whiteshadow
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Replacement PS5 has coil whine worse than the first
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Andodalf
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Just Edit the post and remove eveythingIt's not letting me delete
whiteshadow
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The elipses at the bottom of the post has disappeared. It's not even letting me edit.
CatLady
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It doesn't let you edit when you are a Neo member. Maybe try reporting the post and in the report ask the Mods to delete it for you.
Andodalf
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ahh I think neo's might not be able to edit
dcmk7
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Kamina
Golden Boy
You should delete the quote in your reply too.
W whiteshadow : I reported your post so a mod will check it and help you with deleting.
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Bo_Hazem
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Funny how they all have my card number on them too right
Mate, it's only a video game console, don't take it this hard.
No need to prove anything to strangers.
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getting a replacement will do nothing. only real fix is to slather epoxy on every capacitor,coil and transformer in your PSU. microsoft does it in their PSUs(as do other companies) to prevent these components from singing.
you can thank sony for being cheap to save a few cents for some goop.
Jaysen
Banned
Don’t get a replacement. The one they give you might be worse. My digital PS5 has noticeable coil whine, but I use headphones to ignore it. The fan also kicks up immediately upon starting any game, but the fan noise never changes speed or pitch. It’s just a constant sound no matter how intense the game is. I was surprised when I got an XSX and it makes no noise ever.
Elog
Member
I really do not think that is fair. The PS4 has a cheap build quality. The PS5? It has a really good build quality. I am sorry for those with quality issues with their copy but nothing today indicates that there is a build quality problem with the PS5. Unfortunately however, there is a certain % of an electronics product that will come off the assembly line with some sort of issue. When you sell millions of that product even a really good % number results in 10's of thousands of customers that are unhappy.
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whiteshadow
Neo Member
I had 3 bad fan bearings. 1 of my disc drives on my PS5 had an extremely loud clicking sound to it when spinning the discs, I've had issues with the side panels themselves not fitting properly into place causing movement and buzzing when the disc drive revved up. The coil whine issue is a real thing. They use different fans in different consoles, which also causes variable noise level (one is much louder than the other 2).
The PS5 was no ready to be launched period. Still, there really is no software that's a must play that you can't already play on PS4. They should have waited until 2021.
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onnextflix5
Member
Ps4 is junk yes, ps5 is solid, only problem is coli whine, trust me have seen many ps5s, hardware wise its the best sony have made, they just need to Fix the coil whine.
These touchy people would be in a bad place on car forum, where 80% of the people joining in, is to talk shit about the cars because they are pissed off. It's just the nature of things, you buy something it's not how you want it, or you perceive a problem and then you take it to the foruns. I did it with my Opel Corsa, i never posted anything there other than complaining about that piece of shit.
Also, coil whine is absolutely normal, anyone that pretends it isn't is kidding himself. GPUs are notorious for this, is just that the rest of the fans etc. drowns that noise down if it's not too prevalent. I had at least to GPUs that were clearly audible.
Also, coil whine is absolutely normal, anyone that pretends it isn't is kidding himself. GPUs are notorious for this, is just that the rest of the fans etc. drowns that noise down if it's not too prevalent. I had at least to GPUs that were clearly audible.
REDRZA MWS
Member
I still can’t hear my PS5 from a couple of feet away, even in a dead silent room. 
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
I still can’t hear my PS5 from a couple of feet away, even in a dead silent room.
Wait that's not possible!!!! Xbox Lieutenant Whiteshadow says anyone like us with a completely silent PS5 (have had mine since December, and it's completely silent) are liars!!!!
Endless Fluff
Banned
The System FW update from yesterday made my coil whine worse. Significantly. It now produces a genuine coil whine noise (not just the buzzing) when I start Need for Speed Heat:
This happens on every loading screen, on top of that is the general buzzing whine louder (it was hardly audible now I hear it like my old PS4 Pro) and the fan is also kicking in more than before when Nioh 2 runs. I really don't feel like playing when the console is now worse than my old PS4 Pro. lol
This has been a great week so far, first the R2 Trigger fails on my DualSense and now this. I wish I could rollback to the previous FW.
This happens on every loading screen, on top of that is the general buzzing whine louder (it was hardly audible now I hear it like my old PS4 Pro) and the fan is also kicking in more than before when Nioh 2 runs. I really don't feel like playing when the console is now worse than my old PS4 Pro. lol
This has been a great week so far, first the R2 Trigger fails on my DualSense and now this. I wish I could rollback to the previous FW.
Panajev2001a
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Fan noise and coil whine seem not to be a problem at all in my system, but the Blu-Ray drive is freaking loud when playing back UHD Blu-Ray movies. Almost unacceptably so… near there. I mean WTF…
xrnzaaas
Member
This is interesting, because I've noticed coil whine for the first time after the firmware update and LordOfChaos from the PlayStation thread had a similar observation. Surely it's not a coincidence?
Endless Fluff
Banned
This is nice to know that I'm not the only one then, it kinda sucks but whatever Sony did made it worse. My guess is that our consoles already had issues (I had barely audible whine before this, but I was okay with it) and the new Display settings may have fucked some things up for some of us.
I've noticed that the high pitched squeal almost disappears when I output at 1080p, but the console is still producing some weird noise it didn't before the update.
Balducci30
Member
What is coil whine?
EDIT: oh, I do not have this. Maybe cus I have the DE?
EDIT: oh, I do not have this. Maybe cus I have the DE?
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angelgs90
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xrnzaaas
Member
Having the bluray drive or not doesn't matter. You can get coil whine on any PS5 model.
onnextflix5
Member
They may have tweaked the power management, but most likely its just coincidence, as it is known coil wine increases or decreases with time, its a hardware flaw that sony needs to fix, its a very easy fix, so expect the next hardware revision to fix it.
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DarkMage619
$MSFT
People will buy them regardless so I don't think Sony is that concerned with addressing this any time soon. I'm glad my replacement console had a louder fan so it drowns out the coil whine better.
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Jaysen
Banned
Coil whine has nothing to do with the disc. I have the DE and it has very noticeable coil whine issues. My PS4 Pro did as well. Sony just sucks at this aspect of making hardware.
Balducci30
Member
Oh... I haven’t noticed it then on mine guess I got lucky. My PS4 was suuuper loud
Bo_Hazem
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Like everyone else’s, exceptBo_Hazem , who i still believe to be living in Siberia, or almost deaf.
We've got 4 PS4/Pro, none has noise except one that was US-spec from gray market one month before official release. Could be just we're getting it from a good factory out of the 3 ones. I've seen many of PS4 and all of them are silent, even shitty ones in amusement shops that are tortured for hours. PS4's are offered in restaurants as well that provide Sheesha and such to play FIFA in rented rooms with your friends. You find PS4's everywhere and I've seen more than 100 and only one was noisy, my sister's early batch of US-market PS4's came in November and sold at 450 OMR ($1170 USD) before the official release in December for 181 OMR ($470 USD).
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skit_data
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My PS4 was actually remarkably silent, it was a CUH-1216B model, the first revision model. Might be because i live up north and that I cleaned thoroughly every year. Both my cousins launch model, my friends slim and another friends PS4 Pro sounds like hairdryers, so it defintely is an issue though.Like everyone else’s, except
Kamina
Golden Boy
You forgot to mention that you live in a retirement home
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Bo_Hazem
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Nah, we live in a 3-floor house with my parents. My older sister is out at her husband's
Me and my wife and the kid got the 3rd floor, my brother and his wife and 2 kids, my younger sister, mom and dad, 3 maids share the rest. Thanks to God, there are 2 other houses (one at the capital 1200km away, one few km away) and 2 buildings so we're not cramped .
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Kamina
Golden Boy
I wouldn’t hear my PS4 either with that many kidsNah, we live in a 3-floor house with my parents. My older sister is out at her husband's
Bo_Hazem
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Investor9872
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My wife and I have a 3-story beach house, where normally all you ever hear are the waves, seagulls and crows (from all the beach visitors). My US PS4 Pro is located in the middle of the 2nd floor. And during the menus of some games, especially COD: War Zone, I don't care if you have 20 kids running around, you will hear that PS4 Pro's jet engine noise no matter which floor you're on. I'm with
Bo_Hazem
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Bo_Hazem
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My wife and I have a 3-story beach house, where normally all you ever hear are the waves, seagulls and crows (from all the beach visitors). My US PS4 Pro is located in the middle of the 2nd floor. And during the menus of some games, especially COD: War Zone, I don't care if you have 20 kids running around, you will hear that PS4 Pro's jet engine noise no matter which floor you're on. I'm with
Yeah my sister's PS4 (first batch of US PS4's) was extremely loud, unbearable. It's shockingly different that all native PS4's here, and I think we happen to get PS4's from certain factories? Or maybe because all people here have AC's on while gaming so it's perfect for the consoles? Not sure. I never cleaned it, not the 2013 base model nor my PS4 Pro from 2016.
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dcx4610
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It's kinda shocking to me how cheap the PS5 feels in general. The snap on plastic pieces make it feel a little more substantial than it is. The actual system itself feels like cheap plastic, cheap fans and cheap parts all around. I'm surprised it runs and is powerful as it is because it certainly doesn't feel like it. And yes, I have the coil whine as well.
I think this is one area where Microsoft has been shining lately. Starting with the Xbox One S, they've been nailing the design. It feels premium, well cooled, well designed and powerful. No coil whine on the XSX and whisper quiet.
I think this is one area where Microsoft has been shining lately. Starting with the Xbox One S, they've been nailing the design. It feels premium, well cooled, well designed and powerful. No coil whine on the XSX and whisper quiet.
Maids?Nah, we live in a 3-floor house with my parents. My older sister is out at her husband's
Bo_Hazem
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Nankatsu
Member
You guys are picky as hell
Compared to the PS4 PRO jet engine, PS5's coil whine is a bless.
During the day, since I play with the sound louder, I don't hear it at all.
At night, with the volume down and everything in the house more silent, I hear it, but I am also one meter away from the console - which is 100% exposed by the way.
So, in my case a pair of headphones solves the problem. No need to go for a replacement.
Compared to the PS4 PRO jet engine, PS5's coil whine is a bless.
During the day, since I play with the sound louder, I don't hear it at all.
At night, with the volume down and everything in the house more silent, I hear it, but I am also one meter away from the console - which is 100% exposed by the way.
So, in my case a pair of headphones solves the problem. No need to go for a replacement.
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How is everyone getting on with coil whine, better/worse/the same? I've had my PS5 a few weeks now and I get it mainly when playing games at 60fps. I can't really hear it over normal TV volume but can hear it during quiet moments, in game menus etc. It sounds quite PC-like really, or sometimes like a quiet set of hair clippers or a mini fridge.
It's irritating rather than a massive problem, just a shame and one of those things you can't un-notice. Still don't think it's worth sending back, especially with current supply issues and the fact a replacement might be even worse!
It's irritating rather than a massive problem, just a shame and one of those things you can't un-notice. Still don't think it's worth sending back, especially with current supply issues and the fact a replacement might be even worse!
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
My PS5 i got back in December is still 100% silent, no coil whine, or anything regardless of what im playing and for how long. After a few hrs if i get my ear real close to the back of it i hear a low fan noise, nothing more.
Magic Carpet
Member
Still don't have a PS5 want to play new Rivet & Clank.
Compelled to chime in on poor PS4 Pro build quality. It's loud when it's heating up and cooling down it creaks and groans and pops.
I thought I had a mouse in the house one night, nope it was just the PS4 Pro cooling down.
Compelled to chime in on poor PS4 Pro build quality. It's loud when it's heating up and cooling down it creaks and groans and pops.
I thought I had a mouse in the house one night, nope it was just the PS4 Pro cooling down.
sloppyjoe_gamer
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