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[King Dazzar]

After living with mine for a few days now. Mine is what I would thankfully deem as silent. When gaming heavily with all audio muted I have to go to around 50cm to hear it at all. I can make it slightly nosier when doing 120hz unlocked VRR. But again I have to go close to hear it. Sat back 2m away from it, I hear nothing at all with all audio muted. And also when close within 50cm the only thing I can hear is the gentle, but noticeable woosh of air, no coil whine. FWIW mine is horizontal with nothing in front of it and sat 30cm from a wall behind it. Ambient is 23c.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Super silent for me.

 

[FrankWza]

One thing I'm noticing is that in my PS5 Pro, the game disc keeps spinning the entire time I'm playing the games hours on end, while in the fat PS5 (with the built-in disc drive), the disc will only spin for around 15 seconds when you start the game for verification purposes. The worrying thing here is that the external disc drive of the PS5 Pro/Slim will wear down sooner, and won't have anywhere near the longevity of the built-in disc drive.

Your drive sounds broken. It performs exactly like the original drive as far as stopping right after. I think occasionally you will hear a whir checking the disc but it's quick. Like a second. I would try to remove it and reattach it and return if it keeps up. Make sure you're attaching it correctly and the cover is on correctly as well.

 

[FrankWza]

So after a few days using it here is my summary that seems to match most videos available:
- There is nearly no sound in idle state, i’d have to move my head right up to hear some faint fan sound.
-During load while gaming the fan spins up noticeably but i would not call it loud. mostly unnoticeable during regular game volume.
- When moving my head to the device while under load i can hear some faint buzzing covered behind the fan sound.

Compared to the Original PS5 the fan is “louder”, but the coile while is almost gone / not even comparable in the slightest.

My resume: i prefer the fan whirring over coil buzzing, as it is only noticeable when muting or at low volumes.

After living with mine for a few days now. Mine is what I would thankfully deem as silent. When gaming heavily with all audio muted I have to go to around 50cm to hear it at all. I can make it slightly nosier when doing 120hz unlocked VRR. But again I have to go close to hear it. Sat back 2m away from it, I hear nothing at all with all audio muted. And also when close within 50cm the only thing I can hear is the gentle, but noticeable woosh of air, no coil whine. FWIW mine is horizontal with nothing in front of it and sat 30cm from a wall behind it. Ambient is 23c.

Some context is important here. Yes, if anyone turns the game sound off and sits directly in front of the console then there is going to be audible noise from the fan. For me, it is incredibly low, but I literally have to turn off the game volume to hear it. But if we have to go to that extent to hear the thing then I'm not sure what point is being made. While playing normally, can you hear it? If no then it is "dead silent".

Not like.....



That's annoying. Mine sounds nothing like that. I seem to remember this being an issue at launch as well. Really just came down to the fan being used.

I'm curious.....if you look at the bottom of your Pro, can you tell where it was made?

I didn't want to quote the entire thread but since there are 2 fans maybe everyone should post which they have. I think it was DJ12 who talked about it a few pages back

 

[Topher]

I didn't want to quote the entire thread but since there are 2 fans maybe everyone should post which they have. I think it was DJ12 who talked about it a few pages back

Not seeing posts from DJ12 here. My Pro was made in China in September.

 

[FrankWza]

Not seeing posts from DJ12 here. My Pro was made in China in September.

Sorry. It was in a different thread. The build date and country don't matter. There's a serial number on the fan when you pop off cover by the nvme. His is foxconn so the other serial number is delta or maybe a different make. As far as I've seen there's only 2

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/now-...nd-whats-your-thoughts.1677138/post-269780567

 

[Kvally]

Whisper quiet.

 

[loktaiextatus]

As a person whos pretty sensitive to it and could tell you if a CRT was turned on ANYWHERE in the house by the sound nobody else could seem to hear - I got lucky with a quiet launch window PS5- and my ps5 pro does not seem to be making any sounds... it could be I havent noticed it but - as I said, I probably WOULD have noticed it.

 

[Clintizzle]

I don't know. I don't have one.

 

[Topher]

Sorry. It was in a different thread. The build date and country don't matter. There's a serial number on the fan when you pop off cover by the nvme. His is foxconn so the other serial number is delta or maybe a different make. As far as I've seen there's only 2

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/now-...nd-whats-your-thoughts.1677138/post-269780567

Looks like mine is the same as his....

 

[bundylove]

Very quite.

 

[DJ12]

Looks like mine is the same as his....

Says on the centre of the fan when you pull it out but yeah cannot imagine the delta fan having the same serial/part mumber

 

[Shakka43]

For the people who console noise bothers then, don't you have air conditioners in your playing area? if not and just open windows, wouldn't the outside noise outloud the console's?

 

[DVDRick]

i had my pro at the same place/position as the fat ps5, and it was the loudest fan noise i have ever heard on a consumer media device! If you work with physical servers, the fan of the ps5 pro can reach that same noise level! insane!!

currently the pro is placed infront of the cabinet and is whisper quiet. it definitly needs more room for proper ventilation than the fat ps5.

 

[FrankWza]

Says on the centre of the fan when you pull it out but yeah cannot imagine the delta fan having the same serial/part mumber

Looks like mine is the same as his....

The other fan starts with ksb. Now there are other variables because some games make the fans kick on with certain settings but it's most likely menu screens that are uncapped. When everyone is doing these sound tests, there's a difference between in game and in game paused in the menu. This happened with Nioh on the PS4 Pro because the menus were uncapped. So if you go from the dashboard to the game and then the pause or options menu, you'll get different fan speeds.

Also Topher i think they're all made in China, no?

 

[onnextflix5]

All of these report's Are useless, it’s a lottery when if comes to fan noise and coil whine. Just return it if it’s a problem.

 

[FrankWza]

All of these report's Are useless, it’s a lottery when if comes to fan noise and coil whine. Just return it if it’s a problem.

Not useless because people know what to look for when buying a new one.

 

[Ironman_Bad]

Hasn't made a sound you'd think it was dead

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

All of these report's Are useless, it’s a lottery when if comes to fan noise and coil whine. Just return it if it’s a problem.

The reports are useless because most people don't even write how far away they sit from the console. If I sit three or four meters away it's clear that I can't hear it. But my console is on the desk and so I can't take anyone seriously who claims the console is whisper quiet

 

[FrankWza]

The reports are useless because most people don't even write how far away they sit from the console. If I sit three or four meters away it's clear that I can't hear it. But my console is on the desk and so I can't take anyone seriously who claims the console is whisper quiet

If you start with the fans you can eliminate a lot if they behave differently. Some fans go off later and louder. Some kick on sooner and are steady. Could be why there's so many different reports. Gotta start there to compare.

 

[Topher]

The other fan starts with ksb. Now there are other variables because some games make the fans kick on with certain settings but it's most likely menu screens that are uncapped. When everyone is doing these sound tests, there's a difference between in game and in game paused in the menu. This happened with Nioh on the PS4 Pro because the menus were uncapped. So if you go from the dashboard to the game and then the pause or options menu, you'll get different fan speeds.

Also Topher i think they're all made in China, no?

Some here have said theirs say made in Japan.

 

[Euler007]

Tried using a SPL meter to compare, couldn't register anything from my playing position. Was at 40dB. The peaks in the chart is just the sound of me moving around the room (went from 40 to 60dB just from me walking). Even right next to the Pro I couldn't register anything on the meter.

 

[rotorfire]

Noticeably quieter than my PS5 Digital Slim.

 

[omegasc]

My OG had a little coil whine that I noticed only by getting my ear like 10cm of where the power adapter sits. Did the same just now with my Pro and it's completely silent. Praise the sun!

 

[Imtjnotu]

My ps5 sits about 3 feet from me on my desk.... Idk how yall are hearing this with headphones on

 

[Joel Was Right]

Update on coil whine - a significant discovery may have helped me find a solution.

TLDR: My coil whine was awful. However, it was connected to an extension lead as my TV is too far from a wall socket. Connecting the Pro to the wall socket directly dramatically improved the noise issue.

More detail:

I came across this by accident. I asked ChatGPT whether this could actually be possible, or whether I was just imagining it. As some of you might know from your research already into the causes of this, the coil whine is caused by electromagnetic interference. Initially, we focused solely on the make-up of the circuitry (the PSU and motherboard in general), but if you factor in the transmission of voltage outside, too, you might find another factor:

Yes, plugging your PlayStation 5 directly into a mains socket instead of an extension lead might help reduce coil whine or other electrical noise. Extension leads can sometimes introduce minor interference or fluctuations in power delivery, which may contribute to the coil whine.

Directly connecting the PS5 to a wall outlet provides a more stable power source, which might decrease the frequency or volume of the noise. It’s worth trying this setup to see if it improves the situation.

This time, I needed evidence, so I ran a little experiment.

I recorded the sound plugging in directly into the wall socket. We'll call this Example A. Here is the chart.

I uploaded these to the AI bot, and I kid you not, this is the exact analysis it gave me.

• The peak at 73 Hz is likely a low-frequency hum or vibration (possibly a mechanical issue, such as coil whine or fan imbalance in electronic devices).
• The peak at 354 Hz indicates a higher-frequency sound that might also be related to mechanical vibrations or electrical interference.

This is Image B (extension lead).

In Image B, the noise is concentrated at a higher frequency (649 Hz). In terms of the coil whine, it is 83% higher using the extension lead. This is why perhaps there is a variance in reports of noise: the PS5's design may be inherent to these, but depending on the quality/state of your extension lead/wall socket, it could worsen or subdue the level of EMI, and thus the sound you hear as a result.

 

[saintjules]

Update on coil whine - a significant discovery may have helped me find a solution.

TLDR: My coil whine was awful. However, it was connected to an extension lead as my TV is too far from a wall socket. Connecting the Pro to the wall socket directly almost dramatically improved the noise issue.

More detail:

I came across this by accident. I asked ChatGPT whether this could actually be possible, or whether I was just imagining it. As some of you might know from your research already into the causes of this, the coil whine is caused by electromagnetic interference. Initially, we focused solely on the make-up of the circuitry (the PSU and motherboard in general), but if you factor in the transmission of voltage outside, too, you might find another factor:



This time, I needed evidence, so I ran a little experiment.

I recorded the sound plugging in directly into the wall socket. We'll call this Example A. Here is the chart.

I uploaded these to the AI bot, and I kid you not, this is the exact analysis it gave me.

• The peak at 73 Hz is likely a low-frequency hum or vibration (possibly a mechanical issue, such as coil whine or fan imbalance in electronic devices).
• The peak at 354 Hz indicates a higher-frequency sound that might also be related to mechanical vibrations or electrical interference.

This is Image B (extension lead).

In Image B, the noise is concentrated at a higher frequency (649 Hz). In terms of the coil whine, it is 83% higher using the extension lead. This is why perhaps there is a variance in reports of noise: the PS5's design may be inherent to these, but depending on the quality/state of your extension lead/wall socket, it could worsen or subdue the level of EMI, and thus the sound you hear as a result.

It seems there's conflicting answers on this, but if I had one, I'd use a UPS.

 

[rofif]

It's silent. Base was also. you guys who are complaining are nuts.

 

[DeVeAn]

Some context is important here. Yes, if anyone turns the game sound off and sits directly in front of the console then there is going to be audible noise from the fan. For me, it is incredibly low, but I literally have to turn off the game volume to hear it. But if we have to go to that extent to hear the thing then I'm not sure what point is being made. While playing normally, can you hear it? If no then it is "dead silent".

Not like.....



That's annoying. Mine sounds nothing like that. I seem to remember this being an issue at launch as well. Really just came down to the fan being used.

I'm curious.....if you look at the bottom of your Pro, can you tell where it was made?

Dead silent means no sound at all. I get what you are saying though. The fan makes enough noise that if I have low volume I can hear it. If I crank the TV up a bit it does drown the fan out.

 

[Topher]

It's silent. Base was also. you guys who are complaining are nuts.

Nah.....just means not all of them are the same. We had this exact same issue with the launch PS5.

 

[R6Rider]

Mine is very quiet. Maybe a very subtle amount of coil whine if I put my ear up to it.

With that said, playing with headphones and I hear nothing.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Don't plug it directly into the wall everyone... Get a good surge protector

 

[SweetTooth]

Sony HW engineers created a masterpiece in PS5Pro, power, size, heat, noise, features are all top notch

 

[sankt-Antonio]

For the people who console noise bothers then, don't you have air conditioners in your playing area? if not and just open windows, wouldn't the outside noise outloud the console's?

You want to trigger people or what? XD

A lot of places in EU have no air con, most windows are double pane. We hear EVERYTHING. Explains why a lot of peeps in hear "dont hear anything" if their air con is roaring in the room :/

 

[Codeblew]

Don't plug it directly into the wall everyone... Get a good surge protector

I have always used a surge protector for my Playstation consoles (and my tv, soundbar, roku, etc.) and I have never experienced coil whine.

 

[rofif]

I have always used a surge protector for my Playstation consoles (and my tv, soundbar, roku, etc.) and I have never experienced coil whine.

It has nothing to do with power stability in your house lol.
PS5 has a power supply that is taking care of ac to dc conversion and stability of whatever you feed it.
There is such a thing as "dirty" electricity but it shouldn't affect PSU in ps5. But it's easy to check. Just connect ps5 to grounded socket or best, to UPS.
Coil whine is a normal sound for electronics. It has to be there for the most part. My 3080 has coil whine 10x louder than either my fat or pro ps5

 

[Zacfoldor]

As mentioned in the other thread, no coil whine but the cover plate that came with the disc drive was rattley. It was like it had been bent maybe 1mm out of line from the tip to the bottom or maybe got hot/cold and warped like 1mm cross the length of the plate. Totally invisible until I heard a vibration noise when disc spinning up or down. Checked it out, it was properly seated but had a bit of play causing the vibration noise. Shimmed it, 3 pieces of electrical tape fixed it immediately. It's quieter than my OG PS5 which also had a noisy disc drive. Both stand vertically. Loving my pro TBH. Run mine on a UPS btw but I don't think that would affect coil whine....

 

[GHG]

Update on coil whine - a significant discovery may have helped me find a solution.

TLDR: My coil whine was awful. However, it was connected to an extension lead as my TV is too far from a wall socket. Connecting the Pro to the wall socket directly dramatically improved the noise issue.

More detail:

I came across this by accident. I asked ChatGPT whether this could actually be possible, or whether I was just imagining it. As some of you might know from your research already into the causes of this, the coil whine is caused by electromagnetic interference. Initially, we focused solely on the make-up of the circuitry (the PSU and motherboard in general), but if you factor in the transmission of voltage outside, too, you might find another factor:



This time, I needed evidence, so I ran a little experiment.

I recorded the sound plugging in directly into the wall socket. We'll call this Example A. Here is the chart.

I uploaded these to the AI bot, and I kid you not, this is the exact analysis it gave me.

• The peak at 73 Hz is likely a low-frequency hum or vibration (possibly a mechanical issue, such as coil whine or fan imbalance in electronic devices).
• The peak at 354 Hz indicates a higher-frequency sound that might also be related to mechanical vibrations or electrical interference.

This is Image B (extension lead).

In Image B, the noise is concentrated at a higher frequency (649 Hz). In terms of the coil whine, it is 83% higher using the extension lead. This is why perhaps there is a variance in reports of noise: the PS5's design may be inherent to these, but depending on the quality/state of your extension lead/wall socket, it could worsen or subdue the level of EMI, and thus the sound you hear as a result.

This is the kind of stuff I love to see. It's useful scientific information that can help (and educate everyone) instead of the usual whinging that you typically see when someone faces a problem with a piece of hardware.

With expensive electronics you always want to use as high a quality extension cable as possible if you're unable to plug it directly in to the wall.

Similar behaviour is seen with PC power supplies when using poorer quality extension cables and also with individual components such as the GPU and even motherboards if you decide to use ATX extension cables instead of only using the ones that come with the power supply.

 

[Codeblew]

It has nothing to do with power stability in your house lol.
PS5 has a power supply that is taking care of ac to dc conversion and stability of whatever you feed it.
There is such a thing as "dirty" electricity but it shouldn't affect PSU in ps5. But it's easy to check. Just connect ps5 to grounded socket or best, to UPS.
Coil whine is a normal sound for electronics. It has to be there for the most part. My 3080 has coil whine 10x louder than either my fat or pro ps5

*shrug*, I am not an electrician or electronics engineer. All I know is I have had 7-8 different playstation consoles going back to the PS1 and I have never experienced any coil whine. Just adding more anecdotal information to the discussion.

 

[Imtjnotu]

I have always used a surge protector for my Playstation consoles (and my tv, soundbar, roku, etc.) and I have never experienced coil whine.

Same here. I use the anker ones in all my rooms. No issues.

 

[D1STORT1ON]

I just got mine, but so far it has been quiet

 

[matty3092]

OG PS5 was dead silent for me eventually it died then i had a PS5 slim now i am not sensitive to console being noisy at all so take from that what u will but the coil whine was really loud on my slim could hear it easily with my normal listening volume on the tv my PS5 pro however is just as quiet as my OG PS5

 

[Poppyseed]

Noticeably quieter than my PS5 Digital Slim.

Yeah the Slim PS5 is by far the loudest of all the PS5 models.

 

[Gamerguy84]

Very Silent.

 

[digital_ghost]

No but their is noticeable ps fan whine on the internet.

 

[Dannyufcfan]

Returned mine today, as well. Going to try my luck with one more. But honestly, a large number of them seem loud. You've got to be super lucky, I think.

Update on this. My second Pro was louder than my first

I sent it back. So, now the question is if I go for a third...

 

[Crunchbox]

I want to send mine back but im past the 14 days return at best buy. Can i upgrade to the best buy plus membership that allows for 60 day returns and return it? Or will it not work because i didnt have member plus before i initially bought the pro?

 

[Chronos24]

Putting my 2 cents back in here. Edit for spelling and clarity.


For reference my console sits on a glass shelf inside a mostly glass cabinet with door ajar and open back so it is very well ventilated. I sit in a gaming chair about 5ish feet away with the console at about ankle level (so a couple inches from the ground) at a 1 o'clock direction from me. (Trying to paint a clear picture here lol)

1. Got first Pro- Got it home and setup was easy with M2 drive and all. System was silent for the whole process. Get everything downloaded and played several different titles with volume up so I didn't notice what was actually happening. 2nd night it's very quiet in the house and I have volume very low. That's where I begin to really notice the higher pitch whir of the fan and damn the coil whine! It of course varies with whatever setting but wow was it bad and echoing with the glass shelf wall behind the unit. So that being said I could hear the whine several feet away. Also for those saying the fan is absolutely silent good for you so happy that you got a great unit. I do find it slightly hard to believe that it's THAT quiet but hey. In the menu it really is that quiet. In game no way. Also the fan was a FOXCONN fan which is supposedly the "quieter" fan. I couldn't stand the noise because this situation is when I typically game because I have children. I ultimately decided to exchange the console at GameStop for another one.

2nd Pro- Same as before at start. Setup quick and easy no problem at all. Get everything downloaded as before. Also to note this console has the Delta fan inside. From all the stuff I've read this fan is supposed to be the louder one. This is NOT my experience. It is indeed quieter at least for me. There is only the whoosh of air with the slightest pitch, significantly less than the FOXCONN I had. On to coil whine... It's still present but at a fraction of what it was on the other console. I will be keeping this console because it's not nearly as bad.

Conclusion - congrats to those of you with "silent" consoles. It absolutely is a lottery again with the pro which sucks because my OG fat PS5 was absolutely one of the quiet ones which is why I believe you guys when you say yours is. I don't think the fan matters as much this time around but there definitely can be a difference I just don't think as drastic as others. Coil whine is the absolute fucking worst. I get it it's normal and a thing but damn if it's not an immersion breaker especially if you'd heard how loud the coil whine was on my first unit.

 

[RaySoft]

Blessed with a complete silent launch PS5 and that continued with the Pro as well The PS4 days are thankfully definitely over.

 

[AW_CL]

My Pro makes the same noise when it is completely shut down. It seems to come from the PSU and is only noticeable when I bring my ear close. While it’s likely normal for some units and doesn’t seem to affect performance, it’s disappointing for a device that costs $700. I expected better quality.