New PlayStation 5 vs. Old PS5 Cooler Design: Thermals & Fans, ft. Digital Foundry
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Date: 2021-09-16
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Greg
I can't believe how complex and time consuming some of this testing is. Lots of hard work goes into this, I can see. At first glance, the SoC gets hotter but most of the other components run cooler. This doesn't matter much since boost performance is not affected by temperature, as long as it's running within spec. I guess Sony knows what they're doing with these changes. These consoles are such a technical achievement. For the price, you're not gonna get a better PC but the cost is subsidized by game sales to an extent. New SKU and cooling looks more than adequate. This is the way Sony rolls, launch a console and bring the costs down with revisions and new SKUs over time.
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I can't believe how complex and time consuming some of this testing is. Lots of hard work goes into this, I can see. At first glance, the SoC gets hotter but most of the other components run cooler. This doesn't matter much since boost performance is not affected by temperature, as long as it's running within spec. I guess Sony knows what they're doing with these changes. These consoles are such a technical achievement. For the price, you're not gonna get a better PC but the cost is subsidized by game sales to an extent. New SKU and cooling looks more than adequate. This is the way Sony rolls, launch a console and bring the costs down with revisions and new SKUs over time.
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Ed
Sounds to me like the new version is better engineered in that it practically does not change the thermal performance while costing less and using less material. From a manufacturing standpoint, the new one is certainly superior. With all the controversy surrounding this, I'm surprised Sony did not respond.. but maybe they left that up to outlets like GN and DF because they know that people tend to trust independent reviews more than corporate talking points. I have a 1000 model and I'm perfectly fine with that, glad to hear that Sony is improving the costs and not sacrificing performance.
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Sounds to me like the new version is better engineered in that it practically does not change the thermal performance while costing less and using less material. From a manufacturing standpoint, the new one is certainly superior. With all the controversy surrounding this, I'm surprised Sony did not respond.. but maybe they left that up to outlets like GN and DF because they know that people tend to trust independent reviews more than corporate talking points. I have a 1000 model and I'm perfectly fine with that, glad to hear that Sony is improving the costs and not sacrificing performance.
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Robin
your runthrough of the subtle differences between the two models at the beginning while showing rotating B-roll that never actually showed the things you were comparing side by side was VERY confusing. i had to rewind several times to even get a slight grasp of what you were talking about. Maybe save the nice pretty B-roll for when you're not actually trying to demonstrate something and go for side-by-side comparisons with arrows to point to the parts youre talking about like you did at 10:20 next time.
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your runthrough of the subtle differences between the two models at the beginning while showing rotating B-roll that never actually showed the things you were comparing side by side was VERY confusing. i had to rewind several times to even get a slight grasp of what you were talking about. Maybe save the nice pretty B-roll for when you're not actually trying to demonstrate something and go for side-by-side comparisons with arrows to point to the parts youre talking about like you did at 10:20 next time.
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Peter
Ok must admit this is the creme dela creme calibration of top tier creators that is unbeatable if not the industry starches standard deserving of the ps5 and wielding a worth that could have been a premium patreon offering.ps the only way to make a more in depth analysis is to linus gaming crew run the ps5 versions with with quality gaming peripherals work and load the units and to see an array off scenarios and options of ps5 heat-thermals and gaming output.
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Ok must admit this is the creme dela creme calibration of top tier creators that is unbeatable if not the industry starches standard deserving of the ps5 and wielding a worth that could have been a premium patreon offering.ps the only way to make a more in depth analysis is to linus gaming crew run the ps5 versions with with quality gaming peripherals work and load the units and to see an array off scenarios and options of ps5 heat-thermals and gaming output.
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Peter
In my opinion, seeing the cooling capacity of the new version on the SOC and vram as a system is more important than isolating the difference in cooling capacity of just the heatsinks. In a PC, it would be a big deal. But since the PS5 is a console and you are gonna get the entire package with the cooler. This testing is extensive and tedious. I really appreciate GN and DF for doing these kinds of videos.
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In my opinion, seeing the cooling capacity of the new version on the SOC and vram as a system is more important than isolating the difference in cooling capacity of just the heatsinks. In a PC, it would be a big deal. But since the PS5 is a console and you are gonna get the entire package with the cooler. This testing is extensive and tedious. I really appreciate GN and DF for doing these kinds of videos.
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Nostrasimpus
I doubt you meant to, but you basically spent a week to make a video to shit all over Austin and came out with the same conclusion. That the new one does run hotter, but your opinion in the end based on the findings is different. He would rather have an old one and you don t care because it s not a big enough difference to care in your opinion.That s obnoxious af.
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I doubt you meant to, but you basically spent a week to make a video to shit all over Austin and came out with the same conclusion. That the new one does run hotter, but your opinion in the end based on the findings is different. He would rather have an old one and you don t care because it s not a big enough difference to care in your opinion.That s obnoxious af.
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lazerlake
Steve is the only person who could ever talk flatly about data and have me excited, double points for it being over something I have no intention of ever owning.
Stay true stay factual stay fabulous Steve.
There's something about the way you unabashedly unbiasedly present as honestly and unapologetically as possible.
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Steve is the only person who could ever talk flatly about data and have me excited, double points for it being over something I have no intention of ever owning.
Stay true stay factual stay fabulous Steve.
There's something about the way you unabashedly unbiasedly present as honestly and unapologetically as possible.
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Starting
gddr6 has a higher temperature ceiling up to 105c so it running hotter shouldn't be a cause for concern not until they are working within those limits. Dust accumulation could push the degrees a little higher but we won't know for sure what impact it might have on performance until the next 2years
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gddr6 has a higher temperature ceiling up to 105c so it running hotter shouldn't be a cause for concern not until they are working within those limits. Dust accumulation could push the degrees a little higher but we won't know for sure what impact it might have on performance until the next 2years
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Will
As a purely academic question, short of access to the software to view thermals, what sort of tests and views would be useful. I know that right now the biggest issue is the small sample size but I like to picture the perfect testing methodology
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As a purely academic question, short of access to the software to view thermals, what sort of tests and views would be useful. I know that right now the biggest issue is the small sample size but I like to picture the perfect testing methodology
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