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psx3man · 02-11-2008, 02:04 AM

This might have been posted if so im sorry but since when has the PS3's fan been loud im 10ft from the thing and can't hear a thing. If people are comparing it to the 360 then they have to be deaf then. Im just wondering whats with the new more sillent ps3?

Rike255 · 02-11-2008, 02:08 AM

The PS3 fan is a lot quieter then the 460 fan. And the new 40GB PS3 doesn't use as much power so it doesn't generate as much heat thus the fan doesn't run as hard.
I have the 60GB model and I never found the fan to be loud, but I have my speakers pretty loud usually. I can only hear it if I turn everything down and then pay attention to it.

Slec · 02-11-2008, 02:28 AM

The only time I notice my fan is when everything but the PS3 is off. Other than that, I don't notice it at all.

jq71586 · 02-11-2008, 02:34 AM

I only noticed the fan when I had some things stacked on the side of the PS3. Then the fan kicked onto overdrive. I'll also only hear it if nothing else in the room is on and I'm listening for it.

Sylin · 02-11-2008, 03:45 AM

My 80gb PS3 fan seems to spin up for the oddest reasons. Like when it's playing a Blu-ray movie, there's no processor activity going on (or very little), but sometimes that sucker can get kinda loud. Yet when I'm playing The Orange Box, it's whisper-quiet. Can't figure it out.

Blu-Beard · 02-11-2008, 03:56 AM

I can only hear my 80 if I'm trying to and I can't hear my 40 no matter how hard I try. I have the newest 360(the Halo 3 edition)and I have to turn my surround up a bit more than normal for it not to be distracting.

turboedguy · 02-11-2008, 04:01 AM

Can you type that louder? My XBOX 360 is on, and I cant read you...

WickyWoo · 02-11-2008, 04:02 AM

Quote:

The PS3 fan is a lot quieter then the 460 fan

The 360 fan is almost dead silent

You're simply hearing the disc spinning

turboedguy · 02-11-2008, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The 360 fan is almost dead silent

You're simply hearing the disc spinning

even without a disc in its loud, after a disc starts up, look out.

sardaukar1977 · 02-11-2008, 04:23 AM

I have an 60 gig PS3 and I hardly ever hear it, of course if I have the 360 on too, that completely drowns it out. I listen to my movies loud, so the sound from either the PS3 or the 360 are really inconsequential to me anyway. I don't hear anything but the movie when it is that loud.

miokti · 02-11-2008, 04:34 AM

people's ears are different... some people can hear things other people can't. I'd be bummed if I was Superman and can't turn super hearing off, then everything would be loud. that said, I can hear my 60G's fan because I have a musician's ear and I was a sound tech for a while. If I wasn't, I probably wouldn't notice it because it's really that quiet. It's not silent, it's just quiet.

Rike255 · 02-11-2008, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The 360 fan is almost dead silent

You're simply hearing the disc spinning

I think it was the fan. I don't own one to check now but I was almost certain it was the fan. In any case, the 360 is quite a bit louder then the PS3, whatever the noise is.

dk3dknight · 02-11-2008, 03:48 PM

Mine is only loud if I keep Folding for many weeks straight.

Usually turning it off and puts a stop to that.

I remember the dreamcast that sucker was loud it was like
a 747 taking off in my room, my buddy brought it over told
him my tv could not exceed the volume of his dreamcast
do to physical limitations of my tv and surrounding materials.

ground chuck · 02-11-2008, 03:53 PM

from my couch while watching bds, i don't hear anything, but the movie.

Rovic · 02-11-2008, 04:03 PM

I have never heard the fan on my 40 gyg....i do notice the fan from the tv though...

groovyone · 02-11-2008, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turboedguy

Can you type that louder? My XBOX 360 is on, and I cant read you...

hahaha!!

kingofgrills · 02-11-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

My 80gb PS3 fan seems to spin up for the oddest reasons. Like when it's playing a Blu-ray movie, there's no processor activity going on (or very little), but sometimes that sucker can get kinda loud. Yet when I'm playing The Orange Box, it's whisper-quiet. Can't figure it out.

Blu-ray films generate a fair amount of heat due to the constant disc spinning, laser, and processing. The cell processor actually does a fair bit of processing work for BD playback. That's one of the PS3's strengths.

Minimejer05 · 02-11-2008, 09:41 PM

I cant even hear my PS3 when its on. But after playing the PS3 then turning on my 360 I can surely hear the loud 360.

mewantyblu · 02-11-2008, 09:59 PM

I have a 60g PS3 and a 20g 360, I am still amazed to this day at how quiet my ps3 is . The 360 on the other hand is honestly just annoyingly loud, like a jet engine taking off. My ps3 does seem to get quite warm though , thinking of buying intercooler soon.

02-11-2008, 02:04 AM	#1
psx3man Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Lima, Ohio Blu-ray collection:1172 Trading Score:92	Help Am I Deaf ? This might have been posted if so im sorry but since when has the PS3's fan been loud im 10ft from the thing and can't hear a thing. If people are comparing it to the 360 then they have to be deaf then. Im just wondering whats with the new more sillent ps3?

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02-11-2008, 02:08 AM	#2
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	The PS3 fan is a lot quieter then the 460 fan. And the new 40GB PS3 doesn't use as much power so it doesn't generate as much heat thus the fan doesn't run as hard. I have the 60GB model and I never found the fan to be loud, but I have my speakers pretty loud usually. I can only hear it if I turn everything down and then pay attention to it.

02-11-2008, 02:28 AM	#3
Slec Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:241 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:30	The only time I notice my fan is when everything but the PS3 is off. Other than that, I don't notice it at all.

02-11-2008, 02:34 AM	#4
jq71586 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Fall River, MA Blu-ray collection:55 Trading Score:29	I only noticed the fan when I had some things stacked on the side of the PS3. Then the fan kicked onto overdrive. I'll also only hear it if nothing else in the room is on and I'm listening for it.

02-11-2008, 03:45 AM	#5
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	My 80gb PS3 fan seems to spin up for the oddest reasons. Like when it's playing a Blu-ray movie, there's no processor activity going on (or very little), but sometimes that sucker can get kinda loud. Yet when I'm playing The Orange Box, it's whisper-quiet. Can't figure it out.

02-11-2008, 03:56 AM	#6
Blu-Beard Banned Member since:Jan 2008	I can only hear my 80 if I'm trying to and I can't hear my 40 no matter how hard I try. I have the newest 360(the Halo 3 edition)and I have to turn my surround up a bit more than normal for it not to be distracting.

02-11-2008, 04:01 AM	#7
turboedguy Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Santa Clarita Ca.	Can you type that louder? My XBOX 360 is on, and I cant read you...

02-11-2008, 04:23 AM	#10
sardaukar1977 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, Texas Blu-ray collection:779 Blu-ray reviews:1	I have an 60 gig PS3 and I hardly ever hear it, of course if I have the 360 on too, that completely drowns it out. I listen to my movies loud, so the sound from either the PS3 or the 360 are really inconsequential to me anyway. I don't hear anything but the movie when it is that loud.

02-11-2008, 04:34 AM	#11
miokti Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:San Diego, CA	people's ears are different... some people can hear things other people can't. I'd be bummed if I was Superman and can't turn super hearing off, then everything would be loud. that said, I can hear my 60G's fan because I have a musician's ear and I was a sound tech for a while. If I wasn't, I probably wouldn't notice it because it's really that quiet. It's not silent, it's just quiet.

02-11-2008, 03:48 PM	#13
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Mine is only loud if I keep Folding for many weeks straight. Usually turning it off and puts a stop to that. I remember the dreamcast that sucker was loud it was like a 747 taking off in my room, my buddy brought it over told him my tv could not exceed the volume of his dreamcast do to physical limitations of my tv and surrounding materials.

02-11-2008, 03:53 PM	#14
ground chuck Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Charm City Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:48 Trading Score:18	from my couch while watching bds, i don't hear anything, but the movie.

02-11-2008, 04:03 PM	#15
Rovic Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Orange County, CA Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:252 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I have never heard the fan on my 40 gyg....i do notice the fan from the tv though...

02-11-2008, 09:41 PM	#18
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	I cant even hear my PS3 when its on. But after playing the PS3 then turning on my 360 I can surely hear the loud 360.

02-11-2008, 09:59 PM	#19
mewantyblu Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:ME	I have a 60g PS3 and a 20g 360, I am still amazed to this day at how quiet my ps3 is . The 360 on the other hand is honestly just annoyingly loud, like a jet engine taking off. My ps3 does seem to get quite warm though , thinking of buying intercooler soon.

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