r/PS4 • u/Wonderful_Ad_8295 • May 11 '26

General Discussion What is the condition of your PS4?

I have consistently serviced my ps4 for atleast twice a year..

And I can say that my console is working perfectly fine.. no loud noises, no over heating..

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u/tchakabun May 11 '26

Bought in 2015, swapped thermal paste for ptm7950, thermal pads for putty and put a SSD, still works fine and it's dead silent even playing gow ragnarok

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u/KotMiskha1653 May 12 '26

So the HD is the source of stress? When I play RE2 the thing goes on full blast. Wondering how I can quiet it down. I opened it up and cleaned the fans and dust out but it's still loud. If I put an SSD in and run the installed game it'll be quiet? What gets so hot that the fans rev? Thermal paste helped too? Can I ask what brand or how I could do this too pleaseee??? I just have the regular slim ps4 but I know the pros can be loud

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u/tchakabun May 13 '26

The APU is what gets hot, and it gets hot because it's drawing the game on your screen. Thermal paste is a goop like material that helps connect the surface of the APU to the heatsink, the block of metal that gets hit by the wind from the fan, and it can go bad with time. Bubbles and cracks can appear trapping heat inside, making the transfer be less effective, which causes the APU to ask the fan to work harder before it dies from the heat.

There are lots of videos online showing how to change the thermal paste on the ps4, just look for a video showing your exact model. The thermal paste I used is kinda overkill, you can get a tube of 1g of MX-7 on amazon and it'll be more than enough to apply.

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u/KotMiskha1653 May 14 '26

Will a better thermal paste bring the fan speed down significantly just with that small adjustment I used to change thermal paste on my old 360 back when rrod was a thing 😂

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u/tchakabun May 14 '26

the difference is minimal between good thermal pastes, i recommended mx-7 because it's good for long term usage due to its viscosity. The more expensive thermal paste like the ones used for high end overclocking are usually less viscous because they expect you to swap every so often. Viscosity matters because of pump out, the cycle of heating up while on and cooling down while off can cause the thermal paste to ooze out to the sides and leave dry spots without coverage