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So does everyone's PS4 sound like a jet engine now?
- Thread starter sn00zer
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I'd like to petition the mods to just stop letting people post this fucking OT.
If you search there are like 47 fucking threads about the noise the PS4 makes.
Someone has to post about it every couple weeks like suddenly we all forgot that it's loud as hell....
If you search there are like 47 fucking threads about the noise the PS4 makes.
Someone has to post about it every couple weeks like suddenly we all forgot that it's loud as hell....
My launch PS4 used to be almost silent, but has become noisier over the past year or so. My youngest playing Fortnite seems to affect it the most, and you can really feel the heat coming off it. Haven't done a full strip and clean, but did a basic disassemble a blow-out, which helped a bit.
My Ps4 Pro is mostly quiet. Some much that I was always puzzled when reading about how they could make so much noise. But yesterday, while playing FFVIIR, for the first time it started making kinda loud fan sound in busy area.
Tried with couple others games, and it seem very inconsistent.
Tried with couple others games, and it seem very inconsistent.
PS4 Pro is loud as fuck. Obnoxiously so. After I finish GoT this month its basically going to sit until I get a PS5 next spring.
It's quiet enough, I guess. I always play with headphones, and I don't use very high volumes (can't measure exactly on console, but I use it at 24/100 on PC), but the noise hasn't been an issue with that setup with the only exception being God of War 2018's map screen, that thing gets LOUD. I play on a PS4 Pro
Though I suppose I don't necessarily play the most demanding games out there, since I play most of my stuff on PC. I prefer the performance mode in Horizon just so it won't drop in towns, so my console is less stressed out in general. Most of my time gaming on the PS4 is spent with Bloodborne, Kingdom Hearts II and the Uncharted Collection. Two games that were already 60fps on the base PS4 and one that doesn't have a Pro patch anyway. Also played a ton of Yakuza 0 last year, another 60fps on base PS4 game.
I can hear my PC when I'm playing close to it, and it's still not loud enough to bother me, so the PS4 is definitely quieter than that.
Either I got lucky or it's really more about the games I play. I did play quite a bit of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and plan on playing more times, so I'll try to notice if that one gets loud.
Though I suppose I don't necessarily play the most demanding games out there, since I play most of my stuff on PC. I prefer the performance mode in Horizon just so it won't drop in towns, so my console is less stressed out in general. Most of my time gaming on the PS4 is spent with Bloodborne, Kingdom Hearts II and the Uncharted Collection. Two games that were already 60fps on the base PS4 and one that doesn't have a Pro patch anyway. Also played a ton of Yakuza 0 last year, another 60fps on base PS4 game.
I can hear my PC when I'm playing close to it, and it's still not loud enough to bother me, so the PS4 is definitely quieter than that.
Either I got lucky or it's really more about the games I play. I did play quite a bit of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and plan on playing more times, so I'll try to notice if that one gets loud.
Really depends on the game, but yes, much of the time my launch OG PS4 sounds like it's going to take off into the stratosphere. For some reason, Dreams really brings out the worst in it. Every time I play Dreams, my poor PS4 sounds like it's going to commit sudoku.
My PS4 PRO is that loud i stopped gaming on it. Really looking forward to PS5 to play a bunch of PS4 games i skipped because i didn't want to play with headphones all the time.
Still rocking my launch PS4. It doesn't get noticeably loud. Never enough to be noticeable over my sound system at a medium low volume. My friends pro though is like a jet engine
I found the poll results of this thread interesting, though. Sometimes you get the impression that almost all PS4:s are loud, while the poll suggests it's only moderately more common than not. And this is with Era demographics possibly skewing the results towards loudness (assuming the problem increases with time and/or heavy use).
PS4 and PS4 pro both from launch. Not jet engines. I mean, maybe my definition of "jet engine" isn't as hyperbolic as other people's. But I can't hear it over a game at a normal sound level. And it certainly isn't "waking people sleeping in another room" like I've heard some people say 😂
Every time I see this I really want to know the cleanliness and location of people with loud pro's.
People rarely post them but ooof some of them you just see dust everywhere and it's like, yah no shit.
Mine's fine but it was bought around GOW2018 release, so maybe I just haven't had it long enough but I make sure the intake/vent are clear and regularly dust it and it's not on a carpet, nor in a nook, just open air ontop of a plastic surface.
People rarely post them but ooof some of them you just see dust everywhere and it's like, yah no shit.
Mine's fine but it was bought around GOW2018 release, so maybe I just haven't had it long enough but I make sure the intake/vent are clear and regularly dust it and it's not on a carpet, nor in a nook, just open air ontop of a plastic surface.
My Pro is variable. Some games put it into overdrive and it's dead silent with others. It hasn't changed since I purchased it 3 years ago.
My jet engine noises suddenly began when I was in the middle of playing THPS1+2. Never once did the noises occur when I was playing TLOU2 or GoT.
Back when I was playing FFXV my launch window PS4 went absolutely crazy. Turns out I had a bad TV bank that accumulated dust from all over the place and the PS4 ate it all up.
I opened it up and cleaned it with the lowest setting on my vacuum cleaner. That helped a lot. I continue to do so every 6 to 12 months. Sometimes the PS4 will roar like there's no tomorrow, but that's only in a few select title screens and once I'm in the game it quiets down almost immediately.
I opened it up and cleaned it with the lowest setting on my vacuum cleaner. That helped a lot. I continue to do so every 6 to 12 months. Sometimes the PS4 will roar like there's no tomorrow, but that's only in a few select title screens and once I'm in the game it quiets down almost immediately.
I used to notice my OG PS4 being loud on intensive games, but not lately. The difference might be that I moved it to a cabinet with an open back which would be better acoustically.
Bought my PS4 used from a friend about 2 years ago, and earlier this year it was so loud that I looked up how to clean the inside and got a bunch of dust out. Was a bit nervous taking it apart as I'd never done it before with a console. It's been a lot quieter since, but it still gets loud with some games or during particularly action heavy sequences. I heard Ghost of Tsushima really makes it work, so despite wanting to play it I might just wait until I have a PS5.
Digital Foundry reported that the Pro revision from 2018 was relatively quiet. Including their own personal consoles.
It's interesting that Sony didn't really change anything in the mechanical build, nor power consumption, so there might have been a silicon revision or something like that. They were a year early to use 16nm in 2016. Cerny implied their estimate of future games rise in power demand missed the mark and that's why the launch Pro was loud with some games.
Monster Hunter World makes my PS4 Slim roar
I'm glad Sony emphasised on cooling and quietness on PS5 before launch many times so they clearly know
I'm glad Sony emphasised on cooling and quietness on PS5 before launch many times so they clearly know
Same, was expecting a vacuum cleaner but its only a bit louder than my old One X
my pro is quiet, sometimes i can just about hear the fan. my original launch ps4 though fuck me i got so used to the noise i thought there was something wrong with my pro when i got it as it was so quiet lol
