It's pretty much been confirmed in multiple videos already that it's extremely uncommon for liquid metal to drip overtime on the components of the motherboard despite the positioning of the system. The protective sponge seen around the liquid metal on the motherboard does its job quite well keeping the liquid metal from spilling over the other inside components of the motherboard. Unless a person has unnecessarily toyed with the inner parts of their PS5 systems, their liquid metal should remain intact until maybe a dry spot appears requiring a clean-up of old liquid metal for a new layer of liquid metal.
Having the PS5 vertical, it is rare for the Liquid Metal to get on the board. The black thing around it stops it but also soaks up it up. Watch a video by Gears and Tech he talks about it and debunks it. I have mine vertical on my desk so I don’t really worry about it. I Originally had mine on the floor under my desk but it quickly got dirty a little bit and not good for a white console and probably dust will get in there more. I have a slim so I can sightly move my monitor and place it there. The only thing that bugs me is the disk drive is loud and when putting in a game it vibrates my desk a bit. And no I’m not buying an overpriced stand.
It was “designed” to go either way But any fella with the slightest electronics knowledge and logic can look at the way the disc goes in and is used…and know that THAT’S the way to set your PS5.
The slim disc comes with a disk drive. The base slim model is all digital. I personally would recommend getting the disc drive though it cost extra to add. The 1tb of memory will be used fast if u download multiple games.
Same, I never used any previous PS console vertically. I have now the new PS5 Slim laying flat. Although i must admit that the stand of the OG model is more steady compared to those tiny plastic feet. But since I'm not moving the console around it's just fine
Upright bad if have unit with disc drive even with current Xbox series x which will shred blu-rays and disc copies after few weeks to month or melt it if gaming for more than 6 hours like what happened me. Why switch digital copy of games so don’t matter which way ps5 or Xbox system like series x is positioned.
If it gets plugged on the vents from dust and hair it will oxidize. Pushing the thermal metal to the edge. Keeping it on its side will help less dust to enter the console
Terrible video, lots of misinformation (PS3 slim and super slim models do not really have the same issues the OGs do), half truths (the liquid metal ..can.. destroy your PS5 the same way gas can destroy and blow up your car... if or when the engineering for some reason fails) and straight up wrong things (The PS5 looks like early 2010~ish Alienware PC trash no matter where or how you try to hide it). Why are you even complaining about the liquid metal at all? Its there exactly to counteract what youre whining about half this video, overheating because of failing cooling systems due to dry cooling paste or failing cooling pads. Even the PS2 has had massive noise and cooling issues since day one depending on which version you had and with time even the quiet models will have their cooling pads give out on them at some point and become loud as planes while roasting their cpus. Your understanding of any of these topics seems severely limited, you shouldnt blindly trust 5 randos on Twitter in 2021 who had issues with their PS5 liquid cooling to be any kind of indication on how bad standing up your PS5 is for its lifespan. Theres literally nothing out there that would indicate that this in an actual problem besides the occasional clout chaser every 3-6 months on social media, i work in retail and ive literally never seen a PS5 having that problem or even hear of one being send in for that in other markets. Most people destroy their consoles by feeding them dust and pet fur for breakfast while living in humid areas cramming them in the tightest spot they can find to use them as furniture depositing stuff on top of them. Or they just drop them/spill liquids on them.
