PlayStation 4 model CUH-1200 cleaning tutorial.

In this step by step cleaning tutorial I will show you how to clean your ps4. Removing al the dust and replacing the thermal past will make your Playstation les noisy and prevents overheating. So if your Playstation sounds like an aircraft taking off? this video is for you!
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Tools used:
- Ifixit Pro tech Toolkit amzn.to/3izmJVV
- Arctic MX-4 thermal past amzn.to/3kgv81f
- Paint brush
- Q-tips amzn.to/3QEIuAh
- Isopropyl alcohol amzn.to/3CLhbOV
- Anti static mat amzn.to/3ZvRwUi
Recorded with:
-Canon 4000D amzn.to/3ZxNSt2

[@diogoritagoncalves9186]

the best, doesnt come close to the other "cleaning" videos on KZbin, this is true cleaning ❤️

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

thank you! I appreciate your comment.

[@nanangfebriyadi4767]

What are you talking about

[@caseylashley5063]

Absolutely agree!!

[@joshpalmer5974]

Definitely agree!! Best video on here for this need

[@josemiguelsilva7008]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@tiannabradley1880]

This video has been an absolute diamond could not for the life of me find a video for my ps4 and I was fully going in blind until your video my ps4 is not scarily quite I bought it second hand and its been sounding like a fighter jet for the past year Thank you so so so much for this!!!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you Tianna, you're welcome.

[@Justsomedude180]

I rarely leave comments under videos but you really deserve it man! The tutorial was really easy to follow even for someone like me and I was able to tear apart my ps4 top to bottom. It kept overheating because of thick layer of dust but now it’s like new! I can’t even hear the thing when it’s on. Once again, thank you very much for the tutorial. You deserve more recognition. Cheers :)

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thanks for taking the trouble to leave a comment. It helps for the findability of the video. Nice to read that it makes such a difference. 👍

[@luckyzikoo6516]

It's rare you find a PERFECT video like this

[@ashikokosnuss]

I can‘t thank you enough for this tutorial. I never worked with any tech like this and was pretty intimidated to do so, but my PS4 sounded like an airplane taking of, it was so loud I started avoiding using it. So seeing this super easy to follow tutorial helped ease my fear of cleaning it myself. And man am I glad I did, it‘s so quiet now!!! I can finally enjoy playing games on it again.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

I'm proud of you man, I really am. I also found it quite intimidating at first. I'm glad I was able to help you do it yourself. Enjoy the silence 💪

[@chairmanmaoio9937]

I came looking for a different tutorial after finding ifixit's instructions to "just pull real hard bro" on removing the bottom shell. This is a very nicely done and easily answered the couple of disassembly questions I had. Watching it during re-assembly to remember where some of the screws went, very nice job with the sped up footage while still showing every screw. This is pro.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment. Nice to read that you find it a good tutorial.

[@giannam.2706]

absolutely amazing walkthrough on how to clean that specific old ps4. i’m only halfway through but this has been the easiest tutorial to follow. thank you so much!!!🙌🙌🙌

[@Eldritch_O66]

You're a life saver. Was struggling to get the bottom cover off, for like an hour until I came across your video. Thank you

[@alexreddick3808]

This is wonderful - and worked perfectly! I want to thank you! I hope you go big!

[@eddiehernandez5962]

Perfect video. Detailed and step-by-step from start to finish back to start again! 👍

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you.

[@mars_electric6368]

I just want to say thank you so much for making this video. I was looking for a video for a good minute and none of them matched mine. Also the video was very informative and easy to follow along. Thank you so much ❤

[@wanderingturtle]

Excellent walkthrough, very thorough and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@fivedee3831]

Excellent video for what can be a very intimidating process. No narration & verbal mash mash introduction, clarity. Excellent camera work, it felt like I was standing beside you learning in person. Thank you for your detail & clarity. You just got my mental Academy Award for tutorials!! I'm wondering if you'd ever publish one on the controller and troubleshooting, stick drift, button springs....as the price of an authentic PS4 controller goes higher. Think about it?

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thanks for the award. Haha. I've been working on controllers. Only I often break parts when I take the controller apart. I don't have enough experience myself yet to teach other people.

[@muhammadrizalpagun5311]

The best PS4 FAT cleaning process video on KZbin! Coincidentally, my PS4 series type is exactly the same as the one in the video. For now I still don't need to disassemble my PS4, because 6 months ago I took it to a service place to clean and add thermal paste, in the future I will try to disassemble it myself with the help of your video, thank you!

[@Bluebird77750]

How much did it cost you? I want to do the same with my original ps4 from 2013. Never open to do anything for 10 years but still working. For sure got a lot of dust in it because it’s loud. Cleaning with new thermal paste should help

[@Mir.Hammal.Baluch]

This is the kind of tutorial I was looking for. Disassembly and then reassembly, each and step explained explained in between. Thank you so much.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome, tanks for leaving a comment.

[@Mir.Hammal.Baluch]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop you're welcome 🤗

[@coupleofdaves]

Awesome job and thank you! My many, many year old PS4 with 100s of hours of play is quiet, clean and happy - great job. Cheers!

[@jezusmaria7045]

No.1 tutorial in whole internet,from screw to screw. You are my hero and from now -Legend ❤😇👊✌

[@fabiogameri]

You tutorial are the best, i followed all the steps and now my PS4 runs silent, your tips to open the backplate saved me too much, thank you ❤❤

[@Altered_Course]

Finally an actually helpful video. Thanks so much.

[@Sly_Wolf_1]

Brilliant, thank you! I was going nuts because I couldn't open mine as it was different to other models shown on youtube. Found your video which is my model (didn't know there were different models) and now it's clean, quiet and cooler. Thank you very much for teaching me.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thanks for leaving a comment.

[@Sly_Wolf_1]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop You're welcome, but youtube isn't doing you any favours imho. Your video didn't show up until I ran several different searches, all the videos were for the other models in slim, pro and 5. They're selling you short. Thank you again.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

@@Sly_Wolf_1 It is indeed being pushed away by much larger youtube channels. This one is still pretty well viewed (compared to my other videos) my other ps4 cleaning tutorial is almost not found at all. But I'm glad you found it haha.

[@Flowkeyz]

Everything went fine first try with your video! Thank you!

[@pushbutton8894]

Dude, thank you so much. This vidsaved my ps4, and it's the only one I could find that's not using the see-through top one, which is set up differently. Thank you

[@ACMendez]

Thank you so much for this! I have never worked on any electronics and when my ps4 was starting to act up and overheat, I figured I'd give it a chance before selling it for parts or getting it fixed. Luckily, I found this video, ordered the stuff I needed and now my PS4 is as good as new! Thank you!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Well done! I find it very satisfying if I fixed something myself. with a little help from KZbin and some patience. you can fix a lot yourself.

[@treydaypnw]

This is the Best Playstation 4 original teardown and cleaning video on KZbin, thanks!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you very much 👍

[@hezronowiti6288]

This is the best direct step by step cleaning video I've come across on youtube thanks bro

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thank you!

[@jcool2653]

I have this model and this video was a blessing. Thank you Very Much. I changed the battery also. It's running like new. God bless.

[@Procast55]

Thank you very much for posting this video - very detailed and exact

[@jimmystone]

Thank you for this. I just deep cleaned my ps4. Best video out there for deep cleaning ps4.

[@darthsreepa2820]

thank you so much for this tutorial. it gave me a good idea about which equipment to acquire and the precautions to take when attempting such a repair. not to mention it guided me through the whole process! tysm!!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thanks for leaving a comment. Nice to read that people find it useful

[@MrHutoczki]

Thank you, great video! It got a lot quieter.

[@AnalogFoundry]

Really comprehensive! You earned a sub!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

🥳

[@bosshogg6629]

Best video ever on PS4 cuh 1200 model thanks alot bro this really helped me out!!!

[@user-du5lt5ij7h]

Hey love your vid I have seen a bunch but this is great I love that you didnt skip anything. thank you!!!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. I'll do my best to film it as clearly as possible. Thanks for leaving your commend!

[@bataviarestaurant8348]

This is The best video On how to clean Ps4 ever. So details and crystal clear. And i was wondering on how you put the thermal paste that quick and easy without spreading it all over the apu. And voila let their be light. Your ps4 works as good as new. Amazing job man. Appreciated so much. Thank you very very much.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome! Tnx a lot I really appreciate your feedback.👍

[@theclovercross]

step by step~~~this is such a great resource! a friend gave me their old ps4 they replaced because it closes down after a while. following this and there were whole dust rats falling out when I flipped it haha. hoping to give it another chance with this

[@spamuel98]

Glad I found this video, my stepdad has a Star Wars themed PS4 that has been screaming like a banshee for the last couple years, and finally stopped responding when trying to open streaming apps. The other PS4 cleaning video appears to be for a standard PS4, which has different screw layouts than this, while this model has the exact same component blueprint so I could follow it step by step. It took me a couple rewinds to figure out why I had an extra black phillips head screw until I saw that one went on the security shield, lol.

[@dwrek2054]

Fantastic video, thank you

[@andresaviles2428]

Bro this was Lit!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ketchub]

Thx man, you helped me a lot!

[@Ragingcajun21]

Had this problem within 30 minutes I had it working again thank you man this tutorial was great 👍🏽

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you. you got it up and running so quickly.

[@geovannygarita5108]

This video helped me so much thank u

[@jasonpeters2899]

Thank you, best instructional video I've had the pleasure of using.

[@Gracestyler]

thanks a lot dude this video is the best on the hole internet. greetings from germany

[@rafaelbravo3296]

Great video, very helpful! Im grateful you were willing to share your knowledge with us thank you!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

No problem. It was fun making the video.

[@Luffy2Saucy]

I Luv You. Had my ps4 for 10 years finally cleaned it and it sounds extremely quiet.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thanks for leaving a comment, nice to hear your ps4 is quiet again. On to the next 10 years. 💪

[@Grieyow2384]

Tysm for this broo! It's so detailed, and I appreciate it!❤

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thanks for your comment

[@jcnaweb]

Awesome job! Helps a LOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

[@TheMarcioProduction]

Realy realy good video! Thank you

[@Sammy-pi5qt]

Bro i fkn love u, i been seaching for so many videoes and only yours worked for mine

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome Sammy 😊

[@user-bg8ft5rl9e]

Great video thanks so much 🙏

[@davesaylor7829]

Thank you for actually showing how to open this thing.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome! 👍

[@Bismarck70]

great tutorial!!! thanks!

[@JSTACKZZ1]

This Video was Very Much Needed A1

[@LifeOfBrian_86]

Brilliant video with clear and easy to follow instructions! I’ve just done my first ever complete disasemble and cleaning + replacement of the thermal paste and upgrading to an SSD In my old ps4. And my god a difference it made 😍🤩 Its completely silient comparing to before 🙌🏻 Thank you so much for this video, it really made the job 1000 times easier 👌🏻 greetings from Denmark 😊

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you. Well done. Nice to receive a commend from you. Do you notice much difference in load times with that SSD?

[@LifeOfBrian_86]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop Cant say for sure. Aa Family guy with 2 small children and a full time job, i dont use the ps4 as much as i used to 😅😆 I havent recorded loadingtime on games before replacing it to compare, but with Cyberpunk 2077, it does feel like the loadingscreens are snappier to load through. I am certain it is an improvement 😊 I Got the Samsung 870 EVO 👌🏻

[@joshpalmer5974]

@SpareTimeWorkshop I dont have any thermal paste but cleaned it off already. What ramifications can arise if I put it back without any?

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

The cooling paste is not optional. If you put it together without it your PlayStation will overheat very quickly. But judging from your next post you have already tried it. Haha

[@InquisitiveMindUK]

Your tutorial is by far the best PS4 tutorial I could hope to watch. It covers exactly what is required to do a full internal clean on this unit while making it look simple which actualy made it simple to follow along. Well I'm almost finished. Research shows that on a ps4 try and use MX-4 thermal paste or compound. I believe it has to do with heat transfer issues around running a unit like this for long duration game play, which of course makes sense. Big thank you and well done for this!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you so much. Glad you could easily follow my video. 👍

[@InquisitiveMindUK]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop Guy just to let you know, she is finished clean and running like GT500 on juice... YOU LEGEND!!!!

[@northaldine5116]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much. Definitely couldn't have done it without you👍👍👍

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome, Thank you for leaving a comment. 👍

[@enriqueangulo5277]

This video is the bees knees!!!! I just got done cleaning mine. Got like 3 screws leftover 😅 but started right up and is silent like a ninja 😂

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Haha thank you very much. That has happened to me too that I have some screws left over. But then I look for the forgotten spots afterwards.

[@kdh-ol7kt]

Goated tutorial 🐐

[@asbasf2382]

I thank you form the bottom of my heart 🌹

[@user-kt4no2zo2v]

Nice ~ good job

[@mybunnyfuzz]

Hooray! No leftovers after following this tutorial.

[@MFaur]

Well done! Thanks.

[@kingmemer4820]

Thank you so much this video truly helped me without you I'd be stuck with a fighter jet for a PS4 forever

[@jimmyhatz]

Thanks for the heads up about removing the thermal paste...

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome.

[@TopGun69]

Thankyou so so much ! That was so perfect and easy to follow ! You are a legend in the PS world ❤❤❤

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

That's a little too much honor for me haha. But thanks.

[@coolcalm6124]

Thank you sir. I watched step by step im usually nervous doing these things but you made it easy to follow!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thanks for your comment. Glad it's easy to follow. 👍

[@WillyOneEye93]

Thank you so much 👍🏻

[@catfishxX]

By far the best "ps4 cleaning " Video. Especially the part of showing us everything about the screws. Thank you very much🔥

[@davidealexandrusuvac3245]

Thank you so much. Ur the best!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome, thank you

[@tristanoconnor1575]

This saved me , thanks so much man

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome 👍

[@gurpreetsaini6352]

Again thanks bro

[@ethansalazar9878]

This video has to be the best tutorial on this 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jimmmmmypokemonplug206]

Thank you ❤, you didn’t say a word yet you don’t you how much you help me thank you

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome!

[@MotePlox]

Dude thank you so much! Best PS4 cleaning tutorial on KZbin! Was super easy to follow along. Sincerely appreciate you! I can't even hear it running now when it's on. 🙂

[@Darealblase0]

U think that will fix my problem haven't been cleaned since I got it 3 4 years ago now I'm going thru the white light safe mode problem where the ps4 won't start

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thanks for your comment. Nice to read that your ps4 has become so much quieter. Well done. 👍

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

@@Darealblase0 It I don't think it's going to fix your ps4. It sounds like your hdd has died.

[@Darealblase0]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop dam what's hdd?

[@Darealblase0]

Nvm my hard drive might have died then

[@surrealadventures776]

I can't thank you enough man you are a lifesaver thanks

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome. Thanks for leaving a comment.

[@HamzaZaid42]

One of the greatest videos of all time Followed this and "HEck YEAH"

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Haha thank you 👍

[@vilrugan]

Thank you Bro.

[@jamiebrown9033]

Definitely need more view & likes on this vid but thank you this was very helpful !

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

I agree! haha, great to hear it was helpful.

[@mouradshemais3123]

Thank you! God bless!

[@frekki25]

I bought a second-hand Ps4 some days ago... the fan noise was like an aeroplane, shutting down the console after a while. Thanks to your video all problems seem to be fixed, thanks a lot!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome, was there much dust in it?

[@frekki25]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop full of dust! The console is 8 years old and I think it never have been cleaned since then

[@Kindaslow83]

thank you for this one. my first time cleaning my ps4, and first time changing thermal paste on any of my devices including pc. and i have had it for years. lol so it was really nasty with dust. this tutorial worked perfectly. only thing i would recommend doing differently is when disconnecting the power"box" thing. dont try to disconnect it from the card but from the power supply unit instead. easyer by pulling by the cables CAREFULLY. I broke two of those cables in the "card end" by trying even doing it as carefully i could. but hopefully i managed to fix it. if not i will have to search for a new cable. but i guess its possible to find one of those(the one with 4 wires side by side) Thank you for the otherwise great video!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Sorry that your cable is damaged. That's a great tip, I also think it's safer to disconnect the cable at the power supply instead of the motherboard. I would use the pliers myself so that I don't have to pull on the cables. Fortunately, new cables can be bought online. I don't think they are that expensive. Good luck with the repair.

[@Kindaslow83]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop yes I saw that, just a few bucks. But I will try and see if I managed to fix it myself first😉

[@vex6222]

BROO IT'S LEGIT SO QUIET AFTER I FIXED IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH BROO

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome, well done.

[@pq__]

Thanks bro ❤❤

[@Lao2222]

THIS!!!! This is the best video on youtube u get! all steps.....never seen it done in one video thank zou so much

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thanks for the kind words. I hope your PlayStation is quiet again.

[@JoeRetroWorld]

Thank you, this help me save a cod3 version. Super quiet now.

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Well done! Super that your cod3 version is like new again. 👍

[@WonderingAboutThat]

thank you!

[@pyrofreakbe1838]

Your video helped perfectly, thank you very much! I'll be back for the ps5 in a few years 🤣

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Haha you're welcome. Unfortunately, I do not yet own a PlayStation 5. Let alone a dusty Playstation 5. But as soon as I have 1 I will make a video of it.

[@3Deez3]

Ok! I’m bout to do it. Let’s go…

[@armenimann]

Thank you!!!

[@jumpbootsjamstrang]

Thank you very much.

[@leonardotrfm3815]

Great guide!!!!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Thank you Leonardo. 👍

[@Somalian-Atheist-Republic]

this is good video , i hope i can fix mine :)

[@chipchips2663]

Finally the model that i have TY :)

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome.

[@WolfAtesz]

Thank U,best video. 🤩

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome!

[@wobelaarlivenl]

Amazing tutorial! I just bought a second hand ps4 and it sounded like a jet engine (no wonder with the amount of dust that came out). Now its amazingly quite! 😃

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

What a nice way to buy a ps4. Well done.

[@wobelaarlivenl]

@@SpareTimeWorkshop Welp I meant to write 'jet engine' which makes my comment a whole lot better to understand. But again, thank you so much for your tutorial! I don't think I would have succeeded without it 😄😄

[@narendrasingh5514]

Thanks bro

[@richard_4402]

Damn thank you so much sadly I'm not a pro surgeon like u so I decided to clean the fan by the part that sticks out and only cleaned all the dust from the top and bottom panel hopefully one day I will be brave enough to be like u 😇 you truly are so useful bro with out you I would had broken my ps4 10/10 video bro keep it up

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

Haha thank you very much. You've had the trickiest part. That's removing the bottom cover. The rest is not so tricky. You just have to be a little careful with the ribbon cables.

[@sarextampan6535]

Thx bro😊,first time I tried this video it worked straight away, but I forgot 1 nut😂

[@Hazardteam]

Thank you man!

[@SpareTimeWorkshop]

You're welcome.

[@AbuMajed-le6np]

Well done