AgentOtaku
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I get it... the GPU is doing A LOT of good shit and the games look pretty fucking great
That being said, I truly don't understand how anyone at R&D thought the insane whine-pitch the system CONSTANTLY puts out when playing 60fps content (system is actually silent with 30fps games ala Rise of the Tomb Raider) @ 4k (or downsampled 1080p) would be acceptable..... Let alone for $400
It really is a nice piece kit from an architectural standpoint, but that small ass fan coupled with the poorly ventilated chassis just ends up making the most distinctly annoying sound. Dare I say, it's actually worse than the C-Chassis, due to the fact now fan is constantly alternating it's speeds and therefor, the pitches it's hitting.
I really want to love this system, but i feel like I've had enough and the visual trade-off really isn't worth it when I sit 9-10ft away from the damn thing and all I can hear is it's cooling system. And please don't say, "just turn up the volume or where headsphones"
I got a family and I can't be rocking the house with my small window of gametime at night.
I'm thinking just giving up and getting the PS4Slim
Sorry, I had to vent (no pun intended)
EDIT: For refrence, here's another GAFFers PS4Pro that made the exact same noise as mine
I get it... the GPU is doing A LOT of good shit and the games look pretty fucking great
That being said, I truly don't understand how anyone at R&D thought the insane whine-pitch the system CONSTANTLY puts out when playing 60fps content (system is actually silent with 30fps games ala Rise of the Tomb Raider) @ 4k (or downsampled 1080p) would be acceptable..... Let alone for $400
It really is a nice piece kit from an architectural standpoint, but that small ass fan coupled with the poorly ventilated chassis just ends up making the most distinctly annoying sound. Dare I say, it's actually worse than the C-Chassis, due to the fact now fan is constantly alternating it's speeds and therefor, the pitches it's hitting.
I really want to love this system, but i feel like I've had enough and the visual trade-off really isn't worth it when I sit 9-10ft away from the damn thing and all I can hear is it's cooling system. And please don't say, "just turn up the volume or where headsphones"
I got a family and I can't be rocking the house with my small window of gametime at night.
I'm thinking just giving up and getting the PS4Slim
Sorry, I had to vent (no pun intended)
Does it sound like this too?
https://youtu.be/bKfWhfcC-Ls
You actually hear the fan noise and the whistling quite well in this video. I think for most people, they only hear the fan noise? The annoying hum/whistle is what is unbearable. Every game does it, in Deus Ex it's extremely noticeable because in quiet parts where you are just standing around it just keeps going up and down forever. In this clip I just slowly walked through Prague.
EDIT: For refrence, here's another GAFFers PS4Pro that made the exact same noise as mine