermal pads that I didn't notice until I had pasted it already so I had to take it apart and repaste but no big deal. Hopefully it stays this silent for a long time.
Watching this is therapeutic
Great video! Followed instructions and this fixed my jet engine ps4 pro, thanks!
I wanna attempt this but those ribbon cables are my nemesis!
Thanks for this video! My PS4 Pro was getting pretty loud. The issue I found out wasn’t caused by too much dust buildup, but was due to it desperately needing new thermal paste. It runs way cooler/quieter now!
Does the brand of thermal paste matter?
@@Tembo_LeonardoYou can go ahead and use TM30 or higher quality brands. I used TM30 since it's the only paste I had lying around and it gets the job done. No more Pro sounding like a jet.
I've got ps4 pro 7216b, I've not delved inside yet but wanted to check if same process?
I'm looking at getting the Arctic mx6 paste and was thinking should I replace the heat pads whilst I'm in there, if so what thickness should I choose as your link seems unclear??
Many thanks
Best disassembly video i seen yet, i watch a mew one everytime i change my thermal paste n this was the best so far
2 months later and my system (that sounded like a jet) is still running quiet and amazing all because one minor detail in this video
@@SallyHueghJanusWhich one minor detail helped it to stay quiet?
@@feliksdzerzhinskij800 it was like 2-4 more screws to get to the heat sink and that's what was blocking the air flow from the fan to the cpu.
Its been 8 months and it's still running great
@@feliksdzerzhinskij800 just follow his steps till the end,
I kept stopping at the thermal paste and it would just instantly melt the paste n got loud again within an hour bc the dust was blocking the airflow from getting to the processor
@@SallyHueghJanus Thank will do, this helped so much!
This helped us fix a ps4 that was shutting down a few minutes after starting up. Sounded like a jet engine. It works now and us quieter!
super great and detailed video my man... Thank you very much!
Thank you! I coudlnt even game my fan was running so hard. Now its whisper quiet. I owe you man.
Finally my PlayStation has landed 😂 thanks for the video 👍
Haha this got me good nice one 👌
I’m going to clean and change the thermal paste on my pro today. imma use this video as a guide. back in 2021 when i first disassembled and cleaned my unit, i also used your first video! my unit’s serial is CUH-7006B this is a first generation right? i bought it around mid-2017. anyways, thanks for the video! really helpful! imma use the ps5 video next time! 🥰
Hello, I had a question after playing silicone paste on ps4 pro, should we wait for a few days or turn on the device immediately? I changed the thermal paste, but the fan made a lot of noise again.❤
Thank you man just did my sons playstation working like new now followed your steps!!!!
Thanks for the tutorial. 👍
Great video ps4 pro is quite again but please help for some reason my internet on the PlayStation is really slow after the cleaning. My download speed and upload speeds are 500mps but on the PlayStation using lan cable it is only 5mps for download and 400kps for upload. Could have the cleaning and disassembling the PlayStation affect my internet connection ?
Thank you. This video was super helpful :)
Who’s fault is it when the os4 gets too hot? Too less/too much/not properly spread thermal paste or a dusty heat sink or missing thermal pads?
Thanks, successfully done!
Finalmente uno che sa spiegare..Semplicemente grazie di ❤.
Thanks!
The intervention looks like it was successful!
"The surgery has succeeded and the patient survived"
Unfortunately, I didn't have the past to be in the link, I may regret it in 1-2 months because I have to paste it again, but I used Aliexpress HY-510 (that was home) and it turns out!
It was a very good diet point for maintenance if there were a couple of points I had to look at several times because it was not clear, eg: before removing the top covering the two screws which is on the on. It records the unit of the connection line, but in the end it is solved. But it really helped a lot.
Great material. Thank you 👍😊
Got a ps4 pro from my sister after she wanted to throw it away because it made sounds I havent heard before. Either it tried to fly or blow up :D thanks to you it works fine now.. so thank you
Just did mine. I have the Glacier White 7215b model. The previous owner never cleaned it out. So much dust and build up around the heatsink. The Pro got so loud I thought it was gonna explode lmao. I applied TM30 thermal paste and left the pads alone. Now my Pro is quiet. Just as quiet as my PS4 slim!
Hi I have a ps4 pro when I remove the power Supply Cable its so tight. i'm concerned that I may tear the cable off the main board or the power supply. Is there any tools required to remove this cable. I watched your video but my cable very tight.
What size should the thermal pads be (in thickness)?: 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm.
Absolutely brilliant thanks
Thanks for this tutorial! By following it I replaced the paste in my PS4 Pro and it's quiet again 🙂
How do I get the screw out in the middle of the power supply it's bad and I have never had this open
very good info!
I fallowed your video, changed the fan for a new one & replaced all thermal pads. It is so silent that I had to double check if the system was actually on or not. Thanks!
Hello I don’t know if you will read this, what model of PS4 Pro you have?
CUH-116b?
You understand this now and your videos gonna help me. Couldn't want to clean my brother's greasy one. It sounds like a hurricane.
That's right that's what I hate about p s four
Hi any help would be greatly appreciated, the thermal pads on my vram chips are all cracked and have black chunks falling off them, I know nothing about consoles but I’m following your tutorial and it’s working so far so good so I was wondering how I would go about replacing those? Do they need paste or anything or just buy new pad and put in place ? Thanks
You can buy the thermal pad strips, but you’ll probably need to cut them out to replace your damaged pads
Buy a set of 1mm thermal pads. Or a sheet of 1mm pad and cut them to size.
My launch PS4 Pro was one of the lucky ones in terms of its noise (compared to some reports) when I first got it but over the last 6+ years it steadily got louder eventually to jet engine levels and last week starting to ask to be shut down due to over-heating when my kids played Hogwarts Legacy.
So I finally got round to cleaning it and replacing the thermal compound with MX-4 and now it is WHISPER QUIET. The fan spins up far far less even than when the console was brand new. Should have done this as soon as it was out of warranty!
hi yesterday i changed the cpu paste and pad and i removed all the dust on my ps4 pro but now its noisier than before the change
You are THE BEST 👌
question just bc i see conflicting things online... i have the CUH-7015B ps4 pro (the white destiny 2 edition) do i need a t8 torx or t9 torx? i have 10 bucks lol and don't wanna get the wrong one :P
Doesn’t matter either one can work
Thank you!
Can it be just any other print Bush
Very very thanks q so much u r videos
i fixed my pro 4 with a new fan so why is it not working it comes on and plays until it gets hot bc the new is not coming on please help me thx
Hi I inherited a PS4 Pro, which sounded like a jet engine, before it told me I had to close the console as it was melting. The unit I have is the later version, so there were aspects of the back plate that were not quite in sync with what you show, and the chip backing is held in by a 2 point fixing instead of 4.
Oh, and the power unit screws: One of them was plastic, which meant that it burred almost immediately. So I ground it with a screw driver.
That said, I found the heat sink with a mat of dust all over the intake.
Everything cleaned, thermal paste renewed, and one hour later she fired up as quiet as you like.
The other thing I was considering is adding an SSD, which would give less stress to the CPU.... but I wasn't certain, as I think I may have issues with formatting the drive. I don't have access to a windows computer, with the gear. Is there a way to format in the PS4?
Method 1. Format External Hard Drive for PS4 Using Disk Utility
The first thing you're going to do is open the Disk Utility on Mac. In order to do that, you'd have to go to finder. Then, follow these steps:
Step 1. Open Disk Utility in finder.
Step 2. Find and click on an external device.
Step 3. Click on "Erase."
Step 4. Pick the "exFAT" file system in the next prompt.
Step 5. Click "Erase."
This will format your device into the exFAT format and allow you to connect it to your PS4 without any issues.
Thank you!!
I have a cuh 7116b model of the ps4 pro but pretty much everything is the same apart from the design of cross ontop of the cpu. But when i plugged it in it would switch on however every other cable wouldnt work. I opened it up again and saw that the ac power cable is connected to a seperate part to the rest but i dont know what to do. Although i am considering taking it to a repair shop.
Ehsan Chowdhury yeah that’s honestly the best bet if you’re not good at taking apart or working with electrical/mechanical devices or don’t have an adept knowledge and experience of working with circuitry or have trouble remembering which screws go where. I’m fairly knowledgeable and experienced with mechanical objects and devices and I was considering doing this to mine, but after watching this video, I’m rethinking it. The last time I took it to an electronics shop to get it cleaned, it took the guy a few hours and he only charged me around $40. The thermal paste costs, what, $10? Might be more than that now, but still $40-50 every year and a half or so isn’t that bad, especially considering that it’s someone who does it for a living and specializes in doing this sort of thing every day.
@@Whitebreadonly Thanks for the advice i know a few people who deal with computer hardware HOWEVER before i saw your response i did the complete opposite and took it apart and reopened it over the course of the last week. Now i know 110% that there's an issue with the hard drive when i first took it out although i don think i need to replace it. But thanks again for the advice.
MW2019 still make my ps4 pro pretty warm but before it would sometimes overheat. I don't even hear the fan now👍
PS be careful with that power supply and make sure your ps4 pro is the same model as this guys. Mine was a different model and i had to play around with it for an hour and a half to get it properly put back together 🙃
Ps4 pro thermal pads thickness mm?
Grizzly kryonaut thermal paste, Silver King, MX-6 They're good
Should the fan be rotating clockwise or anti-clockwise? I think I messed up the connection and don’t know the correct direction of airflow
The connector is keyed so you can't connect it the wrong way.
Great video. I was actually thinking of doing this myself, but after watching this and seeing how much work it is and how much dust and other nasty shit I’m gonna have to dispose of, I think I might just take it to a shop to let someone else do it. What I can’t figure out is why my fan only gets loud when I put in certain games and at certain times with each game in the PS4. For Horizon ZD it only does when I open the map screen over/around Meridian. In Fallout 4 and Skyrim it gets loud when I open the map screen, but not as loud as when I open a container or look at my item/inventory menu and it gets loudest when I’m just playing it normally in the open world. I go inside a house or (anywhere the game considers an “inside” location) building, the fan speed goes back down. I’m thinking that’s probably not a clogged with dust or cleaning issue, but just certain locations and performing certain activities in some games just make the APU get hotter, and the thermal paste the guy put in there must have dried out.
Sounds like dust or thermal paste but probably both. The problem with many PS4 Pro consoles, especially older models, is poor assembly. Low quality thermal paste was applied poorly at the factory and there is only one way to remedy that.
I've redone mine and cleaned it and my PS4 Pro is now virtually silent at all times.
besides the possible dust and thermal paste, the main reason is because it takes a lot of processing power to utilize maps in most games like that. The same thing would happen to me in open world games, also in open world games it takes a lot of power to render in all the assets depending on areas you're at.
this helped alot :) only 1 critique, where the power supply connects... remove the cable from the motherboard, Not the power unit itself... its way way easier to manage imo
thanks man great tip. if only i read this 20 minits earlier before i dam near wrecked the lil connecter trying to pull it out. yeah it slid out of motherboard so easy 👍
I had the opposite experience. Could not remove it from the motherboard at all. It almost felt like it was glued in.
Ok but is this *guaranteed* to fix my ps4 pro from sounding like a jet about to take off or nah? My local shop quoted me $90 to do this, and tbh I feel like it might be worth it, I’m not a very patient person and I’m also not mechanically inclined
90 for a job like this is a bit too much imo
Ps5 CFI 1200 installed M2 Corsair MP600 PRO LPX. Ps5 shows speed 3685mb/s. I decided to check out the M2 and the games run very fast and work great. Someone faced such a problem as the minimum reading speed?
There’s a screw on the power supply that isn’t moving at all what do I do?
Look for a link to buy southbrindge chip ps4 po 7015b or the board ?
Try eBay 😅
Thanks!
Thanks for your support !
Kindly someone reply.
Do we need to wait for the thermal paste to dry up before putting everything back together?
This will be the very first time I'll be cleaning up my PS4 Pro. It sounds like a jet aircraft's turbine currently.
No god no do not do that. After spreading the paste you should immediately put everything back together
my power supply cable was in there so strong i was scared to pull it out
You need to open it's screws from the other side
Dude same, my cable did not want to lift
@@keran3442 don't clean your power supply it can be very dangerous to you and your console
@@franklinclinton3211 nah I didn't take the power supply apart dw, seemed a bit too risky especially since it's pretty open. Just unplugged and put to the side
Uhm yea i got 2 7mm silver screws over now, thanks nice screw dupe tutorial 10/10 whould recomend
Just done mine. With larger thermal pads than original and an extra one on the hdmi chip it is very quiet, even when running VR. The factory thermal paste was very poor and about a 1/4 of the gpu wasnt even coated. No wonder it sounded like a jet engine before.
Salve sei stato bravissimo,ma che problemi ha avuto la Ps. Quanta roba c'era dentro.
Davvero 🤣 io ho aperto la mia e quasi non c'era polvere, la pasta termica è andata comunque lol domani la cambio appena me la consegnano
I cant open the power supplys last screw because its different for me
i cleaned the heatsink, replaced thermal PADS and PASTE, cleaned the fan too, but it still turns off in the middle of a game or gets the “The PS4 is too hot message” i need help right now
Spreading paste causes air bubbles. Better to let it spread on its own. It will squeeze the excess out. Only time to spread would be when using Liquid Metal
yoo but how I know where to put the screws back in💀‼️
Idk maybe watch the video??
The middle screw of my power supply is different. Its not that silver one so I dont know what tool to use and how to remove it :(
Did you ever get it removed?
@@SentinelEx nope
Great video and an even greater explanation!
We just launched our newest thermal paste - the MX-6 if you want to give it a try :)
I can get a free sample 😂
is the mx-6 better than the mx-4? for replacing thermal paste on a ps4pro
@@adg3793 yes 👍
@@adg3793 Did you apply it? How was the improvement? I’ve been planning on cleaning my PS4 pro again and might as well apply new paste since I’ve never have before
You need to be seriously careful opening power supplies, IMHO you should've warned people of doing this while risking their own safety, those capacitors still hold a huge amount of voltage even when the machine has been turned off and disconnected from the outlet. Other than that good video. For future reference never muck around with psus people.
This.
@@LucaBlightOfHighland That
Thank you
Yup. Just use an air blower since it looks like there’s quite a number of openings.
Security torx u call them bro
Did he put thermal paste on the APU chip?
Yes of course. He cleaned off the old and replaced with new.
i did all the steps and not it won't work i don't know where i messed up , it's like turning on than stops
If I open up my ps4 would I have to log in to my accounts again? I have a modded account given to me that I don’t know the password.
The ps4 will launch like before none of that will change.
Knew how to do it already, just wanted to see how to open the plastic covers😂 I was struggling with them
Help i did everything exacly the same and now every time i try to start my ps4 it just beeps 3 times and the fan starts spinning fast before turning off again
You probably broke the antenna
Check to see if any wires are unplugged or damaged.
Did the exact same thing and it worked.
Now my ps4 pro is not a jet engine anymore
I also replaced the battery since my ps4 pro is pretty old
Thank you
Followed the steps, my ps4 pro is now quiet, i had fallen out of love with my gadget
I got my ps4 pro from November 2016. I kid you not, literally no dust at all. Still, it was a jet engine with games like god of war. Same cooling paste problem. O and thanks for the superb guide!
Did everything and it’s still sounds like a bloody jet engine!
unfortunately i only made it to 10 mins into the video :(( 4 of the black screws absolutely refused to unscrew, whoever made mine really didn’t want me to open it. any suggestions on what i can do?
How to remove top lid 4:15
Ps4 Too hot?
Hi. My ps4 is from launch day so nearly 10 years and playing God of War was sounding bit too loud. Ordered some air spray, alcohol and thermal paste.. cleaned whole console out and took a lot of thick black dust from the heat sink. Applied a pea sized amount of paste. Now my ps4 is sounding like a jet engine when I open GOW sounds suiuuuper loud then beeps flashes red and says too hot. What have I done wrong pls help me dear lord
Did you fix it? Maybe check to make sure everything is plugged in. Was it enough thermal paste applied?
@SentinelEx I did! I removed the thermal paste and used another brand works fine now will tide me over till Xmas ps5 haha, the other paste I used was like watery and evaporating after a day of use nearly lil
Versuche mal bei der paste ein Nike Zeichen zu machen wo du links unten in der Ecke anfängst. Und natürlich nicht zu viel. Dann sparst du dir den Pinsel.
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Power supply wire is incredibly stuck. Feels like it's gonna snap if I tug any harder.
Same
Ça marche toujours pas pour moi , Stp ajoute
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