PS5: console too loud? Tips, tricks and help for the...

After the release of the PS5, many gamers have problems with a noisy console. We show tips, tricks and help on how to get the fan quieter and how to prevent coil whine.

Tokyo, Japan – The ninth Console generation is finally in full swing and is currently receiving numerous worldwide Fans after several months of waiting their PS5. As with practically every new one Konsolen-Release but there is also the PS5 a technical problem that is being reported frequently at the moment. Apparently the PS5 with some owners not as quiet as critics advertise. In many cases, the reason for this lies less in the performance of the hardware than in a small technical peculiarity or a small dud inside the Consoles from Sony.

PS5: where is the loud noise in the console coming from?

The currently much discussed problem of PS5 Fortunately, it is not as serious as, for example, the Red Ring of Death on the Xbox 360. Nevertheless, many are currently reporting an unpleasant one Brummen or Summer noisewhich stands out on the otherwise quite quiet Sony console. But that shouldn’t be dangerous PS5 shouldn’t run off too soon. In most cases this is just Coil whine. This beeping sound is generated when a component begins to vibrate from the current flowing through it.

The resulting noise is largely imperceptible to the human ear, especially since Coil whine occurs in virtually every electronic device. For some ears it can noise at the PS5 but are perceived as unpleasant. Partly this stands out Brummen luckily by itself sometime before you die Consoles so send it in, so you should be patient. If that for you noise but stands out very loud, there could also be a second reason for the hum Consoles that can be remedied with a little dexterity.

PS5: Loose sticker in the fan could cause hum

A Twitter user recently also had loud Noises from his PS5 to fight. The first guess at the unusually loud humming sound was that the fan was broken, but after that PS5 unscrewed, he discovered a loose sticker under one of the ventilation units. This seems to be for the airflow noise to have taken care of. So if you have a similar problem, you would have to carefully use the appropriate tool Consoles open and simply remove the sticker. There is still no more detailed tutorial video on the process, but

Update

Fixed it!

✅ Ruled out coil whining
✅ Reproduced sound with air (unplugged)
✅ Sound not from the bearings (side)

➡️ Object in the way?

Used Security Torx to open fan case and found that a sticky label got lose and in the way. Removed label. Issue fixed. 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/blqHuER44L

— Frank™ KEIENBURG 🏳️‍🌈 (@FTMKeienburg) November 20, 2020

Apart from minor technical problems, the PS5 at the moment of great popularity and even greater demand. For the moment the company’s new machine is off Such Almost completely sold out, the more luck pre-orderers and Fans the one on day 1 of the launch Consoles could get hold of. For a few pre-orderers in England this is the Release the PS5 but backfired when they got cat food instead of a console.

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