the_batman
Banned
most of my games are digital, i can't even tell it's on sometimes.
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Seriously WTF!? ....The PS4 Pro is embarrassingly loud :(
- Thread starter AgentOtaku
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My Pro's pretty quiet, not an issue there. It obviously makes some fan noise, but it's not obtrusive or anywhere near as bad as my OG PS4.
What I don't get however, is Sony's hardware design. Sony's HW engineers are experts and I probably don't know what I'm talking about...
But, with MS and XB1, there's a big fan directly above the APU and from what I've heard, XB1 consoles are virtually silent.
With the PS4 HW design, the fan always seems to be in the corner of the system and not cooling anything important in particular. The PS3 design was the same.
What I don't get however, is Sony's hardware design. Sony's HW engineers are experts and I probably don't know what I'm talking about...
But, with MS and XB1, there's a big fan directly above the APU and from what I've heard, XB1 consoles are virtually silent.
With the PS4 HW design, the fan always seems to be in the corner of the system and not cooling anything important in particular. The PS3 design was the same.
Robot Pants
Member
Mine hasn't made a sound yet and I've tried 8 different games that always got loud on the old ps4
DISSESHOWEDO
Banned
Mine is dead sillent. I'm sitting 2m away from it and the only time i hear it is when the disc starts to spin.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
One for the headline readers?
Equanimity
Member
Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, Uncharted 4, Watch Dogs 2, Ratchet and Clank, The Last of Us in 60fps and Dishonored 2 all run quite on my Pro. HDR disabled.
The PS4 Pro is insanely loud when reading a disc, lol.
CyberChulo
Member
Although not silent, I can't hear mine when playing cpu intensive games with sound levels on normal.
exactly... so if this poster finds that to be "not loud at all", then where the fuck does that leave this thread..? lol
Wildstar75
Member
Just going to say my Pro is basically silent!
RoadHazard
Gold Member
to be fair, EVERYTHING was quieter than the launch PS4
There were a lot of people who swore their PS4s were "silent" or "whisper quiet" back then too. I never believed them then, and I'll never believe anyone who says it now. Electronics with fans make noise. Your hearing might be bad enough that you don't notice it, or maybe your ambient noise is high enough to mask it, but you do not have a "silent" PS4. They don't exist. (That doesn't mean the noise level can't vary from system to system though.)
OverBlood 3
Banned
It really isn't loud. Yes the disc drive makes noise but it's mechanical what do you expect?
D1renegade
Member
What does having a family have to do with wearing headphones?
And my Pro is pretty quiet
And my Pro is pretty quiet
Me_Marcadet
Member
Mine is really quiet when playing non patched games, but I can clearly hear the fan with patched ones. It's still a lot quieter than my launch ps4 and don't really mind it.
nowifenolife
Member
hey next time you are playing bf1 please could you just sit in the spawn screen (map showing) for five mins (just selecting capture points so you dont get kicked) and tell me if your fans ramp up.
dont want to know if its loud just want to know if the fan ramps up as mine jumps up over 5 times!! my room temp is 19-20c. if you can just mention your temp too please
I just did the Uncharted 4 menu test. Just let the game sit on the menu (with the pirate cage?) Came back 5 minutes later and there was an audible noise but it seemed to be the disk drive. Maybe the disk keeps spinning until you start the game? I ejected the disk and the noise disappeared instantly but it also took me straight to the PS home screen. If it was the fans ramped up I wouldn't have expected them to stop straight away.
To date, I have found the system pretty quiet in unpatched games, noisier on pro patched games but still a lot better than the OG PS4 I had. Maybe it's certain games that are stressing the system more than others.
Sony should have definately stepped up their game on making it more quiet though. These things are in our living rooms/entertainment centres and low acoustic noise should absolutely be a design target not an after thought.
To date, I have found the system pretty quiet in unpatched games, noisier on pro patched games but still a lot better than the OG PS4 I had. Maybe it's certain games that are stressing the system more than others.
Sony should have definately stepped up their game on making it more quiet though. These things are in our living rooms/entertainment centres and low acoustic noise should absolutely be a design target not an after thought.
cripterion
Member
lol I actually do not need heating in the room where the Pro is. I'm not joking. I actually close the blinds at night and let the window open (room with pc, monitor, tv, consoles).
Anyways, when I say the 2 PS4 (OG & Pro) that I have are loud, that's compared to other equipment that I own. It's a LOT louder than my gaming pc, even when it is under load and it's quite a few ways louder than the Xbox One.
man it must be so silent.. whisper quit wouldn't even cover the silence of that machine.
Sum-Mischief
Member
I would have to agree my launch PS4 Pro is quiet.
Good Guy Gone Bad
Member
Same.
cripterion
Member
What do you mean? Like I said on the contrary it's loud. Can't imagine how loud it would be during a hot summer and not going digital lol.
Me too, the difference is pretty obvious, even my girlfriend who don't play a lot saw the difference.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Towel trick and ship it back.
Here too. At least more quiet than my OG/fat.
And I always choose the high framerate options.
WheelHoss1
Member
Division was like a jet engine on launch PS4. Pro is silent.
CaptainObvious
Neo Member
For me, loud only when installing games. Reasonably quit other wise.
At this time Skyrim, Hitman, Tomb Raider, WD2, Ratchet. Still difficult to hear when playing games.
No I don't have bad hearing, electronic whine is something that has caused me to sell/trash items before.
SirFuzzyDunlop
Member
My first pro was incredibly loud, but luckily the replacement is better.
Yappadappadu
Member
Most ppl are comparing to the launch model PS4, but what about the matte one?
Noise wise that one was always okay to me, so I was shocked when I first heard FFXV in Pro mode running on the Pro.
Annoyingly I have already deleted all the stuff on the matte one in order to sell it, but I think I might transfer all the content back to do some comparisons.
Noise wise that one was always okay to me, so I was shocked when I first heard FFXV in Pro mode running on the Pro.
Annoyingly I have already deleted all the stuff on the matte one in order to sell it, but I think I might transfer all the content back to do some comparisons.
it was a Joke.. people are saying theirs are Whisper quiet... which I do not believe.. all electronic devices (especially with fans) make sounds.
Audioboxer
Member
*Phew*. My PS4 is like a wind turbine as well and The Division was bad. The Tomorrow Children is actually one of the worst, if not the worst. Actually earthquake going on in my room noise. Dylan did confirm it is VERY shader heavy, so it seems intensive GPU tasks on a noisy PS4 make it go nuts.
I even opened mine and redone the paste and it's still noisy.
If the Pro is even 25~50% less noisy I'll be happy.
