News I Changed the PS5's Power Supply. Did It Get Better?

[Admin]

There is no replacement PSU for the PS5 so far. Hopefully, this will change any time soon.

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[maik80]

Excellent article and experiment. Congratulations.

 

[AnimeMania]

I guess you could disconnect the original PSU and leave it in place to maintain the airflow channels or insert a fan in the space where the PSU was to get better airflow.

 

[Co BIY]

I guess you could disconnect the original PSU and leave it in place to maintain the airflow channels ...

I agree and think this would be a worthy experiment.

My expectation is that you would then get the improvements you were hoping for and good data for future repairs.

P5 content is probably gold so I expect Tom's can make this happen.

 

[Aris_Mp]

I cannot do this, unfortunately, because there will be no room for to connect the external PSU. The original PSU would cover the spade terminals of the mainboard.

 

[RodroX]

I cannot do this, unfortunately, because there will be no room for to connect the external PSU. The original PSU would cover the spade terminals of the mainboard.

Nice article, now if you don't mind wasting a ps5 original psu, then that should be fixed with a dremel

 

[Kristjan G]

I cannot do this, unfortunately, because there will be no room for to connect the external PSU. The original PSU would cover the spade terminals of the mainboard.

Make a mock PSU casing or try to cover any holes that the original was blocking. As you might suspect, the airflow has changed.

 

[dwn2brasstacks]

Gut the old power supply, keep just the housing. Make neccessary changes so you can fit it back in, test. Add a small fan to exaust out of the back. Test. we are getting recycled hot air, let's use a cheap, efficient fan to correct it. We used to have to do this with branded computers back in the day to enhance the cooling.

In fact, you could also use an existing stock system, add a small fan with vent holes or just augment the existing system. This would be hugely cheaper and more practical.
Try to find the hottest spot where you can vent air directly outside.

 

[artk2219]

As others have stated that old PSU or something in its shape needs to stay in its place. It could make for a nice kit though, PSU and place holder in one kit so you dont have to modify the old PSU at all.

 

[Soaptrail]

Typo in this article?

Does it worth it? To replace the PS5's PSU?

 

[guyWhoBreaksThings]

I'm trying to build a simple PS5 by just buying the motherboard, then finding cheaper components and liquid cooling the motherboard.

What exactly is the process of attaching an external power supply? Do I solder a female adaptor to the spade connectors? If so, which one goes where? I have no idea what to do for the PSU side of things, so any help would be appreciated.