Is PS4 Overheating After Cleaning and What to Do

One of the most common issues or problems of PS4 is it overheating. Overheating, however is a broad subject which is why in this article, we shall go more into details. One of the first steps in fixing overheating problem is by cleaning the dust from its air vents. Do not worry as it is easy to do. All you have to do is use a can of compressed air on the vents.
Take in mind that when you are cleaning your PS4, be careful and ensure that you do not damage any vents. Also try to make sure that there is no dust or anything that would block them. You will have to check and investigate on how to clean all the vent holes. Once, you are comfortable, you could now use compressed air or if you wish, you could do it manually and remove the dust or dirt.
What to do if PS4 is still overheating after cleaning?
Once you have cleaned your PS4 and you have noticed that your PlayStation 4 is still overheating, you will have to check it again by opening up your PS4 and open the cover. You will then have to clean the dust from the CPU cooler and change its thermal paste of the heatsink. If you are not comfortable doing this, we highly recommend that you bring your PS4 to PlayStation shop. This way, you will not have to worry about damaging your PS4 further.
Take in mind that Thermal Paste could increase thermal conductivity between processor and heatsink. This happens when the thermal paste fills the microscopic holes between the heatsink and processor. Though this is the case, you will have to be very careful as doing this excessively could degrade and make your PS4 not work and not function properly.
Other Possible Reasons for Overheating
If cleaning your PS4 did not work in solving the problem of your PS4 overheating, then, it is possible that your PS4 would need a cooling system such as an air fan. When your PS4 air fan declines, there is a huge possibility for your PS4 to overheat and get more hot. Hence, we highly recommend for you to check your PS4’s fan.
Another reason for your PS4 to overheat is due to a detective power supply. Hence, if your device is plugged for a very long time, it could damage your power supply and eventually would affect your PS4 and lead it to overheating. Power surge could happen and short circuits could cause your PS4 to overheat as well.
There are numerous reasons as to why your PS4 could overheat and since it is difficult to diagnose the reason of your overheating PS4, if your PS4 still overheats after cleaning it, we then, recommend that you bring it to a repair shop and let them try to diagnose the problem and fix it.