they can't ignore it with all the backlash threads across forums. I heard the one X is silent in comparison so yeah They have no choice.
(This Is NOT a System wars comment! I'm a PS4 owner!)
Last edited:
-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Fuck it, I’m going to try to fix my PS4Pro’s noise problem. Tips and words of encouragement needed (Update: results are in)
- Thread starter PintSizedSlasher
- Start date
they can't ignore it with all the backlash threads across forums. I heard the one X is silent in comparison so yeah They have no choice.
(This Is NOT a System wars comment! I'm a PS4 owner!)
I have the quiet PS4Pro, and while it's much better than my previous base PS4, it still gets noisy with certain 60fps games. Right now I'm playing Hitman 2 and I've had to lock the framerate as the fans get very loud when it's unlocked.
It's something I've accepted at this point, hoping the PS5 doesn't have the same issue.
It's something I've accepted at this point, hoping the PS5 doesn't have the same issue.
I replaced the thermal paste on my PS4 and it did nothing. So be warned that might be a waste of time.
Seriously, I quite like the original PS3 and Xbox one for being large machines and hope the PS5 focuses on being large and cool rather than looks.
Seriously, I quite like the original PS3 and Xbox one for being large machines and hope the PS5 focuses on being large and cool rather than looks.
OP
OP
Mine sure does. That's the problem, literally every game makes it fly off into space.
Oof. That's messed up.
I'll gladly take a couple of months with a more silent console 😅
This could seriously be a dealbreaker for me and I've owned every Sony console since day one.
Honestly, it's quite easy if you know your way around technology. I replaced the thermal paste, pads and cleaned out the fans and it makes all the difference. Sure, it's not always dead quiet, but it's never loud. Make sure to use that ifixit guide to open it up. Sony also has an official video on YouTube on how to disassemble the Pro. I also recommend that you photograph each and every step you do while opening it up so you can retrace your steps later - if you forgot which screw goes where. Good luck!
I did it a month ago and i think it was worth it, definitly an improvement.
I used the guide posted here, it was hosted on imgur. The guy changed his fan, put on thermal pads and some liquid metal stuff. I already had the "quiet" fan so I just did the liquid metal and pad stuff.
Never did stuff like this before but if you work accurate and slow nothing will go wrong.
I used the guide posted here, it was hosted on imgur. The guy changed his fan, put on thermal pads and some liquid metal stuff. I already had the "quiet" fan so I just did the liquid metal and pad stuff.
Never did stuff like this before but if you work accurate and slow nothing will go wrong.
I imagine it's still loud though?
My xbox one x is whisper quiet, and for some reason the hardware doesn't seem to attract dust like my Pro does.
The only way I found to fix it was to use noise -cancelling headphones. Works like a charm and I never noticed the problem again
Have you tried something that isn't graphically demanding like Sonic Mania or some Remaster?
Yeah mine was dead silent at first and it got a bit louder after 3 or 4 months but it's still miles better than what it was. Earlier it was so loud you couldn't hold a conversation in the same room. Now it's more like "oh right, the console's running", so it's still a tremendous improvement.
cool. i was actualy planning on doing mine anyways as my blu-ray drive has trouble reading discs without me shaking the console lol
i think the laser might be mis-aligned or something
Check the bluray ribbon cable for damage. Its the big one that goes from the drive to the motherboard, that has a weird shape.
I messed mine up, it was literally just a small cut that happened while disconnecting everything.
I bought a new one from amazon for £10 and its working again fine.
Damn. Can you fix mine too? Make sure my replacement is the newer quieter model 😂
I replaced the thermal paste on my launch Pro and it did jack all for the noise. By the end when I sold it on CL, it it was by far the loudest console I've ever owned, even my wife told me to get rid of it because of the noise it was producing from the other side of the house where she would usually be. I got an RDR2 Pro bundle to replace it, and it's like night and day. I can hear it, but I don't notice it.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Yeah my brother owns an X and it's damn near silent compared to the pro.
Sucks to hear stories about folks doing this and it making little to no difference. Probably just going to wait until PS5, or if there are any good deals on a 7200-series, I might grab one and sell my current Pro. It's so obnoxiously loud.
As an aside, I recently replaced my Xbox One X hard drive with an SSD after the update partition got corrupted (just a few months out of warranty too LOL). That was pretty sketchy, even with the right tools, but in the end it was fun and educational, making me appreciate the engineering behind that console.
As an aside, I recently replaced my Xbox One X hard drive with an SSD after the update partition got corrupted (just a few months out of warranty too LOL). That was pretty sketchy, even with the right tools, but in the end it was fun and educational, making me appreciate the engineering behind that console.
1. No one is able to avoid extreme weather
2.The main issue isn't related to temperatures of the enviroment you're in. Heavily depends upon what you play. I highly doubt boost mode on/off or playing Digital or with a Disc makes a fan noise difference! I've been playing AAA titles and had a hard time noticing any louder noise (basically a silent playtrough) and then others are the opposite, but only in certain situations and with silent moments.
I will! Thanks. <3
I searched a lot for some solution. The PS4 always gives me a 'disc error' when I try to insert a disc.
I bought a lazy Susan type disc I set my pro on, so before I play I spin it around so all the vents are facing into the room. Lots more airflow. It's about 50 percent quieter when it's facing backwards
It's simple
Just get a really long hdmi cable like 20 meters and put the PS4 in another room behind a closed door.
Just get a really long hdmi cable like 20 meters and put the PS4 in another room behind a closed door.
Don't give up. Just get under it evenly and pull up. You won't break it. But do watch the fingers.
what he said, preferably right next to your dog's house.
I eliminated the noise nearly entirely.
Went from unbearable to be better than new (because it was actually louder at when I bought it).
I always thought I would have had one of the Delta fans due the noise, but I actually had a Nidec fan inside.
Anyway, I replaced the fan with a new Nidec one. Got Arctic MX-4 thermal paste and those grizzly pads.
I didn't have "alot" of dust in my console and was quite suprised. The heat sink had most of the dust and was pretty easy to clean.
https://imgur.com/a/420nWq8 I used this guide. As I said before, I used thermal paste instead of liquid metal since I've got no experience with it and didn't want to kill my console.
There's a link to ebay for the fan, it's the same seller I got it from. Didn't even take that long to get delievered.
If you're cautious about opening your console, there are alot of great video guides out there.
Honestly the best decision I made to replace the fan, thermal paste and get the grizzly pads.
Went from unbearable to be better than new (because it was actually louder at when I bought it).
I always thought I would have had one of the Delta fans due the noise, but I actually had a Nidec fan inside.
Anyway, I replaced the fan with a new Nidec one. Got Arctic MX-4 thermal paste and those grizzly pads.
I didn't have "alot" of dust in my console and was quite suprised. The heat sink had most of the dust and was pretty easy to clean.
https://imgur.com/a/420nWq8 I used this guide. As I said before, I used thermal paste instead of liquid metal since I've got no experience with it and didn't want to kill my console.
There's a link to ebay for the fan, it's the same seller I got it from. Didn't even take that long to get delievered.
If you're cautious about opening your console, there are alot of great video guides out there.
Honestly the best decision I made to replace the fan, thermal paste and get the grizzly pads.
Last edited:
The thermal window for the chip and heatsink is simply way too narrow. If you happen to have a hot chip there's nothing you can do. It will run hot and loud, because that's the best the heatsink can do.
This is my Pro after new thermal paste:
No difference to the original condition.
This is my Pro after new thermal paste:
No difference to the original condition.
Find the fan from the newest revision of the PRO or find the right resistor and solder it inline to reduce RPM. Sony put in a lower speed fan in the newest revision. It's quieter but a few degrees hotter.
Did you check to see that the PSU is connecting properly to the board again? I accidentally bent the PSU connector and it wasn't slotting in right. It either wouldn't boot or it'd boot for 1 second and shut off. I straightened out the connectors again and it was good.
Check what fan you have. If you have a Delta fan, you're probably going to want to try to get a Nidec fan replacement if you can.
I replaced my Delta with a Nidec and put on some Arctic MX-4. It's not quiet, but it's much more tolerable now. The Nidec is far less whiney than the Delta at high speeds.
I replaced my Delta with a Nidec and put on some Arctic MX-4. It's not quiet, but it's much more tolerable now. The Nidec is far less whiney than the Delta at high speeds.
Clear nail polish, Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut and Gelid GP-Extreme thermal pads.
That's what I used on my 7216b and the difference is night and day, the console doesn't look like it's gonna fly off the cabinet when I go to Octavius Industries in Spider-Man anymore.
That's what I used on my 7216b and the difference is night and day, the console doesn't look like it's gonna fly off the cabinet when I go to Octavius Industries in Spider-Man anymore.
I think it probably is a PSU issue (the power light glows blue for a second then shuts off), but unfortunately one of the screws for the PSU got stripped to hell and I can't get it back out to check everything.
I'm pretty sure this means that you didnt get the PSU sloted back into the ground connector properly.
That's an interesting idea. Wonder how conservative Sony is with their temps. Could be risky though.
EXACT same thing happened to be. One of the PSU screws had a little metal protrusion in the middle so I couldn't use the Torx screwdriver. I used a pair of plyers to undo the screw and to screw it back in.
Take a look at this picture. On the bottom left of the board there are two heavy metal prongs. You want to make sure they're both straight so that the PSU slots into it perfectly. If you want to be sure, take the board and the PSU both out, and make sure you can fit them together properly before reassembling everything.
Got mine launch day and it's pretty quiet not Xbox quiet but pretty quiet. I have my Pro and my X vertical in stands they really stay so much cooler then Laying down.
New models dont get noisy like the old ones but have a really annoying rattle. I forgot what its called.
If you got the red dead 2 bundle and haven't noticed, it means your hearing is gone lol because it's a high pitch noise. I'm told those older gamers dont notice.
If you got the red dead 2 bundle and haven't noticed, it means your hearing is gone lol because it's a high pitch noise. I'm told those older gamers dont notice.
Before you do anything more drastic, try just seating it vertically on an official stand (so that you don't block the vents that will now be at the bottom) and permanently remove the top lid. My Pro does about two fan steps less that way under the same load, than it does with the lid on and sitting horizontally. You don't really have to use the official stand, you can make one yourself, as long as it doesn't block the vents.
Repaste with liquid metal, problem solved. I never hear the fan anymore in any game. AFAIK, the newer version of the pro is supposed to be quieter because it has a different fan, but my launch pro came with the quieter fan and it was still loud.
By design, these consoles put into vertical position run hotter, not cooler.
I'd only use liquid metal if you know what you're doing. a bit of that falling outside of the chip without adequate insulation and you're screwed.
Thats like a minor issue. Just apply nail polish or non-conductive tape around the socket. Plus you only need a tiny blob of LM. My pro has been in vertical orientation for almost a year after repasting with LM and quiet as the day I repasted.
From memory, new revision uses more power, it reaches close to 70*c(~10* higher than original) and still has some headroom.
Coil whine. Thank you.
Sony is using cheap ass shit. Even if you get a new replacement like me, 98% chance you will have the same issue.
Is it really true that the Nidec fan is quieter? Here's the video that shows that they both have about the same noise level:
Although Nidec seems to keep it cooler.
Although Nidec seems to keep it cooler.
Usually the Nidec fan is the quiet one. Doesn't mean that the fan won't go wild, especially with the shitty job on the thermal paste and the memory pads that are just abysmal in terms of quality.
Had a noisy Nidec fan myself, but I switched it to a new one this year. Vid is up above and you can hear the difference between two Nidec fans :P