PS4 Slim Disassembly: Fix Overheating with Fan Cleaning & Thermal Paste Replacement

[@howfixit]

PS4 Pro Liquid Metal vs Thermal Paste: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn60ZmyfmLp6aqM *For more info check out the links in the description*

[@peterpan-hs8es]

hey i did this with my ps4 and my controller After it my r1 and r2 buttons didnt work what can i do?

[@splurge840]

@@peterpan-hs8es p

[@DavidGonzalez-sr6il]

You made taking the power supply cable seem very easy. That thing is more stuck than King Arthur's sword

[@howfixit]

Yeah.. I know

[@DavidGonzalez-sr6il]

@@howfixit I was able to get it out by using some needle nose pliers and keeping the power supply port situated with my finger. Worked like a charm.

[@DeathBringer_Jr]

David Gonzalez the needle nose pliers tip saved me some huge trouble. Thanks man

[@BelieveMedia1]

😂😂

[@sammym6965]

David Gonzalez you’re a god for making that comment. Needle nose did the job lmao

[@Mastodon322]

I like how you amplify the sound of taking the plastics off. Makes people aware that they’re not breaking them when removing.

[@geramix33]

I have the thermal paste!. Now I just need a PS4

[@handheldhavoc6635]

😂😂😂

[@paulconstantin4760]

:))) :))) :))) :)))

[@brynx24]

💀🙏🏽

[@Ahmadxyx89]

@@brynx24what does that mean ?

[@Danny15900]

😂😂😂😂

[@spacepop7186]

Hot tip for everyone following along: you know that small, aluminum bracket that fell out of your ps4 when you flipped it over? It goes on the radiator, and you can see it at 5:20.

[@massivemonkeylover123]

thank you king

[@exotiicrelax3918]

I love you

[@sharukhrahman7925]

I didnt find that in my version

[@dommorris8163]

Came to the comment section for this

[@savageness9587]

King you’re heaven sent

[@alexpiedras8332]

I replaced my pc's thermal paste today and thought "this was easy, i'm gonna do the ps4 now!". Not my best idea.

[@drietrapsraket6885]

😂😂😂🙈

[@metalliclark86]

God damn, that is exactly what I'm thinking. Maybe the video will prove helpful, but hell imma try it

[@fazorvr2664]

Ps4 is pretty easy to do

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

Thankyou for this simple yet efficient tutorial. I was able to get my ps4 slim stripped down after watching this as I did it and now it’s all nice and clean inside, new thermal paste and the heat sink isn’t caked with dust anymore

[@night-x6793]

Thinking Sony would make it easier to reach the fan and CPU but yet they still act like the PS4 doesn't need maintenance work.

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

Had a shop repair my ps4 a while back and they stripped one of the phillips screws holding my motherboard down. What a bummer

[@axemods03]

No time wasted straight to the point i like it

[@flyingwolf6]

Even years later this video helped me a ton. Took a while for me to disassemble, but assembling it back together took around 10 min because I was familiar with the hardware after.

[@BobbyWoody429]

I’m considering doing it myself but it looks very finicky; did you get lost while doing it? I’m wondering if I’ll forget where things go and screw the system up

[@flyingwolf6]

@@BobbyWoody429 Assembling was pretty straight forward. Just make sure to sort the screws of the motherboard cover. It was also easy to remember where things go since I did everything in the same evening. If you decide to do it, there‘s a little piece that fell out of my ps4 after I turned it to the other side. It goes into the cooling block.

[@BobbyWoody429]

@@flyingwolf6 ah excellent, thanks for the advice. I haven’t really had any experience opening these things up before so I suppose I’m just paranoid about messing my system up, and it not working when I power it back on

[@theamarothman]

I am doing this for the first time since I purchased my PS4 slim 5 years ago. And I will not lie, it looks like a very delicate heart surgery. I am nervous.

[@emirsontan132]

My surgery is next week😂.Was it hard to get it back together?

[@theamarothman]

@@emirsontan132 I’d say its meticulous but doable. And watching multiple cleaning videos helps. Good luck!

[@dionysis19081992]

Amazing job! Just be careful with those white connectors, don't pull them back from the small cables, because it is dangerous for them to be cut. Your video is very good, thanks for your help!

[@agecali7893]

Hey. I know this video is pretty old but it just helped me fix my PS4 yesterday. Very helpful video. Instructions are very clear. I owe you big time. Subscribed and thank you. You're the best man

[@Kazifu_Gaming]

What was wrong with it?

[@sharukhrahman7925]

Dude this is my first time dismantling an electronic component and the whole process was tedious. I took a photograph for each step. After everything is assembled and done the ps4 is dead silent.. i thought i broke my fan but it was running🤯🤯.. After dismantling it i discovered few thermal pads were missing.. some thermal pads were burnt and others became dust. I found a white patch in my memory module (burnt i think).. I used c14 stage1 thermal paste it had done a great job.. Edit.. aw man i misplaced couple of thermal pads in the motherboard..

[@ArtuMormar]

U didint mention u need to remove other screws from the bottom of the power supply i broke my ps4 plastic.

[@handheldhavoc6635]

Good thing the plastic part is easily replaced. Find a bottom piece on eBay.

[@handheldhavoc6635]

@@kspades2530 you dont want to use too much thermal paste, it might get over the motherboard. Just put a little x across the GPU and spread it out evenly should be fine 👍

[@Starkweather1999]

Not sure about applying the thermal paste. On the older PS4 it was instructed to apply a pea sized dollop in the center of processor. On my slim, there was hardly any paste at all and most was around the edges of the processor. I'll apply a dollop instead of spreading evenly. Either way, it will surely still be better than the half-assed job the lazy manufacturer did.

[@Zombiekaas]

Thanks for sharing this info. With your help I was able to safely and without damage fix my little brothers PS4 slim. The problem was a stuck powerbutton

[@Niiixxxx]

What were the symptoms of stuck power button, I was trying to put my sons ps4 into safe mode today to rebuild the database and realised the power button is unresponsive. eject button works ok. When I asked him how long it's been not working he said "I always just turn on with the controller"

[@ridiculous_gaming]

I thank you for the video, for it made taking my PS4 slim apart much easier. However, I would perhaps mention one thing instead of pulling the internal power plugs by the wires themselves, perhaps use a small needle nose plier instead.

[@nicolespeaks3257]

I took was thinking that! Maybe tiny channel lock pliers could grasp the plastic housing on the pig tails too so as to never pull on wires like my auto mechanics tell me.

[@nicolespeaks3257]

Or possibly a Fuse Puller might be safer.

[@marshalmarshall2109]

while prying off the plastic case it was super stubborn cut my finger open, how did you do it so effortlessly?

[@Reboot153]

You really need to film this again with your auto-blur turned off.

[@gr8tnessgaming506]

sooo to be clear ... its only a T8 & basic philips head screwdrivers needed for this correct ... askin for a friend

[@jonathanparkhurst1080]

How did he get the back of the PS4 off? I unsrewed the screw and took out the HDD but I still can't get it up and don't want to force it out as it might break it.

[@handheldhavoc6635]

You need to make sure all the screws are taken out. Make sure to take a picture of your ps4 before you take them out so you know where they go back in 😊

[@janhorcicka3947]

Thanks for walkthrough. I did that yesterday and was kinda easy. But I only struggled with power supply cord (not easy to take off) and obviously I have different version of PS4 slim than is shown on video as on some places I had "more screws to take off" than on video. And very last note - you did not mentioned that used torx T8 needs to have a hole in the middle otherwise those screws can't be removed (possibly due to other version?).

[@pavkata9568]

its called a security screw but my ps4's warranty expired a while ago so i just took a 1.5 flat head and removed the little pillars

[@sharukhrahman7925]

Yeah i didnt have the screw bit so i broke the hole using a flat screwdriver and used a normal torx😂

[@austingutierrez2709]

@@sharukhrahman7925 exactly what I did. Had torqx bits but not security ones so I took the flat head and broke off every tab leaving them all regular torx😂

[@Niiixxxx]

@@austingutierrez2709 How easy are they to break ? Are the screws metal or plastic ?

[@austingutierrez2709]

@@Niiixxxx the fasteners are metal but not the PlayStation

[@ixurlife8076]

Not the best guide here missed a screw on reverse to let power pack out and also why you would apply thermal paste before your ready to put back together is beyond anyone's guess

[@howfixit]

You are not attentive.

[@ixurlife8076]

@@howfixit 100 very attentive thank you I learnt my trade a Sony engineer so come again with your mickey mouse B. S

[@whoamarcelus]

@@howfixit No you did not point Actually it wasn't even shown in the video that you took it out

[@aaronvega7251]

What screw did he miss and where is it

[@edroseptic9442]

@@ixurlife8076 if you know so much, why are you needing to watch his “Mickey mouse” tutorial in the first place? Lmao

[@MrPegasus09]

Thanks for your help. It got my ps4 too hot problem recovered. Appreciated.

[@gabrielrascol3101]

Finally my PS4 is silent now, the jet has retired

[@user-nu9im9zc8s]

😂😂😂😂 Me too I must replace it

[@zombiekiller7243]

Thanks for failing to mention the white thermal pads above the cpu. 5:25 Now I lost two and idk what to do or if I should assemble it and turn it on

[@zombiekiller7243]

I took apart my old broken ps4 pro and took the thermal pads from there so I’m all good

[@RussianKrushin]

I can tell you, using a T8 is wrong, it is a T 10 security bit

[@duduboca]

it is the same as mine, and it has that little piece loose in the coler that when you turn it falls. Very good your video, shows perfect

[@corneliu1066]

Tnks so much the power button cable was half out and wasnt working and now it does:)

[@625JoeMercy]

Good video! although I had to search another one to assamble the ps4 again

[@toteminho]

The most useful play station video I've ever watched.

[@hanma_inu]

"Unrecognized disc" pops up on my ps4 homescreen even though i don't insert disc on it after cleaning and changing thermal paste.

[@TheIkeRai]

You helped me fix mine today, thank you!

[@davidkeene1398]

what sucks is that i don't have the required screws

[@sedateme4347]

Why do you need to replace thermal paste ?

[@inky3541]

To stop the CPU from overheating, if you were to never use thermal paste then your ps4 wouldn't even be able to run a small game most likely

[@dagoon5895]

Great tutorial! It was easy to follow the instructions. Thank you

[@aliasd5735]

Can you tell me how i can fix problem drop frame in some games like hitman 2 and assasins creed origins and oddesy ...just some place it have a many people in game like miami chapter .... and proplem from cpu or gpu or screen cart ...

[@handheldhavoc6635]

You might just need to update your console or sometimes when the ps4 freezes up or drops frames there are too many notifications going on the same time. Limit your notifications in the menu. You can also try to rebuild your database if it doesn't work.

[@douglat-ravedj7454]

I got a little water in my ps4 slim and now it wont works

[@bruhimdeadgaming2764]

Douglasaou - RaveDj what did you expect? Water and electricity aren’t good friends

[@handheldhavoc6635]

Late reply: but if your ps4 isn't toast already try using qtips and isopropyl alcohol. It might dry up some of the motherboard. But by now if you haven't its probably not going to help.

[@christopherbrady7582]

I followed steps and now my disc drive wont accept disc. Any suggestions?

[@handheldhavoc6635]

You might need to open it again and check out the disc tray. Clean if you need to with isopropyl alcohol. If you hear a rattling noise, some times those rolling pins that pull the disc in become loose and thankfully they just snap back in 👍

[@GamingForst1]

@@handheldhavoc6635 gud thing my games digital

[@jakeflane2218]

I removed the screws but two issues with the psu. one is that hte cable on top wont come out and the second issue is even with all the screws you mentioned and the t8's removed, the psu itself will not budge in the middle even when i lift up on both sides.

[@Jdvibezzz400]

Why didn’t your’s have the black screws you have to cut out forcefully before you can start unscrewing the screws.

[@shorty808100]

Got some MX-4 to repaste my CPU/APU and some K5 Pro to replace the thermal pads on my slim I put a WD SSD in it earlier this year with cross play games coming up I want it running fast as possible I have some Kingpin KPX but thats for my high end gaming machine I keep MX-4 around for everything else laptop’s PS’s etc…

[@Shannygal228]

How tf are you all managing to complete this? I can't even get the case open 😭

[@chrispena8186]

Use flat heads.

[@hxd9321]

Women problems*

[@sherlanmamaril7368]

I had forgot to place the small screw thing on the heatsink , that's y on the 32 screws I only got 31 inserted properly

[@TheGamingRobin-cm8hs]

4:38 Pulled too hard and now I don't know where the other end goes

[@dakotaelk2807]

The first phillips screw to remover before you flip and remove power supply is stripped. Any suggestions?

[@ItsKapow]

When I was dissembling my PS4 slim, a butterfly nut fell out of mine, do you know where it goes?

[@TheBerlinbaer]

From the upper site the big metal plate

[@ItsKapow]

@@TheBerlinbaer Thank you, after 10 months I can put my PS4 back together now.

[@TheBerlinbaer]

ItsKapow No Problem 😂💪🏻💪🏻

[@_shenanigans_8337]

TheBerlinbaer i still dont see where it goes

[@iiSamXD]

@@ItsKapow lmao

[@rubbertire6608]

Why dose nobody talk about the ribbon connections I'm stuck there

[@pandastrife9827]

I did this and the reassembled video and now my ps4 won't turn on, what do I do?

[@Limpmoose]

I ran into the same issue. Someone please help in comments

[@JohanBaez5877]

Please help with this: Does anyone here know what brand is recommended and what size in millimeters for the thermal pads of the ps4 slim ???? Thanks in advance Ayuda con esto por favor: Alguien de aqui sabe que marca es recomendable y que tamaño en milimetros para los pads térmicos de la ps4 slim ???? Gracias de antemano

[@bosscemeteryarchives4526]

just get something like the GP Extreme Thermal Pad in 1mm thickness and cut it to size for each chip (dicen en reddit 🤷

[@kerrdad1492]

I'm wondering if you could help me? My ps4 slim has absolutely no power going to it, I had renewed the power cable and the power supply and I still have no power going to it. Would you be able to help by giving me any suggestions?

[@handheldhavoc6635]

Probably a motherboard problem.

[@NewQuietBear]

You're missing some parts. Wifi antenna board has two cables.

[@shorty808100]

Ya tomorrow I’m doing my PS4 super slim today I did my PS3 super slim this is way easier, I got one more PS to do a PS3 slim I’m not looking forward to that, man I used MX-4 I cleaned to fan like new and that thing blows like a hairdryer now when the fan does blow my RSX chip basically had no thermal paste on it and there was barely enough to contact the IHS on the cpu chip man it runs better than when I bought it video playback is crystal clear, I’m gonna replace my thermal pads as well with K5 Pro on the other 2 consoles *( super slim PS3 has none )* it’s way better than thermal pads

[@maritrunks]

Is it possible to remove the disc drive without removing the motherboard??

[@MindsetDSF]

So I’ve done this to a few PS4’s and worked like a charm. Did one yesterday and now the control won’t connect. Checked the antenna, tried different cables, replaced the antenna from my old console and still nothing. Any ideas?

[@Miguel-yn6nw]

You just fucked up bro

[@fizzyracks6052]

probably the power supply

[@jacobthai3463]

Tf how did you get the bottom part

[@RedFaceeee]

Did he put on enough thermal paste?

[@shorty808100]

Found a better thermal paste than Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or kingpin KPX plus it last for 8 years Thermalright TFX, TF8 *( TFX may be the best non liquid metal thermal paste on the market )* also last 8 years but not quit as good, I may use that or noctua’s NT-2 it last 5 years since it’s an APU system

[@what2look471]

Your guide helped me a lot!!

[@tingoc7507]

Can you make a video about the PS4 slim power supply disassembling

[@user-pb4bn1eb2j]

Ti Ngoc it’s literally a part of this video

[@INTERCEPTOR310]

i know... its not so easy to disasseble...

[@user-iq3du8yu6s]

After I assembled my ps4 it opens for a couple of seconds and then it closes on its own ,please help

[@kozmo0]

Thank you for this useful tutorial!

[@joemusashi2701]

i have very dirty ps4 motherboard can i clean it with water and soap

[@aryibrahim7361]

what's the name pad or black foam in the minute 3:42, because my pad or foam is broken.

[@brynx24]

bro that cable near the disc drive is sooo hard to remove

[@Zero_aura12]

Fr I can’t get it out and I cut my thumb with that little piece of metal sticking out near it

[@meyho_]

What thermal paste should I get? I’m from the U.S so I couldn’t get the one in your description

[@A1DEN-RL]

arctix mx-4 or 5 or kryounaut thermal grizzle

[@flumasks]

Bro my power supply won’t come off…. 😭😭😭 it comes off all except for one side

[@paulconstantin4760]

you should have add way more thermal paste , the amount you have put there will dry in les than an hour of play :)

[@Kevinelpro03]

Does this video work with a PS4 slim CUH 2215B?

[@DC2_Danny]

For those who did this. Was the reassembly easy?

[@fizzyracks6052]

fuck no lmao I spent 3 hours on this

[@prestongriffin1287]

I must have a prototype because none of this matches

[@BateMasterJeff9887]

I damn near butchered my PS4 doing this. Thing is made of titanium I swear

[@blizzaguken1673]

Quick question, is changing the Thermal Pad necessary ?

[@diebij6530]

ye

[@DarekMalinowski]

I disassembled, and it is all clean

[@lauramariani6766]

Thank you for the video!

[@Archangel8343]

This doesn't happen if you keep your house clean our house is always clean we have a PS4 slim got it in 2013 not once had to dust it off or clean it out it doesn't overheat still running brand new we keep really good care of our stuff we don't let it go to hell

[@staceyfuller5616]

How long do we let the thermal paste set? On the ps4 just wondering🤔💭 I was debating sending mine in its overheating and powering off I believe it's a Thermal paste job BUT could be anything

[@shadowangel774]

You don’t let it set, you can use it immediately. As long as the thermal paste was applied correctly AND thermal damage was not present, it should be just fine.

[@JbbMC]

Next time use manual focus instead of automatic as it keeps refocusing

[@shahmeer7789]

it only works for some time then same thing happen

[@kaizen0093]

Guys you do know u don’t have to take out the battery connector from the motherboard you can just remove the motherboard with the connector still plugged in.

[@XdEditz12]

You make it seem so easily 😂 the only ex thing here is the disambly but the put back together part tho...

[@arwinfakhrurrozy9966]

how did you understand all of this?

[@edroseptic9442]

Very helpful. My ps4 is purring like a kitten now. 🙂👍

[@andresyanez4061]

bro u are the best, really helpful !!

[@jakehibberd9122]

my themel paste has dried out how much themel paste do I need

[@flyingwolf6]

Do you mean how much you need to buy? 2g would already be more than enough for the PS4. Personally, I also like buying a spatula like the guy in the video did.

[@jhhvbggh6460]

this video is awesome! was very useful for me

[@enrik2184]

Really helpful

[@jackelvis7603]

what happen after you re paste it

[@s.javadhashmi7754]

Thank you for this awesome tutorial, now my ps4 doesn't sound like jet engine ❤

[@Feuchterbandit1]

I have the artic MX2 paste is that okay ?

[@koyd3r723]

yea its a good paste

[@hxd9321]

No don’t use it

[@WM_bizz]

Do you need thermal paste

[@novitapangandian5394]

More such videos. As always, quality video.

[@Ahov29]

Thermal Pad thickness?

[@tonysaurabhroy]

Which screwdriver did you use to unscrew the one behind the sticker?

[@abdulazizalqenaei]

Torx T8 security screw

[@brynx24]

torx

[@nikmantheevil3276]

Thank you very much for your help.

[@3lectronic0]

Thermal pads?

[@handheldhavoc6635]

They help keep the ps4 from overheating. You can replace them.

[@mantasgalgatavicius9591]

Very helpful , thank u very much

[@rampagerabbit8680]

best Video !!! thank you very much !!!