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Pro tip: I zip tied every cable behind my TV for 2 years, until my cousin pointed at my PS5 and asked why it was hot
Turns out bundling the power brick, HDMI, and USB lines into one tight loop trapped all the heat against the console, and after I spaced them out with a $6 pack of velcro straps from the hardware store on Division Street, my fan noise dropped enough that I could finally hear the game over it, so now I'm wondering if anyone else has a small space setup where a fix this dumb actually worked?
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patriciaellis19d ago
Did you ever stop and feel the back of that power brick after a few hours? I always figured a tidy setup was just better for looks and dust, nothing more, and I had my cables looped tight for years without a second thought. Then my old router kept dropping wifi and I finally pulled the bundle apart, and the brick was so hot I couldn't hold it. Spaced everything out with cheap straps and the drops stopped that same week. Guess airflow beats neatness when your gear is crammed into a little stand.
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