TL;DR: Sony's use of liquid metal cooling in the PlayStation 5 causes liquid metal to drip inside vertically placed consoles, creating dry spots on the APU that lead to unexpected shutdowns during ...

Is your PS5 afflicted by the dreaded blue light of death? Try these steps with the disc drive before breaking open the ...

Regardless of how common the issue is for the millions of PlayStation 5s that have been sold, it helps no one to claim it does not exist. YouTuber TheCod3r has released a new video clarifying ...

If you’ve been keeping your PlayStation 5 standing tall like a mini skyscraper, you might want to think twice. A debate that first sparked a couple of years ago, whether PS5 consoles should sit ...

“Liquid metal” thermal paste, which replaces the usual chemical compound with a metallic alloy, can increase the thermal conductivity between your CPU and cooler. That’s why it’s popular with ...

Most GPUs today still ship with conventional thermal paste, but some higher-end cards — such as the Founder's Edition RTX 5090 — use liquid metal to maximize the cooling potential on the core.

Folks who pay attention to the enthusiast and DIY PC space will no doubt be familiar with NorthridgeFix. The occasionally controversial electronics repair shop is also a popular YouTube channel where ...

Earlier this year, it was reported that Sony’s original PS5 console model had a liquid metal issue that could cause the console to perform unfavorably, perhaps even overheat and shut down. While this ...

The PS5 has been dealing with a liquid metal issue since the console launched, but it was thought to be limited to a smaller number of the older consoles. It’s now being claimed that even new consoles ...