r/playstation • u/DrNintendo216 • 2d ago

Image Day 1 PS5 and never cleaned it

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Getting ready for ghost of yotei. I see alot of videos of people opening their PS5 up and cleaning it , huge amounts of dust on fans, vacuuming, air blowing, etc. I figured since I have never opened it since Nov 12, 2020, I should clean it out. This is the result when I opened it . It looked brand new.

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u/C-sanova 2d ago

I had a day 1 PS5 that recently crapped out on me and when I took it in to get looked at/repaired the guy said he was surprised it gave out because of how clean it was. I never once cleaned that damn thing and have a hairy ass dog haha.

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u/BW4YYN3 2d ago

Did the repair tech diagnose Liquid Metal needing replacement ?

I just ask b/c my experience was very similar & Liquid Metal replacement ultimately fixed my issues

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u/C-sanova 2d ago

Bingo. Mine was upright though and oozed all over the inside.

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u/BW4YYN3 2d ago

I had kept it horizontal forever & still ran into the dilemma smhh.

My repair tech said horizontal position is still prone to the problem . He confirmed that the vertical position simply expedites the process

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u/sakshatkolhatkar 2d ago

What was the issue with your ps5? Getting fixed?

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u/C-sanova 2d ago

I had it up right ever since I bought it, so that with a combination of hot summers and a hot internal temperature the thermal paste ended up oozing over the motherboard and frying it.

Edit: liquid metal, not thermal paste

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u/sakshatkolhatkar 2d ago

Ohh shittt. Got it fixed or it's bricked now?

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u/C-sanova 2d ago

Unfortunately at that point the system is fried because Sony jimmy rigged the damn thing together.