This video explains bad and good testing practices for thermals, on both computer parts and consoles like the PlayStation 5, as well as basic thermal camera concepts for viewers.
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Please take this video as it’s meant to be: An educational piece with some experiments demonstrating when thermal cameras are and aren’t useful. It’s not meant to be a statement that there’s only one way to test things (in fact, we say the opposite in the video — there are many valid ways to do testing), but certainly there are better ways than IR cameras when trying to drill down to component-level thermals. Our PS5 testing has gotten insane and is due out next week. It’s the most extensive console testing we’ve ever done, so we’re excited to share it, but only when it’s ready and fully complete. We could have published something sooner, but don’t want to rush on this coverage.
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We looked at Playstation 5 thermals when the console came out in 2020 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmggkW6usmQ
We also put the PS5 and Xbox Series X under Schlieren imaging to look at airflow here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZ3cQFFZmQ
We reviewed the Scythe Fuma 2 CPU cooler we used in this piece here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0UtQQ1rEo
And if you want more details on our cooler testing methodology, we discussed that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmTOJP4KOyk
We also reviewed the Fractal Torrent used in this piece, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxtbLou978
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Overview & Problems of Bad Testing
03:19 – Important Points on Response to Austin Evans
04:39 – Testing, Controls, & Basics
06:12 – The PS5, Cases, & Computers Aren’t a “Temperature”
10:13 – Incorrect Use of a Thermal Camera
10:51 – First Experiment – CPU Temp With Paste vs. Without
16:36 – Second Experiment – System Temps inside a Case
19:29 – Case Temps – Internal vs. Thermal Camera Differences
23:20 – When It Is Appropriate to Use a Thermal Camera
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Writing, Testing, Host: Steve Burke
Testing, Additional Writing: Patrick Lathan
Video Production: Keegan Gallick
Video QC: Andrew Coleman