How do I fix noisy PS4 ?

2013 · 26 Jul 2019 at 02:49

How do I fix noisy PS4 ?

I have a ps4 works fine but sounds like a airplane taking off, how do I fix this ?
Ive cleaned the fan once, it no longer overheats but its not much better,

djshauny1 · 26 Jul 2019 at 04:04

New application of thermal paste.

Thermal grizzly is great for this.

Scort · 26 Jul 2019 at 08:29

djshauny1 said:
New application of thermal paste.

Thermal grizzly is great for this.

Did exactly this to my original PS4 Pro - made pretty much zero difference.

Just turn your speakers up OP - or wait until Autumn/Winter and the lower ambient temps

dessimpson · 26 Jul 2019 at 08:53

Mine was noisy. I haven't switched it on in 18 months. Doesn't bother me now

Crizzy · 26 Jul 2019 at 12:54

Same issue with me mine, absolutely awful, puts me off playing to be honest!

kurosagi01 · 26 Jul 2019 at 14:14

Cleaning the internals and replacing thermal paste has reduced the overall thermal temps which reduce fans kicking in sooner to help keep temp down and noise. This was on a original PS4 though, if you have original PS4 and you decide to do it then be careful with the eject button.
There are plenty of nice video guide on Youtube to disassemble the Ps4.

Crizzy · 26 Jul 2019 at 14:54

I bought a console so I wouldn't have to fiddle around with it! What a pain!

Worthy · 26 Jul 2019 at 17:48

Scort said:
Did exactly this to my original PS4 Pro - made pretty much zero difference.

Just turn your speakers up OP - or wait until Autumn/Winter and the lower ambient temps

I had the same thing. Replaced the thermal paste with thermal grizzly and it did make a difference, but nothing mind blowing. I took it apart again and replaced the thermal pads with thermal grizzly ones though, and it's night and day from what it used to be. Honestly sounds like a brand new console. Give that a try!

BuffetSlayer · 26 Jul 2019 at 18:37

Buy an xbox?

No seriously - When you did the cleaning did you take the motherboard out to get to the heatsink (ie full strip?) Or just the normal psu / fan clean?

Crizzy · 26 Jul 2019 at 18:59

Yeah I think an Xbox is next in all seriousness, I got through two ps3s because of heat issues and now my PS4 sounds like an Airbus A380 in my room.

2013 · 27 Jul 2019 at 05:07

Scort said:
Did exactly this to my original PS4 Pro - made pretty much zero difference.

Just turn your speakers up OP - or wait until Autumn/Winter and the lower ambient temps

I dont think it would get much better in the winter. it would still be taking off.

dessimpson said:
Mine was noisy. I haven't switched it on in 18 months. Doesn't bother me now

Im not the only one who plays it so I wont have much choice of not turning it on.

kurosagi01 said:
Cleaning the internals and replacing thermal paste has reduced the overall thermal temps which reduce fans kicking in sooner to help keep temp down and noise. This was on a original PS4 though, if you have original PS4 and you decide to do it then be careful with the eject button.
There are plenty of nice video guide on Youtube to disassemble the Ps4.

Thanks I think it is a original PS4, Ive given the fan a good clean a few weeks ago just removing the cover, I never removed the power pack or removed the fan to re apply paste, I never dismantled anything when cleaning it.hoping it would fix it.

Worthy said:
I had the same thing. Replaced the thermal paste with thermal grizzly and it did make a difference, but nothing mind blowing. I took it apart again and replaced the thermal pads with thermal grizzly ones though, and it's night and day from what it used to be. Honestly sounds like a brand new console. Give that a try!

Ill try applying paste and see if that helps, is it the same as a PC or should I be aware of any problems to look out for ?

BuffetSlayer said:
Buy an xbox?

No seriously - When you did the cleaning did you take the motherboard out to get to the heatsink (ie full strip?) Or just the normal psu / fan clean?

I just cleaned the fan nothing else.

Crizzy said:
Yeah I think an Xbox is next in all seriousness, I got through two ps3s because of heat issues and now my PS4 sounds like an Airbus A380 in my room.

I feal the sane was sometime, I can hear it in the other room, I may just sick wings on it and see if it takes off.

ricky1981 · 27 Jul 2019 at 05:33

2013 said:
How do I fix noisy PS4 ?

I have a ps4 works fine but sounds like a airplane taking off, how do I fix this ?
Ive cleaned the fan once, it no longer overheats but its not much better,

PS4s are just quite noisy for many people, I replaced the thermal paste on mine and all it meant was it took a bit longer to get noisy. XB1X is near silent by comparison.

Best advice I can offer is to either use headphones or turn up the volume, my PS4 Pro can get loud enough that it's audible even with headphones on but there are enough exclusives to put up with the minor annoyance.

nantucket66 · 27 Jul 2019 at 08:01

I've not done the thermal paste on my Pro, but I've taken it to bits (PSU out) and thoroughly cleaned it out twice in the past year, makes a huge difference to noise levels, for a while, but it's not difficult or time consuming when you know what to do. As mentioned my X1BX is almost silent. I do prefer the PS4 to the XB. It's going to run hot with the weather atm.

Punt · 27 Jul 2019 at 08:08

On my pro I replaced the paste and the pads and it made a big difference. Still quite noisy in places (Map screen in God of War!), but much better than it was.

My daughter has a 1st gen ps4, which was incredibly noisy. Replacing the paste and pads made little difference. So I bought a nidec fan to replace the delta fan and you can hardly hear it now.

Just my experience, YMMV

bloodiedathame · 27 Jul 2019 at 08:23

The new ps4 pro model (the one released with RDR2) is incredible. It barely ever gets noisy.

ak22 · 27 Jul 2019 at 09:32

2013 said:
How do I fix noisy PS4 ?

I have a ps4 works fine but sounds like a airplane taking off, how do I fix this ?
Ive cleaned the fan once, it no longer overheats but its not much better,

Get some compressed air and blast the dust out of the heat sink, if that does not help then you will need to apply some thermal paste.

2013 · 27 Jul 2019 at 10:53

Thanks ill take it apart and clean it out again today. if it looks simple ill also replace the paste.

V F · 27 Jul 2019 at 12:15

Do people have their consoles sitting horizontally and a good inch or two off the desk unit?

BuffetSlayer · 27 Jul 2019 at 13:48

Theres a full strip to do to get below the motherboard as just psu and fan clean doesent provide a deep clean. There will still be plenty of dust inside and that increases operating temps and therefore the fan ramps up.

Google some vids if your confident enough to tackle it. Plus replace thermal paste etc.

V F · 27 Jul 2019 at 14:43

BuffetSlayer said:
Theres a full strip to do to get below the motherboard as just psu and fan clean doesent provide a deep clean. There will still be plenty of dust inside and that increases operating temps and therefore the fan ramps up.

Google some vids if your confident enough to tackle it. Plus replace thermal paste etc.

The weirdest thing is my 1200c model is still whisper quiet from Christmas 2015. Nor has it been opened up, well apart from the hard drive area. It has had silly amounts of game time.

How do I fix noisy PS4 ?

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