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Lafiel said:

Sony seems to have quite a bit of variance in console fan noise even within the same model if we go by user experiences (or some people are radically more sensitive to it than others) - I think a single test is not enough to determine whether the model itself is more silent or not.

And atleast in the first PS3s they used a shitty thermal compound which deteriorated with heating/cooling cycles and therefore necessitated faster and faster fan speeds (= more noise). I'm not sure if they use better stuff now, but my PS4 seems to not get louder with time (it's noticeable, but not annoying imo).

it is different hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtWy-eAGIew#t=4m40s