PS4 Teardown disassembly for Cleaning & replacing Thermal paste & repair

[@UchihaFabio]

I like this guy. He may not know what he is doing but he persists. He doesnt quit.

[@travisjohnson3451]

Thanks a ton! You saved my kids from getting a butt kicking. I was really nervous about taking this apart and trying to figure out what was wrong. Luckily between you doing a disassemble and reassemble and another guys video showing why the discs won't kick out. I was able to get to the little white piece that connects the rollers together. Kids were jamming dvds/games in there and they knocked that piece out and the dvds and games wouldn't eject. So thanks again from a not so much tech person.

[@MyxoRides]

I did this and changed the paste and now the ps4 is running super quiet as opposed to it sounding like a hair dryer. Well worth it if you are out of warranty like me.

[@CryptoCwis]

+AstralDank It dries up over time. Thermal Paste is what makes the heat get out of your system efficiently. If you don't change it your APU will eventually have solder ball cracks since they do not contain lead. I'll probably change my paste in a few months. Did it for my PS3 fatboy.. You should research and read up on it, you literally have the entire worlds information at your disposal lol.

[@DerpyNoodIe]

+AstralDank Thermal paste is responsible for transferring the heat to the heatsink, the heatsink then dissipates the heat by pushing it out of the system with the fan. If you have crapy thermal paste, the heat cannot be transferred efficiently which then cause the heat to build up on the APU and shorten its lifespan and kick your PS4 fan into high gear.

[@ryanlawrence8979]

What's the best thermal paste to use? Would IC Diamond 7 do it?

[@CryptoCwis]

+Ryan Lawrence I got the best results from ic diamond 7 as opposed to arctic silver

[@ryankl1984]

+MotoScotland I did it, and it still sounds like a f-15 with afterburn on

[@timbuck3044]

Rick oh man you are so bold to do this I freaked out looking at this video I was hoping to fix my own PS4 HDMI port broken but since I saw your video I started looking for some one to fix it professionally came across Global Consoles did a great job I am happy I can get back to playing again.

[@vebjrnhansen6876]

My PS4 was extremely noisy. changed the thermal paste and now its working perfectly (and quiet). Tanks for the instruction video!

[@Thomas-gz9kt]

thanks to this video i was able to reapply the thermal paste on my 2-3 year old ps4 which had been having troubles with overheating. Sadly enough though, in my effort to unplug the power supply i ended up breaking 2 of the prongs and damaged the connecting wire. I have replacements on the way so hopefully my ps4 works good as new and stays that way for a long time to come. If it wasn't for this video i wouldn't have any idea what was wrong with my ps4 and now i know a lot more about my system as a result. Thanks a bunch :)

[@diehy5472]

I think I saw your comment earlier...

[@jewess101]

thanks for this, my ps4 would not accept disks and there was a certain rattle from it, stripped it as per your vid, but also on the br drive, took the cage off that and discovered a roller dislodged, popped it back in place with the cross drive shaft and reassembled. happy days, thanks again.

[@phonicmu1202]

I bought a second hand ps4 from ebay, after a week it started roaring, like drowning out the tv and the game sound. I followed this video up to where he exposed the fan then hoovered the shit out of everywhere i could get to. I also removed to top panel, the one that comes away without screws and did the same. Result after 18 months, silent ps. Thanks man.

[@jackiechan390]

Hey bro thanks for this video, I have a gen 1 ps4 and it just now started to get loud and would freeze n lag in game and it looked dirty in the air vents so i watched your video and copied exactly what you did and now it runs like its brand new and no longer freezes and lags, especially playing dayz

[@Fatstogey]

Helped me out. Ps4 was shutting down from over heating. Just wanted to see where all the screws were before i started. Pretty sure was the power supply heating up but i went ahead and removed the hard TP and reapplied with AS5. Then blew the power supply, heat sink, and fan with some air. No more shut downs.

[@Bojanglez]

Great instructions, thanks. My launch PS4 now has fresh thermal paste and is running so much quieter.

[@Rickteg]

No problem please like and subscribe and share

[@apartahostelsmedellin2051]

Thanks for the walk through bro, helped a lot. TIP: remove the 3 cables off the motherboard before you access the CPU. The video gets cut when he done it.

[@sonicfan653]

You're awesome @RickTEG. I agree Sony is going cheap on thermal paste. It's sad to see a consumer having to replace it because of how inadequate it is. Keep doing your videos man.

[@Muilisxx]

Thanks man....jus did mine following ur guide...we spend a good hour and a half together....i have one T8 left over , couldnt find where it goes but she's snug....THANKS MAN!

[@carlosotero9781]

Thanks, my ps4 sounded like a jet engine....took it apart watching your video , replaced thermal PLASTER that sony had put on it .......DEAD SILENT!!! FIXED!!!! YESS!!!!! thank you so much!

[@nightwing7203]

Hey thanks for this upload. I basically followed all of your instructions and thank god the PS4 turns on afterwards, haha. The end was a little bit intense as there weren't verbal instructions. I eventually figured it out and I don't have any leftover screws so I'll assume all of them were placed back successfully. I was able to get this all done in about 3 hours. A lot of the T-9 screws had some metal inside where the screwdriver goes, I guess that's how Sony says "Don't mess with our products".

[@SLIvista]

i think removable and cleanable dust filters would be an important aspect of console longivity, sure it would restrict some air flow but so will the pound of dust that builds up over time

[@DoubleA3015]

Nice vid dude. New sub for your channel because you are informative and not condescending like most KZbin tech guys. I have been tearing stuff down and repairing and troubleshooting for about 15 years now, and you might have inspired me to start a tech channel myself.

[@Rickteg]

any time man thanks for the sub and could always use techs on my forum

[@DoubleA3015]

I'll try to get by there after work and check it out.

[@adamdunn9930]

Great video, very helpful Thank you! I just did this to my (about two year old)ps4, today. It went from sounding like a hair dryer to being very quiet. Huge help!!

[@towelsdontpanic9143]

I'm glad you had the same amount of trouble removing the power supply as I did. Very helpful upload; Thank you.

[@Dem0nized]

One of my friends still has his working ps3 from when they first came out. Still works never done anything like changing the thermal compound. Still works fine. I'm thinking it's just luck and you'll be fine I'm not doing this with my ps4. Sony would have put different compound on if they knew it would cause a problem. Or maybe not but still arctic silver could fuck it up in the future too don't matter. My opinion if you take care of it, it should last

[@Scott-M1]

Lol. Just took mine apart yesterday to change paste to MX-2 after having it a few years. First thing i did, was break that fan cable! Managed to glue it back on. So yeah, don't pull the wires. The grey tab lifts off as i found out after i broke it lol. Console and fan working great now! :-)

[@EmilEn]

You're awesome man. Great camera angles, great explanations, +1 for the thermal paste round-up, and looking forward to see more from you.

[@brandonreeh1637]

Hopefully mine will work again it was putting it self in rest mode alot and the it got stuck on safe mode. I just got done cleaning everything and put the new paste on and putting it back together your video did help me out. My system is when you had to per order it so it's really old.

[@Thecryingdevil666]

The top can be pull off without removing any screws, it's so people can upgrade the hard drive without voiding the warranty

[@Muilisxx]

Just got my PS4 today. I'm about to UNBOX it, and follow your video and do this.

[@EvolvedParasite]

Hey RickTEG, thanks so much for this vid. Opened up my PS4 after 1.5 years from purchase. Fan was full of dust and the thermal paste was hard, all around the sides of the processor and stuff all in middle of processor. Put arctic silver and a really good dusting. Couldn't of done it with out this vid.

[@Rickteg]

Your welcome man

[@kadircinar5351]

Thanx men. You help a lot of people now using their Ps4 longer (damn paste)

[@Abcgum64]

I'm going to purchase the $60 warranty, and after the 3 years are up (hoping there aren't any replacements along the way), I'll be doing this. Thanks for the vid!

[@Abcgum64]

It's on the playstation store. It's under the protection plan.

[@Abcgum64]

I know right? It's very awesome of Sony to offer it, I think it's for a lot of their products, not just their consoles too.

[@_obex]

J. Felusion i dont know if u have "Conrad" in ur land, but they give u costumer cards for free and when you buy something there with a costumer card u automatically get a 3 year warranty. the service is not so good though. took them about 6 weeks to replace my ps3.

[@Abcgum64]

darksnow4real I'm not sure if I've heard of Conrad... I didn't purchase my PS4 from them, I got it from best buy, and my ps3 from gamestop. I may do research and look at my options for later down the road though. Thank you!

[@Aquariance01]

I do feel he was a bit rough in the video.. All that tugging and pulling. I was afraid for the connectors lol but great tutorial on a new PS4 and showing that don't is still up to their old tricks again. But I feel like Sony IS trying to profit off a "Lack of Thermal paste" as shown in the previous console. All the complaints they received about YLOD and what did they do to improve it in the next gen Console?? it did no good as they placed the same amount of what seems like toothpaste if not less. So much for Consumer Support. I will do the same to my PS4. Thank you for being a brave soul and doing this tutorial!! Super Vid

[@benfields4549]

Hey rick good job on the teardown , and thanks for fixing my ps3

[@Rickteg]

Thanks for being the Camera man Ben

[@shiftyeffect6597]

Thanks, my PS4 is extremely loud recently and couldn't find anywhere online on what size bit/driver I needed, now I know.

[@michaelneeley4855]

Rick, thank you for the video, very informative! I cleaned mine after a year+ ownership very dusty on the inside! Will need to get some of the paste and replace that on the next tear down!

[@Kanti12311]

I love artic silver, always use them on my rigs. lower the temp like 5-10 degrees lower than the cheap ones

[@Oogie76]

I favor the micro architecture of the Xbox One verses the PS4. The xbox has stayed smart with keeping the brick outside the unit once again and allowing the case to focus on cooling the CPU and GPU..

[@ebbcorepairs3253]

Also people, dont be confused with thermal paste and thermal pad paste. ps4 uses a one time use paste. meaning even brand new, you pull apart. It will look old and dry. Thats not bad. That means its not reuseable. Just reapply some artic silver in a small amount. Do not blob it on. It will have reverse effect. Just google different types of Thermal compounds and pastes.

[@iridium24bit]

Thank you very much, dude. Was afraid to clean it by myself but you made it easy. Saved some bucks for the weekend beer.

[@rockonx25]

Thanks for the help man my system was getting so hot and powering off on its own since I changed the paste on the board its running quiet and cool now the paste that came with it was hardly there and what was left there was dried out.

[@tornadobob9261]

has anyone noticed how super awesome badass the big screws are in the ps4. they have ⚫🔺✖🔲 pressed into them. come on guys u have to admit that's pretty bad ass. yes I am impressed.

[@ARCAN3CHARG3]

Why are people so hostile? Dont metion criticize the guy, he's just trying to show how to disassemble it, well I dunno if the thermal paste is cheap, Im getting ps4, and I just want to know if its worth it really, I dont even know how I got to this video...Take it easy guys

[@OwlyEagles]

thx I cleaned mine out. I was too lazy and I had crappy cheap thermal paste for my ps4 and my tools stripped during taking this apart so I didn't bother applying thermal paste

[@LVNeptune]

You should have spread the paste out manually, that is the proper way of applying thermal compound. Also if you look at the heat shield on the left @16:14 you will see that the square where the heat is being dissipated from is encompassing more than just the die. It looks like you should apply compound to the surround heat shield on the GPU itself. But eh? What do I know.

[@FelipePreahBR]

Great video. Let me know if you know just to get the top cover with access to the cooler connector, I need to disassemble the entire ps4 taking the 4 rear screws or just the corresponding rear screws to cover up?

[@2inder2hundal]

i don't know why but i like dissembling things

[@hopelessly_g]

Thanks for the vid man...voiding your warranty simply for us! I hope I won't need to resort to this, but I know I can come back to this video if I ever have to. :)

[@phaseshifter3D]

Add it to your browser's favorites?

[@Abcgum64]

Awesome vid. I bought the accidental plan... do you think I should obviously wait until that is over-with and then get towards replacing the paste?

[@lukewookiee]

Recommend to use other movie. This one has many not necessary steps. Blue ray require only 2 cables to disconnect. Nod disassemble of whole drive.

[@courtman11]

Great video! Thanks for posting. My PS4 is quiet again!

[@brittnymorin1375]

Thanks for the video! My PS4 needed a cleaning.

[@nicolaschinchon3403]

thanks. i followed your video and when you mentioned the "thermal paste" i went to get a decente greasse. thanks a lot

[@jorges733]

very good video, my ps3 slim now is working with Artic Silver 5 and its nice!, when i have the ps4 the first thing that I will do will be change the original paste to Artic Silver 5!!, with your video, disassemble the ps4 will be a play of kids :)

[@heavenfell]

I feel much better about my decision not to buy a PS4 off the bat. Thank you RTEG.

[@lunarwinds2000]

Thanks for this tear down. I had to replace a power supply in one already.

[@marisprj84]

Rick, just to change the thermal paste can i just open the top part, or do i need to open the down part too. THANKS !!!

[@jedjohndalhaus]

Good video man, and to all those who took their ps4 apart blaming him that it doesn't work lmao. At least I realize I'm not gonna even attempt it.

[@mrcheesemunch]

Great video. I had a hard time getting the whole section that has the GPU on it...I got it eventually though. But I eh...I kinda ripped one of those silver strip things in doing so, just at the side. It still works but could that develop in to a serious problem? I also had four screws leftover after putting it back together...I guess I'm just super efficient like that! Can't even hear the thing now, just like on day one. My thermal paste was the same consistency as blu-tack...

[@heama]

Thanks for the video, I would definitely do it once my warranty is up. Thanks again!!!

[@mirrorstuff4235]

Hi RickTheElectronicGuy, i got the same idea, i use Arctic Silver 4MX for my PS4 , now i will tested up the Liquid Silver Pro on the PS4 and i hope i got better temps... :) , Best Regards from Germany

[@aaronveneruso2214]

Nice video man :) Do you recommend me to replace thermal pads on ram chips as well? my console gets loud even after i changed the thermal paste but i hear that's caused by the ram getting hot...

[@TheD16]

Instead of applying a blob of thermal paste, apply it to a side of the heat sink and smooth it out with a plastic card till the paste completely covers the heat sink.

[@Gaggio23]

You are a brave man, fellow.

[@louiechester1]

Tab dere a tab dere a tab dere and a tab dere

[@ceddy100]

Nice bro. When i get mine making sure i put on some new thermal paste

[@LeonardoBaracat]

Thanks. At 6:30 you broke the flat cable. And now mine. The metal above the socket is the unlock mechanism.

[@Rickteg]

Mine was not broken

[@LeonardoBaracat]

Look. I'm not complaining about my cable. Neither yours. In fact, it's still works. But the connector has a locker system, a tiny piece of metal above the connector. To disconnect the flat cable without broke these locks, you've to lift off this little metal piece. And One User, I'm not asking for refund or anything like that. The time I opened my PS4, I took the consequences for my actions... Regards

[@xXxMETALISFOREVERxXx]

Hey man I did the same thing..... Did you have to order a new cable?

[@LeonardoBaracat]

No... Just reconnect the cable. But now, it doesn't lock anymore. For me it works.

[@xXxMETALISFOREVERxXx]

Thanks for the reply, gonna try reconnecting the cable now. Wish there weren't so many screws to get to it....

[@Rickteg]

i knew sony was going to go cheap on the thermal paste it was already hard on the inside, now there already having gpu issues on day one

[@PersonaBrazil]

WatersunLuke Oh yeah guess what? the 360's RRoD was sabotage too, nothing to do with its poor design, not MS's fault... ...what? Lol laughable excuse dude....laughable

[@1300l]

WatersunLuke If the Xbox1 wont have hardware failue i see some one here will be MADDD

[@masashake86]

u know how i know ur full of shit? sony released an official teardown of the ps4 days ago, and u still cant figure out what to do. fuckhead xbot.

[@Rickteg]

Wow u must not know how to read this was not to take the hd out go back to school

[@1300l]

masashake86 Are you on crack? Must be of course. I only told the guy will get mad if the xbox1 have no failuer videos on youtube... Also console is for kids i wont get neither, adults buy pcs and not due to the fact that pc gamming is superior... it isnt... but adults need a work station machine...

[@NeXoNOhOne]

Great video! I personally do not own a PS4, but I think your doing a great thing by providing viewers with a how-to for self service if they are out of warranty. I think you should start mentioning the dangers of ESD (electrostatic discharge) at the beginning of your videos and how to prevent it. As a computer builder, there is no quicker way to fry the shit out of your components even before turning it on lol. It may help there be less of the "you broke my console with your video" type comments.

[@bobbyc3991]

Thanks for the video man now I know how much work I have cut out for myself. Just curious why you use Arctic Silver 5? I mean it's a good compound but they have better ones that give lower temps. Also it would probably have been a good idea to put thermal pads on those ram bricks since you already have it open. Make sure you do one of these for X1. I'm sure that one will be more used. Also mostly anything that comes stock is going to be low quality. This is why we have aftermarket products. Thanks again for sharing.

[@mtlnascarfan]

The best thermal pastes on the market are Arctic Silver 5 and Arctic Silver Ceramique. Silver 5 has the highest content of silver available and Ceramique is almost pure ceramic paste which transfers heat VERY efficiently.

[@bobbyc3991]

mtlnascarfan . The best that you know about. Arctic 5 was not designed for gaming consoles as it does perform better than what you normally see. They have compounds specially formulated for the consoles peek performance. Only about a 6c lower temp but every bit helps.

[@XSwordOfWarX]

Bobby C Would you mind recommending the proper paste then?

[@mtlnascarfan]

Bobby C Then which paste do you recommend?

[@Rickteg]

as AS5 is still the standards highest even in higher room temperature still beats MX4 by 2c which is equiv to 6 degrees this on the polls www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5

[@EC-lq1sn]

should you wear a grounding wrist band at all of this work to protect the hardware?

[@ArcadePC]

You should consider changing the thermal pads over the memory modules, since the thermal pads Sony uses are very low grade. Just a suggestion.

[@cr76802]

intresting how they changed the design on the ps3 to the ps4. glad they relocated the psu to the back instead of the top.. question do they still use lead free solder?

[@alexgodina1699]

You did an amazing job on explaining it when you were taking it apart, but putting it back togther was eh. It was all good but the screws you say anything and now I have 3 extra screws

[@KEYBEATZ]

I can't believe sony is still using ribbon cables for some of its connectors. Another thing that scares me about this form factor is the heat sink gills and heat sink fan assembly blow right into the power supply.

[@craigc7432]

hey man, nice video! gonna be doing my thermal paste later this week. just wondering though, what size phillips screwdrivers are you using?

[@TrinDawg37]

Did this successfully quite the PS4 drastically? I blew out all the dust in mine but didn't replace thermal paste. Didn't want to go that far with it and it made it a lot more quiet then it was before. The fan noise.

[@shotgunwithsniper9655]

Is the ps4 made upside down????

[@Pale_Crow]

hi i liked your work to be honest my ps4 kinda become noisy like a hair dryer when i play some games like infamous do i need to change the thermal paste also. do i need to disassemble the ps4 lower cover and the blue ray drive then i open the upper cover to reach the motherboard so i change the paste or i can just go directly through the upper cover of the ps4 open it up till i reach the board i will wait our answer thank you again

[@coyle102]

you gotta remember that sony do stress test consoles by having them turned on and under load so maybe thats why the thermal paste is a little dry or it could just be cheap crap

[@tsvca]

i broke some hdmi theeth.. ;( do you think a can change them for a new hdmi port tks

[@cad212125]

I would of change the thermal pads as well cause there are a lot better pads for the smaller chips

[@glenmetcalfe2989]

sony is by far the best gaming system but they are designed to overheat,just curious if they will ever build a liquid cooled one to offer to the gamers.i have a 20" fan blowing on both my ps3 and ps4 and they are both ridiculously HOT! thinking of getting someone to put both into a tower with liquid cooling!

[@JustGamingAllDay]

Even though the thermal paste was good I desembled the ps4 with this video and mine was not hard. My ps4 was running with no problems. The best thing to do is to buy the warentee with it because if you disemble it and break it or replace any parts and it breaks they are not reliable.

[@ar13f1992]

ahhh i know now how to replacing thermal paste, thanks for making this video

[@warpath8089]

"you're a wizard harry"

[@Dio0o0o]

how do you know the right amount of thermal paste to apply?

[@hypertrixiv3035]

+Diodio26 Just enough to make a thin blanket that covers it. I heard that you can use a toothpick to scrape enough so the metal is hidden behind the paste.

[@enigma067]

The thermal paste Sony used isn't cheap. If it was, they'd have an overheating issue. The Playstation 4 isn't even a year old and people think they need to take it a part for maint. ? I recommend waiting at least two years before taking your Playstation a part for maint.

[@sylvestercastaneda7673]

Roger Bullock the ps4 does have overheating problems

[@nikond-vp9wt]

enigma ps4 slim good

[@galactigus8222]

I thought thermal paste was always like that and that's why you're supposed to run your pc for a bit to soften the paste to make it easier to remove?

[@ownthore]

at 22:22 you have one extra screw screwed in then you unscrew two at 23:02, but you cannot put the second one back in because you put the case back on it, this is where the extra screw you should have goes. unless you fixed it and cut that out.

[@darienhenry443]

does cleaning the thermal paste stop the system from making a loud heating noise?

[@lukeraynor6522]

So, you just put a blob of the paste in the middle like that? No need to evenly spread it around?

[@rockonx25]

Also what caused my system to turn off on its own sometimes was the overly sensitive PS4 power button I was able to bend the little piece of metal inside the case to hover the contact instead of sitting directly on it.

[@neroissolost741]

what would recommend if the ps4 doesnt show safe mode nor hearing the second beep??? only get the power on & hold for 18 secs then turn off tryna figure out what makes the second beep?

[@erikakabloodybrains83_8]

My ps4 is a first edition like yours I'm planing on taking mine apart to fix it but I've never fixed anything like this before my problem is my discs keeps ejecting out and even while I'm sleeping at night it'll come on and I hear it beeping and even when it doesn't have any disc in it ejects it out and makes the beeping sound can this fix this issues too?

[@CryptoCwis]

What's the point of taking out the blu ray drive or psu if you're just replacing the thermal paste? Is it needed? Thanks

[@HerkDylanJr]

You clean the chip with what please answer my question ASAP

[@madman5531]

Hi, thanks for the video. Followed your instructions but I believe I went wrong. My controllers are super laggy when navigating on the ps4 and turn off randomly. Any idea what I might have done?

[@Rickteg]

Reset the playstation

[@shanemurphey1165]

Mine did the same thing, you have to make sure to reinstall the bluetooth antenna. Its the long thin black cord going to the metal bracket that is attached to the bottom front of the cd player, the other end snaps onto a small terminal underneath the power supply. Baffled me for a few until I found it on the floor, must have come lose at some point without my notice.

[@madman5531]

+Shane Murphey hahaha thanks for the reply but yeah I found the Antenna on the floor like 30 mins later

[@olyloleah]

it sounds like my ps4 is running in the background xD great vid though will replace thermal paste thanks to you !

[@cad212125]

if the thermal pads get worn-out or damage which thermal pads should I buy?

[@kevinwhite1948]

Thank you. Very informative. You rock like slayer!

[@dommer4killdx834]

How do I take the tabs off in order to open my PS4? I need to access the fan in order to clean the dust out but can't because these tabs are in the way.

[@dit3]

Do you have some measurements before&after? Noise or heat? To be honest my PS4 is heating a lot, but the air comming from PS4 is freaking hot, which means that the heat got out of APU to the cooler, so thermal paste must be fine..