Edgelord79
Gold Member
Not keeping this iceberg horizontal. Vertical is the only way I can hide it.
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Keeping your PS5 vertical might cause some issues, as reported by some users, with specific faults. Sometimes.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
ProTip: It's bogus.
Is Bogus behind this rumor? God I hate this dude. Thanks for letting me know.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yes, your PS5 will be fine, as well as the millions and millions of others that are having zero issues.
Don't listen to a methhead and his pawn shop stolen goods in the trap house.
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Had a feeling. Thanks though
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Just to be safe, I changed my PS5 to horizontal, and oddly enough it looks much better this way. It looked like a high collar Yakuza pimp before, now it blends in better.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
NonPhixion
Member
If your PS1 wasn't diagonal you weren't playing it enough.
Oddvintagechap
Banned
Ar¢tos
Member
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3 from Sony + 3 from retailer (after the first 3 years) . Controller replacement is only on the Sony warranty. So, sadly, I need to buy a white second controller, as much as I wanted the cosmic red.
NomenNescio
Member
I think you wrote it backwards.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
If that were true, why did the Nintendo Wii never break?
Question, those who have had them in a vertical position, have they had scratched ps5 discs?
Question, those who have had them in a vertical position, have they had scratched ps5 discs?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
No.
Bluray discs have a very hardened coating and are not as easy to scratch as a DVD. Also, the game initially installs then does a disc check. It's not pulling data constantly like it used to back in the day.
They sorted out those issues a long time ago.
NomenNescio
Member
The Wii didn't have liquid metal, just thermal paste, which is pasty and doesn't slip over surfaces like a liquid would.
NomenNescio
Member
Another thing to consider with the vertical position is the partial obstruction of the vents "under" the console; those get greatly covered by the stand, reducing ventilation (which also happened with the PS4). In horizontal position that part is completely uncovered and free to expell the heat.
I wouldn't be surprised if someone does a Vertical vs Horizontal heat test and finds out the cooling is much more efficient in horizontal position. The amount of heat the console pushes out of that part is pretty substantial, specially during high FPS games.
I wouldn't be surprised if someone does a Vertical vs Horizontal heat test and finds out the cooling is much more efficient in horizontal position. The amount of heat the console pushes out of that part is pretty substantial, specially during high FPS games.
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Sojiro
Member
Seems like a whole lot of nothing here. I really doubt that being horizontal in those units in the videos would have made much of a difference with what happened if the seals were damaged. However, I personally would never stand the unit up, and never did with my PS2 just because I don't trust it that way, especially because of my cats and kids.
Banjo64
cumsessed
It actually is quite stable without the stand.
Every time I look at mine I still question what the fuck Sony was thinking with this design. It was definitely beaten with an ugly stick from its initial conception.
//DEVIL//
Member
ops lol. ill edit.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
French repair shops with zero experience working with liquid metal and vacuum sealing fuck up when they have to deal with it?
I'm shocked.
I'm shocked.
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
Supposedly the seal failing is what causes this to happen - what I don't understand is if the seal is compromised, what difference does it make if the console is vertical or horizontal at that point - wouldn't the liquid spill out either way?
Radioskugga
Member
He looks like a crack addict.
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phil_t98
#SonyToo
I don't usually judge people by their looks but this guy doesn't look believable to me.
If this would be a widespread issue we all should already know about this problem.
Watch some of his other videos. He is amazing at what he does, I would listen to what he says
coffinbirth
Member
This guy actually knows his shit, got through an HDMI chip wire jumping nightmare with his help. I didn't watch the video, but that title does seem clickbaity. Here's the thing, over time the flexing of that board will eventually cause that seal to lose it's rigidity and ability to contain the liquid metal. Having the console vertically would only compound this issue by causing it to pool due to uneven pressure if the board has flexed beyond the tolerances it was engineered for. This isn't an issue with thermal paste, and hardware failure would typically only occur once solder joints started to crack. With liquid metal, once that shit gets out of it's cage, it's game over for the surrounding components.
This is not an issue I thought I'd be seeing so soon in the PS5's lifespan, however, and if it is indeed actually already starting to happen to well used machines, this is going to be a massive problem in the next few years. I'm curious if this is limited to unit's with the much heavier heatsink/pipe array. Dammit, I guess I'll watch the video....mainly to see if these consoles had already been apart or not.
This is not an issue I thought I'd be seeing so soon in the PS5's lifespan, however, and if it is indeed actually already starting to happen to well used machines, this is going to be a massive problem in the next few years. I'm curious if this is limited to unit's with the much heavier heatsink/pipe array. Dammit, I guess I'll watch the video....mainly to see if these consoles had already been apart or not.
rickybooby87
Member
Mine has remained erect in an upright position for 2+ yeas
jm89
Member
How about your ps5 though?
ShadyAcshuns
Member
I think you meant to say "diagon alley".
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Dust-by-Monday
Member
Not a chance in hell that I’ll lay my PS5 down
Oddvintagechap
Banned
I was looking into warranty options from Sony, I didnt see them.
Anyways I think this issue happened to me.
Ar¢tos
Member
In EU any electronic device has 3 years manufacturer warranty.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
I think some people could do with watching his videos. it surprises me the amount of PS5's he has to repair as well. same with the other guy Techtronics I think he's called, its always PS5's to repair. not saying there is any fault with PS5's just maybe their owners not treating them well
coffinbirth
Member
Well, shit. It had never been opened up AND it was a V2 board. This is mildly concerning. Considering this could've all been avoided with some conformal coating, I'd say that middle finger to Sony was warranted. What a shitshow this is likely to become.
This guy works on TONS of PS5's, and even more are never cracked open bc an unopened BLOD is an automatic refusal, bc they can't reasonably be fixed. This means it is likely happening a lot more than is being reported as that has been the general consensus, BLOD =blown PSU/power rails...not a shorted APU from the liquid metal. Time will tell, I guess.
Ronin_7
Member
No it isn't.
Rendered Tangent
Banned
I have mine vertical and haven't had any issues.
Thebonehead
Gold Member
Tronicsfix is who you are referencing I'd guess.
Too much heat.
Probably only happens to machines that are defective. I doubt it’s a big deal.
NinjaBoiX
Member
Yeah, there’s no way they didn’t consider this.
Properly obvious fault that would’ve manifested almost immediately, if you’ve had your PS5 running for longer than an hour I wouldn’t be remotely concerned.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
this FUD is everywhere online now
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Nah.
His channel is trash... watch tronicsfix for console repairs
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
For any situation, I already put it horizontal.
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