Your PS5 Should Always Sound Like This

Here's what your PS5 should actually sound like! Your Playstation 5 makes fan noise when playing a game disc. Is there a fix? Well that buzzing noise your PS5 makes is completely normal! In this video, I sound test all PS5 cooling fans to show you how your Playstation 5 should really sound! No need to fix, because if you listen close to your PS5 then you will hear this buzzing fan sound, especially when playing Playstation 5 games! Remember, for more tips & tricks for your PS5 - Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! & Leave a "Like" rating.

[joet]

The noise lasts about 20-30 seconds for the initial disc read, and then it goes quiet again and may occasionally do it during play, but not so much that you would notice it. Quiet machine, for the most part, is not as quiet as the series x but a darn bit quiter than the PS4 jet engine.

[lttlejordan]

It's important to note this is ONLY during the boot up sequence or when a game is inserted. Otherwise it runs fairly quiet. I havent checked to see what fan mine has yet, but the only time I can even hear it running is on boot up. Other than that, I am hard pressed to hear it at all. Even in intensive games, the fan makes minimal noise as it ramps up. At least this has been my overall experience and I am a Day 1 owner. My brother's is silent beyond boot up as well.

[swoods]

Finally got my ps5 and I was wondering if this sound was normal. Thank you for putting my mind at ease as it’s taken me forever to finally get one and glad it’s not a dud.

[AustinGubala]

To someone that got a PS5 and heard this for the first time, I can totally understand why someone would think something is wrong with their console. It's completely normal, but it really does sound like something is rubbing up against the fan.

[SGames_]

I've had my ps5 since launch and it's still going good 👍

[VladiatorX]

Also good to mention, if you have a disc inside your ps5 then the disc drive will spin the disc when you turn on the console. The disc drive makes much louder noise than any of these fans. If you don't want any noise on start up, then just eject the disc and put it back in the box, when you are done gaming.

[topooly]

The buzzing is not the fan but coil whine of the power supply. You can tell because the buzzing will suddenly stop or start based on what is on screen at any given second of gameplay. This is because the amount of voltage being supplied is changing based on what is required at any given moment, and since the power supply in the PS5 doesn't have proper dampening, its components vibrate at high voltages creating that buzzing sound.

[dumoredas]

That explains a lot lol, I was just talking to a friend last weekend about how my PS5 (digital edition) makes pretty much no noise and he got confused because his PS5 (disc version) gets loud every now and then

[Wally.]

The buzzing isn’t coming from the fan. It’s due to coil whine because of a cheaply made non-insulated power supply unit. You can tell 100% if you unplug the fan. It seems to mostly be triggered by PS5 games or PS4 games that were graphically enhanced for the PS5. You can hear the source of the buzzing even without unplugging the fan just by putting your ear next to the HDMI and power cord port area.

TronicsFix did a video showing the coil whine largely seems to stem from two cheap capacitors that Sony also used in the PS4 Pro. He replaced them and insulated that area of the power supply with silicone and definitely reduced the noise some.

[aowho]

Picked up a repackaged 5 on a whim and got it discounted. Now I’m broke, playing the same games, and I don’t regret my decision yet. The UI, home screen, quick menu, & switcher are my most favorite things. Let alone the lack of load times!

[RIVA]

This video came at a perfect time because I was just noticing the fan noise when booting up a game & was wondering if it was normal. It's not obnoxiously loud but it's just something I noticed & can't remember if it's always been there, thanks for the video👍🏼.

[tawon]

0:14 That’s how my PS2 sounds when I run the laser disc cleaner every once in a while.

[ChadTheGoob]

People may also be hearing coil whine which could be mistaken for fan noise. Coil whine isn't really a problem or particularly fixable for the average person. An easy way to test would be to open up a game that runs with a high framerate and look around the screen. If you hear fluctuations in noise when you aim around while the TV is muted, then it's coil whine.

[shilocjames]

Whew!! I was wonder about the sound mine was making. It sounds like I have the Nidec fan. I was worried it was starting to fail. Good thinking on making this video.

[tetsmon]

I noticed that sometimes the fan noise increases only when an extra window is open in the game, or something like that. It doesn't bother me, but it's kind of strange to me a single popup window would demand that much more load

[theoctolingsociety]

I’ve grown on Nintendo all my life, and my PS5 is my new venture into those heavy-duty consoles. I thought mine was super loud, but turns out I have the quietest cooling fan model so, I’m a little more grateful

[MaciejSkywalker]

Thanks for this video. When i was playing Red Dead Redemption II on my PS5 my console was doing some weird noises and i almost had a heart attack lol. Thank God it's normal. I thought it broke or something.

[EdserYt]

I’ve had my PS5 since June and thankfully no issues with the console, I love it but 2 of my 3 controllers have become unusable due to stick drift in both analog’s, it’s a disgrace in this day and age that this still happens and all the hoops we have to jump through to get new controllers off Sony is disgusting, i genuinely believe it’s a big money racket the only game’s on My PS5 I can use a PS4 controller on is RDR2 and GTA5 every other game I have are PS5 or PS5 upgraded meaning I can only use one of my 3 PS5 controllers at the moment sorry for the rant but I’m just so pissed at the moment how a billion dollar company can get away with this stuff

[batuhanbilgi]

I bought ps5 two weeks ago and ı thought something wrong with it especially buzzing sound. This video relieved me thank you.

[ondrejkrejcir]

Thank you for this video. After dealing with silentium pc fans or other quiet brands for pc cooling fans, I was quite shocked at what I was hearing.:D