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The XBoxOne will be near silent. And the PS4??
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NinjaFridge
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Talking about how something doesn't add to the thread doesn't add to the thread either.
SatansReverence
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Sorry that was the PS3 cooling system. Noted a couple pages back.
Ein Bear
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Just came back to the thread, and have never felt more loved - thanks GAF! 
Sorry for de-railing the discussion though FoxSpirit. Wasn't my intention, feel a bit bad about it now :/ And I'm sorry for being cocky and making people buy Xboxes.
Anyway, I'm hoping that the PS4 runs quietly. Though I'll admit that noise/heat are vaguely concerning, given the small form factor... the whole thing seems a bit too good to be true, if that makes sense? The PS3, Slim, and Vita have all been really slick pieces of tech, however, so I'm willing to give Sony the benefit of the doubt on this one. Fingers crossed!
Sorry for de-railing the discussion though FoxSpirit. Wasn't my intention, feel a bit bad about it now :/ And I'm sorry for being cocky and making people buy Xboxes.
Anyway, I'm hoping that the PS4 runs quietly. Though I'll admit that noise/heat are vaguely concerning, given the small form factor... the whole thing seems a bit too good to be true, if that makes sense? The PS3, Slim, and Vita have all been really slick pieces of tech, however, so I'm willing to give Sony the benefit of the doubt on this one. Fingers crossed!
FantasticMrFoxdie
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(Good) First posts are almost an art/talent. Try it sometime and see how hard it is. Its an interesting merge of thread title, OP, wit, truth, first post, response and reaction.
Ahh, I was wondering why that thing looked huge. lol
BurnOutBrighter
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Haha, the first post is now every post in this thread.
I don't think it'll be loud. Sony have specifically gone for low power draw components, especially the processor.
And have you seen the vents on that thing?
I don't think it'll be loud. Sony have specifically gone for low power draw components, especially the processor.
And have you seen the vents on that thing?
Black Door
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This is an example of a bad post.
IHaveCandy
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Can somebody please name one custom designed consumer product that was small and loud? I don't get where this idea is coming from that small = loud.
Well, the original Xbox 360 drives were pretty loud although this wasn't something that affected everyone. The Dreamcast drives were also something else.
Gangxxter
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Omg, fucking brilliant, lol!
Microsoft is using a large slow moving fan to cool the xbone. It'll be very quiet.
Going by the ps4 design and how thin it is I would guess they are using a blower design much like reference videocards on pc. This type of cooling is quite a bit louder, especially when gaming where it can sound like a hair dryer.
Going by the ps4 design and how thin it is I would guess they are using a blower design much like reference videocards on pc. This type of cooling is quite a bit louder, especially when gaming where it can sound like a hair dryer.
This is an example of a bad post.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Jr this isn't anti MS hype, its anti bullshit hype. Every company that does something stupid gets it.
DUFFMCWALIN
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I was going to respond to these but ...
Thank you NinjaFridge. Stop talking and pay attention juniors. It will save you a permaban.
edit: shit sorry dp.
nintendoman58
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Vestal
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louder than the xbone. Simply because given similar architecture the ps4 will use a smaller fan which in turn will need to spin faster to dissipate the same amount of heat as the xbones larger fan
Sony is a seasoned hardware company, while MS is a seasoned software company. I don't get why people are so sure that the PS4 will be louder, barring the one situation where it is bound to be true as detailed in the first post.
I would never assume that any hardware made by MS will be better than hardware made by Sony because MS hardware is almost always horrible.
I would never assume that any hardware made by MS will be better than hardware made by Sony because MS hardware is almost always horrible.
how do we know the fan is going to be small though, what if it's just thin? *doesn't know that much about fans but that seems like a possibility*
inpHilltr8r
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I was lucky enough to be able to listen to both of them on the E3 show floor today, and I couldn't hear either of them.
That's pretty much how the launch PS3s did it, and most of those turned out surprisingly quiet. Some systems had crappy thermal paste so the fan had to run full blast, but mine at least was a bit quieter than a mid-generation fat PS2.
Vestal
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same thing by making it thinner you are still losing surface on the fan blades to move air
Oh snap
SwiftDeath
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Dumb question but I take it both were on and in use?
Were either one playing/demoing a game at the time?
haha heyoooooooo
I would like it if Sony showed the internals just like MS did.
Hoping for a big fan.
But the 2009 Slim is very well designed so I have faith. But until we get DF or Anandtech or Arstechnica to do an in-depth test we wont know.
Gaming sites are just gonna unbox it and set it up... if that.
Hoping for a big fan.
But the 2009 Slim is very well designed so I have faith. But until we get DF or Anandtech or Arstechnica to do an in-depth test we wont know.
Gaming sites are just gonna unbox it and set it up... if that.
Micromegas
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Yeah, because Microsoft are known for quiet consoles?
"Because PS4!"
Oh snap! Seriously? Can we at least be clever with our zinger first posts?
Goddamn
WarMacheen
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had a gif here, but abload didn't like the terabytes worth of traffic it was generating
Huh? Are you saying you buy the XBone, but never switch it on? Ok.
That's how cooling works. Two devices being equal, the larger one of the two has more room for heatsinks and bigger fans. Generally, the bigger the heatsink and the bigger the fan, the quieter the system. Basics of computer cooling.
ShroudOfFate
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Someone should tweet @yosp about this. I'm sure we'd get some kind of answer.
I need to talk about this "praised" the first post. It makes no sense. By saying it's not switched on, you're implying that people will buy both but not use the Xbox One. Why is that? Is there something that would make you want to buy the Xbox but not play it? I don't get it.
I have no idea why everyone thinks it's a clever post.
I have no idea why everyone thinks it's a clever post.
So yeah, as a few people may know, I have this slight obsession with silent hardware. Maybe because my 40GB PS3 turned into a in-my-livingroom jet-engine after about an hour of Uncharted 2 or other demanding titles. A truly deafening roar.
So if possible, I want to avoid running into a similar noise trap with my next console. The XBOne has me covered there, with a look like a swiss cheese and a cooling solution that can only be described as "ample".
So, any info on the PS4 would be really appreciated
I am a bit concerned this might be Sonys one weak spot. The photos of the console look BLOODY small - and it's got small vents.
It has more GPU power than the Xbox One AND it has the power transformer inside the box as well, unlike the Xbox One.
I can't see how this thing can't possibly be noisy / hot - or in the very least, at least noisier / hotter than the Xbox One (which I'm suspecting will be near silent - one thing very commendable by Microsoft)
Burn
95% of people at Microsoft don't have their facts straight.
Paddington Bear
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But they aren't equal. Despite the PS4 being more powerful it has a smaller APU.
Chance Hale
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Yeah, It doesn't seem funny or clever and doesn't really make sense for the reasons listed, the reaction is bizarre. Any burn on One I suppose qualifies as amusing now? I really don't know.
I'm probably missing something really amazing and will feel stupid soon.
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