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I finally figured out why people keep killing their PS4s with thermal paste
Everyone says to repaste when the fan gets loud, but they glob on way too much. I opened a buddy's console after he did it himself and found paste squeezed onto the motherboard. You only need a pea sized dot, maybe 3mm across, right in the center of the chip. More paste doesn't mean better cooling, it can actually cause overheating by creating air pockets. I've fixed 5 consoles this month alone with this exact issue. Anyone else seen a console die from a simple paste job gone wrong?
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skyler_kim156d ago
My first repaste job looked like a toothpaste commercial, way too much paste. Watched a few teardown videos and saw how little they actually use. Now I spread a tiny dot with a plastic card for an even thin layer. The fan stays quiet and the console runs cooler than before.
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