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PS5 has coil whine
- Thread starter angelgs90
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Die Namek Ability
Member
Mine has a very minor humm to it that i have been told is coil whine but its so minor and gets downed out by the slightest ambient noise. I could see how PC gamers could find it annoying however because they are usually pretty close to thier towers while playing.
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NollaN
Neo Member
Can we do some tests instead of talking smack?
Not all games/stages will probable trigger coilwhine equally.
Best would be to find a place in Astro where people find that coilwhine is at its worse, and then post their finding.
Then everyone can test with the same game/stage/settings.
Another good thing would be if everyone had their console in the same orientation on an open surface (having it semi enclosed could act as an amplifier for the sound)
There is also a high chance SONY has two or more factory's assembling the powersuplys for the PS5, and so is using different capacitors.
But without opening the PSU and checking for your self, there wont be any indications of this?
Also make sure to use the same PS5 and game settings when testing.
For most graphicards the problem comes when reaching higher FPS.
It might be the same for the PS5, so games that can push 120fps might prove the best for this.
Might also be good to mention if its the disc or digital edition.
Example:
Console: PS5 Digital
Orientation: Vertical
Settings: 4k, HDR, 60FPS
Game: Astro
Stage: Cooling Springs Bot Beach (starting spot)
This way we can at least start to standardize some aspects of the test methodology, and maby even find an solution to the problem for people that are having them.
Not all games/stages will probable trigger coilwhine equally.
Best would be to find a place in Astro where people find that coilwhine is at its worse, and then post their finding.
Then everyone can test with the same game/stage/settings.
Another good thing would be if everyone had their console in the same orientation on an open surface (having it semi enclosed could act as an amplifier for the sound)
There is also a high chance SONY has two or more factory's assembling the powersuplys for the PS5, and so is using different capacitors.
But without opening the PSU and checking for your self, there wont be any indications of this?
Also make sure to use the same PS5 and game settings when testing.
For most graphicards the problem comes when reaching higher FPS.
It might be the same for the PS5, so games that can push 120fps might prove the best for this.
Might also be good to mention if its the disc or digital edition.
Example:
Console: PS5 Digital
Orientation: Vertical
Settings: 4k, HDR, 60FPS
Game: Astro
Stage: Cooling Springs Bot Beach (starting spot)
This way we can at least start to standardize some aspects of the test methodology, and maby even find an solution to the problem for people that are having them.
kingwingin
Member
What started out as slight coil whine has gotten quite loud and now I'm getting visual artifacting in games. Was nice knowing you ps5
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hybrid_birth
Gold Member
Reset Era has Fanboy Whine. I think its pretty normal.
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Deleted member 801069
Unconfirmed Member
so the whole is the sound of the PS5 taking its last breath...tragicWhat started out as slight coil whine has gotten quite loud and now I'm getting visual artifacting in games. Was nice knowing you ps5
Cr1ptkeeper
Member
It seems the "coil whine" sound may be the fan after all.
This guy has the same sound my PS5 is making:
PS5 EU disc version high pitched noise - Coil Whine - YouTube
There was a sticker that was sticking out but it appears that wasn't the problem (he cut the sticker).
He disabled his fan and the sound was gone:
PS5 high pitched noise(possible Coil Whine) noise cause UPDATE (Check description) - YouTube
This guy has the same sound my PS5 is making:
PS5 EU disc version high pitched noise - Coil Whine - YouTube
There was a sticker that was sticking out but it appears that wasn't the problem (he cut the sticker).
He disabled his fan and the sound was gone:
PS5 high pitched noise(possible Coil Whine) noise cause UPDATE (Check description) - YouTube
DonJorginho
Banned
well fuck, mine has gotten slightly louder yesterday too and what game did I wanna try today?What started out as slight coil whine has gotten quite loud and now I'm getting visual artifacting in games. Was nice knowing you ps5
Spider-Man Remastered....
EDIT: Tested some other games like Borderlands 3 and Valhalla and it was much quieter than when playing Miles Morales.
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Kokoloko85
Member
I cant hear anything...
Night.Ninja
Banned
This has nothing to do with coil whine, people keep posting this as if to say this is the problem.
Velius
Banned
If you don't know what it is then you don't know whether your PS5 does it
Cr1ptkeeper
Member
No, that's indeed not coil whine but maybe a lot of the people saying they hear coil whine are not hearing that at all but are just hearing a bad fan.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
While it obviously can't be silent unless it breaks the laws of physics my PS5 is practically silent in that I can't hear a thing over the ambient noise even with the sound muted and a game going.
I can hear my XSX with everything muted but not with any kind of volume (the fan slightly and a clicking noise which I suspect is coil whine as it's at the very bottom where I imagine the PSU is?).
Guess I've been lucky firstly getting them and then that both aren't making any crazy sounds.
I can hear my XSX with everything muted but not with any kind of volume (the fan slightly and a clicking noise which I suspect is coil whine as it's at the very bottom where I imagine the PSU is?).
Guess I've been lucky firstly getting them and then that both aren't making any crazy sounds.
Endless Fluff
Banned
Yes, it really depends on the game.
I have barely audible coil whine in Astro or Ghost of Tsushima, but I do have it more noticeable in other games. It's still a lot quieter than what I have (or had, as I've given it away now) on my Pro. It's faint enough to be inaudible at a bit of a distance to the console, so I'm happy about it.
I still maintain my stance on this not getting fixed anytime soon, as this has been a problem for years. The PS5 should've been the console to fix this, especially after all the focus on how quiet the system is going to be.
Danieljay1
Member
I dont know if it was there before the latest update but when i turn console on now i think its either the fan or disk drive starts up for like 15 secs then goes quiet like when your installing a game
Danieljay1
Member
Like when it starts up here and there
DonJorginho
Banned
Mine is the exact same, when playing MM on performance mode you hear the coil whine changing from menus to when the suit you wanna pick pops in and when you exit to the dashboard but this is only audible with my TV muted or on very low volume, my PS5 is very close to me so may rearrange my set up and get back to you on whether that helps but it is a minor inconvenience.
I will likely ask ShopTo to replace mine near the end of my warranty with them when stock is better and hopefully a revised model comes out with minor tweaks to the PSU.
However I do agree in not seeing this fixed anytime soon, seems like Sony knew this was a thing and just accepted it as it was not a major issue outside of noise levels.
Cr1ptkeeper
Member
I can confirm the anoying sound i'm hearing is coming from my fan.
Removed the side covers and turned on my PS5. Listened real close and the sound was coming from my fan.
Turned off my PS5, put a screwdriver between my fan, so it wouldn't spin, and turned my PS5 on. Behold, a silent PS5...
Turned the console quickly back off so it wouldn't overheat
Copied this image from a French article. Two types of PS5 fans, fan A is more silent then fan B. Yeah... i've got fan B...
Labo – PlayStation 5 et bruit : toutes les consoles ne sont pas dotées du même ventilateur - Les Numériques (lesnumeriques.com)
Removed the side covers and turned on my PS5. Listened real close and the sound was coming from my fan.
Turned off my PS5, put a screwdriver between my fan, so it wouldn't spin, and turned my PS5 on. Behold, a silent PS5...
Turned the console quickly back off so it wouldn't overheat
Copied this image from a French article. Two types of PS5 fans, fan A is more silent then fan B. Yeah... i've got fan B...
Labo – PlayStation 5 et bruit : toutes les consoles ne sont pas dotées du même ventilateur - Les Numériques (lesnumeriques.com)
xacto
Member
I can confirm the anoying sound i'm hearing is coming from my fan.
Removed the side covers and turned on my PS5. Listened real close and the sound was coming from my fan.
Turned off my PS5, put a screwdriver between my fan, so it wouldn't spin, and turned my PS5 on. Behold, a silent PS5...
Turned the console quickly back off so it wouldn't overheat
Copied this image from a French article. Two types of PS5 fans, fan A is more silent then fan B. Yeah... i've got fan B...
Labo – PlayStation 5 et bruit : toutes les consoles ne sont pas dotées du même ventilateur - Les Numériques (lesnumeriques.com)
Reading the article, there is yet a third type of fan, the one presented in Sony's official teardown of the console...
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Night.Ninja
Banned
the fan sounds like a lotto
Pimpbaa
Member
At least it's not like the ps4 where you got a chance to get one that sounds like a hair dryer or one that sounds like a vacuum cleaner. I'd take any PS5 fan if it just results in varying degrees of quietness. The true test of how quiet this new generation of consoles are would be a new warriors game from omega force. Their games made any ps4 or switch (in docked mode) way louder than most games.
Night.Ninja
Banned
Let's be honest you two wouldn't even tell us if you had issues with your PS5
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Kupfer
Member
Same for me. My Ps5 is like 2.50m away from my ears while playing and all I can hear the disc drive validating the disc from time to time.
But I am the only one with a Ps5 in my circle of acquaintances, so I can't compare.
Seems like I'm lucky. I also have a launchday PS4 and a PS4 pro and while friends complained about their "jetengines" I became aware of this problem and thought my PS4s are loud, too. Then a friend gave me his Ps4 for repairs and for the first time, I heard a real "jetengine" fan on a live Ps4 and recognized my consoles are just fine.
So compared to a PS4 pro with normal fan noises, the Ps5 is dead silent.
EDIT:
My ps5 stands on its bracket horizontally on carpet, maybe this helps while error shooting.
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martino
Member
yeah this kind of crap is sad when it happens (it seems not as worst as when it's screen in tv though)I can confirm the anoying sound i'm hearing is coming from my fan.
Removed the side covers and turned on my PS5. Listened real close and the sound was coming from my fan.
Turned off my PS5, put a screwdriver between my fan, so it wouldn't spin, and turned my PS5 on. Behold, a silent PS5...
Turned the console quickly back off so it wouldn't overheat
Copied this image from a French article. Two types of PS5 fans, fan A is more silent then fan B. Yeah... i've got fan B...
Labo – PlayStation 5 et bruit : toutes les consoles ne sont pas dotées du même ventilateur - Les Numériques (lesnumeriques.com)
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Bo_Hazem
Banned
Let's be honest you two wouldn't even tell us if you had issues with your PS5
Yeah as if I'm talking about rocket science. Said the same about my PS4 Pro being dead silent and even uploaded a video of it on youtube which was full of dirt as well, never cleaned it internally since 2016.
So do you really need evidence video and gonna take a one week ban challenge?
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Nah you can definitely hear coil whine, it pretty low f...
Roman Empire
Member
I see that some people are just discovering what coil whine is and how common it can be with electronics.
The buzzing isn’t the fan.
Listen at 0.16-0.18 seconds and you can hear the coil whine sound from the PSU.
Bryank75
Banned
True but luckily there is no need to lie.... this time.Let's be honest you two wouldn't even tell us if you had issues with your PS5
Danieljay1
Member
What even causes coil whine because some people are saying there console started quiet then got louder?
McCheese
Member
Teensy vibrations in the capacitors, sort of like an electric toothbrush.
smbu2000
Member
Doesn't sound as bad as this old GTX 285. You can definitely hear when the benchmark is pushing the GPU and when it's not.
Dunkelgrau
Member
So, I decided to make one of those funky videos, too. Disclaimer: It is by far quieter as what you can here in that clip. Is this coil whine or one of those stickers? And what should I do?
(I am referring to that "chattering", you probably have to pump up the volume, haha.)
(I am referring to that "chattering", you probably have to pump up the volume, haha.)
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Sander Cohen
Member
PS4 also started quiet and progressively got louder through the years, at least with me. That’s why I think it’s asinine to make any conclusions how quiet PS5 will be this early.
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Danieljay1
Member
ahhh i see i can only hear mine when i put my ear to the console