Topic: PS5 Buzzing

So basically, when I open games and the entire time I'm playing them, the console makes different pitched buzzing sounds depending on what being displayed on screen. My old plasma tv used to make a similar sound. I got rid of it just to have a next gen console make the same sound. Is this something I should look into or am I just being picky.

@EL-TAQUITO Mine does it too. Dunno why.

It’s called coil whine and unfortunately it’s quite common for “high power” electronics. Many PC GPUs do it too.

@Abarth_71 It depends on the game. Mortal Shell was noticeably loud to the point where it was an annoyance.

@Abarth_71 I know this varies between specific units but the only time I could clearly hear mine buzzing (to a point that it would be annoying if it lasted longer) was on one's game loading screen when it faded to white (so there was literally nothing going on in terms of graphics)

It happened a lot to me yesterday when I was playing Immortals Fenyx Rising. Weird enough, it actually seemed to change as I interacted with the game. Sure is annoying, I hoped that PS5 would make less noise than PS4, but it just changed the noise.

@EL-TAQUITO Coil whine normal, get a headset if you can still hear it get a better headset

@EL-TAQUITO You should not be worried but do you want to know what causes it? And how it should be fixed?

It comes from the power brisk inside the console. On the Series X it is dampened by the hard foam that separated the vibrating parts (coils).

I hope the revision model of the PS5 do that as well and there will not be any whine about the coil whine

i cant hear anything i dunno maybe im deaf

@suki_B No, definitely depends on the PS5. There are ones with different fans, coil whine is kind of random anyway, even the tightness of the screws can affect it.

So, if you don't hear anything at all, you are just straight up lucky. Enjoy!

@Kidfried It seems to change depending on what’s on screen. It drives me mad but I think I’m starting to tune it out.

Mine doesn't make any sound at all in fact it's virtually silent.

I've not experienced any undue noise with mine..my friends developed a buzzing sound but it turned out to be the case was a bit loose and when he pressed it gentley it stopped..weird how some seem to be noisy and some aint..

I’ve also noticed that the console makes a cracking noise like plastic under strain. But only when I’m playing a PS5 game and only at the same time as the coil whine. I checked the screw on my base but it’s perfectly fine.

Yeah mine is silent most of the time. Don't recall hearing the disc drive since the update that fixed it, and that was hardly loud either.

I sent one back because of an extremely loud fan (sounded like a diesel generator) and coil whine. In return I got a completely new PS5 with the Delta fan, which is dead quiet. The coil whine is still very apparent and audible however, but it is nowhere near as annoying as the Nex-whatever-the-brand fan the original one had. That was one of the worst fans I have ever heard.

I only play with passive isolated headphones as I am sensitive to most things which makes me not hear the coil whine what so ever, but sometimes when taking them off and the PS5 is on I am surprised with just how loud it is.

Unfortunately it seems to be very common.

@EL-TAQUITO If the sound changes when you open an in game menu for example then it's coil whine.

Sony have used different supplies for the PS5 parts and the internal PSU is one of them.

It will be the capacitors in the PSU nothing to worry about matey.

If you play a less demanding game that doesn't draw more current then the noise should be quieter compared to a massive AAA game.

@Total_Weirdo yeah seems like basically every PS5 has the same amount of coil whine due to the capacitors. And thanks for the heads up about playing less demanding games, I'll try a few.

@Zuljaras yeah hopefully they'll make a slim version that's quieter. I like your play on words too.

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