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Anybody Cleaned their PS4PRO, and did it help noise wise?
cinnamonandgravy
Member
have the CUH-7200 on a TV stand shelf.
have never heard the system's fans.
have never heard the system's fans.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Alright, I had this issue, my Pro sounded like a jet engine. What I did was simple. You're gonna need a torx screwdriver, a can of WD40, some rubbing alcohol, a small rubber band, perhaps some tweezers, if you're not a very steady hand, and a small amount of money and patience. So what you do, is you take all of that crap I told you to just buy, put it away in your cupboards, and buy a PS5.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
IDK about the Pro, but cleaning the fan on my launch PS4 once a year at minimum, kept it pretty quiet till this day.
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nominedomine
Banned
Multiple times, change paste, tried an expensive pad. Ultimately it always went back to being a jet fan in very little time, eventually I just gave up. What sucks is that I don't feel comfortable selling it to anyone in this state so it's still here.
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Thanks for your words of wisdom and lack of reading me saying it was already loud af BEFORE I put in a SEMI enclosed space.
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Ok i cleaned the fan. Going go keep it.
I disassembled the whole pro. Pretty easy except for removing one unit but whatever.
Cleaned everything
But I fucked up...
I disconnect the soldered (I guess) parts. They're still intact tho it seems
Supposed to go next to the "pincher"
Any way to let someone solder this (I've never soldered) and if yes, I should probably find out what kind of tin should be used regarding heat? Or not? I'm at a loss atm. And feel frustrated and stupid.
Any help is very welcome.
I disassembled the whole pro. Pretty easy except for removing one unit but whatever.
Cleaned everything
But I fucked up...
I disconnect the soldered (I guess) parts. They're still intact tho it seems
Supposed to go next to the "pincher"
Any way to let someone solder this (I've never soldered) and if yes, I should probably find out what kind of tin should be used regarding heat? Or not? I'm at a loss atm. And feel frustrated and stupid.
Any help is very welcome.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Giving my Pro to my son who games with headphones and buying a PS5 was such a game changer, the thing is practically silent whereas I can hear his pro from down the street ffs
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I know man. That's why I'm doing this.
No an old shop that fixes TVs and shit and going to give him a call tomorrow. Hopefully it's fixable.
I'm such a douche
SyberWolf
Member
i did cleaning + thermal paste, didnt do anything for my pro model since the inside wasnt even that dirty in the first place.
so i just gave it to a friend who was still rocking a base model and i bought the spiderman version.
and honestly it was still a bit too loud for my taste but a lot better.
now i have a PS5 and thats the best option if you like a silent machine.
so i just gave it to a friend who was still rocking a base model and i bought the spiderman version.
and honestly it was still a bit too loud for my taste but a lot better.
now i have a PS5 and thats the best option if you like a silent machine.
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Yeah the draw of the luck regarding internal components is ....
What would Jesus say? Unjust?
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Only thing that really helped with noise for me was:
changing the fan,
replacing the ram pads,
and in the process of doing all that replaced the thermal paste.
Overall it did get better for a few months, but certain games just made the console scream no matter what.
changing the fan,
replacing the ram pads,
and in the process of doing all that replaced the thermal paste.
Overall it did get better for a few months, but certain games just made the console scream no matter what.
Arcadialane
Member
Just found out the pro was made so you can snap off the top without avoiding warranty and no need to mess with screws. Gives you access to the fan to clean.
It's actually a bit better after I used some canned air spray on it, but still way too loud.
It's actually a bit better after I used some canned air spray on it, but still way too loud.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
It's not worth the time. A repair shop did all the Work for me.
Result was the pro was only one level less noisier. Still a vacumecleaner while playing Modern Warfare 2019.
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TheGodfather07
Member
Cleaned it. Sold it for a good price and bought a PS5. Noise problem solved once and for all.
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It was pretty easy actually and If I didn't fucked up it would be running now#
#not really Elden Ring on XSS Lmao
Kilau
Member
Looks to be a common problem. Found a few YouTube videos going over how to repair.So these kind of google shit I get
TheGodfather07
Member
Dirt and dust will make it louder but even brand new, PS4 can still get loud. When the fan gets to level 2, you will hear it. It's just how the system is designed.
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Kilau
Member
You ripped the power pin connector off the mobo right?
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Man even googling for fans was such headache inducing in cleaned my so well you can.... use it? Hope it helped. Coocked on dust makes it work harder thus more noise.
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Yeah the metal components or whatever that should be attached. You saw my pictures?
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Kilau
Member
Yeah, I’m on mobile so I may have linked the wrong thing.
I googled “ps4 pro solder pins” and the results were about the power pin.
This guy goes over the process of resoldering the pin connection.
Patrick S.
Banned
The PS4 Pro I had was quite noisy, too. I took it apart and applied MX4 paste. That made it better, but the console was still a bit too loud for my taste. Still better than the fatty, bc PS3 I still have. That thing is just obscenely loud.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Depends. Do you have a launch PS4 pro??
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DeceptiveAlarm
Gold Member
Mine was super loud. I made a solution of 2 parts vinager one part water and soaked for 11 mins. I wouldn't recommend going longer than that. It hasn't made a noise since.
BlackTron
Member
I pretty much got mine around the last possible moment you could just walk into a store and get one like it was no big deal. Two things spurred it on, the PS5 hardware reveal and GoT coming out. I wanted that game soon, and I did not want that hardware ever. Decision made.
I had no idea just what a good decision it was at the time, and what was about to happen in the hardware market
I guess very late gen Pros have most of the kinks worked out?
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Rocco Schiavone
Member
All the launch PS4 pros are loud. You can also check out digital foundry. The Release pro is just plain horrible when It comes to noise.I pretty much got mine around the last possible moment you could just walk into a store and get one like it was no big deal. Two things spurred it on, the PS5 hardware reveal and GoT coming out. I wanted that game soon, and I did not want that hardware ever. Decision made.
I had no idea just what a good decision it was at the time, and what was about to happen in the hardware market
I guess very late gen Pros have most of the kinks worked out?
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Isa
Member
Sorry to hear about your issues. Its rough, I had a launch Pro and it was crazy loud as were my friends in our group. Our mics were constantly giving that noise feedback so you could always hear multiple fans going hard in the background. It was super annoying and one of the factors in picking up the One X back in the day. I'm really happy that Sony fixed the issue with the PS5. The new systems are so much better in that regard.
I did 2 and 4 personally and it didn't help long. Eventually the system gave up the ghost during my Death Stranding playthrough when that launched. Had to buy another Pro and after scouring for one of the newer models it was only slightly improved but still made a racket. Once I got my PS5 I boxed that baby up. The quiet is so nice, none of my systems make a noise.
I did 2 and 4 personally and it didn't help long. Eventually the system gave up the ghost during my Death Stranding playthrough when that launched. Had to buy another Pro and after scouring for one of the newer models it was only slightly improved but still made a racket. Once I got my PS5 I boxed that baby up. The quiet is so nice, none of my systems make a noise.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
I tried everything, took the whole thing apart, cleaned and repasted the chip nothing mattered, thing still sounded like a jet engine and was an utter ballache to game on
BlitzerRadic
Member
When I had my pro I repasted with liquid metal and put thermal pads on the memory chips. Fan never went past the 2nd level for as long as I owned it.
Fools idol
Banned
I tore down my first Ps5 to really kinda understand how it worked / looked into upgrading storage and what not myself and better thermal paste.
be careful when dismantling the ps5 is all I can say. The clips are pretty flimsy and in general the components are of average build quality at best. It's very easy to bend and snap things.
be careful when dismantling the ps5 is all I can say. The clips are pretty flimsy and in general the components are of average build quality at best. It's very easy to bend and snap things.
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