A) PS5, as well as all types of equipment with a cooler cooling system, is recommended to be cleaned once a year. Which does not mean only cleaning from dust. It is necessary to replace liquid metal and thermal adhesives.

You may have heard the myth - "Liquid metal does not need to be changed" - but this is not true. Liquid metal used in the PS5 has a much higher temperature tolerance than thermal paste. For example, one of the best thermal pastes has 14.2 W/mk, and liquid metal - 73W/mk, but this does not mean that liquid metal does not wear out and does not need to be replaced.

As for thermal adhesives: the situation is even worse in this respect. Thermal adhesives are used on porous surfaces. on which the manufacturer cannot install a temperature sensor. For example: if the RAM or SSD memory chips catch fire, the PS5 will not understand and will not use the cooler to cool them. Good quality thermal glue is quite expensive, and the PS5 is silent only by changing the liquid metal - because of this, the second myth "thermal glues and thermal pads do not need to be replaced" was formed - in fact, thermal glues and thermal glues are disposable and only work for 2 days after each cooling failure. should be changed.

Because environmental conditions vary, the PS5 can be cleaned in as little as a year, or last longer.

a) It is recommended to perform technical cleaning of PS5, replace liquid metal and thermal adhesives once a year. Because environmental conditions vary, the PS5 can be cleaned in as little as a year, or it can last longer.

b) How to know if PS5 needs to be cleaned or not: normally, when loading graphics in the game, PS5 heats up, at this time the speed of the cooler increases and it even makes noise, as soon as it cools the processor, the speed decreases again and the noise decreases. When during the game the cooler starts to work at a high speed (gums) and is no longer quiet, it already means that the cooler is no longer able to cool the processor (APU) and needs technical cleaning (dust removal, replacement of liquid metal and thermal adhesives).

c) if the message was issued at least once: “PS5 is very hot. Turn off your PS5 and wait for the temperature to cool down" "PS5 is too hot. Turn off your PS5, and wait until the temperature goes down" "PS5 is too hot." Turn off the PS5 and wait for the temperature to decrease" This is already an alarm call, after that you can no longer play or load, you need to ask the service center. Only dust removal will not help, it is necessary to change liquid metal and thermal adhesives.

d) For maintenance at home, it would be good if you periodically clean the air slots with a vacuum cleaner (and not with a fan or other air flow), in this case, less dust will be absorbed into the cooling system.

e) Do not clean the PS5 while it is on (or still hot) with a wet cloth or tissue. Evaporating liquid from a warm surface can damage the PS5. The air stream draws steam into the cooling system and causes oxidation over time. Condensate droplets can also damage the motherboard.

For the same reason, you can't put a humidifier next to the PS5.

Despite following the recommendations, if you still have a problem, contact the service center:
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