Sony's PlayStation 5 teardown reveals massive heatsink, liquid metal

08 October 2020
Sony has put a lot of focus on cooling and long-term reliability.

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  • Anonymous
  • 39y
  • 08 Oct 2020

This is what Sony should have done with PS3

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    • Boggy-Stefy
    • p%B
    • 08 Oct 2020

    I like PC best (also now I am a big fan of Game Pass), but I have to admit, this looks really nice. Hope, the real world usage will be better than the PS4 (in term of heat dissipation).

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      • AngryLithuanian
      • mE0
      • 08 Oct 2020

      Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that... moreRead the article and you will find out

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        • IV5
        • 08 Oct 2020

        Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that... moreall today GPU is huge. even entry level GPU

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          • bigboi
          • 78D
          • 08 Oct 2020

          Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that... moreYou answered your own question. That's exactly why it is. That thing is a beast- from the heatsink itself to the fan, PSU not only that- its probably also build that way to accept more air into the system.

          I wonder how and where the dust bunnies are gonna end up over time on this system. I also wonder how differently the digital version of the PS5 is built apart from the Blue-ray drive its literally the same size. 🤔

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            • Anonymous
            • mE0
            • 08 Oct 2020

            joe nodden, 08 Oct 2020Ooooo they better hope they're applying that liquid me... moreI'm sure they will Joe know it all

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              • Anonymous
              • LkB
              • 08 Oct 2020

              Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that... moreLarger surface loses heat easier than small ones.

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                • AnonD-492870
                • IA5
                • 08 Oct 2020

                Anonymous, 08 Oct 2020Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that... morecooling

                  Very impressive! All very reassuring.

                    Ooooo they better hope they're applying that liquid metal right otherwise we've got a failure of a console on our hands.

                      Don't worry... Cooling systems are about to get even more massive in gaming phones with the SD875 X1... And MTK Dimensity 2000/+... Enjoy 200fps gaming!!! :-)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PZa
                        • 08 Oct 2020

                        Why is it so big? It's not just the heatsink that's massive, the whole thing is huge.

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