Is the Slim PS3 louder than regular PS3s?

[PS3-Playb3yond]

Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

Are you for real!? Theres not even any vents on the top of the PS3 (when you stand it up, or right if it's lying down like in the video). I miss the days when you could hide a console in an entertainment center without having to worry about heating issues.

Here's another video where both consoles are in the open http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zquzx5-rHk8

In both videos the users are playing the same disc, GTA 4. The game data is big for this game if I remember correctly. When it loads from the HDD I think it may heat up a little and thus the fan goes high speed (best guess).

When I play GTA 4 the fan does start to kick in but not too loud, then again I don't sit that close to the PS3. Is that what you are playing? GTA 4? Try other discs and see if the fan makes noise.