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[Gamer79]

I got my ps5 back in may so around 6 months ago. It sits in an open TV stand. Just to give you an idea of the environment my ps5 is in. My wife smokes cigs and we smoke some plant substances. We also have a medium haired cat. I am not the cleanest person but not a total slob either. To make a long story short, I decided to snap off the cover for the first time and was shocked at the hair and dust built up under the cover. A good vacuum with straighten it out but just some fellow gamer advice.

*warning * If this is your first time removing your cover Sony did a poor job at the cover remove system. YOu have to lift the corner by the PS5 sign and Pull up and to the left. The bad news is it's almost impossible not to scratch the black matted console itself when removing the cover.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

There's something called dust cover.

 

[Banjo64]

smoke outside bro or you can have no complaints

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[Tranquil]

smoke outside bro or you can have no complaints

I think he said it was dust and hair buildup, not smoke.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Good advice OP, I also smoke and try to dust off my electronics from time to time. Good practice if you want to prolong their life as much as possible.

It also helps that both my PS4 Pro and PC are very easy to open and clean.

 

[dano1]

I put a new ssd in 10 months after. Was pretty clean inside. But I don’t have pets

 

[Zeeed]

.

 

[Yoboman]

My dog sheds like a mother fucker I should probably open it up and clean it

 

[MoreJRPG]

Compressed air as well. Don’t overlook it

 

[Fredrik]

My dog sheds like a mother fucker I should probably open it up and clean it

 

[Tommi84]

My dog sheds like a mother fucker I should probably open it up and clean it

Yo, wtf. Leave the dog alone! No need to open him/her up!

 

[Soodanim]

I think he said it was dust and hair buildup, not smoke.

I had scented candles burning in the same room as my PC over the course of a month or two, and when I next cleaned my PC’s dust filters the dust was black instead of grey. Smoke in the same room is definitely going to get in consoles. Intake fans will draw it towards it, so it’s not even a game of chance. It’s a certainty.

 

[remember_spinal]

I put a SSD in last month i was actually surprised how little dust was in it.

 

[Yoboman]

Yo, wtf. Leave the dog alone! No need to open him/her up!

How else will I protect my ps5?

 

[[Sigma]]

Luckily my house doesn't attract too much dust so I haven't felt the need to do it just yet. But when I do, i'll put the XPower A-2 to it. I've been meaning to get a couple of air purifiers but I get to procrastinating on it and just end of forgetting about till I see threads like this lol.

 

[matty3092]

I have a dog that sheds hair like crazy looking through the vents of my series x there's looks to be a decent amount of hair build up in the heatsink is it safe to take off the back plate and hold a vacuum to it while using a brush to clear the heatsink?

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Dog owner here

I don't need this shit on Christmas eve you assholes!

 

[Boglin]

How else will I protect my ps5?

Don't listen to these PETA shills

 

[Fare thee well]

3 months if cheeto dust is present in 1/10 or greater atmospheric concentration

 

[Dr. Claus]

I think he said it was dust and hair buildup, not smoke.

Smoke still causes discoloration and creates stains. Best to just stop smoking entirely and live a healthier life.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I have two short hair cats but I hoover and dust on a daily basis, so I'm not to tempted to take the cover off just yet. Maybe when the new face plates come out I'll do the deed.

 

[Fools idol]

yea... my dog also sheds like crazy (golden retriever) so our house is constantly a light layer of golden fur even with 2x roomba's going around pretty much 3x a day.

 

[Boglin]

yea... my dog also sheds like crazy (golden retriever) so our house is constantly a light layer of golden fur even with 2x roomba's going around pretty much 3x a day.

I got rid of my dog and kept my pet roombas for this reason. No more shedding and the roombas rarely freak out when they hear the doorbell.

 

[Skifi28]

I need pictures of how bad it was.

 

[ReBurn]

I opened mine up a couple of weeks ago to put the M.2 in and it looked great from what I could see. I vacuumed the dust holes and put it back together. Looked great.

 

[Krappadizzle]

I bet 88% of ya'll don't even wash your belly button, no way a majority is gonna clean a console.

 

[TheGodfather07]

i clean it once month. i mean its super easy to do once you take the plates off once. they come off so easily after that. i have 2 little cats in house aswell which can add to the buildup. the real problem is smoking though cause it makes the air in the room nasty.

 

[Fools idol]

I opened mine up a couple of weeks ago to put the M.2 in and it looked great from what I could see. I vacuumed the dust holes and put it back together. Looked great.

how easy is that to do? did you watch a youtube tutorial or something or just wing it yourself?

 

[Chickenwing10]

What i imagine you look like after cleaning that

 

[V4skunk]

PC master race knows about dust very well.
Best to have an air compressor to blow the dust out or at the minimum use those air duster cans for a couple of £.

 

[Valt7786]

Weed smoking cat owner.
Dirty console.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

Those vents are asking for dust to get in. I fully expect someone online to find a spiders nest in their PS5 or a Series X by this time next year if they’re not using their console much over winter.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Once a month I remove my side panels and use a metrovac blower.
Every other month I take off the nvme cover and use the blower on that.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I honestly can't remember the last time I was in someone's house/apartment who smoked cigarettes inside. That's like some 80's shit here.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I honestly can't remember the last time I was in someone's house/apartment who smoked cigarettes inside. That's like some 80's shit here.

Yellow tinted Nes.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Yellow tinted Nes.

My parents / grandparents bought the same couch at the exact same time, some sale at a local store or something. Was leather, this ugly light pink-ish color.

Within a year my grandparents couch was a completely different color; by the time they died a decade later it was dark orange lol

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

My parents / grandparents bought the same couch at the exact same time, some sale at a local store or something. Was leather, this ugly light pink-ish color.

Within a year my grandparents couch was a completely different color; by the time they died a decade later it was dark orange lol

Wonder why it's not noticeable these days?

Oh and white walls become YellowishTan.

 

[captainraincoat]

I put a SSD in last month i was actually surprised how little dust was in it.

It’s because it doesn’t get very much airflow and one of the reasons they recommended a heatsink

Some of the third party cases you can buy actually address this but Sonys ninjas keep swatting them to sell their own overpriced coloured versions

$85 aud….gtfo of here Sony

 

[Meraxes]

Smoking inside your house is pretty disgusting. Everything you own will have a smell to it.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I got my ps5 back in may so around 6 months ago. It sits in an open TV stand. Just to give you an idea of the environment my ps5 is in. My wife smokes cigs and we smoke some plant substances. We also have a medium haired cat. I am not the cleanest person but not a total slob either. To make a long story short, I decided to snap off the cover for the first time and was shocked at the hair and dust built up under the cover. A good vacuum with straighten it out but just some fellow gamer advice.

*warning * If this is your first time removing your cover Sony did a poor job at the cover remove system. YOu have to lift the corner by the PS5 sign and Pull up and to the left. The bad news is it's almost impossible not to scratch the black matted console itself when removing the cover.

Not a slob and smoke cigarettes inside don't fit together. Not trying to be insulting or put you down OP, I used to do the same shit, but stop. It's trashy as fuck, your friends and family won't mention it because you're all grown ass adults and they figure if you want to be grody, you're gonna stay grody, but they'll talk about it with each other in their own privacy. THAT HOUSE SMELLS LIKE TAR PIT BULLSHIT. It yellows your walls, smells terrible (and you won't notice it because you live there and become desensitized to the scent) and all that dust and brown shit on your PS5? That's in your air. That's in you. And you got a cat? I'm sure the cat loves living in a cloud. Damn man. Smoke outside.

 

[ReBurn]

how easy is that to do? did you watch a youtube tutorial or something or just wing it yourself?

It's super simple. Lots of YouTube videos for it.

 

[HoofHearted]

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Your PS5 will have coil whine soon from 2nd hand smoke, OP

 

[GodLordPaddock]

I clean my media room twice a week including thorough dusting around my consoles and my consoles themselves. When I removed the covers on the PS5 for the first time since launch in September it was sparkling clean.

A swiffer is all I used.

 

[V4skunk]

Not a slob and smoke cigarettes inside don't fit together. Not trying to be insulting or put you down OP, I used to do the same shit, but stop. It's trashy as fuck, your friends and family won't mention it because you're all grown ass adults and they figure if you want to be grody, you're gonna stay grody, but they'll talk about it with each other in their own privacy. THAT HOUSE SMELLS LIKE TAR PIT BULLSHIT. It yellows your walls, smells terrible (and you won't notice it because you live there and become desensitized to the scent) and all that dust and brown shit on your PS5? That's in your air. That's in you. And you got a cat? I'm sure the cat loves living in a cloud. Damn man. Smoke outside.

That cat will live we need to worry about the ps5 tbh.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

That cat will live we need to worry about the ps5 tbh.

I mean, both are irreplaceable treasures that require attention, care, and a healthy environment. Granted, one shits on tables and one doesn't, so

 

[magnumpy]

this is highly variable. are you a neat freak, or are you 2 pack a day smoker who lives in constant squalor?

not judging anyone, just making the point that your mileage may vary. that said cleanliness is next to godliness

 

[Mr Hyde]

Smoking inside your house sounds pretty fucking nasty. Smoking in general is nasty but inside where you live?

 

[winjer]

Smoking inside your house sounds pretty fucking nasty. Smoking in general is nasty but inside where you live?

True.
I wouldn't want to be invited inside Gamer79 house.