Tuesday, June 21st 2022
Console Gaming Under Water: First Custom PS5 "Slim" Employs PC-like Watercooling System
YouTuber Matt Perks, known as DIY Perks on Google's video-sharing platform, has achieved the title of owning the world's first "PS5 Slim" console... by creating a custom watercooling system that's aimed at keeping the AMD-designed chip in check while rendering some of the most impressive games of this generation. Thanks to the custom watercooling unit, the PS5's usual 4-inch width was reduced to a mere inch - and due to improved operating temperatures, it's likely the hardware will see increased longevity. Barring any catastrophic leakage, of course.
Perks made use of a copper sheet to channel water over the PS5's APU, while also including thermal bridges that distributed the contained water throughout the consoles' SSD and power delivery subsystem. There is a secret to the consoles' slim profile, however, which should also answer one question you're holding on your mind: where, in that single inch frame, did he fit the pump and radiator for the embedded watercooling?
The answer lies outside of the console proper, as Perks moved both the consoles' power supply and watercooling unit towards an external carcass that can be hidden away, leaving only the svelte, copper-colored PS5 on show in your media center. Al in all, this is a very impressive mod - and the YouTuber has even been so kind as to share the steps necessary for you to build one of these yourself.
Source:
DIY Perks @ YouTube
Perks made use of a copper sheet to channel water over the PS5's APU, while also including thermal bridges that distributed the contained water throughout the consoles' SSD and power delivery subsystem. There is a secret to the consoles' slim profile, however, which should also answer one question you're holding on your mind: where, in that single inch frame, did he fit the pump and radiator for the embedded watercooling?
30 Comments on Console Gaming Under Water: First Custom PS5 "Slim" Employs PC-like Watercooling System
Why is this acceptable temps...
custom PC for life.
timestamp in video is 27:59
yet, tom's hardware says the ps5 ram is around 77 max...
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www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/xbox-series-x-vs-ps5-which-console-stays-coolest/2#:~:text=During%20our%20XSX%20test%20sessions,ambient%20was%2027.9%20degrees%20Celsius.
@Raevenlord I call bs on this guy's testing methodology.
He clearly did not do his testing right, which makes me question his other skills by line of logic.
timestamp in video is 27:59 where he shows 94 celsius. meh.
Microsoft did something of the sort with the original Xbox 360 and its monster, external power brick.
shstuff in the past. I'm surprised to see him mentioned here, but moreso surprised (and disappointed) to see people here are throwing him shade. he deserves more appreciation. just because he may have a penchant for particular hardware (server psu's and ultra high CRI leds) and just because he conveys an unconventional modding approach, doesn't mean that he's not talented.Also, I have to question Sony quality control... allowing PS5 ram to hit 94 celsius is an atrocity... they should have discovered that very early on in the RND phase of the PS5... kind of mindblowing...
My problems is less with him and more with Sony at this point...
He's obviously a smart and talented dude, and really the only fault I could put on any of his endeavors is the practicality of some of his projects and this is one of those, as insanely awesome as the end result is I doubt anyone else is going to replicate it. I'm just glad it turned out for him cause there were multiple points where things just could have not worked out and you'd have a shit load of copper and wasted time. Someone with CNC access could probably build a case and block kit but even that would probably be a incrediblely niche product.
One thing that confused me though was how the first PS5 board died. Shouldn't it just have gone into thermal protection and shutdown instead of dieing like that?