Has the Xbox 360's PSU got a fan inside?

agw_01 · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:02

Used to have my PSU behind my console, but recently moved my stuff around meaning that the PSU and console are a few feet apart.

Was tidying up wires around the PSU when I heard a humming sound... could this be the start of PSU problems and the end of my Xbox, I asked myself?

Picked the PSU up and you can hear a slight hum... as well as feeling a slight breeze coming from the vents.

Just done a quick search on Google but didn't bring anything up, so has the 360's PSU got a built-in cooling fan?

Zefan · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:04

It's a sealed plastic block, the air you felt was from the fans on the back of the console

agw_01 · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:05

No chance. PSU is a few feet in front of the console.

And the PSU isn't sealed. There are vents

Just held it to my ear, there's definitely a fan in there. Suprised I've not seen it mentioned before.

andi · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:20

Oh yeah, just tried it, there is indeed a breeze from the PSU while the xbox is on..

You learn something new every day

Inazuma · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:32

this is news to me!

TheVoice · 5 Apr 2008 at 01:50

Yep, there's a small fan. The vents on either end can get clogged with dust as a result so it's a good idea check that every now and again.

Kreeeee · 5 Apr 2008 at 02:05

Thought that it was well known that there's a fan in the PSU. A lot of people complain about it whining

Zefan · 5 Apr 2008 at 02:07

WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?

News to me

agw_01 · 5 Apr 2008 at 02:16

Kreeeee said:
Thought that it was well known that there's a fan in the PSU.

It's only since the PSU has been away from the console that I've noticed. I've never seen anything written down about it either.

A lot of people complain about it whining

Then those people are stupid

I can only really hear it when I'm close to the PSU.

Things change I've changed · 5 Apr 2008 at 02:20

agw_01 said:
Then those people are stupid I can only really hear it when I'm close to the PSU.

\0_

Then I'm stuuuuupid

, because my last 360's PSU was noisier that my 360 on the dash, in fact for a week I thought all the noise was coming from my 360 until I moved my PSU further away and only then I realised that my 360 wasn't actually that loud on the dash board, if you have a look about on the net it seems that the 175watt psu's that come with the newer consoles tend to whine more.

Kreeeee · 5 Apr 2008 at 03:12

agw_01 said:
Then those people are stupid I can only really hear it when I'm close to the PSU.

Just like the 360's fan noise the volume and pitch varies a lot. My first 360's PSU was very annoying, my second one is silent.

branddaly · 5 Apr 2008 at 10:32

agw_01 said:
Then those people are stupid I can only really hear it when I'm close to the PSU.

Thats probably because its hard to hear anything over the 360 fans. I only heard my psu after quite a bit of work shutting up the 360.

Memphis · 5 Apr 2008 at 10:39

Definitely a fan in side of it. Mine is actually quite loud too, especially in comparison to my Premium's.

Nymins · 5 Apr 2008 at 12:00

Yea found this out awhile ago when my second 360 started to break. Thought it was the PSU which i had underneath a dusty shelf, only to find there was a fan inside it. Wasn't a good idea keeping it under there after all!

yaboy · 5 Apr 2008 at 12:02

Mines below sitting at bottom of desk and there is definitely airflow coming to it