The thing is, the PSU is made by Delta which usually churns out top shelf stuff. I am thinking that they deliberately chose not to load up the PSU full of silicone paste to improve the airflow. My PS5 gets very warm close to the stand when in upright position. I can only assume this is because of the PSU being located there. Who knows, maybe they tried loading up the PSU with this gluey stuff on the caps and coils which restricted the airflow even more. I am giving Sony engineers the benefit of the doubt here - perhaps they put the longevity of the console ahead of dampening this noise fully.
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PS5 has coil whine
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kraspkibble
Permabanned.
it's annoying yes but it's normal. if you're not happy with it then return it.
Hardensoul
Gold Member
Looks like post above you confirms one of the issue. But the OP video is not as loud to me.
Hardensoul
Gold Member
Some coil wind can get worst and louder over time. Yea, it's up to the buyer to decide if that's acceptable
It depends on the degree of the coil wind some can be a nothing burger but some can be real issue like mine with EVGA card and another post in this thread with the sticker.
SupremeHoodie
Member
It’s not normal, it’s why most companies have return and replacement policies for coil whine in cpus, gpus, etc.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
It’s annoying when it happens. It’s not “normal”.
Not my video but my original Xbox One sounded like this only much louder. It could be heard through headphones six feet away.
Not my video but my original Xbox One sounded like this only much louder. It could be heard through headphones six feet away.
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Night.Ninja
Banned
coil whine normal, the lengths some of you go to 
No one should buy a new product and have to deal with that sound.
My Xbox one sounded like video posted above, I sent it in for repair I couldn't deal with that it's one of the most annoying sounds in the world. I remember watching movies with friends having to deal with that clicking
Why ain't PS5 owners sending it in for repair? I'm sure there's a option to? I assume your too interested in playing games?
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Endless Fluff
Banned
Don't expect Sony to fix anything for the foreseeable future. This has been a problem for years with Playstation Pros and the PS5 has the exact same kind of coil whine as the Pro, so I doubt that this will be fixed with the next revision.
It's apparently coming from the PSU and technically savvy people were able to fix it (on their Pros) by taking it apart and cleaning the coils or hot glueing them down, so whoever supplies Sony with the affected PSUs needs to up their QA game and Sony needs to test them better.
I seem to have lucked out here. While I do have it, it's not that loud, especially compared to my Pro which I could hear across the room.
cormack12
Gold Member
What do you want? I can try later, but a game will need to be on I assume. Just mute it?
If I get really close I can just hear fan movement.
Nickolaidas
Member
No, your PS4 Pro is completely normal.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
sony cheaps out on the capacitors then.
I remember my old radeon 4890 would wheeze like crazy on load.
Tbh the internals of ps5 do look big and cheap this round.
This is how FUD begins. Classic example.
lifa-cobex
Member
Boot up the Sims 3 in a higher resolution.
That's coil whine
That's coil whine
Batiman
Banned
Ya I don’t really care if it’s only audible up close. I just don’t want to be hearing that 4 feet away,
My ps4 slim is really quiet so I had some hope for the ps5. I can live with it if it’s only form up close.
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
Mine is silent as hell
geordiemp
Member
Yup, we have 2 and you cannot tell they are swicted on.
It's NOT normal that sound.Could just be some loose sticker too.
Fucking Bugs from Starship Trooper are stuck in his machine. That shit is terrifying.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I’m not saying that some aren’t experiencing some noise, but how he structured that post with “cheap capacitors” and “cheap parts” is classic FUD spreading to plant seeds of “concern.”
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Mine does not have this issue.
Agreed. Right now some people have an issue and armchair diagnosis isn’t going to accomplish much. You are better off pursuing an RMA if you have a faulty unit. If not, just enjoy. Especially early on, I would guess Sony will be more lenient with returns because they want to identify and fix the problems / avoid bad press.
Manufacturing issues happen, a good company will work to solve the issue.
OrtizTwelve
Member
Well when your console design is akin to something from 2006 or looks like a Compaq Presario desktop tower on LSD what do you expect but only issues.
Endless Fluff
Banned
A German/Austrian YouTuber has been able to test 6 different consoles, besides the review unit he had.
His review unit was terribly loud (reminds me of my PS4 Pro), none of the others where this bad, however they all had coil whine with two being barely audible after 1-2 meters distance from the system. He also noted that one of the systems was producing a vibrating sound he could hear across the room.
Timestamps:
Console 4: 2:40-3:00
Console 0: 3:44-3:50 (review unit)
Console 3: 4:03-4:07 and 4:30-4:40 (the vibrating one)
Console 2: 4:45-4:53 (a quiet one - to his ears inaudible after 1-2 meters) - this is pretty much what mine sounds like.
Console 1: 5:05-5:20
Console 5: 8:50-9:00 (the quietest - again inaudible after 1-2 meters)
I'm fairly convinced that all consoles have it, some people are just numb to the sound, especially when it's barely audible like the two consoles he had in his video.
His review unit was terribly loud (reminds me of my PS4 Pro), none of the others where this bad, however they all had coil whine with two being barely audible after 1-2 meters distance from the system. He also noted that one of the systems was producing a vibrating sound he could hear across the room.
Timestamps:
Console 4: 2:40-3:00
Console 0: 3:44-3:50 (review unit)
Console 3: 4:03-4:07 and 4:30-4:40 (the vibrating one)
Console 2: 4:45-4:53 (a quiet one - to his ears inaudible after 1-2 meters) - this is pretty much what mine sounds like.
Console 1: 5:05-5:20
Console 5: 8:50-9:00 (the quietest - again inaudible after 1-2 meters)
I'm fairly convinced that all consoles have it, some people are just numb to the sound, especially when it's barely audible like the two consoles he had in his video.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Most companies do not offer warranty replacements for products with coil whine because it is not generally considered a defect. It is not broken. It's just annoying.
xacto
Member
Basically those two videos in the OP... the guys had to go like 2 inches away from the freaking consoles to hear the whine; I mean that's exactly how a normal gamer is positioned when gaming, with the ear to the vents.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I’m going to strap two to my head on each side like headphones, yolo!
xacto
Member
Lend me your ears, said Cerny.
saintjules
Member
Could just be some loose sticker too.
Yeah, I mean THIS is annoying. But the one in the OP's post, not so much, if at all
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
xacto
Member
Yeah, and in the above tweet the culprit was a peeled off sticker inside the box, touching the fan.
intheinbetween
Member
Just been playing Demons Souls, it's a great improvement over PS4 and PS4 Pro, but nowhere close to be dead silent. People claiming it's dead silent should check their hearing capabilities since obviously you can hear it, specially on quiet environments (e.g playing at night)
saintjules
Member
Interesting to hear that.
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cormack12
Gold Member
Are you saying you can hear the PS5 over the videogame audio?
xacto
Member
Thabass
Member
It's sad it took this long for this gif / meme.
Bonsaibäumchen
Member
Mine sadly does also have coilwhine, had this with a GTX970, too. Its not that bad on my though. Can't really hear it when I'm playing and concentrating on the game. And don't hear it at all with headphones on.
Still its there and its not exactly quiet.
I'm gonna play some more and think about sending it back to amazon in January.
Kind of a bummer that its an issue with PS5 currently, hope sony manages to fix that soon.
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bucyou
Member
fuck off with this, im sitting over here and i cant hear it
TLZ
Banned
Cheaped out how exactly? Can you point out where? We've all seen the teardowns.
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This is being over blown because of social media and reddit. They are part of the normal couple percent defective units. The people trying to say it is normal it is not audible coil whine is just a defect that needs to be repaired no reason to get defensive over it. I hate this reddit effect turning a small percentage into a huge issue.
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Deleted member 801069
Unconfirmed Member
That’s horrible
Xsx is dead silent
Xsx is dead silent
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