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Microsoft had explained that the smaller vent towards the top is there in case somebody accidentally covers up the main vent (with the big fan) and blocks it.
During an earlier look at the hardware, an MS engineer mentioned that the hole on the side of the fan is there as an emergency exhaust escape just in case something was to be placed on top, such as a game case 👍 Awesome insight guys, thanks!
Steve, I'm pretty sure the MAP gas is not hot, it's typically colder than ambient due to state change. I'd bet the gas being visible in this use case is due to the gas itself having significantly different density than the air, thus giving you the density gradient that can be imaged.
Exactly. I'm glad someone else noticed this! You'd see the difference regardless of whether the torch had been run recently or not. Methyl acetylene and propane have significantly different density than air, at room temperature or not! (and if it is being released from a pressurised cylinder, it's gonna be lower than room temperature due to the pressure drop effect)
Ok good im not the only one. I thought he was gonna say "the gas is cold but not as strong" but then I just accepted I was wrong about how gas works lol
Ps4 or pro is if know what your doing when repasteing still can't understand complaints about ps4 or pro soundding like jet engines after repasteing.ive maintained both my glacier white ps4 & pro after 3 years of usage both sounded like a jetengine when fan ramped up after carefully maintaining cleaning not rushing & cleaning chip and preparing chip to apply thermal paste both was quiet
@@jasephase2k933 If your talking about 360 xclamp you have no point...a couple generations off for comparison......The Day one oneX was loud ass hell, Yes... But every console after was super quiet... Sony had some new versions that you still felt the need to "maintain" its loudness.... Didnt have to take apart my xboxes ever hehe
What's the other couple percent? I mostly play on PC my self but also like my Nintendo games. PC and a Switch is a good combo imo. The best of both worlds. You get the most iconic exclusives and on PC the crushing hardware.
I remember an interview where a Microsoft engineer stated that the small vent was a sort of last resort exhaust so the system would have some cooling in case a game case or some other obstruction was placed on the main exhaust grille while the system was running.
@@Gaming-Legends007 The exhaust mini port is on the side of the console, it's impossible to cover it and the top main port with a game case at the same time .
The slot on the back of the Series X is a thermal safety measure for the possibility of someone putting something like a game case on top of the Xbox blocking the main exhaust. Microsoft detailed this during their launch campaign.
They even designed the Xbox one like this.. Thermal issues were a problem in 2006 during RROD ever since the Xbox 360S console they almost NEVER overheated.. I've left my 360 and One on for DAYS with the top vents blocked and nothing happened
@@deepergodeeper7618 you mean the ORIGINAL 360.. the one that was redesigned and then replaced because of said issues.. :) i did say the 360S. Try reading next time.
“dont block the bottom intake vents”, well, since the hdmi ports are right next to it, I can't see a case where someone will face that side of Xbox down toward the table...
I love the science and thermal cooling engineering that went in making the Series X into a cuboid, and I love the way it's designed to use 1 huge and powerful fan at the top instead of the bottom, giving it a better thermal exhaust design.
If the equipment didn't cost so much, I'd wager they'd have stopped doing these tests already because there are so many fucking dumbasses that can't listen to a word he's saying.
One thing regarding the Series X shutdown : I noticed that the fan on mine will continue run at a very low RPM for several minutes after shutdown, especially after longer gaming sessions. It looks to me like temp monitoring and fan control continues after shutdown, until it reaches a threshold or maybe a set temp before allowing the fan to power off. This is while using the "Power Saver" shutdown option btw, not the quick start option.
I wish I could give more likes for this video because it really demonstrates how the air flow works on these consoles and gives owners an idea of a safe way to orient them in their entertainment centers. I have my series x positioned behind my tv vertically so it has plenty of room to breathe.
The Series X really could have benefitted from an extra centimeter of height to add a removeable dust filter on the bottom. It feels like a missed opportunity given it's unique vertical design.
Well I am sure they thought of that, but when your trying to hit a certin price point you sometimes have to cut things out hat you might like to have had to get it where it needs to be:P
The hole just below the main exhaust is to allow some airflow even if the top is covered by someone accidentally. It was mentioned in the teardown with digital foundry.
I can imagine the internal design presentation, everyone's looking at how nice the model looks, and then one of the engineers unceremoniously puts a book on top of it.
I can't imagine the tiny hole would be sufficient if a book was put on top of it. It's going to get significantly hotter in there, but because of the tiny hole, the console might still be operational, even if it's degrading more rapidly. Perhaps a better solution would be to just let the console reach its thermal shutdown limit, then give the user a warning when it turns on again, telling them to remove obstructions from the exhaust vent. Or just significantly throttle the CPU before it happened, and pop up a full-screen warning message that can't be clicked away until the temperature is back to normal.
@@stale2665 I'm pretty sure all modern consoles have some sort of thermal adjustments or shut down sequence if it gets to hot... The hole is just there so you don't reach that point as quickly I'm pretty sure
If anyone is interested in experimenting with schlieren images, there is a way to do this on the cheap, requiring only some basic image processing: synthetic schlieren or BOS schlieren. Basically, you use a background with a texture and then subtract it from the frames. The only thing is that the sensitivity is lower, but still fun to do, even made a video about it using python and openCV.
Im an engineer so i figured i would give some input. First, i do think you did this very well and appreciate what you have done here as no other reviewer does these tests. First, that odd slot in the top you said was for acoustics. I wonder if it might be a sort of fail safe where if some genius sets a box on top of the exhaust, the console isn't completely starved. Not that it would be an efective exaust, it would still thermal throttle like crazy, but it could save it from death. That could be a different explanation. The way to test this is to simply place a box on the exhaust and see how it reacts. Im not completely sold on your explanation of the convexity of the top being the culprit for the converting exaust airflow. I have a decent amound to experience with aerodynamics and that would be acting in a way that i wouldn't expect. I suspect it could be from the rotation induced by the spinning of the fan. But this theory has holes as well. One text i would like to see if possible, is a repeat of the hot power off test that you did with the xbox on the side, but with the console standing upright. This would somewhat show the effectiveness of the updraft cooling, which could give ideas for passivly cooled systems that are better than what is currently available. Final thought, one reason i suspect the fan is so far away from the exhaust vent of the xbox is to reduce noise. When a propeller balde spins too close to something perpendicular to it, like the holes in the grill, it creats a audible pulse. This can be fixed by moving the blades farther from the grill. This isnt genneraly seen with computers and the things close to the fan are rather thin so are not all to affected by this. But the grill on the xbox, which seems to be half a inch in some places, would definitely be affected. Anyhow, thank you for making this. Without you, it just wouldn't be seen as it just takes a lot of equipment.
The gas converging is pretty easily explained like Steve did by the fact that the holes are deeper to the sides than in the middle. The outer edge guides the gas more than the inner edge of a hole. Honestly hard to explain without visualization for me but draw random lines from the fan out side the case and you will see that those that would stray further from the middle hit the edges while the ones aimed from the edge towards the middle pass. The ones that pass basically get directed by the rest of the gas going straight up/towards the middle of the flow.
Steve, the MAPP gas will show up regardless of whether the torch has been lit recently; its usefulness in imaging is not from it being hot. It's just because the gas mixture is a different density to air, simply because of its chemical composition (methyl acetylene and propane is rather different to mostly nitrogen and oxygen, after all) ! ... also, it may actually be slightly cooler than air because of the pressure drop effect, as it is being decompressed from a high pressure cylinder, cooling the gas. Both the inherent gas density difference and the lower temperature of it (producing more density difference) are the reason why it is useful in imaging for you :)
@@klugeskind90 Most of it is, yeah, although it is still possible to buy genuine methylacetylene - propane gas mixture... it's just not over the counter in semi mainstream shops anymore sadly :( (I've been able to get it from welding supply shops) Good point nonetheless. Still, as you note, propylene is still a different density to air :)
@@klugeskind90 Again your point is well made, and sparks more ideas in me: I suggest Steve just uses another kind of bottled gas for intake gas imaging... maybe something non flammable for safety's sake, so perhaps argon, which is readily available, including in disposable cylinders even. Argon would work really well actually given its high density, lots of contrast! And totally inert of course, hence its use in TIG welding for which it is typically sold (as well as a blanketing gas in oxygen-sensitive chemistry!) :)
@@mduckernz argon is exactly what i was thinking as he was running a highly flammable gas through a heated, contained area. I didn't actually think there was much of a chance for ignition, but you never know when a spark could be released if something unrelated went wrong at just the wrong time!
@@mduckernz or if they need something small and hand held, they could use canned “air” as the refrigerant used in them should provide a good temperature gradient.
@@thelarry383 Nope. GN measured 94º, and said the actual memory is 5º-10º higher than that. So, 99º-104º is the correct temp (at 21º ambient). ruclips.net/video/MmggkW6usmQ/видео.html
@@ediodimacaroni I prefer Amazon when buying certain items (like electronics in general) only because of its return policy which is completely hassle-free if you don't consider external vendors.
Fluid dynamics is what it is all about. Air is technically a fluid that can be pushed around just like water or any other fluid. You're spot on in stating the orientation only matters in as much as you don't block intake or exhaust and you have a sufficiently fast enough fan...
@@LCDqBqA fluids are any substance that can have flow. Air is made of stuff, air particles, that are loosely held together in a gas form. Although liquids are the most commonly recognized fluids, gasses are also fluids. Since air is a gas, it flows and takes the form of its container.
@@LCDqBqA -- Gassed quite literally are an example of fluids. I believe you're thinking of the definition of liquids, which are also fluid, but not all fluids are liquid... like gases.
Oooh! I actually know this!! The exhaust hole in the back in for just in case the main exhaust port is blocked (I believe the example given was someone placing a book on the top of the xbox) it would still allow some airflow to avoid thermal damage. I heard this from a microsoft engineer walking through the system on a pre launch video.
I actually found it!! ruclips.net/video/7Fjn4GRw8qE/видео.html Austin Evans was talking with xbox principal designer Chris Kujawski back in March 2020.
that concave design on the Xbox Series X promotes exhaust "scavenging" which allows the heat to escape at a higher velocity. pretty cool. The fan being countersunk down into that venturi allows it to create a proper vacuum inside the box as well no matter how clean or dirty it is.
I mean it's going from a liquid state to a gas, so it's boiling. It's not hot nor warm in the traditional human-perception sense, but as mentioned it's mainly the differences in densities being utilized as a visual. If they wanted to use a less potentially flammable solution, I think a hot plate on low near the intakes might provide the needed heat.
@@River_Miles Glad you took a second look. Ice could introduce condensation, so my vote still goes to a heating element of some kind set relatively low. These components are better at mitigating and withstanding extremes of heat versus cold, etc.
@@Tsinij so you mention that its boiling for what? Why make that point to begin with? The point is, in the video he said he is using the hot gas of the non ignited torch, that is factually incorrect. That is what was being pointed out.
Vent above the fan on the side: Possibly an emergency vent in case someone puts something on top of the thing? Kind of like those backup drain valves in sinks and such. I dont think it would save the thing for long... but... still. Better than nothing?
Yeah. I was thinking exactly that as I was seeing the exit. Otherwise the air would be 100% impeded. And there are people out there stupid enough to put a book on top of it. I think that without that exhaust basically the console would overheat immediately since there's NO airflow.
@@damjanszabo With propane you would need to fill the volume of the room to at least 2% with it. I'm going to say that this is quite unlikely to archive it this way. ;) (But they might get high earlier tho. haha)
Correction - It’s not the “heat” of the MAPP gas you’re seeing. Rather, MAPP gas itself is more dense than normal air. The density difference between the two gasses is what makes the visualization possible. You can tell because ALL of the MAPP gas falls (even the gas that doesn’t go to the intake). If the visualization were due to heat, we would see it rising rather than falling.
Yes, I cringed when he said that he was just letting heat of the bottle. Releasing a pressurized gas causes the gas to drop in temperature as it expands on exit.
I don't know exactly how I came across this video but so glad I did. Really interesting and different from the usual RUclips stuff I come across. Subscribed
Great video. Curious to see how the 3 different PS5 cooling fan variants compare in terms of airflow. Just putting it out there, in case you get a hold of PS5s with Nidec and Delta fans (the one in your video is NMB).
Awesome job! I think a lot of people probably underestimate how useful this info actually is. It shows the ultimate truth of real estate: location location location. LOL You might think you can just plop your consumer electronic anywhere and it'll run just fine, but you really have certain areas that you need to keep clear and certain areas that just don't matter, so you can block up. One thing that surprised me ... the ridiculously unoptimized airflow, especially the intake. Common sense would have said these devices are pushing their limits harder than ever, so they'd be designed to make the absolute most out of airflow. But ... no. They actually kinda suck. Or ... don't suck. Because their intakes are blocked. WTF?! I really would have expected better. Honestly, I kind of wonder how much of that is accidental and how much of it is intentional. Is this a planned obsolescence to choke the system with dust? I sure hope not! But it does kinda make one wonder why they wouldn't have designed intake better, and with an easily removed washable filter in place. Either way, it does kind of make me wonder if at this point there isn't an emerging market for re-casing these devices. Move the hardware from the stock case to a better design. I wonder how long until we see third-party cases come out for them.
Yeah I was going to comment this. He said himself schlieren imaging can pick up density differences - MAP gas is obviously not the same density as air, nothing to do with difference in heat...
it's really interesting to see how effective the xbox's exhaust structure is, considering the impeded intakes. Another thing to note is the tapered plastic attached to the fan to diffuse the air away from the fan.
nothing like waking up to a good cup of coffee and a great Schlieren photography vid from GN. B) almost wonder how long before GN is doing Schlieren photography in computer case reviews to catalog how air is or is not flowing through cases. could probably do similar with tower coolers with the GPU off to the side on a fire-safe PCIe riser cable. just thinking out loud tho, this is cool stuff.
Thank you so much for this, i've been searching for the ps5's best orientation (not for thermal but airflow). This helped me feel at ease to leave it horizontally.
Loads of love Steve, I am hoping the Series X design will finally show how archaic and lacking innovation PC hardware/building has shown to be over the last decade. Considering it's size, power, noise levels, and price. It's time for the PC hardware scene to step it up, maybe then I will find interest in the scene again. Keep loving the kitty cats old wise one, I shake you by the hand.
it's really just mainstream hardware/building. The SFF scene has come up with some rather interesting cases and other solutions. Cases like the NCASE M1 (which, by now, is an "old classic" that inspired dozens of other cases, including the CM NR200 which is kind of a direct rip-off XD), the DAN A4 (also an "old classic" by now) which basically single-handedly introduced the SFF-world to the sandwich-layout... Or solutions like the G-UNIQUE and J-Hack DC-DC-converters that either work with "other" PSU-solutions (like external power bricks), non-ATX PSUs (like Meanwell PSUs made for medical and industrial applications) or, of course, just bog-standard ATX/SFX PSUs - and in any case, cut down in a major way on both how many cables you've flying around in your case as well as how much volume is needed for power. Take the J-Hack M2426 (I'm more familiar with the J-Hack than the G-UNIQUE-stuff): It's a small PCB that has the 24pin ATX on one side and a couple of smaller plugs on the remaining sides (besides top). It allows you to cut the 24 wires from the PSU to the MoBo down to 6 (although 2 of them are thin enough to be sleeved within 1 wire sleeve, so you could make it 5 "wires" XD). Depending on CPU of choice, you can even further simplify the wiring by running the CPU EPS 4 (or 8) Pin _from_ that board (which is plugged directly into the 24pin ATX on the mainboard) instead of from the PSU - although the CPU shouldn't take more than 75W in that solution if you also have PCIe-stuff installed. And all of that _is_ compatible with other solutions like a Meanwell RPS-500-12 PSU, which comes in at 130 x 86 x 43mm = 0,48 l in volume. Compared to SFX (125 x 63,5 x 100mm) at 0,79 l in volume, that's massive. And you don't really _loose_ anything - sure, the meanwell RPS only goes up to 500 watts, but that's plenty for a small gaming rig. And those were just a couple of innovative solutions that came out of the SFF niche. There's _loads_ more. But again, it's a niche and not many people care for it, so it gets little exposure. Cheers, cy - currently building a J-Hack-powered gaming rig in an NCASE M1 and cooled by an internal loop controlled by Aquacomputer :D
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@@cy-one The Series X is mainstream, so you should compare it to mainstream desktops.
You know what would be great for this? If you could super-impose a picture of the device you are imagine ontop of the "black" part of the image. This would allow us to more easily "visualise" the device in question. Obviously it doesn't make a huge difference for the xbox (which would just be a big black box in most orientations), but the playstation might be more obvious...
your mistaken and not understanding. Another point, The thing he was mentioning about it changing the airflows direction or path, is that its also thermal transfer happening at those times. More time along those fins, more thermal energy being taken away.
You and 30 other people have zero idea of what you're witnessing. For the air to reach the back it has to go through the heat sinks, Sony has been manufacturing electronics longer than most of you have been alive, they should know about how to vent heat waste. 🤦
I can't wait to see what you guys will be doing with Schlieren imaging in the future. PC cases? AIOs? CPU air coolers? This is extremely fascinating to me.
Got to love the innovative cooling of both consoles. I especially have to applaud Microsoft for making this console so small and still silent. Probably the best design in consoles yet.
Literally the worst and most uncreative design. Basically a 2003 GameCube ripoff. Ps5 just looks so modern and exactly what you'd expect to see in 2020.
Yep, Xbox always ran cooler in almost all cases last gen too. PS5 is a huge improvement over the PS4 though. So far I've not been able to notice any of my consoles making noise apart from when you insert a disc into the PS5, it'll ramp up a little but then it quietens down. The series x? Dead silent. I have noctua fans in my main PC rig so switching to the consoles is a really pleasant experience.
@@therealpureessence2437 xboxs always have a more promininet hole for airflow like the xbox one s with a cutout contrary to the ps4s which try and pretty much limit the airflow lol
The gas coming out of a torch is not hot, if you don't like it. It's a little cool from decompression and it naturally has a higher density than air. This is why it lingered on the bottom, if it were hot, it would have risen like a hot air balloon.
Glad to see you’re finally using that Xbox you keep showing off! Btw if you dont have an Xbox series S for your thermal comparison video, if you need one Ive got one i wouldn’t mind lending you in the name of research, as I’m actually really curious to see what the thermals are like myself
Sulphur hexaflouride would be a safe, dense gas for flow imaging at room temperature. Also fun for lowering your voice pitch similar to the way helium raises your voice.
that hole on the back is there if I'm not mistaken as an emergency exhaust vent incase of the top vent getting blocked (say if someone accidentally set a textbook ontop of the console) to prevent it from having absolutely no airflow and hopefully preserve the hardware
I'm not sure which surprised me more; that there are people geeky enough to make a video like this or that I'm geeky enough to watch and enjoy it. Thanks for helping me learn something about myself today as well as the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5.
"Store purches help use do this" You can do a lot of things then, went to the site to get a disappointment shirt and breakdown mat and y'all are sold out of everything! Can't be upset tho just means y'all are doing good work, keep it up! 👍
I'm definitely getting a series X once supply and demand starts to equalize, hopefully by 2024. I appreciate the really simple and effective airflow strategy. Plus, I don't really want my console to look an alien with a popped collar.
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So what your telling me is drill = more fps 🤣😂
Can u link the video you talk about with how the thingy is all set up? You said you would link it in the description but its not there
If you uncompress gasses, it turns cold. How was the non-burned gasses from the torch considered hot?!? Explain this plz.
@@Jahee-Official its cold. Because its colder than room temp, there is a difference/gradient, therefore it can be seen in the camera
@@randomgamer6118 That's my whole point. GN keeps calling it hot gasses.
Microsoft had explained that the smaller vent towards the top is there in case somebody accidentally covers up the main vent (with the big fan) and blocks it.
Thanks! Can you link a source for that? It'd be helpful to see what else they said in that content.
@@GamersNexus I think I heard this on Austin Evans pre-release coverage of it.
@@mr.smooth7809 so you’re quoting stuff you’re not sure of? Welcome to 20xx where we don’t bother to check sources
@@red2432 I Didn't quote shit
@@red2432 source or not common sense would tell you that’s what it’s there for 🤷🏼♂️ literally can’t cover both without it being on purpose
During an earlier look at the hardware, an MS engineer mentioned that the hole on the side of the fan is there as an emergency exhaust escape just in case something was to be placed on top, such as a game case 👍 Awesome insight guys, thanks!
Fool proof ✅
Steve, I'm pretty sure the MAP gas is not hot, it's typically colder than ambient due to state change. I'd bet the gas being visible in this use case is due to the gas itself having significantly different density than the air, thus giving you the density gradient that can be imaged.
And of course the gas being cooler would also create a density gradient.
Exactly. I'm glad someone else noticed this!
You'd see the difference regardless of whether the torch had been run recently or not. Methyl acetylene and propane have significantly different density than air, at room temperature or not! (and if it is being released from a pressurised cylinder, it's gonna be lower than room temperature due to the pressure drop effect)
Ok good im not the only one. I thought he was gonna say "the gas is cold but not as strong" but then I just accepted I was wrong about how gas works lol
Certainly. 'Bottled' gas is pressurized and, therefore, is cold.
Anyone who does whip-its knows how cold expanding gas can get :P
Series X is the most quiet console I’ve owned, except for Nintendo’s old cartridge consoles.
Ps4 or pro is if know what your doing when repasteing still can't understand complaints about ps4 or pro soundding like jet engines after repasteing.ive maintained both my glacier white ps4 & pro after 3 years of usage both sounded like a jetengine when fan ramped up after carefully maintaining cleaning not rushing & cleaning chip and preparing chip to apply thermal paste both was quiet
@@jasephase2k933 which Manz gonna be applying thermal paste en sheet. We want silent but violent from the box.
@@jasephase2k933 The fact you have to "Maintain" a console is a joke... Bad build quality obviously on the ps4
@@abombfletcher bad build is the easyest on a repair perspective hasnt got a xclamp
@@jasephase2k933 If your talking about 360 xclamp you have no point...a couple generations off for comparison......The Day one oneX was loud ass hell, Yes... But every console after was super quiet... Sony had some new versions that you still felt the need to "maintain" its loudness.... Didnt have to take apart my xboxes ever hehe
Oh man, even though I'm almost 100% a PC Gamer, I've been waiting for this video. This is super interesting!
What's the other couple percent? I mostly play on PC my self but also like my Nintendo games. PC and a Switch is a good combo imo. The best of both worlds. You get the most iconic exclusives and on PC the crushing hardware.
@@blitzwing1 I actually have a series x and I’d say it has nice raw horsepower and a super premium, microatx pc tower look
@@kaleidoskope4314 pokemon and mario needs to go
@@chriswright8074 🤦🏽
@@phantoslayer9332 raw power that still is behind the PS5 in most tests.
I remember an interview where a Microsoft engineer stated that the small vent was a sort of last resort exhaust so the system would have some cooling in case a game case or some other obstruction was placed on the main exhaust grille while the system was running.
A game case has a larger surface area than the exhaust 👀 it will cover it all
@@Gaming-Legends007 The exhaust mini port is on the side of the console, it's impossible to cover it and the top main port with a game case at the same time .
@@Gaming-Legends007 I know you said your goof comment 6 months ago but OOF... that is all
it's basically like the mini overflow drain in your bathroom sink.
So, it's a small thermal exhaust port, just below the main port...
...is it ray-shielded? I don't have any proton torpedoes left.
Background subtraction and intensity normalization might give you an improved view of the density gradients.
Thanks for the idea!
pants might be blue at 5 o clock orange is eaten bus drives uphill XD
I think the extra slot is an emergency thermal exhaust if someone puts something on the top of the case in vertical mode.
This video looks like a lot of smoke and mirrors.
BRUH...
Lol.
I hate you and love you
...like polititions...
You win. Gamers Nexus better like your comment.
The depth and passion in this one just too good. Good Job Steve !
The slot on the back of the Series X is a thermal safety measure for the possibility of someone putting something like a game case on top of the Xbox blocking the main exhaust. Microsoft detailed this during their launch campaign.
Yup. Good memory, too often people forget the details
They even designed the Xbox one like this.. Thermal issues were a problem in 2006 during RROD ever since the Xbox 360S console they almost NEVER overheated.. I've left my 360 and One on for DAYS with the top vents blocked and nothing happened
@@Mr.Genesis lol are you nuts lol the xbox 360 was really bad for over heating
@@deepergodeeper7618 you mean the ORIGINAL 360.. the one that was redesigned and then replaced because of said issues.. :) i did say the 360S. Try reading next time.
@@Mr.Genesis It gets confused cuz you said you left your 360 blocked and it didnt overheat.
“dont block the bottom intake vents”, well, since the hdmi ports are right next to it, I can't see a case where someone will face that side of Xbox down toward the table...
Never underestimate human stupidity.
*builds custom cabinet that lets the hdmi ports in and blocks off everything else*
Remember gorilla glue...
@@cuy50 Still wouldn`t sit flush, and would hinder airflow, not block it off completely
@@stevendarkstalker that poor woman
MSI sent their little spy to watch Steve I see.
He's been unearthed (again)!
@@GamersNexus They know
MSI smoke and mirrors :)
@@GamersNexus So that by definition makes it a fossil of an extinct species?
They haven't sent a bike, yet.
I love the science and thermal cooling engineering that went in making the Series X into a cuboid, and I love the way it's designed to use 1 huge and powerful fan at the top instead of the bottom, giving it a better thermal exhaust design.
Steve: "This is not a thermal test."
Internet: "Look at this thermal test!
He repeats it a bunch of time throughout the video.
@@Mr28d23 the problem isn't with Steve, it's the "internet"
If the equipment didn't cost so much, I'd wager they'd have stopped doing these tests already because there are so many fucking dumbasses that can't listen to a word he's saying.
People: waaaa poop in brain
One thing regarding the Series X shutdown : I noticed that the fan on mine will continue run at a very low RPM for several minutes after shutdown, especially after longer gaming sessions. It looks to me like temp monitoring and fan control continues after shutdown, until it reaches a threshold or maybe a set temp before allowing the fan to power off. This is while using the "Power Saver" shutdown option btw, not the quick start option.
The previous X definitely does this as well
"A really cool video" hehe
Its got a nice flow to it
Puntastic
Steve is gonna get some real HEAT from the FANS in this one.
@@jrsomethingnumbers9704 You could say he gets the heat of the moment ;P
It's nice to see Steve excited about playing with the new toys. Especially when he doesn't have to use those toys on CPU's and GPU's 😀
I wish I could give more likes for this video because it really demonstrates how the air flow works on these consoles and gives owners an idea of a safe way to orient them in their entertainment centers. I have my series x positioned behind my tv vertically so it has plenty of room to breathe.
"Something that would last us forever"
**Until the cursed MSI Dragon seeks revenge
Shhh... Don’t tell Steve nothing lasts forever.
unLucky the Dragon
Its sitting in the mirror at the start.
I wouldnt be surprised if that dragon tries to stab him one day
The Series X really could have benefitted from an extra centimeter of height to add a removeable dust filter on the bottom.
It feels like a missed opportunity given it's unique vertical design.
Well I am sure they thought of that, but when your trying to hit a certin price point you sometimes have to cut things out hat you might like to have had to get it where it needs to be:P
I don't know why manufactures do not design in built-in air filters that can be easily replaced and cleaned. It's bad engineering.
@@zeniktorres4320 they could legitimized another cash grab for that too, such a missed oppoturnity
1 cm means a lot when you are going to produce millions of them
This guy thinks he knows more than the highly educated experienced engineers that designed this with a footprint/budget in mind? crazy
The hole just below the main exhaust is to allow some airflow even if the top is covered by someone accidentally. It was mentioned in the teardown with digital foundry.
You are correct!
It's similar to those holes in the sides of sink basons that prevent water overflow in the event of a drain blockage.
I can imagine the internal design presentation, everyone's looking at how nice the model looks, and then one of the engineers unceremoniously puts a book on top of it.
I can't imagine the tiny hole would be sufficient if a book was put on top of it. It's going to get significantly hotter in there, but because of the tiny hole, the console might still be operational, even if it's degrading more rapidly. Perhaps a better solution would be to just let the console reach its thermal shutdown limit, then give the user a warning when it turns on again, telling them to remove obstructions from the exhaust vent. Or just significantly throttle the CPU before it happened, and pop up a full-screen warning message that can't be clicked away until the temperature is back to normal.
@@stale2665 I'm pretty sure all modern consoles have some sort of thermal adjustments or shut down sequence if it gets to hot...
The hole is just there so you don't reach that point as quickly I'm pretty sure
If anyone is interested in experimenting with schlieren images, there is a way to do this on the cheap, requiring only some basic image processing: synthetic schlieren or BOS schlieren. Basically, you use a background with a texture and then subtract it from the frames. The only thing is that the sensitivity is lower, but still fun to do, even made a video about it using python and openCV.
This is why I love GN, such interesting content. I'm waiting on Steve's human exhaust Schlieren airflow video comparison!
So... farting on a mirror?
@@xsteveconwayx More like across the front. 😄
12:30 It's not that the gas is hot, it's actually denser than air of the same temp and that's why you can see it.
Im an engineer so i figured i would give some input. First, i do think you did this very well and appreciate what you have done here as no other reviewer does these tests.
First, that odd slot in the top you said was for acoustics. I wonder if it might be a sort of fail safe where if some genius sets a box on top of the exhaust, the console isn't completely starved. Not that it would be an efective exaust, it would still thermal throttle like crazy, but it could save it from death. That could be a different explanation. The way to test this is to simply place a box on the exhaust and see how it reacts.
Im not completely sold on your explanation of the convexity of the top being the culprit for the converting exaust airflow. I have a decent amound to experience with aerodynamics and that would be acting in a way that i wouldn't expect. I suspect it could be from the rotation induced by the spinning of the fan. But this theory has holes as well.
One text i would like to see if possible, is a repeat of the hot power off test that you did with the xbox on the side, but with the console standing upright. This would somewhat show the effectiveness of the updraft cooling, which could give ideas for passivly cooled systems that are better than what is currently available.
Final thought, one reason i suspect the fan is so far away from the exhaust vent of the xbox is to reduce noise. When a propeller balde spins too close to something perpendicular to it, like the holes in the grill, it creats a audible pulse. This can be fixed by moving the blades farther from the grill. This isnt genneraly seen with computers and the things close to the fan are rather thin so are not all to affected by this. But the grill on the xbox, which seems to be half a inch in some places, would definitely be affected.
Anyhow, thank you for making this. Without you, it just wouldn't be seen as it just takes a lot of equipment.
The gas converging is pretty easily explained like Steve did by the fact that the holes are deeper to the sides than in the middle. The outer edge guides the gas more than the inner edge of a hole. Honestly hard to explain without visualization for me but draw random lines from the fan out side the case and you will see that those that would stray further from the middle hit the edges while the ones aimed from the edge towards the middle pass. The ones that pass basically get directed by the rest of the gas going straight up/towards the middle of the flow.
GN: "All this was done using..."
My Guess: "Magic"
GN: "Sorcery"
I was close. :P
Steve, the MAPP gas will show up regardless of whether the torch has been lit recently; its usefulness in imaging is not from it being hot. It's just because the gas mixture is a different density to air, simply because of its chemical composition (methyl acetylene and propane is rather different to mostly nitrogen and oxygen, after all) !
... also, it may actually be slightly cooler than air because of the pressure drop effect, as it is being decompressed from a high pressure cylinder, cooling the gas.
Both the inherent gas density difference and the lower temperature of it (producing more density difference) are the reason why it is useful in imaging for you :)
Nowadays MAPP is actually just propylene. Your point is still correct of course.
@@klugeskind90 Most of it is, yeah, although it is still possible to buy genuine methylacetylene - propane gas mixture... it's just not over the counter in semi mainstream shops anymore sadly :( (I've been able to get it from welding supply shops)
Good point nonetheless. Still, as you note, propylene is still a different density to air :)
@@klugeskind90 Again your point is well made, and sparks more ideas in me: I suggest Steve just uses another kind of bottled gas for intake gas imaging... maybe something non flammable for safety's sake, so perhaps argon, which is readily available, including in disposable cylinders even. Argon would work really well actually given its high density, lots of contrast! And totally inert of course, hence its use in TIG welding for which it is typically sold (as well as a blanketing gas in oxygen-sensitive chemistry!) :)
@@mduckernz argon is exactly what i was thinking as he was running a highly flammable gas through a heated, contained area. I didn't actually think there was much of a chance for ignition, but you never know when a spark could be released if something unrelated went wrong at just the wrong time!
@@mduckernz or if they need something small and hand held, they could use canned “air” as the refrigerant used in them should provide a good temperature gradient.
XSX: hot air from bottom to top, clean exhaust
Playstation's memory at 100ºC: i like how the hot air is pushed down here
*90ºC
@@thelarry383 Nope. GN measured 94º, and said the actual memory is 5º-10º higher than that. So, 99º-104º is the correct temp (at 21º ambient).
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@@NoneRain_ oh thats hot
first is: we used a mirror to see the air density
then: we used a ziptie to tear trough space and time
The verge: we used thermal paste to overclock our ram
Or a plastic screw :P
"Cheaper" and "Ebay" in the same sentence sounds like a joke, nowadays.
True
eBay is not cheaper than another websites. boom it makes sense now doesn't it???????????????????????????????????
I would much rather use ebay than amazon
@@ediodimacaroni yeah can't blame you
@@ediodimacaroni I prefer Amazon when buying certain items (like electronics in general) only because of its return policy which is completely hassle-free if you don't consider external vendors.
*according to a microsoft engineer the hole in the back is there to save the console if somebody blocks the top vent by placing something on top*
Is that the mouth hole out of which it screams like a scared R2D2?
I don't know how this isn't blatantly obvious.
@@nickwallette6201 it screams?? Lol that sounds super cool unfortunately my X is quieter than my heartbeat
Fluid dynamics is what it is all about. Air is technically a fluid that can be pushed around just like water or any other fluid. You're spot on in stating the orientation only matters in as much as you don't block intake or exhaust and you have a sufficiently fast enough fan...
air isn't technically a fluid it is a fluid by definition...
@@LCDqBqA fluids are any substance that can have flow. Air is made of stuff, air particles, that are loosely held together in a gas form. Although liquids are the most commonly recognized fluids, gasses are also fluids. Since air is a gas, it flows and takes the form of its container.
@@LCDqBqA -- Gassed quite literally are an example of fluids. I believe you're thinking of the definition of liquids, which are also fluid, but not all fluids are liquid... like gases.
I'm just impressed how the Xbox and ps5 didn't come alive and punch each other on his table.
I just pictured both consoles transforming into Rock'em Sock'em robots and pummeling each other thanks to YOU! 😂😂😂😂😂
That's so funny... made me laugh a lot... You definitely win the internet for today...
Aye psycho that's exactly what I was picturing too my guy haha.
@@jarodatkinson5306 and you win a lifetime of best wishes from me. Have a good day.
@@davidzrescalante503 HAHAHAHAHA
Hats off to you guys for experimenting with this type of imaging. I love seeing this kind of stuff from youtubers.
Thank you for reinforcing that "hot air rises" is irrelevant to a computer case with active airflow.
Killer video guys! Love this stuff. Fascinating.
Please do the original Xbox 360.
Hey I know you
Original?
@@sageen The 1st model, that was prone to the rrod.
Yeah I'd be interested in seeing that 👌🏻
@@Dripularstein you are making a mistake.
Oooh! I actually know this!! The exhaust hole in the back in for just in case the main exhaust port is blocked (I believe the example given was someone placing a book on the top of the xbox) it would still allow some airflow to avoid thermal damage. I heard this from a microsoft engineer walking through the system on a pre launch video.
I actually found it!! ruclips.net/video/7Fjn4GRw8qE/видео.html Austin Evans was talking with xbox principal designer Chris Kujawski back in March 2020.
that concave design on the Xbox Series X promotes exhaust "scavenging" which allows the heat to escape at a higher velocity. pretty cool. The fan being countersunk down into that venturi allows it to create a proper vacuum inside the box as well no matter how clean or dirty it is.
I never see clean vacuum before 😅
The MAPP gas coming out of the canister is colder not hotter.
Yeah. I think we are seeing the density gradient between the gasses.
I mean it's going from a liquid state to a gas, so it's boiling.
It's not hot nor warm in the traditional human-perception sense, but as mentioned it's mainly the differences in densities being utilized as a visual.
If they wanted to use a less potentially flammable solution, I think a hot plate on low near the intakes might provide the needed heat.
@@River_Miles Did you actually read my whole comment? I never indicated it was hot.
@@River_Miles Glad you took a second look.
Ice could introduce condensation, so my vote still goes to a heating element of some kind set relatively low. These components are better at mitigating and withstanding extremes of heat versus cold, etc.
@@Tsinij so you mention that its boiling for what? Why make that point to begin with?
The point is, in the video he said he is using the hot gas of the non ignited torch, that is factually incorrect. That is what was being pointed out.
The cooling system of the series x is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen
since the Xbox one and maybe later models of the Xbox 360 Microsoft had always done a great job with cooling. Launch Ps4 and Ps4 pro were way too loud
Vent above the fan on the side: Possibly an emergency vent in case someone puts something on top of the thing? Kind of like those backup drain valves in sinks and such. I dont think it would save the thing for long... but... still. Better than nothing?
I thought the same thing when I seen that slit. An emergency vent in case some Neanderthal puts their iPad or something on top of the console.
Still better airflow than that MSI case.
That's the stated use of that slit as per Microsoft.
Yeah. I was thinking exactly that as I was seeing the exit. Otherwise the air would be 100% impeded. And there are people out there stupid enough to put a book on top of it.
I think that without that exhaust basically the console would overheat immediately since there's NO airflow.
It's probably just to give it enough time to shut itself down or warn you to flip it back over.
I love that you guys actually use most (all?) of the services from your sponsors so the recommendation actually makes sense. No sellout bullshit.
the gas fronn an unlit torch is cold, not hot. also thegas has a different density to the air
But is it safe to fill a room with propane tho?
@@damjanszabo With propane you would need to fill the volume of the room to at least 2% with it. I'm going to say that this is quite unlikely to archive it this way. ;) (But they might get high earlier tho. haha)
Thank for this video man, I have a little table fan blasting air right in from the back of my series x now.
Correction - It’s not the “heat” of the MAPP gas you’re seeing. Rather, MAPP gas itself is more dense than normal air. The density difference between the two gasses is what makes the visualization possible. You can tell because ALL of the MAPP gas falls (even the gas that doesn’t go to the intake). If the visualization were due to heat, we would see it rising rather than falling.
Yes, I cringed when he said that he was just letting heat of the bottle. Releasing a pressurized gas causes the gas to drop in temperature as it expands on exit.
If this weren't scripted we could let it go...
As soon as he said it I went straight to the comments in the hope that someone corrected him.
Would of been an interesting video if something shorted while he was passing the MAPP gas through the console.
I was not expecting the karate chop removal of the PS5 cover :)
Shoutout to smarter everyway for making it so that when I heard schlieren imaging I knew what he was talking about.
props for the one who filmed the product shot just past 25min mark.. so well lit it. looks like a render!
Can we get an infrared video of what happens when one is in stock?
I heard the bots are still too quick... :(
We don't have an IR camera that'll do 10,000 fps
I don't know exactly how I came across this video but so glad I did. Really interesting and different from the usual RUclips stuff I come across. Subscribed
GN: spends $1000s on obscure testing equipment to show air moving.
Me, an intellectual: set it on fire to see smoke.
It's an Xbox Series X, not an NZXT H1. :P
Great video. Curious to see how the 3 different PS5 cooling fan variants compare in terms of airflow. Just putting it out there, in case you get a hold of PS5s with Nidec and Delta fans (the one in your video is NMB).
That extra slot vent at the back of the console is for if a kid or someone runs it with the top covered.
Confirmed by Microsoft.
Awesome job! I think a lot of people probably underestimate how useful this info actually is. It shows the ultimate truth of real estate: location location location. LOL You might think you can just plop your consumer electronic anywhere and it'll run just fine, but you really have certain areas that you need to keep clear and certain areas that just don't matter, so you can block up.
One thing that surprised me ... the ridiculously unoptimized airflow, especially the intake. Common sense would have said these devices are pushing their limits harder than ever, so they'd be designed to make the absolute most out of airflow. But ... no. They actually kinda suck. Or ... don't suck. Because their intakes are blocked. WTF?! I really would have expected better. Honestly, I kind of wonder how much of that is accidental and how much of it is intentional. Is this a planned obsolescence to choke the system with dust? I sure hope not! But it does kinda make one wonder why they wouldn't have designed intake better, and with an easily removed washable filter in place. Either way, it does kind of make me wonder if at this point there isn't an emerging market for re-casing these devices. Move the hardware from the stock case to a better design. I wonder how long until we see third-party cases come out for them.
CAMERA-SIDE SORCEREY🧙🏼♂️
I just came here to hear Steve say "Schlieren"
this is probably the best channel for gamers who are TRUE geeks.....
i don't think the MAP gas is showing up because it's hot, it's showing up because it's dense. where would the heat be coming from if it wasn't lit?
WAP gas is not the subject of the video
Generally decompressing a gas will release it cold since it has less energy per volume. I do believe you're correct that it's a matter of density
Yeah I was going to comment this. He said himself schlieren imaging can pick up density differences - MAP gas is obviously not the same density as air, nothing to do with difference in heat...
You are right. Thant and the decompression is cold.
Thank you for taking the time to make these technical deep-dive videos!!
it's really interesting to see how effective the xbox's exhaust structure is, considering the impeded intakes. Another thing to note is the tapered plastic attached to the fan to diffuse the air away from the fan.
This video is just what I was looking for
Well explained with every detail
"Potentially a reduction in turbulent noise as a result of turbulence"
- Beve Sturke 2021
nothing like waking up to a good cup of coffee and a great Schlieren photography vid from GN. B)
almost wonder how long before GN is doing Schlieren photography in computer case reviews to catalog how air is or is not flowing through cases. could probably do similar with tower coolers with the GPU off to the side on a fire-safe PCIe riser cable. just thinking out loud tho, this is cool stuff.
Thank you so much for this, i've been searching for the ps5's best orientation (not for thermal but airflow). This helped me feel at ease to leave it horizontally.
Make sure you use the official stand for any position. Horizontal or vertical.
This video deserves more views. Amazing content and advice!
Loads of love Steve, I am hoping the Series X design will finally show how archaic and lacking innovation PC hardware/building has shown to be over the last decade. Considering it's size, power, noise levels, and price. It's time for the PC hardware scene to step it up, maybe then I will find interest in the scene again. Keep loving the kitty cats old wise one, I shake you by the hand.
it's really just mainstream hardware/building.
The SFF scene has come up with some rather interesting cases and other solutions.
Cases like the NCASE M1 (which, by now, is an "old classic" that inspired dozens of other cases, including the CM NR200 which is kind of a direct rip-off XD), the DAN A4 (also an "old classic" by now) which basically single-handedly introduced the SFF-world to the sandwich-layout...
Or solutions like the G-UNIQUE and J-Hack DC-DC-converters that either work with "other" PSU-solutions (like external power bricks), non-ATX PSUs (like Meanwell PSUs made for medical and industrial applications) or, of course, just bog-standard ATX/SFX PSUs - and in any case, cut down in a major way on both how many cables you've flying around in your case as well as how much volume is needed for power.
Take the J-Hack M2426 (I'm more familiar with the J-Hack than the G-UNIQUE-stuff): It's a small PCB that has the 24pin ATX on one side and a couple of smaller plugs on the remaining sides (besides top). It allows you to cut the 24 wires from the PSU to the MoBo down to 6 (although 2 of them are thin enough to be sleeved within 1 wire sleeve, so you could make it 5 "wires" XD). Depending on CPU of choice, you can even further simplify the wiring by running the CPU EPS 4 (or 8) Pin _from_ that board (which is plugged directly into the 24pin ATX on the mainboard) instead of from the PSU - although the CPU shouldn't take more than 75W in that solution if you also have PCIe-stuff installed.
And all of that _is_ compatible with other solutions like a Meanwell RPS-500-12 PSU, which comes in at 130 x 86 x 43mm = 0,48 l in volume. Compared to SFX (125 x 63,5 x 100mm) at 0,79 l in volume, that's massive.
And you don't really _loose_ anything - sure, the meanwell RPS only goes up to 500 watts, but that's plenty for a small gaming rig.
And those were just a couple of innovative solutions that came out of the SFF niche. There's _loads_ more. But again, it's a niche and not many people care for it, so it gets little exposure.
Cheers, cy - currently building a J-Hack-powered gaming rig in an NCASE M1 and cooled by an internal loop controlled by Aquacomputer :D
@@cy-one The Series X is mainstream, so you should compare it to mainstream desktops.
@ I did.
@@cy-one Yes, let me tell my little cousin to go to Best Buy and buy that case you're talking about
@ Ah, I see, you didn't get my point... That explains the confusion then.
Awesome. Looking forward to the thermal video. 👍
You know what would be great for this?
If you could super-impose a picture of the device you are imagine ontop of the "black" part of the image.
This would allow us to more easily "visualise" the device in question. Obviously it doesn't make a huge difference for the xbox (which would just be a big black box in most orientations), but the playstation might be more obvious...
The comments here are suprisingly lacking fanboys which is great.
NOOOOO, you'll summon the horde!
By the airflow it seems like a lot of air flow is wasted on the ps5. Being pulled and sentb out the back with minimal intersection with the heat sinks
your mistaken and not understanding. Another point, The thing he was mentioning about it changing the airflows direction or path, is that its also thermal transfer happening at those times. More time along those fins, more thermal energy being taken away.
You and 30 other people have zero idea of what you're witnessing. For the air to reach the back it has to go through the heat sinks, Sony has been manufacturing electronics longer than most of you have been alive, they should know about how to vent heat waste. 🤦
@@evilformerlys4704 Well, ps4 pro and its design would strongly disagree with you...
@@dgcgois My daughter has been abusing my ps4 pro since it launched. It's loud but has never overheated. Still going strong.
This is brilliant work. Well done Steve to you and the team. Very useful.
I can't wait to see what you guys will be doing with Schlieren imaging in the future. PC cases? AIOs? CPU air coolers? This is extremely fascinating to me.
This video made me realize I need to change our PS5's direction...it was just blowing hot air down at my PC intake. Keep up the good work Steve!
Got to love the innovative cooling of both consoles. I especially have to applaud Microsoft for making this console so small and still silent. Probably the best design in consoles yet.
It's not exactly small lol neither is the ps5 but yeah cool designs both my series X and ps5 run cool and quiet
@@malazan6004 for what it’s packing inside it’s insanely small
Literally the worst and most uncreative design. Basically a 2003 GameCube ripoff. Ps5 just looks so modern and exactly what you'd expect to see in 2020.
@@timharlet7229 uh, that looks like an alienware from 2008 fancy useless shit, fyi, xbox design are trendy same as minimalist pc builds.
@@timharlet7229 ps5 looks awful, Xbox is a box like it’s supposed to be. Xbox wins in design and everything else
i see jensen couldnt resist buying an ad spot for his spatulas
Thank you for making this videos while beeing so diligent and enthusiastic with a sprincle of crazy. 10/10 love it!
I see that the Killshot is still in place, even the mirror is targeting MSi lol
So in conclusion the Series X thermal design is more efficient when it comes to airflow
Yep, Xbox always ran cooler in almost all cases last gen too. PS5 is a huge improvement over the PS4 though. So far I've not been able to notice any of my consoles making noise apart from when you insert a disc into the PS5, it'll ramp up a little but then it quietens down. The series x? Dead silent. I have noctua fans in my main PC rig so switching to the consoles is a really pleasant experience.
@@therealpureessence2437 xboxs always have a more promininet hole for airflow like the xbox one s with a cutout contrary to the ps4s which try and pretty much limit the airflow lol
Ok, that's what I wanted to know, without watching 30 min video.
Thank you sir.
Imma out.
Clicked away from Jay's molested Kingpin for this. Schlieren is my catnip.
Haven't watched a "J2C" video in over a year and I'm fine with that =)
@@rmalmeida1976 Rule of the internet. Mention Jay and at least one person will tell you they opted out. Like Vegans 😂
NO offence meant.
@@agenericaccount3935 Hey, did ya know I'm a vegan?
@@agenericaccount3935 Hey did you know I don't see Jay ?
Who is Jay's molested Kingpin?
The gas coming out of a torch is not hot, if you don't like it. It's a little cool from decompression and it naturally has a higher density than air. This is why it lingered on the bottom, if it were hot, it would have risen like a hot air balloon.
Glad to see you’re finally using that Xbox you keep showing off! Btw if you dont have an Xbox series S for your thermal comparison video, if you need one Ive got one i wouldn’t mind lending you in the name of research, as I’m actually really curious to see what the thermals are like myself
2:52 I love how that one exhaust fan is equal to like 10 apple machines in airflow
This content is amazing. You guys are one of a kind. Can't wait for the series S analysis!
Loved this video, you should consider doing one of these for the Xbox Series S as well.
Sulphur hexaflouride would be a safe, dense gas for flow imaging at room temperature. Also fun for lowering your voice pitch similar to the way helium raises your voice.
that hole on the back is there if I'm not mistaken as an emergency exhaust vent incase of the top vent getting blocked (say if someone accidentally set a textbook ontop of the console) to prevent it from having absolutely no airflow and hopefully preserve the hardware
Can you try this on an NZXT case? I want to know just where that air is coming from.
LOL
9:51 "from here, to the chastity fan"
That is really high quality testing. Question: will you guys be testing the Series S in the same way?
I'm not sure which surprised me more; that there are people geeky enough to make a video like this or that I'm geeky enough to watch and enjoy it.
Thanks for helping me learn something about myself today as well as the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5.
don't think I'm being a twat but your voice is a fantastic cure for insomnia
This video was very helpful as I’m just about to build in some fans into my multimedia cabinet. It confirms my planned placement of the fans.
Imagine what kind of case Formula 1 aerodynamicist would create XD
"Store purches help use do this" You can do a lot of things then, went to the site to get a disappointment shirt and breakdown mat and y'all are sold out of everything! Can't be upset tho just means y'all are doing good work, keep it up! 👍
15:43 The purpose of that slot or hole is so that the console doesn't suffocate if the top fan is completely blocked.
Looks like one of those deep sea underwater heat vents in that imaging.. Looks cool.
I'm definitely getting a series X once supply and demand starts to equalize, hopefully by 2024. I appreciate the really simple and effective airflow strategy. Plus, I don't really want my console to look an alien with a popped collar.
Hey dude, head over to Target on Tuesday between 8-9 am. They have these consoles in stock more frequently now, and I picked mine up on January 18th!
That is great!Now we can literally SEE the airflow in chasis tests!