Signs of a new PS5 start appearing in stores

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BraLoD said:

Hiku said:

What would be the real estate benefit of not having liquid metal? Wouldn't they need another fan instead, which takes up more space?

And Microsoft's comment is the main reason I am hoping for a Slim this year. Pretty weird that they would be that specific about the price and date if they don't know something.

As for PS5's look, I really disliked it the first time I saw it. Now I think it looks fine, if it wasn't so huge that is.
So a smaller version could be perfect.

Kinda like those bootleg PS5's from Aliexpress.

Liquid metal is likely a bit more expensive than thermal paste, and I think the process to assemble it should be quite different, considering the extra layers of protection the apu needs because of that, which can become a few millions in savings.

I dunno if they would actually need another fan, even as liquid metal is better than thermal paste it should not make that much difference in final temps. I think there are some videos out there with people using thermal paste and it working just fine, just a bit hotter.

Most thermal pastes by now use at least some liquid metal to give good performances, cheaping out on that would only save a couple cents at most.