PS4 Pro Smells Like It's Burning/Smoke

Hi all,

I recently was using my PS4 when it started smelling like it was burning/smoke. I have the PS4 Pro against the wall under a monitor stand and all the wires were against it (I pushed them under). I've only had the PS4 in this position for 3 days until I noticed the smell today. Also the PS4 works fine, and the fans are not loud.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Comments

  • +1

    Both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X dump a lot of heat out of the rear of the consoles. The overclocked AMD Jaguar CPU cores are hot little buggers. I'd recommend leaving them in open shelving with some good space (free air) between the wall and the back of the unit if you want some longevity from the life of the consoles. I use mine sitting on speaker stands in complete open air, sitting on cut speaker foam to eliminate vibration. They both operate silently and run cool.

  • Dont have it up against the wall and use an air blower on it occasionally.

    It could be dust or it could be something else , if you are worried you can probably send it back to sony to check it out for a fee.

  • +1

    Check and see if your cables have deformed / melted a bit - that could cause the smell or maybe some paint has burned off the wall. As others have advised, keep all the fans clear - give the system some space to let it breathe!

    • Have checked behind the wall - the console was quite close to the wall and it may be the paint burning off the wall. All the cables are fine, just extremely hot behind the console.

      Thanks

  • -3

    It's fine the way it is. There was a burning candle and the scent came into my room and I thought it was my PlayStation! lol. Thanks for the help anyways, I might move my PS4 to a new place where it can get more air. The PS4 is brand new too, so I didn't think there was anything to do with dust.

  • -1

    This is a troll post…

    • What makes you think this is a troll post? I thought my PS4 was smelling like smoke. My mum lit a candle without letting me know (I think that was the smell). It is a bit hot behind the console though, and I can still smell something behind it, maybe the paint behind the wall, I don't know.

  • -1

    stay safe ps4 ghost

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