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Reports of Loud Coil Whine on PS5
- Thread starter Psychotron
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- Sony Tech
Isn't is only 30 days for elextronics at Walmart. Doubt they will have enough stock in by then.
holiday period usually extends the return a bit in the US although there may be exceptions
Well I hope this gets some better press coverage, as having a brand new piece of equipment that buzzes loudly (maybe due to something as simple as them not adding some dampening solution where needed) is ridiculous, and makes me glad I didn't trade in my PS4's for one just yet.
Secondly, I hope Sony move to fix this as soon as possible.
Secondly, I hope Sony move to fix this as soon as possible.
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They won't do anything with outlets like GameSpot posting garbage articles.
I didn't ask for one and I won't ask for one. I am lucky to have both my ps5 dead silent with very minimal coil whine . Why would I ask for a replacement ?
The other ps5 with a whirl sound isn't mine.
Not a single issue with both ps5 and lucky with the fan lottery . I am good till the ps5 pro
I apologise you basically cannot see my PS5 in this video as I recorded it in the dark, and YouTube seems to have compressed it to hell, but in the PS4 game Descenders, my coil whine goes from loud buzzing to a high pitched squealing sound. It's extremely annoying and I'm considering contacting Sony about it.
Fuck, I have the third one...it says "NMB" as the brand. Honestly it's not loud, but for a single fan running at moderate speeds it does not sound silent or premium and is louder than what others are describing. Menu to game goes from "silent" to "not silent".
I don't have noticeable coil whine tho, but maybe the fan is drowning it out!
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New hardware launches are always exciting, but after the 360 RROD I'm shook. Wait and see approach these days.
Someone posted a picture in the Series X noise thread, showing some kind of grey sound-dampening goop Microsoft used in the Series X PSU, and it looks like they put in several key places within the housing. Would adding this to future PS5 runs solve the problem with coil whine?
At this point it's looking like the chances of returning and getting one that doesn't have the issue is very small, and who knows if the next batch of systems will be any better. I had one from Amazon and one from Walmart and they both have the problem.
I have no idea how this whole thing is going to play out at all. Wonder what Sony will even say or do about this.
Closest video so far to what mine sounds like. Just a basic old slightly ratttly almost sounding fan, not loud, but not silent. Doesn't sound like coil whine to me either.
I don't really care that much if it has minor coil whine, it's just that mine is really loud. On the other hand, I've seen units online that people are sitting right next to at their desks and it's just fine. I just want it to be quieter so I can't hear it on the couch like 7 feet away. Sucks that the console launch had to be this way though...
This was posted earlier in the thread, but I don't know if it was ever confirmed if the gloop is actually for coil whine or not. People just assumed that because the XSX doesn't seem to have the same problem.
I got my PS5 today (EU), was playing several games and testing out the console in general. Long story short yes coil whine on mine also but it's so low that I don't hear it until I put my ear next to it almost. I'm sitting 2,5 meters from my console so for me it's a non issue. My XSX on the other hand is dead silent, I cannot even tell if it's on or not lol.
That foam/goop is definitely for the purpose of minimizing coil whine/electrical buzzing. For some reason, Sony decided not to have any of it applied on their PSU. Btw, the Delta brand that Sony uses is an excellent PSU maker. If I had to bet, they were probably worried that adding too much goop/foam in there would obstruct internal airflow leading to PSU overheating and failing. For example. when I put my PS5 in vertical position, the bottom of the unit which houses the PSU gets very hot. The fan being on top of the unit is trying to push the hot air down and out of the rear exhaust which is kind of working against the natural principle of hot air rising. Eventually, I decided to put the PS5 horizontally mainly because I thought this would give it better airflow.
I think Sony engineers decided to prioritize stability and longevity of the console over absolute silence. Their main goal must have been to eliminate the fan noise because that was the main complaint with the PS4 Pro. This meant having a massive heatsink and a more silent fan spinning at much lower rpm. That left less space for a traditional box-shaped PSU - hence the weird narrow L-shaped design and all the thermal challenges that come with it.
Ahh my bad, I didn't realize it originally came from here, haha.
Well . I really don't know what to say ...
however if you don't notice it much then don't worry about it.
the difference isn't really that huge. It's just the whirl sound is abit more annoying .
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Speak for yourself. My PS4 Pro sat no more than 3 feet from me on my computer desk and I never heard it for any reason other than the spinning of a disc when using physical media. Maybe a soft woooosh from the fan.
Good. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, this was my experience with my most recent PC power supply. 1000W PSU had VERY loud buzzing when put under load from a game. Tab out of the game, minimal noise; tab back in and that sommbitch was louder than the fans and I could hear it over my headphones. It was crazy. Within 24-36 hours of general use, the noise completely disappeared. I had called to have it RMA'd and set up the return. Went to test it one more time and suddenly it was dead silent. I'm grateful it worked out and hopefully it does for the rest of you with this PSU noise situation.
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My 7200 series Pro was soooo quiet except for a few games where it would have coil whine. By comparison, my PS5 is much worse.
Yup exactly the same . The Xbox is really an engineering marvel. Gotta give it to MS. If it's not for the Xbox logo light I would probably kept the console running for days without evening noticing . You don't hear shit on that thing lol .
I am also on the same boat as the ps5 for both ps5 I own. Very low coil whine I actually have to put my ear to hear it. I don't if I am 1 meter away from it even if everting is on mute . To be honest I hear the fridge sound of the wind on the window more than my ps5 . Also nice design
Mine is totally quiet. In another thread most people claim they have no issues with their PS5. Obviously most people here will claim they have it since that's what the topic is about. I don't think there's need for people to prove they don't make a sound ahah.
I literally played Miles for 3 hours, then Astroboy and it's dead silent. I don't hear a whisper. Once I turned it off it was also barely even hot. It's amazing.
Not sure if it helps but mine is from Europe (so maybe not the first few consoles made?) and it wasn't delivered at home.
I bought it in-store after my pre-order also in-store back in September.
That's encouraging. Today while I was playing Fortnite I could have sworn is was a little quieter but then I put on AC Valhalla and it was super loud just like before. I lost hope after that. I've been running my system every day to see if the noise will subside after some time.
Yeah one thing I'll give the system credit for is that it seems to run really cool.
It decreased playing the same games or are you playing different things?
I've put 25 hours into Demon's Souls alone and it hasn't changed a bit
Also worth checking out general vibrations on the covers and considering some well placed dabs of blu tack.
I have a very faint buzzing IF i put my ear to the console. At normal distance its silent. Very happy.
I'm sorry, maybe I'll be accused of console warring, but this is bad industrial design.
I'm thankful for this thread and the delayed European release of the PS5, it really saved me 500 bucks. I will definitely get one in time but only if this gets completely solved or until a slim design comes around.
It's like a high pitched constant sound? it's how mine sounds and although it's not loud, the high pitched nature makes it annoying. It's like this one from another user:
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A little but I do get peoples annoyance. However if it means you can access all the PS5 benefits (1st party, dual sense, whatever floats your boat) then doing some home improvements like vibration dampening shouldn't be too much to ask.
But then I come from a generation who took hacksaws to their consoles to play imported games. Stop being precious (not you specifically!) and do something to help yourself rather than expect it all on a plate.
Note: none of this is said in disrespect to anyone experiencing abnormal noises from their consoles. Jury is still out on mine, I've heard it over gameplay but only when the disc drive randomly spins up.
He did say this was his disc drive. Which I think most have resigned to be loud on both consoles.
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After playing Demon's Souls for a day I am seriously considering returning my PS5. Like the coil whine while playing Demon's Souls is simply unacceptable. Astro Bot was noticeable but at a level I can deal with. Demon's Souls however is orders of magnitudes worse:
It's not the sound of a mosquito, it's that of a whole army angrily coming after you. I can hear it wearing my headphones, sitting 6-7 feet away from the console for christs sake.
Like, I'd literally rather listen to my jet plane ps4pro, before I modded it to be silent, than this.
Sony managed to drop the ball yet again. All this "We want to make a silent console" talk amounting to nothing because they couldn't help themselves but cheap out on the PSU.
It's not the sound of a mosquito, it's that of a whole army angrily coming after you. I can hear it wearing my headphones, sitting 6-7 feet away from the console for christs sake.
Like, I'd literally rather listen to my jet plane ps4pro, before I modded it to be silent, than this.
Sony managed to drop the ball yet again. All this "We want to make a silent console" talk amounting to nothing because they couldn't help themselves but cheap out on the PSU.
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My console definitely has a soft buzzing noise like a lot of the videos people have made. It ramps up when a game is on and when I go back to the home menu it jumps back down, its a quick jump down but to me it sounds like a fan with its power doing a few free spins. The noise isn't so bad I can't live with it but I'm going to take off the panels and see if I can work out exactly where its coming from.
I manged to get a PS5 order on release. Supposedly arriving on 26th on of November. Apperently I got lucky as the retailer I bought it from was cancelling orders while I got a confirmation instead. Anyway the hype got to me and I kinda regret buying the console. i'mreally thinking about cancelling my order as It seems it's wiser to just wait for a revision.
I think mine has it, but I'm not bothered by it at all
Frankly, not sure how people are bothered by the whine as, for example, if I'm playing with a sound coming through a sound bar, it completely masks the whine. Or if wearing headphones, I'm completely isolated from any outside noise.
I understand people have got different expectations and requirements, but to me, this is a none issue and I hope more people choose to be not worried by the coil whine as, subjectively, this is a very small defect/issue.
P.S. this is coming from a person who had no problem with a jet engine PS4 Pro, so you can tell my tolerance to this kind of noise is high (or low standards, ahah?). So there's that.
Frankly, not sure how people are bothered by the whine as, for example, if I'm playing with a sound coming through a sound bar, it completely masks the whine. Or if wearing headphones, I'm completely isolated from any outside noise.
I understand people have got different expectations and requirements, but to me, this is a none issue and I hope more people choose to be not worried by the coil whine as, subjectively, this is a very small defect/issue.
P.S. this is coming from a person who had no problem with a jet engine PS4 Pro, so you can tell my tolerance to this kind of noise is high (or low standards, ahah?). So there's that.
Go figures that the PS5 I helped a friend get is dead silent, yet mine whines. It's not so loud that I can hear anything while playing a game, but it's very noticeable when the system is on and there isn't any other sound. Even with the whining though, it's still quieter than the PS4 by a huge amount.
That's what mine sounds like, but does it even matter when you had to actually get right up on it to hear it? It sounds inaudible from two and a half feet away. It also sounds like you managed to record a plane flying overhead as well.
That's what mine sounds like, but does it even matter when you had to actually get right up on it to hear it? It sounds inaudible from two and a half feet away. It also sounds like you managed to record a plane flying overhead as well.
Like I said in one of my earlier posts, I can easily hear it sitting 6-7 foot away from the console while wearing headphones. The video doesn't exactly do this justice. It's that loud.
Your recording is inaudible until you're up on it, unless it actually didn't even start whining until you got that close. I'm listening to it with headphones right now. With it being that low from over three feet away, the only time you could possibly hear it with headphones is during a completely silent scene, or you always have your volume at like 5%.
Maybe the mic on the phone is just bad, but all I hear is a hiss until you're right next to the system. And then the plane too.
Listen again and increase the volume on your headphones, you can hear it just fine from the beginning of the video up to the end. I can easily hear it watching the video with the bookshelve speakers I am using right now. It just gets a lot louder when I get closer to the console and my mobile phones' mic is probably not the best at picking this up, so you might have to increase volume a bit.
Just receive repair box. I take the chance ill sent one of my ps5 to repair, i am in canada and i talk in french customer service dont know if it change something. Ill continue to play with the other whine coil ps5 and pray they are going to correct the other one... Yeah no a great ps5 experience so far...
Are there anybody else got bad experience with ps5 on support for that problem ?
Are there anybody else got bad experience with ps5 on support for that problem ?
Yeah, no. I'm not going above 40%, which is plenty loud as it is. I don't hear anything but your mic's hiss until you're literally a foot away. My system sounds exactly the same, and I can hear it in a dead silent room, but not while actually playing any games at all.
I'm playing demons souls now and it seems my coil whine is low enough where you can't hear it or enough to blend in with the rest of the room.
I set the audio to go to headset and lowered the volume so I can have it quiet and only really pick up the sound of the ps5
I'm not wearing the headset btw.
I'm like 6 ft away as well
I set the audio to go to headset and lowered the volume so I can have it quiet and only really pick up the sound of the ps5
I'm not wearing the headset btw.
I'm like 6 ft away as well