PS4 Deep Clean With Thermal Paste/Pad Replacement!

PS4 Deep Clean
In this video I will be fully taking apart my original PS4 and deep cleaning it. I will be doing this to help with overheating issues I've been having when playing games.
I will also be removing old thermal paste and pads and replacing them with new better ones.
There will also be a comparison of the PS4 before and after the deep clean.
00:00 Intro
01:16 Supplies
01:49 PS4 Take apart and clean
12:26 PS4 Reassemble
13:19 PS4 Thermal pad and paste replacement
25:24 Before Clean
27:09 After Clean
KZbin video I watched to help with PS4 take apart.
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[@nightsworer]

Thanks for making this video. You gave me the courage to finally deep clean my Ps4. Now it's running a lot quieter!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment! Glad the video helped! 👍

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

Word of advice if you’re going to replace the thermal pads, i’d recommend you get pads that are 1.0 mm thick. 0.5 mm is kind of thin and only good for some games, and 1.5 mm can be too thick and may not be good for any games your PS4 may overheat just by turning it on. 1.0 mm is the sweet spot. But, you may not even need to replace the thermal pads anyways the stock ones from the factory seem to do their job. It’s really the stock paste that’s complete crap.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thank you for the advice. And for commenting.

[@theCharmingTIO]

This was so satisfying. That console is breathing now.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment!

[@ACECLAN9000]

Idk bout yall but comments are hard to believe. When I tell yall this works really well my PS4 is quite now this is not cap. I had to come back and comment just because I’m how shocked I am at the lack of noise from the PS4. Take it seriously and you won’t regret this

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear your Ps4 is running well again. 👍

[@ACECLAN9000]

@@journeythroughtheepic bro thank YOU for the video. You’re an angel

[@alexandrehopeson3048]

Dude thanks for this video, my ps4 sounded like a jet fighter and I felt like I need to do something. This helped me to finally have the courage to give it some love. Now I can barely hear it when playing.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment! Glad the video helped!

[@micke2943]

Very good video! Ps4 went from a jet engine to a mouse! 🎉

[@brad6619]

I also cleaned my PS4, and there was so much dust it went from extremely loud to extremely quiet👍👍🔥

[@metrox5044]

Thank you! I follow step by step and my console is running like new now 👌

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Awesome! Thanks for commenting!

[@theelectric2723]

Thanks man my old ps4 runs like brand new !!!!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Glad to hear! Thanks for the comment!

[@kamrankeeb]

Great video followed this to change my pads and paste 👍

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Appreciate you commenting. Happy to hear the video helped. 👍

[@PHOENIXAHELO]

awesome in-depth video, thank you so much. I'm off to clean my old PS4!!!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Glad I could help!

[@zenosama2211]

best cleaning in history

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting!

[@uavcalifornia9350]

Great video! Thanks for sharing

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for watching!

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

That`s a nice kitchen, NGL

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks!

[@hightowerpm]

My ps4 is now so much more quiet. Thanks!

[@shayc1482]

Update?

[@hightowerpm]

​@shayc1482 still whisper quite. I used to be able to hear it screaming at me across the room when it was turned on. Now i I don't even know it's on sound wise while gaming. I dusted it, replaced the nonexistent thermal paste, and left the thermal pads alone. Thermal paste is like $10 at best buy. I used it for this my computer, my daughters computer, and my laptop. There I still paste left. I spent $10 to make my ps4 stop screaming at me, well worth it.

[@Metaflux317]

hi bro thanks for providing the links to buy the tools we need for the replacements!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment! Glad I could help! 👍

[@hollow5805]

Thanks a lot, Finally found a model that looked like mine 😅

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Glad I could help!

[@YoDex1]

Great video help my a lot thank you very much.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Awesome to hear! Happy it helped!

[@kuro.1962]

Nice clear video! I recently only changed the thermal paste cause I didn’t have thermal pads but it didn’t fix the noise, now i’ll try changing them aswell!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment. All the best in your thermal pad adventure!

[@elaRRman]

mannn this shit is valid af . I had a base ps4 since 2015/16 or some . Followed your guide and this btch is running like new

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Glad it help! Thanks for commenting

[@rizkiahmad6948]

Satisfying

[@dedar1112]

It was helpful thx

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment! Glad the video helped.

[@johnmartin1946]

Well 3 screws didn’t make it back into my PS4 but it’s not falling apart and it’s running completely silent now so I guess it’s fine 🤷‍♂️

[@mohamadalirezai8022]

Hi, I had a question after playing the noctua nt-h1 dough silicone on the PS4 pro, how many days should we wait or turn on the device quickly? I changed the thermal paste, but the fan made a lot of noise again.

[@RectifiedMetals]

Tech tip… Use a brush and a vacuum instead of blowing the dust all over the house.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Good idea. Thanks for the comment.

[@hdidvk-ey9dp]

Scratches up the side housing though

[@superjojo555]

i used the brush attachment on the vacuum cleaner but i also made sure the vacuum wasnt too strong as i dont want to damage or 'suck off' components lol

[@Japestcs]

Not ideal as can cause static, safer to use compressed air.

[@SaschaJaniceLucia]

I assume my ps4 is overheating but my ps4 doesn't announce that the ps4 is too hot. It straight up just turns off. And it turns off when I'm simply just watching Netflix, which i dont see why Netflix would make my ps4 over heat

[@Woken4726]

Dude I have the same issue with the ps4 pro. When I play MW2 for like 2 mins it just cuts off my system and doesn’t give me a message saying its too hot.😂

[@abdou2100094]

thank's for making this video i have question what the thickness of Thermal pad 1.0 mm or 0.5 mm ?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment. I would use 1.0 mm pads. Hope that helps.

[@JesterDrilly]

when i apply the thermal paste and assemble back the ps4,should i wait for a little before turning on the ps4 or im fine right away?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting! You can start up your PS4 right away.

[@emmanueljose100]

are the thermal pads of the ps4 slim also 0.5mm? or are they 1mm?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting! The research I did says that the ps4 slims thermals pads are 1mm. Hope that helps!

[@phillip189]

Maybe I got cheap thermal pads or paste I used artctic mx4 an some thermal pads I found on Amazon but my ps4 used to put up an play games fine but just loud so I reapply the paste an panda now I can’t even boot up a game for 5 minutes without it overheating then shutting off

[@offensivegamer4113]

Is it the 1004a model ? Because I have that and it's so loud it doesn't give me the message but so loud and I can tell that urs became quite

[@Victor_Hx0]

what is your ps4 model?

[@enessavl5620]

Thanks for the video, I have only tharmal paste, I lost one of the pads during opening it up. May i apply thermal paste instead of pads?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

I would recommend getting a new pad. Changing pads for paste can cause issues. Hope that helps.

[@enessavl5620]

I did it, I applied to only one of the chips that missing. When i turn on ps4 after 15 min it blackened. now if I try open it I got only one beep and one flash of blue light. @@journeythroughtheepic

[@gabrielr18]

The pads have to be 0,5mm or 1mm is ok?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment. So the research I did when I made this video said 0.8mm one side and 1mm on other. So I think if you went with 1mm you would be fine. Reason I went with 0.5mm is a bunch of reviews of others who used it had great results. And I've been running it for over a year and it runs very well. Hope that helps.

[@gabrielr18]

@@journeythroughtheepic Thanks man.

[@TitusMH]

@@gabrielr18 Sony recommends 1.0mm thickness and better conductivity of 12😅

[@msvgameschannel5429]

is that 0.5mm pad?

[@emiliotorres7586]

Hey boss I appreciate the how to guide, I'm currently doing my first set of pads ever, but I can't seem to get it off the clear plastic side without it falling apart or losing its cut shape. The material is very clay ish more than padish if that makes sense. Any help would be appreciated l

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting. The ones in the video are the clay styled pad, and they didn't fall apart easily, so I'm wondering if your pads are maybe older and dryed out? Hope that helps.

[@poonamarora4780]

I did exactly as you, but unfortunately it's now not starting at all. Any idea what could have gone wrong?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Possible one off your connections isn't fully connected. I would go back and check them all. Hope that helps

[@hugon6717]

Did you get it to work?

[@Freepackzz]

Will it improve my fps in game?

[@JacksonJulienFenn]

potentially. replacing thermal hardware will improve the general health of your console, so it's recommended.

[@theclipper795]

Do I need to replace the thermal paste if I remove the motherboard and separate it to clean the fan

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting. You should replace your thermal paste after removing the ps4 motherboard.

[@JacksonJulienFenn]

if you're already removing the fan/heatsink to remove dust, it's a good idea to replace the thermal paste/pads anyway. thermal paste dries out after a couple years, and should be replaced regularly after heavy use. tl;dr i'd recommend it

[@theclipper795]

@@journeythroughtheepic thanks dude I was stuck on what to do

[@theclipper795]

@@JacksonJulienFenn thanks dude , I only ever just removed the ps4 outer casing to clean some dust never took any of the console apart but I’m going to order i’m thermal paste and give it a good proper clean , thanks for letting me know dude

[@pacijentt4367]

Does it stil remain quiet with active cleaning and playing over 2hours

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for comment. Since doing the clean and thermal compound change seen in the video, the ps4 has stayed quiet even with long gaming sessions.

[@juanpestana1582]

Excelent vídeo.

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment!

[@042muhammadfauzanabdillah9]

what type ps4 fat do you have?

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment. I have the first original ps4.

[@ΑριστείδηςΚωνσταντινίδης-τ2ο]

redlight after this video. 😢

[@journeythroughtheepic]

The red light flashing means it's overheating. So either not enough thermal paste or not the right thickness of thermal pad. Also, giving a good clean of everything helps with heat removal. Hope that helps.

[@mova_2020]

Well, definitely and 100% not a deep clean because the console was still full of dust. But an ok job in general

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for comment! For the first time doing something like this an okay job sounds good to me. Main reason I did this clean was because certain games would over heat and shut my console down. Since doing it my ps4 runs very well, so I would say it was a success.

[@pawanmotovlog4356]

Good job 👍

[@CS-td1nn]

That's pretty cool, my console is making the same noise on a main game and when I go into the game menu, it quietens down massively so it must be the games themselves that cause the fan or whatever it is to speed up. Having said that, I loaded into another game and just the game loading caused it to ramp up and it was 10x louder than it was on the other game so I shut the darn thing down immediately lol. It sounded dangerous 🥲🤣 We will get new paste stuff and try to fix it as I think my console is almost 6 years old and I would prefer to fix whatever is wrong with it than to buy a new console like I'm sure Sony wants you to do haha How long has this lasted for you? I used to play pretty much every day but with working etc I play less now so I am sure playing every day or thereabouts is the reason why the factory thermal paste is crusty inside of mine but if I'm not playing too often then hopefully it lasts for a while as taking it apart the first time to look at the condition of it was a pain with the tiny screws lol

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting! My ps4 in the video was the original ps4. So is pushing probably 6 to 8 years old. I think if you use a high end thermal paste and pads can definitely get many more years from it. It's been close to a year since I cleaned it out and repasted and it's been running like new for me even in high demand games like God of War, definitely helped alot.

[@JzLyfe]

@@journeythroughtheepic quick question I bought some thermal pads 1mm, but they stick out from the chips a little bit. Does it matter or should I cut them down a bit smaller? They were pre cut already

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting. It should be fine to leave them as long as there not touching any solder or other metal pins.

[@artitrue]

Hi. Is PS4 completely silent now or fan accidentally starts spinning faster and produces more noise in most demanding games/scenes? Its hard to tell from recorded sound :-)

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for the comment. My Ps4 is quiet, even in demanding games. It's like night and day after cleaning it. Hope that helps.

[@kirbysplanet]

Hi, i have a question, what thermal pads do i have to buy? Like what size how much mm it should be and what thermal conductivity it should be how much W/MK

[@davidfaltskog814]

Amazing result!

[@journeythroughtheepic]

Thanks for commenting!