... I wrote this in the other "Noise" thread.
Hanmik said:
I got a Pro last night.
I have a launch PS4, and have had it since day one. Played a lot on it. It is quite noisy, I use it in my bedroom at night. The wife has many times commented on the loud noises it makes.. it is not jet engine, but sometimes it is (like the bug that was in MW:R at the beginning).
So I moved the OG ps4 downstairs and the new Pro up into my bedroom. Damn a difference this makes.. after all these years listening to the OG PS4, it is so nice to have a console that doesn't sound like it is having sex with a smurf. The Pro is not "silent".. not at all.. it still makes "normal" computer/console noises .. the bluray drive is REALLY noisy though. I installed Tomb Raider from a disc, and damn the drive is bad. Even my old PS4 did not make these kind of noises. But at least the discs are only for installing, and checking 10seconds when I launch a game, so the noisy drive is not so bad for me, I just will not play while the game installs from the disc.
The console is MUCH better when we are talking noise levels, the OG PS4 was a lot more noisy. I can even hear the HDD working on my Pro.
I was playing Rise of The Tomb Raider for 2 hours, and I never heard the fans rev up or anything like that. I could even just press the PS button and got to the internet app, to read about some stuff (with the game still running) without the Pro making any stupid noises ... My OG PS4 will make the fan spin fast when I try to do that. And when I quit the game and went to update my trophies (while I was downloading a lot of games), I could only hear the HDD working.. and the Pro did not feel hot after I used it..
I know this is just day one.. but damn, this is so nice for me. After reading about people here, having really noisy Pro machines I was scared for my ears. But luckily my Pro is A LOT less noisy than my OG PS4, the only thing that is noisy is the Bluray drive, it is actually more noisy than the OG PS4 drive.
this was day 1 and 2.. playing Rise of the Tomb Raider and downloading stuff..
Lately I have been playing Modern Warfare Remastered on it. And stuff has changed.
The console is pretty quit before I start the game. And it stays quit until I start a Multiplayer game. The thing is .. it isn't a very loud sound, it is just a fucking annoying sound.
Once I start a mp game in MW:R the PS4 Pro makes some strange sounds. Like an electric coil going up and down in noise all the time, it almost sounds like it changes sound together with the movement on screen.
It is a really annoying sound, not like a fan changing speed, but like some electric static noise changing tone all the time, it is hard to describe, but damn it is annoying.
The worst part is, that my PS4 Pro is in my bedroom, I game on a 42" 1080p LG tv with my PS4 is on a desk right next to the TV, while I lay in my bed about 3 meters away, and my wife is sleeping next to me.The bedroom is cool and we have no heat turned on in the room. I play with headphones, so it doesn't bother me, but it bothers my wife, she can hear it.
It is really annoying.. I will try to see if I can make a video of it tonight..
and I will make a lot more tests to find out what games, and what circumstances makes the Pro make these annoying noises.