Always-honest
Banned
Yeah mine is pretty silent too. There is no way i would ever describe what i'm hearing as loud. And i'm sensitive to sound.
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No seriously, why is my PS4 so goddamn loud?
- Thread starter AgentOtaku
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My PS4 sits on top of my cable box in an open shelf in my entertainment center. Kinda like this one:
Even though the space is open, my system starts to sound like a jet engine after a while. The drawer under that space is full of games, so I've taken to pulling the system out and setting it onto the drawer for long gaming sessions. When I do that, the PS4 remains whisper quiet.
Cable boxes are hot, even if they're off. All you're doing is dumping a bunch of heat into the PS4 chassis that doesn't need to be there.
+1 for silent PS4 here.
FiveSix4Three
Member
During Diablo my ps4 goes into hyper drive.
It's well ventilated and I regularly clean it along with it's surrounded area.
It's well ventilated and I regularly clean it along with it's surrounded area.
bargeparty
Member
I believed there were noise issues with my launch version, so I contacted Sony and they sent me a box to have it repaired. They sent me a new one, or "factory certified replacement" and it sounds about the same.
So I'm assuming that they would've tested the replacement to make sure it was up to specs. I have not contacted them since to discuss the possibility of getting another bad unit.
It's not really worth my time at the moment and I have games I'm playing, so...
So I'm assuming that they would've tested the replacement to make sure it was up to specs. I have not contacted them since to discuss the possibility of getting another bad unit.
It's not really worth my time at the moment and I have games I'm playing, so...
After a while of having a disc spin in there, the sound gets loud enough that I need to raise the volume on my TV dramatically.
It doesn't happen with digital titles so I assume it is the fan kicking in to cool down the spinning drive.
I have straight up stopped playing a game to stop the noise.
It doesn't happen with digital titles so I assume it is the fan kicking in to cool down the spinning drive.
I have straight up stopped playing a game to stop the noise.
lmao
Summer Haze
Banned
Look at the size of the console, think about it's hardware, and then remember that the power supply is internal.
There is your answer.
There is your answer.
mgs2master2
Banned
mines was pretty quiet until i replaced teh hard drive. now its part of the loud club on certain games.
Broken Hope
Member
People saying their PS4 is quiet have obviously never heard an XB1, now that thing is pretty much silent.
AgentOtaku
Member
As a recent owner of one, it's true
It's fucking scary how quiet it is and like I've said, I'm not going back to a PS4 until a model/chipset revision
My ps4 sits beside the xbone, both are silent. The only time i heard the fans make noise on the ps4 was when the vents had dust blocking them, once that was removed it was silent again.
While doing what? Being idle in the OS or while playing games? Try playing TLOU, Ground Zeroes, First Light or Killzone for at least 15min and report back. I doubt you have a PS4 with a noise level lower than ~ 50dB during one of those games. That's loud. Far too loud. Sony f*cked up when it comes to cooling in the PS4. The heat isn't really an issue, but the damn fan noise. Playing games should be entertaining and not uncomfortable thanks to fan noise.
Summer Haze
Banned
Because all of the parts are crammed together into a small, slim box. Including the PSU.
Edit: Lol, I didn't even realise that I already posted in this thread a few months ago. XD
Edit: Lol, I didn't even realise that I already posted in this thread a few months ago. XD
nismopower
Member
The only sound i hear from my ps4 is when i turn it on 
No really only in summer when its around 29 degrees in living room (celsius that is ) i hear the fan kicking in. But its in an open squar box on wheels. Used to hear a more anoying sound from my x1 with the coil whine but thats gone too so 2 silent consoles here.
(Netherlands btw). In winter like now its around 20 degrees in living room and i never ever here anything.
No really only in summer when its around 29 degrees in living room (celsius that is ) i hear the fan kicking in. But its in an open squar box on wheels. Used to hear a more anoying sound from my x1 with the coil whine but thats gone too so 2 silent consoles here.
(Netherlands btw). In winter like now its around 20 degrees in living room and i never ever here anything.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
I've already posted in this thread but I'm surprised so many think their PS4 is distractingly loud. I mean, Killzone is the game that gets played on mine the most and again, it's definitely audible, but I don't believe it's distractingly loud.
The WiiU is distractingly loud even using a digital game. The Xbox One is creepy silent. If the size of the box is the price to pay to have a console as quiet and cool as the Xbox One, then I'm happy to pay it.
But I think Sony straddled the line well. The PS4 was always going to be hotter and louder than the Xbox One at that size with an internal power supply, but I don't think it's too bad. I think they made a pretty good judgement call on the balance they achieved. I can only imagine how good the PS4 Slim will be. With the Xbox One, I'd be happy with they kept the design and size and just made the power brick internal.
Heh.
The WiiU is distractingly loud even using a digital game. The Xbox One is creepy silent. If the size of the box is the price to pay to have a console as quiet and cool as the Xbox One, then I'm happy to pay it.
But I think Sony straddled the line well. The PS4 was always going to be hotter and louder than the Xbox One at that size with an internal power supply, but I don't think it's too bad. I think they made a pretty good judgement call on the balance they achieved. I can only imagine how good the PS4 Slim will be. With the Xbox One, I'd be happy with they kept the design and size and just made the power brick internal.
Heh.
Summer Haze
Banned
That's either extreme exaggeration or you have an abnormally loud PS4. The PS4 is a pretty noisy console, especially compared to the X1, but it shouldn't be so loud that you can hear it over the sound of your game, or that it takes away enjoyment from your game. That's not right.
MickeyPhree
Member
Mine tends to get a little loud on some graphically intense games, but it's never more than a couple minutes at most.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
The only noise i can hear is when i put the disc in and it spins super fast, but thats just for a few seconds.
I have no idea what you're talking about. I've had a launch PS4, and then the White PS4, and neither of them make any kind of noise like you're describing. I have purchased all of my PS4 titles except Destiny as physical copies, and I have never heard my system sound anywhere close to what you're talking about. Only time I hear it is when it beeps on turn on/wake up from rest mode. I don't think you can make those kind of sweeping statements when it isn't the case across the board. If the system were really 'universally' that loud, it wouldn't be a forum complaint, it'd be a large scale recognized fault of the hardware.
NossEntertainment
Banned
The reasoning of this thread is blank
TimorousPanda
Member
Mine gets really loud during TLOU and some of the menus in AC: Unity. I'll have to check if I've got any dust blocking my vents, but it's definitely noticeable.
AzureSkies
Member
My PS4 is pretty quiet. It's slightly louder than the PS3 slim, but barely noticeable.
I hate loud consoles. It's what put me off the x360 majorly. Sounded like something nearby was about to take off.
Not liking how half the users are reporting silent console and the other are saying it's a rocket. Where's the quality gone. Bad enough the controller thumbstick material wasn't well tested/launch owners not reimbursed/replaced faulty contollers.
Though he does mention it's with framerate unlocked in some games...but I bet it's not limited to that
Don't want any of that noise pollution.
Not liking how half the users are reporting silent console and the other are saying it's a rocket. Where's the quality gone. Bad enough the controller thumbstick material wasn't well tested/launch owners not reimbursed/replaced faulty contollers.
Though he does mention it's with framerate unlocked in some games...but I bet it's not limited to that
Don't want any of that noise pollution.
So it seems the PS4 is exceptionally loud when playing The Last of Us... from a disc? Digitally there shouldn't be loudness issue? Should try some digital demos to see if its always like this.
Just got a PS4 and the sound is goddamn annoying. ANNOYING! Thinking of hiding the PS4 behind the TV but I don't like the idea of having to do something like this. I mean, I get it when you had to flip a PS1 when its been played out and it doesn't read the discs properly anymore, but having to jump loops with a few days old system is disappointing.
Just got a PS4 and the sound is goddamn annoying. ANNOYING! Thinking of hiding the PS4 behind the TV but I don't like the idea of having to do something like this. I mean, I get it when you had to flip a PS1 when its been played out and it doesn't read the discs properly anymore, but having to jump loops with a few days old system is disappointing.
Feel_The_Pain
Member
Perhaps the silent one's are the problem?
finalflame
Banned
What? I sit literally 3 feet from my system at a desk and have never, not even once, heard it over the sound of a game. Or at all.
Like their fans aren't working? The consoles would melt I think
Maybe it's to do with different games causing the PS4 to go nuts.
...thermal paste not correctly applied to some of the consoles maybe?
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Quiet PS4 here. I have a white Destiny bundle edition.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I'm sorry but I really do feel as if you searched Gaf to find something negative about the PS4 so you could bump a dead thread. So you randomly came upon this thread which must have been dozens and dozens of pages back so you could 'make a valid point' while answering a random post. If you'd have bumped this thread because you had a gripe and posted as much I'd have suspected less but the fact you sought out a post to reply to makes me very suspicious.
By the way, I've played TLOUR 4 times on my PS4 (just finished the 4th yesterday) and never heard a peep from my PS4. Oh, and I sit 3 feet from my PS4 when playing.
BlackVenom
Banned
Could be:
Defect console.
Placement.
Dust build up.
Your hearing is over sensitive.
Seriously, my ps4 is silent.
Placement is open and not in a shelf or closed of.
I keep it dust free, clean the sides etc.
Wont overheat unless your living in a desert or your room has a tropical climate.
More people have silent ps4's than loud one, so you guys must be doing something wrong or the console is defect.
Defect console.
Placement.
Dust build up.
Your hearing is over sensitive.
Seriously, my ps4 is silent.
Placement is open and not in a shelf or closed of.
I keep it dust free, clean the sides etc.
Wont overheat unless your living in a desert or your room has a tropical climate.
More people have silent ps4's than loud one, so you guys must be doing something wrong or the console is defect.
I hate loud consoles. It's what put me off the x360 majorly. Sounded like something nearby was about to take off.
Not liking how half the users are reporting silent console and the other are saying it's a rocket. Where's the quality gone. Bad enough the controller thumbstick material wasn't well tested/launch owners not reimbursed/replaced faulty contollers.
Though he does mention it's with framerate unlocked in some games...but I bet it's not limited to that
Don't want any of that noise pollution.
"Half" the users (in quotes because it is still an inflated generalization) on an enthusiast forum where people are more likely to nitpick things. I can tell you from my experience in retail, that I can count the number of complaints I've had from customers, let alone concerns/returns for noise issues on one hand, across our entire district of Best Buy stores. I can't account for the issues people are having, but it doesn't pan out for anything close to a large cross-section of actual affected users.
Teletraan1
Banned
My launch era PS4 is quiet except when there is a disc in it. Then it is loud until the drive spins down, then back to quiet. It is quieter than my PC, hell even my Wii U with a disc is just as loud.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Make sure you don't keep somewhere closed. If it has no air the fans are going to go crazy. Just like with the ps3.
My launch PS4 was exactly like this, and was really loud on most games and insanely loud on others. It eventually had a network problem so I returned it for a new one about six months ago - the new one is virtually inaudible when gaming. I guess there must be luck involved in which one you get.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Loud PS4 complaints always shock me, mine is the quietest console I have owned to date.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Mine is pretty quiet.
I don't think it's a nitpick though. It's a problem, a nasty one. Some are apparently working fine too...
Yeah, "half" was a bit BS, true, but there are way, way WAY too many reports of it for me to pretend like the chances of running into it are low.
I know people are more likely to complain about anything when discussing anything, especially on the internet...but at the same time I care more about what the average gaffer has to say than Tom, Dick and Earl Pleb - they've left me hanging with framerate etc already.
Although I imagine noise would bother more people...maybe they're used to it coming from the x360