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I have never noticed mine making noise. I must be going deaf.
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Considering trading PS4 towards XboxOne just because of noise... I have a problem :(
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BadAss2961
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Play The Last of Us.
PS4 isn't a quiet machine when it's being tested, but it's not a big deal.
BlockheadBrown
Member
I have one in open space and it gets noisy. Launch unit.
Jacksinthe
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Mine is about 2.5' from me on my computer desk. I honestly don't hear it. Sounds like its defective, OP.
IAmRandom31
Banned
I can't really think of much that would cause one system built exactly the same to be so much louder then another.
Maybe the fan bolt is not tight enough and is vibrating inside?
Dunno, but im maybe 4-6ft. from our TV with the PS4 on top of the entertainment center and can't hear the PS4 when playing.
Maybe the fan bolt is not tight enough and is vibrating inside?
Dunno, but im maybe 4-6ft. from our TV with the PS4 on top of the entertainment center and can't hear the PS4 when playing.
You mean I should buy a second one for my right ear? For the long, cold winter months maybe?
There's nothing pointless about sarcasm, EVER!!!!
I've not implied that anybody is lying, if I had it would be given away by that fact that the post would have included the word "lying" and also the name of the person to avoid confusion.
However, as I wasn't implying that anybody was lying neither of those things happened.
As I've stated more than once on here when this topic is raised, mine is really quiet and I have no issues at all with the sound it produces. I do still appreciate that it isn't the case for everybody who owns one.
orthodoxy1095
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I have quite literally never noticed noise coming out of mine. The only home console I've ever noticed being annoyingly loud is my X360. I'll have to listen to it later today.
Dawnbuster
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The only time I had noise coming out of mine is when I had a center channel speaker close to the leftmost vents. Even though the back and other side was completely open, the fan would ramp up loudly. Once I moved it to being 5-6 inches of clearance on all sides, it went back to being mostly inaudible.
Silence is the lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity. So it depends what you define as very low intensity.
I've played a fair bit of that now and it still doesn't seem to get anywhere near what I would describe as 'loud' when doing so tbh.
Could this be some thing with older models of the console maybe?
pr0cs
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My PS4 is quiet but I totally understand the OP, my phat PS3 started out really quiet but as time went on it got REALLY loud. Pretty much anything that pushes the machine now makes it ridiculously loud, kicking the fans into overdrive.
I would check with Sony though, seems that maybe some machines suffer from difficulty understanding when to push the fans into high-gear, maybe OP has this issue.
I would check with Sony though, seems that maybe some machines suffer from difficulty understanding when to push the fans into high-gear, maybe OP has this issue.
bigDdestruction
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I've sent my PS4 in twice now for repairs. First time was due to the system
auto ejecting discs by itself and then not accepting them. Second time the system just freezes and shuts itself off. I noticed during the download of destiny on both consoles it would be really loud, almost like a plane taking off but after the download was done it would be really quiet. Really upset with having to send it in for repairs two times now. I've never had this problem with any other play station systems
auto ejecting discs by itself and then not accepting them. Second time the system just freezes and shuts itself off. I noticed during the download of destiny on both consoles it would be really loud, almost like a plane taking off but after the download was done it would be really quiet. Really upset with having to send it in for repairs two times now. I've never had this problem with any other play station systems
Hendrick's
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The only time I ever noticed the fan even being on was while playing Watch Dogs. Could just be some fans are noisier than others.
HocusPocus
Member
My Xbox one is super quite. Definitely a plus, but I'd rather have more power. They shouldn't have put the power supply internal.
C'mon, OP, that's not even you who's supposed to say this shit.
Gaming-forum, yada-yada. Your complaint is valid.
FairXchange
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I'm quite happy with the noise output of both my PS4 and Xbox One. The loudest I've heard my PS4 get is during The Last of Us, but even then it's just a mild whirring sound that I don't mind at all. The Xbox One is generally quieter I'd say, but not silent during actual gameplay. It can be heard during Dead Rising 3 sessions, but all in all very low sound output.
My friend had a defective loud ps4, he sent it to sony and they send him back a cracked busted ps4. Just sell it or trade it.
Why not? Have you seen the size of the heatsink? And judging by power consumption, that APU is likely running a lot cooler than most modern GPUs.
thelastcrusader
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any videos of dead silent ps4's playing infamous for more than half an hour, or last of us, in a quiet room? It's not that i think people are lying, it's that i think people don't care about noise or accuracy of words. I've had three ps4s, all of them make the same mildly loud fan noise with a higher pitch whirl like a laptop fan at higher speeds, but not hair dryer loud like ps3 launch models. Netflix keeps the fans on low but enough to hear over movies during quiet scenes at night, probably the first speed above system menu. I filled out an online service request with Sony, but i'm thinking this is all for nothing.
Actually this one came from Sony as a replacement about two months ago and since then I have vacuumed the console twice so it shouldn't be dirty. The first one was as loud as this one. Both were made in China, are the silent ones made in Japan? I'm sending this one to Sony too, but not right now as there are so many games coming in the following weeks.
AgentOtaku
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I lived through a launch 360 and three other 360s through the years as they all died off. They were rocket engines. I've had a Dreamcast, PS2, PSX, PS3, Xbox1, Gamecube. I've had them all. The next noisiest console was the PS3, then the Dreamcast.
I have not once heard a peep out of my PS4 except for hearing the disc spin up.
With all these people complaining about their PS4s being so loud, it's making me paranoid thinking maybe mine has a non-functioning fan and it's going to melt.
I have not once heard a peep out of my PS4 except for hearing the disc spin up.
With all these people complaining about their PS4s being so loud, it's making me paranoid thinking maybe mine has a non-functioning fan and it's going to melt.
Amentallica
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And here I am fine with the noise my PS3 makes, which never becomes apparent to me, even in the dead of night with no television audio. To think that a PS4 is quieter than a PS3. I'm glad I don't have the sensitivity to console noises that some of you have. That or I've learned to occlude the noise from ever becoming apparent to me.
derExperte
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I don't believe anyone who says that because it's literally impossible. Now hearing the PS4 through headphones while gaming? Sounds like something's wrong.
qa_engineer
Member
Wow. Sounds like a jet engine. That ps4 is either fucked up or you're currently in hell where the temperature is a cool 2000 degrees year round
BRocknRolla
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OP, serious question. What are you doing?
You make a thread to complain about the noise of the system. People tell you it's not normal. You make another thread about how loud the system is, this time claiming you know it isn't defective! People tell you it's not normal again. Now you're once again vacillating about it. I don't understand what your goal is here. Either send it in for repair to see if it's a defect, or go on ignoring the people who tell you this isn't normal and sell it.
It clearly isn't an issue for most people one way or the other. You're getting the same responses this time around.
AgentOtaku
Member
Thats exactly how loud mine gets playing Metro or during Ground Zeros title screen!
Chozo_Lord
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Turn off your heater.
AgentOtaku
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AgentP
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The PS4 is roughly the same as the PS3 slim when it is running full bore.
AgentOtaku
Member
No bullishit, its currently the loudest system I own next to my OG 60gb PS3. This is when the fans spin up of course.
publicpwnerer
Member
That's only when you initially boot up a game I believe. Then it's quiet....as it runs off the HDD.
Doctor_Thomas
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My PS4 was making a lot of noise with a disc in the drive, so I put a small piece of cardboard at the infamous corner of stability and it completely removed the noise.
F0rneus
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Some units must be faulty or something. My PS4 never runs this loud, even in 6 hours long gaming binges.
AgentOtaku
Member
May I ask what you're playing on it for 6 hours?.... Destiny wont stress the system
Aces&Eights
Member
I disagree. I put in 10 hours straight of black flag and mine never got that loud. I also don't have it in a "cubby" I put down a piece of finished wood under my TV and set it on that. Heat rises so the lower the better.
qa_engineer
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IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
I can live with the amount of noise that it produces while I'm playing games. It's far from silent, but it's not remotely loud enough to be heard over the sound of the game. Especially when I'm wearing headphones.
Having said that, I can't stand the noise it makes while on standby. It's only a slight whir, to be fair, but it's audible from my bed which is around 20 feet away from the system. Trying to sleep while charging my controller is much more of a hassle than it should be.
Having said that, I can't stand the noise it makes while on standby. It's only a slight whir, to be fair, but it's audible from my bed which is around 20 feet away from the system. Trying to sleep while charging my controller is much more of a hassle than it should be.
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