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PS5 Owners - How is the noise of your console while playing a game?
- Thread starter Kyuuji
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Is some noise when I'm really close but also I'll never be that close to the console so it's essentially silent
Both my PS5 and Series X are dead silent. Haven't heard a single sound out of either of them. Pretty amazing!
Silent, though in longer sessions occasionally it will sound like the fan is preparing for takeoff for like 20 seconds, and then it will be silent again.
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Appreciate the responses all. Seems mine might be an outlier which is annoying. Can hear a constant and noticeable low rumble or dull rattling from ~10ft away, as though something isn't quite tightened enough. Stood vertical, disc version (but digital game) and open air around it. When the volume is on it's not noticeable until I listen for it but still not ideal knowing that many out there are silent as a stone. Unsure on how to handle a replacement (ordered from Amazon UK) as don't really want to be stuck in the free-for-all trying to get one again, but at the same time feels like I should try and get a silent one is this noise level is abnormal right out the gate. Have tried removing stand + side panels but no change.
Sucks, but at least everything else is nice. Won't stop me from enjoying Demon's Souls (which is insane that it's a launch title) and Spider-Man for now though. Just annoying to have to navigate how to get a swap without putting myself in the "will I get one?" medley again.
Sucks, but at least everything else is nice. Won't stop me from enjoying Demon's Souls (which is insane that it's a launch title) and Spider-Man for now though. Just annoying to have to navigate how to get a swap without putting myself in the "will I get one?" medley again.
Seeing a lot of people saying it's silent. So far I've only played through Astrobot but I can absolutely hear the system running, similar to my PS4 Pro just not quite as loud but similar sound profile, when there's no sound playing from my speakers. I sit 9 ft away. Is my system from a bad batch, or are people saying it's silent cause they can't hear it over their speakers?
Vertical, coil whine when playing games. In menus it's silent.
When installing games the fan kicks up for like 5 seconds and then goes back to silence.
It is such an upgrade from the ps4 pro I had though
When installing games the fan kicks up for like 5 seconds and then goes back to silence.
It is such an upgrade from the ps4 pro I had though
I am unaware it is on. I don't use discs, tho, but I do have the disc version due to it being the only one I could preorder.
Very quiet console at my house. If I mute the TV and absolutely listen to it? Sure. There is some noise. I never notice it with volume on. And I have been listening for noise, because my original PS Pro was the loudest console I have ever owned.
Very quiet console at my house. If I mute the TV and absolutely listen to it? Sure. There is some noise. I never notice it with volume on. And I have been listening for noise, because my original PS Pro was the loudest console I have ever owned.
Only the disc drive spinning up now and then, otherwise I have to get right up on the system to even hear the low fan hum.
The funny thing is it's quite while it's running but I hear the hum of the fans while it's i rest mode where I can can't sleep, so I shut it down completely.
As most of have said, I occasionally will hear the disc drive spin for a few seconds, but other than that it's dead silent. If I literally put my ear against it I can hear some humming and that is about it.
Mine is fairly loud. When playing games I get noticeable fan noise AND some humming/buzzing (coil whine?) from the power supply. It's not so loud that it bothers me, and I'm not concerned about it, but I do wish it was quieter.
I picked the last one. Sometimes the disc drive spins up and can be pretty loud, but haven't noticed it otherwise.
Super silent, don't hear a thing. The disc drive will wind up when installing, but otherwise nothing, thankfully.
Need to have an option or something that asks if someone is playing a game that has a disk in the system. I only hear my system when I am playing Demon's Souls since I went physical with that. It does get a little noisy with the disk in the system but it is not terrible. Without a disk my system is silent.
I hear the air blowing out the back vents while playing Destiny 2. I have to mute the sound and be silent in my room to hear it tho, and im about 12 feet away from my tv and PS5.
In comparison to the Pro, i could hear that thing from the next room over, so better but not perfect.
In comparison to the Pro, i could hear that thing from the next room over, so better but not perfect.
Disc console, Horizonal in a close backed tv stand. I can hear the fan faintly. It's whisper quiet compared to ps4.
Every half hour or so the console spins up the disc, probably a verification procedure.
I'm very happy with it
Every half hour or so the console spins up the disc, probably a verification procedure.
I'm very happy with it
Mine has coil whine, but it is not as auditive as my PS4Pro´s coil whine. in standby/sitting in the main console menu you have to put an ear on the console to hear it.
it maintains one frequency and doesn´t shift, it is a very low buzzing sound. i have very sensitive hearing so it wouldn´t be very audible to other people. fans are barely audible at all. the coil whine comes from the PSU.
it maintains one frequency and doesn´t shift, it is a very low buzzing sound. i have very sensitive hearing so it wouldn´t be very audible to other people. fans are barely audible at all. the coil whine comes from the PSU.
Have my disc version horizontal about 6-7 feet away from where I sit and I can't hear anything at all from there. When I purposely got close to it to try to listen I could hear a low buzzing, which is I guess the coil whine thing people have talked about? But it's so low even with game audio muted from where I sit I can't hear it. Haven't played a disc game yet so can't comment on the drive.
What is your fan type ? I have checked and tested so far up to today 5 PS5s ( 2 are mine and 3 from friends ) all playing cod which is a game that always push system due to its graphics and 60fps etc
From the 5 I tested :
- the best one is a Nidec fan. It has the same 8 shape squares or rectangular shapes when you open the cover . This ps5 you couldn't even hear anything ( aside from of course the slight buzzing from coil wine which is normal . Even Xbox one x had it and I exchanged 3 of those back in the day )
- delta fan so far has been also impressively quite . It has 12 of those shaped rectangular and also I can't hear anything. It's shape is also very unique . The blades don't go all the way from center to the edge. Only from the edge to middle of the fan. Leaving the centered middle with no blades. Making it very quite upon testing . Like super quite too.
-The only one that I did hear it whirl and it was kinda annoying when it ramps up with the new model fan. The same one that official tear down video shows. That has too many blades and it's flat out annoying .
The one from tronixfix or whatever his name is has the delta fan if you wanna watch his video and that fan is so far superb
Unlike most people here I almost dedicate my self just for fans and quite consoles because I am really ocd and allergic to it. Anything unusual sound and I won't sleep at night thinking about it and how bad my luck is if I had one lol.
the Nidec fan seems rare since out of the 5 consoles only 1 had it and 2 of the other. So I am keeping that for collecting purposes after made sure it works perfectly fine .
The one I am using is delta and it's like I said super quite .
All my testing was done in a quite living room with window closed and tv muted while playing a game . And very close to the system ( 1 meter or less )
I have mine laying flat with it's stand, disc edition. When the disc drive spins occasionally it can be a little noisy for a moment but otherwise it's very quiet. If I get close to the console I can probably hear the fans spinning quietly.
Not responding to the poll because I'm never that close to my consoles, but I haven't heard any audible noise from the PS5 or the Series X while playing games and I've put dozens of hours into both consoles already.
Disc version horizontal. It's basically silent except for a few times where you can hear the disc being read, but it's not often enough for it to be a problem at all. When playing digital games it's silent unless you get right up next to it then you can hear some very faint noise, but not much at all.
I have the disc version vertical. I hear zero noise at all. I have not actually played anything on disc, though. Everything I've played so far has been digital.
Silent for mine, I even muted everything and strained to hear anything and nope. I also didn't hear the disc drive when installing miles and valhalla either so bonus.
Got it vertical to.
So far its as quiet as my series x.
Got it vertical to.
So far its as quiet as my series x.
It's pretty damn quiet for me. I've played Demon's Souls, Astro's Playroom, Cold War and THPS1+2 on it so far.