When to Replace PS5 Paste with New Thermal Paste?
As an electronic device that is prone to damage, you certainly don’t want your PlayStation 5 to be damaged. That’s why it’s recommended to take care of PS, don’t just play it without stopping. Including replace the PS5 paste.
Paste or commonly called Thermal Paste is a component used to deliver the heat generated by the APU engine to the Heatsink. Well, from the Heatsink, the hot air will be pulled out by the cooling fan on the PS5.
Installing an even Thermal Paste on the PS5 is a must until it touches the APU and Heatsink so that the hot air distribution can be smooth until exhaustion, so the engine temperature remains stable, not too hot but still cold.
How Long Does PS5 Default Paste Last?
Actually the default Thermal Paste from the PS5 factory is enough for gamers to play for the long term. With a note there is no factory error. All also come back again depending on the frequency of use.
Logically, the more often the PS5 is played, the more pasta it will consume. For example: PS5 that is played alone in a room is usually 2-3 hours per day, at most changing pasta every 1-2 years.
While the PlayStation 5 tends to be used massively like in PS5 rentals, it’s usually recommended to replace the paste at least every 6 months. This is to prevent damage to other PS5 components.
But again, all of the above time estimates are subjective. Because there are many factors when you have to replace thermal paste, for example when the following characteristics appear:
1. The engine fan or PS5 fan makes a louder sound than usual. Even though it has just been turned on or used and only enters the Home Screen / Pause Game / XMB, which incidentally does not take up too many resources.
2. When a warning notification appears “Warning, Your PS5 is too overheating”. This means that the temperature on the PlayStation 5 machine has entered the overheating limit. Better stop playing and immediately replace the pasta.
A Good Type of PS5 Thermal Paste
There are many types of paste or thermal paste available in the market from various types of brands. For example, the Noctua NT-H1, then the ones commonly used by PS5 rental entrepreneurs in Indonesia, such as the Arctic MX-4 to Arctic Silver 5.
If I have changed the thermal paste or just bought a PS5, when do I have to change the paste again? Returning to the previous point that was discussed earlier, the point is that for personal use that is not more than 6 hours a day, a maximum of changing pasta every 1-2 years.
Meanwhile, those that are used every day without stopping, such as rentals, for example, must replace pasta every six months. As long as the paste must be evenly distributed during installation. Don’t be lacking, let alone too much.
Then what you have to know is, Thermal Paste is only one of the factors that can keep the PS5 engine temperature stable and cold. Several other things can affect such as room temperature.
The presence of air vents in the playroom may help minimize the accumulation of dust in the room. You don’t have to install AC, just make sure the room isn’t hot enough.
Additional: when the process of replacing the PS5 thermal paste will disassemble the machine to the inside, make sure to also clean the PS5 Fan / Fan from the dust that sticks.
