Series X Owners: Have you... heard the console yet?

[BlackBoyFly]

Nope. I've literally placed my ear on the console and have heard absolutely nothing. It's crazy.

 

[Gatsbits]

the only sound I hear is my old external HDD. the Series X is dead silent .....

 

[ghostcrew]

Silent. Like, properly silent.

I was a bit worried because I ended up with one of the rare loud One X's (when everyone said how quiet that console was) but this is properly like it's not turned on no matter what game I play.

 

[Damn Silly]

Outside of once checking the MGS HD disc, not once.

I had to put my ear right up to it to hear anything. It's scary quiet.

 

[GaussianMultivariate]

I sometimes put my ear right next to the exhaust to check that the fan still works, otherwise I can't hear it from my couch (4ft) even when the game is muted.

 

[Loud Wrong]

Both new consoles are quiet though which is a nice change.

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I wish that were true. But for me it's far from it. Only the XSX lives up to the claim of being truly silent.

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

Only when it vapes

 

[Governergrimm]

I have never heard a sound out if it. It blows out warm air but beyond that. Dead silent.

 

[Sealord of Braavos]

Nary a peep. Other than the startup chime.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

How the hell is it *this* quiet??

 

[Kawngi]

Haven't heard it yet. My PS5 though, has had what I guess is coil whine.

 

[guacamole party]

Device is silent but sadly the UHD drive is LOUD - in that I believe its defective. Lots of reports on reddit of the behavior too, it sounds like GRINDING when a UHD 4K movie is put into it. Will have to wait till stock is available for a swap through Costco where I bought it, semi sours the experience but the gaming part is dead silent. Anyone else run into it?

 

[Indy_Rex]

It whispered to me once... "buy a gamepass membershipppp... you won't regret ittttt"

So, I packed it up and sent it back to Amazon cuz that shit is haunted.

 

[Droidian]

No sound but I didn't think I would be getting a 2 in 1 again with the series X in regards to a damn heater. Shit warms up the room still.

My other issue is stuttering audio on the speakers when I use a head set. Annoying af

 

[PaulLFC]

Apart from when a disc is spinning, I can't hear it. It's silent. Fantastic hardware.

 

[livefromphilly]

No, but when I'm playing a game the TV is normally drowning out whatever else is going on. I never had much of a problem with the PS4/Pro, either.

 

[lazerface]

Why is everyone talking about the sounds their consoles make on this forum lol

 

[Oaklight]

It is whisper quiet for the most part but I do hear the fans kicking in whenever I turn the console on and when I boot up a game.

 

[Prine]

As silent as the dead.

 

[Loud Wrong]

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How the hell is it *this* quiet??

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Bigger fan spinning slowly.

 

[Dunlop]

Amazingly quiet

 

[Jawmuncher]

I've heard it get a little loud once but it was still less than the PS5 when it does a disc check

 

[Kwyjibo]

I can only hear it when I have the volume very very low, late at night.

But then I have sensitive ears with tinnitus and I can pick up the high pitch hums of things in other rooms if it's quiet enough.

 

[Vinc]

Not when playing games, even with my fucking ear to it. I can very slightly hear a dan when a disc spins. It is by far the quietest console ever. Happy with the PS5 as well but it's louder, and MUUUCH louder reading discs

 

[Cabal]

I wish that were true. But for me it's far from it. Only the XSX lives up to the claim of being truly silent.

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I'm thinking with PS5 it must be a lottery. I have both a digital and a disc version, neither makes a peep.

 

[Myself]

I thought I could hear it until I realised someone had left the Wii U on. The Wii U just sitting there was louder than my working XSX

 

[Calvinien]

Silent.I often forget i have it on. Jason ronald and his team are criminally underrated hardware designers because they are insanely good at packing tons of power in a small effecient package.

 

[Shadow]

It make literally no noise. (Except the disc drive starting up).

The one X also was dead quiet, but this is like anti-noise where the room becomes quieter when it turns on or something.

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My brother gave me his One X and it's kinda loud on everything but sitting on the menu or Netflix etc. As loud as my OG PS4. Maybe it needs new paste.

Yeah, when my brother got his that's the first thing I noticed, it was practically silent.

 

[AppleBlade]

I have never heard my Series X or Series S. They are both completely silent.

 

[FairFight]

Not a peep. It really is whisper quiet. My wife has even commented on it. You have to hear it (or not hear it) to believe it.

 

[Snake__]

It definitely puts off some heat but no sound at all

 

[Fabtacular]

No, but I haven't played Gears 5 on it yet...

 

[TaySan]

Nope. Its been quiet the whole time though i haven't inserted a disc in yet. All of my games are digital

 

[Lord Fanny]

When it boots up I hear the disc drive if a disc is in there, but that's it.

 

[Cyclonesweep]

I sat right in front of it last night and if there wasn't a light on, it would seem like I was just streaming on the tv. It's wild.

 

[TheGift]

Mines silent other than the disc drive when in use. I played Gears 5 last night and didn't hear anything even with my TV volume at 1.

 

[Ishmae1]

I've been fortunate enough to have been testing the X for over 6 months before release, and even with earlier hardware revs, where you expect things aren't final, it never, ever made any noise during operation.

spooky-good engineering

 

[defaltoption]

Haven't heard a noise at all but I also haven't used a disc, whereas my ps5 is mostly quiet except for when using a disc where it sounds terrible during the initial read and a slight coil whine when pushed.

 

[Barbarossa]

Nope, but it's pumping out some heat at times though. Even then it's quiet though, too quiet.

 

[ThatNerdGUI]

I'm all digital so I don't hear the thing at all. Sometimes I just put my hand over it to make sure the fan is spinning.

 

[Psychotron]

The disk drive vibrates the table I have it on so that comes across as loud, but once it stops it's insanely quiet.

 

[HamSandwich]

Not even a peep, and thats like, playing Ass Creed Valhalla too.

 

[Judau]

I'm pretty sure the only noise I'm hearing is from my external HDD. I think there were two or three people in the Series X|S OT who said that it gets loud during Gears 5, but I downloaded it specifically to test the noise, and it was as quiet playing Gears 5 as it is when I play a 2D game.

Edit: For the test, I only played through the first campaign level. The Gears 5 MP doesn't interest me at all, so I have no idea if that would have made a difference in the noise output. Also, my TV can't do 120Hz, though that probably wouldn't have made a difference in this case.

 

[K' Dash]

I'm pretty sure the only noise I'm hearing is from my external HDD. I think there were two or three people in the Series X|S OT who said that it gets loud during Gears 5, but I downloaded it specifically to test the noise, and it was as quiet playing Gears 5 as it is when I play a 2D game.

Edit: For the test, I only played through the first campaign level. The Gears 5 MP doesn't interest me at all, so I have no idea if that would have made a difference in the noise output. Also, my TV can't do 120Hz, though that probably wouldn't have made a difference in this case.

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That's my case, Gears 5 gets the fan going, nothing too major but I can hear it.

Also can hear it in complete silence, but I don't notice it when playing at all, I'm mostly by myself and my house and neighborhood are pretty quiet.

I should test it standing up, I have it in my entertainment center, exactly when my One X was, the top has enough space to let the hot air out, but the whole enclosure is warm all the time.

 

[RoKKeR]

I hear my external HDD more than the console itself. It's an amazing design.

 

[TiagoCosta]

I heard it when it starts instaling some disc, but stops after that.

 

[matrix-cat]

I can hear it if I literally put my ear up to the top where the fan is, but in normal use it's effectively silent. Even the beep it makes when you turn it on is quieter than the XB1X's beep. That boi is QUIET.

 

[TAYREL713]

I have only heard the disc drive, not the fans.

 

[Fredrik]

Lol no I only hear my external mechanical HDD beside it, had to hold my hand above the XSX chimney to check if it actually pushed any air at all out, it did and after that I calmed down.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Same as the PS5. Have not heard a single fan but the disc drive is loud as hell when it's in the vertical position on my desk. The vibration was crazy but I don't give a shit about that because once a game is installed its SILENCIO!

For funzies I do stick my hand on top every now and then to feel the heat!