%%title%% New PS5 Has Been Totally Redesigned Inside To Use Less Power

Sony has been renewing the internal design of its latest models of PS5. One of these PS5 models has been reviewed and began appearing in Australia last month. The YouTuber Austin Evans has taken a look at the internals and has discovered many changes. Sony is using a new, smaller motherboard for the PS5, different cooling, and has even changed the SSD case.

Although these changes influence another weight reduction, they are not changes that have to do with the exterior of the PS5. The most noticeable change, however, is the updated motherboard on the PS5. It’s shrunk by around two inches, and the PS5’s cooling is slightly different thanks to an additional heat pipe at the rear and a smaller heatsink.

Sony has also moved a lot of components with this new motherboard design, and it means the CMOS battery is now completely hidden under the heatsink. It was exposed before, which makes it easy to change, but Evans claims that now you will have to completely disassemble a PS5 to replace the CMOS battery.

As for the SSD case, it has also changed in this new PS5 mode. It no longer has a PCB across the entire length, and instead has exposed metal. It’s not immediately clear why Sony has changed this particular part of the PS5’s design, but Evans speculates that it could help improve heat dissipation.

All of these changes could add up to some real-world benefits for the PS5. Evans claims that this newer PS5 model consumes around 20-30 watts less during gaming, while delivering roughly the same amount of noise and heat output. You can see the youtuber video below.