Sony has quietly and thoroughly revamped the internals of its newly revamped PS5. The latest model, which made the rounds in Australia last week, bears the number CFI-1200 and is said to be 200 grams lighter than the original CFI-1100 variant. Tech YouTuber Austin Evans took on the challenge of tearing apart a modified PS5 console and revealing its innards to find out what had changed. Key highlights include changes to the heatsink and an updated motherboard, while the outer plastic casing remains intact.
Last year, Evans ripped off the CFI-1100 model PS5, sparking controversy Claiming That small heatsink can cause terrible thermal throttling problems. rejected the theory Digital Foundry, stating that the temperature flow is the same as the launch model, CF-1000. Interestingly, this new, lighter PS5 model started appearing in Australian stores after Sony raised prices in select markets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. PS5 prices in India and US remain unchanged.
According to Evans’ teardown and testing, the new PS5 1200 model Removes 20-30W less power, while delivering “roughly” the same noise and heat output. The updated motherboard is shrunk by two inches, while the cooling system gets an additional heat pipe to compensate for the smaller heatsink. These changes make the PS5 weigh 3.3kgs, which is 200gms lighter than the launch model i.e. CFI-1000. Note, the values are for the digital, disc-less variant of the gaming console.
The SSD enclosure has also been changed, with Sony cutting out the PCB (printed circuit board), exposing the housing to improve heat dissipation. Coming back to the motherboard, Sony has now removed the CMOS battery under the heatsink — it was exposed earlier. This means, if you ever need to reset/restart the PlayStation 5 (due to a crash) or just diagnose it, you’ll need to disassemble the entire console to get to it. Evans also notes that Sony has cut down on internal packaging costs, making it lighter and cheaper to manufacture.
On Wednesday, Sony also released a new PS5 Software update That includes support for 1440p resolution, a new GameList feature, and UI improvements. The company began testing the features in July, with players running the beta software gaining access. The update lets PS5 owners choose a 1440p output resolution on compatible displays, allowing supported games to run at said native resolution.
