Mine is also loud as fuck. Ps4 is an overall cheaply made console overall. Really night and day compared to the ps3
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How is Sony allowed to make loud consoles?
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My Ps4 pro is incredibly loud. It seriously detracted from my God of War experience. Noise was loud enough to hear even over my headphones.
I have switched to my Xbox one X for all multiplatform stuff. The thing is whisper quiet. The hardware is so much better.
I have switched to my Xbox one X for all multiplatform stuff. The thing is whisper quiet. The hardware is so much better.
Look. People have NO RIGHT to say this kind of bs. Do people have any idea the level of investment that goes into designing these things? A small fault in UX is not "this bad", it's a tiny tiny thing after the exhausting process of developing some of the most complex hardware machines in existence.
That's unbearable. I couldn't play games like that. I would be stressed out that something was very wrong inside the console the whole time I'm playing.
Yours is much louder than mine. You also have the sound turned off though hehe
"Everyone"...right. There were plenty ps4 is a jet engine threads/posts on gaf too
"Everyone"...right. There were plenty ps4 is a jet engine threads/posts on gaf too
The XB1S and XB1X both have an internal PSU. Only the original SKU doesn't have an internal PSU.
With you 100% because its absolutely unnacceptable imo. That said, you live in a house that is 26 celcius!?!?! Jesus, that would push me to the brink of insanity on a daily basis. Buy an air conditioner you poor soul.
Signed, somone from northern Canada that keeps his house at 18 year round.
Signed, somone from northern Canada that keeps his house at 18 year round.
Do those get loud?
I have the original, the only time I hear it is when it "sighs," as I call it, when a game crashes or I change games quickly.
Ugh could you imagine an AC unit and that PS4 together? I'd blow my speakers out trying to overcome that noise.
How is this defending a company? If a company is doing something you don't approve of it would be illogical to support them. For example, I don't like Disney animated films so I'm not going to waste my money watching their films.
I work for a major electric company in the Southern United States, and actually 26C (preferably higher or not even on) or around 78F is where your house AC needs to be during summer months. It uses the least amount of energy while still being relatively comfortable. Heating and cooling is about 43% of your monthly electric expenses.
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Clearance to the wall is over 10 inches. Do you want me to film it being a jet engine in the middle of a carpet, because I can do that? I used to have it on top of my subwoofer where it had two feet in every direction and it was exactly the same as now.
I took apart my ps4 to clean it. I would consider it a much more challenging assembly than a typical desktop pc. It appears to be made serviceable, while still dissuading most users from getting in there.
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No AC. 26C is not the norm, I'm in Finland after all. It's most often around 22C which hardly chances the jet engine noise.
Yeah it seems to be that way. The closest I got was popping the top off and replacing the stock 5200 rpm 500gb hdd from my first PS4 with a 1tb 7200 rpm hdd, and that was relatively easy, but the rest of the console just did not seem like it was made to be accessible. Hell, even though the hdd swap wasn't too bad, the software set up was enough of a pain in the ass that I decided to just stick with the default 5400 rpm drive that came with my Pro when I bought that and just pick up a 2tb external 3.0 drive for the rest of my storage needs. To be honest, I really wanna put SSD's in both my X1X and my PSPro, but......I'm a coward lol.
Well you stated that rather than criticize Sony's consoles for their loudness, people should just shrug it off and go buy other consoles instead. I interpreted this as "please don't attack Sony, just leave them alone and go elsewhere if you don't like some aspect of their products!"
I own all three models (2013 day one, H5 sku, 2TB S, Scorpio X) and the sound levels are very similar. I wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
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Lmao. I have every right to criticize their design project if this is what they produce.
You're definitely reading things that aren't there. That is such a dumb assessment to make. I literally said don't buy their consoles in the future if you don't like their product the way it is now. But after taking a look at your post history, I can see why you think the way you do.
The level of noise op has is unacceptable.
You should able to get it sorted out by sony.
My pro is about the same as ps4, hopefully sony takes more care in the sound of the console with PS5.
But i dont mind matte ps4 levels of noise, but any more is not acceptable.
You should able to get it sorted out by sony.
My pro is about the same as ps4, hopefully sony takes more care in the sound of the console with PS5.
But i dont mind matte ps4 levels of noise, but any more is not acceptable.
The 360 didnt get much flack for noise. Maybe the ted ring kinda amplified it.
But both the X and the S are small. Both the S and the X have built in power supplies. And both the S and the X are considerably more quiet than the PS4.
Edit: and you know what? Let's pretend that your point here isn't completely wrong. Why would that be an excuse for the PS4 being so noisy? If the reason any console is noisy is because it has an internal power supply then it should just use an external one. I honestly think people complaining about external power bricks on a console is the dumbest thing ever. And I truly believe the only reason people did that in the past was because Xbox consoles typically had an external power brick while PlayStation consoles didn't. It was just a stupid, insignificant things that console warriors added to their petty little lists. If an internal power supply compromises thermals and acoustics then just use a power brick. They're just stupid video game consoles which sit in your entertainment center under your TV. Or somewhere on your desk. They're rarely moving. The wires are just going to be tucked in behind. Who cares if it's a brick or not. It always was and always will be one of the dumbest things people complained about with console design.
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My OG PS4 has been getting loud lately and it makes me want to upgrade to a Pro. I just don't want to end up with a loud unit and have to return it several times until I get a good one.
Thanks for the reminder to clean mine out, had it god knows how many years now and the past 1 or 2 it fires up like a jet engine in some games. Pretty damn easy to open up and blow the boat load of dust in there. Seems to have helped quite a bit, but not back to the way it was from new (which I remember at the time thinking "I cant believe how quiet it is").
This hot English weather also doesn't help.
This hot English weather also doesn't help.
Are you serious? It's not like this is as simple as, say, ditching one smartphone manufacturer and choosing another. Sony has great exclusives, and I and many other people don't want to miss out on them by not buying a PS5. You can't just dismiss all of us. We want Sony to finally address this fucking issue that has been prevalent since the PS3.
My OG Xbox One is pretty quiet too. It makes it large, but that thing keeps on trucking. Not as quiet as my X obviously.
And soooo with you on the brick. I'd personally go a step further and say I don't care what the box as a whole looks like or how big it is. I look at it once and then put it on the shelf and don't really ever think about the form factor ever again. Just make it run, be quiet, not overheat, not break down. If it needs to weigh 80 pounds with a 40 pound power brick to do so, so be it.
I feel you OP. I fucking hate how loud my PS4 gets when I play MH World. I feels like I'm actively hurting my console when I try to play it. Literally no other console gets this loud.
26C is nothing. My room right now is 30C.
26C is nothing. My room right now is 30C.
I'd rather use more energy and be completely comfortable, thanks.
Got rid of mine the day after finishing GOW.
I really hope PS5 is better built/more silent and offers BC because there's no way I'm buying another Pro to play TLOU2, GOT etc
I really hope PS5 is better built/more silent and offers BC because there's no way I'm buying another Pro to play TLOU2, GOT etc
My Pro noise single handedly killed Overwatch for me. Sounds like a plane engine. All digital so it's not the disc drive.
Back to whisper quiet PC and Switch combo.
Back to whisper quiet PC and Switch combo.
What a clown.
My white Destiny bundle PS4 is very quiet. I bought it when the bundle was released. It's always best to keep it well ventilated and clean. Every 6 months I get compressed air and my Dyson hoover and give it and my PC a proper clean. Touch wood its been great so far. I purchased a PS4 Pro about 6 months ago. Again touch wood it's been quiet again.
I've teared down quite a few pros for me and friends which were really loud ( almost all of them were D1 or close ). And what i saw EVERY TIME was a cheap arse applied thermal paste. SOmetimes only half the chip had TP on it, and it was all dried.
Repast with good thermal paste ( liquid metal for mine ) was the only way to get it back to something from quiet to unhearable.
I don't say "just repast and pb solved" and defending sony. It is unacceptable. Just saying it's the only way for you to have a quiet console without buying another console. You have tons of good tear down videos on youtube. and sorry for you OP.
Repast with good thermal paste ( liquid metal for mine ) was the only way to get it back to something from quiet to unhearable.
I don't say "just repast and pb solved" and defending sony. It is unacceptable. Just saying it's the only way for you to have a quiet console without buying another console. You have tons of good tear down videos on youtube. and sorry for you OP.
Perhaps their QA doesn't care enough.
I had already had to buy replacements for my PS consoles.
PS1 lens died
PS2 was a dust magnet and it started scratching disks
PS3 YLODed
Amazingly enough, despite being loud at times, my OG PS4 still lives! Maybe they are improving or maybe I no longer have the time to play for extended periods. We'll never know.
I had already had to buy replacements for my PS consoles.
PS1 lens died
PS2 was a dust magnet and it started scratching disks
PS3 YLODed
Amazingly enough, despite being loud at times, my OG PS4 still lives! Maybe they are improving or maybe I no longer have the time to play for extended periods. We'll never know.
