| think-man said: I have my ps pro sitting on a Laptop fanpad with the usb hooked up to the front. keeps it nice and cool. |
I used to have a couple of 80mm USB fans blowing either on the top, sides, or both, and it seemed to actually make things worse because the internal fan would ramp up quite a bit more than was typical. I think maybe because they were blowing some of the heat downwards towards the vents, leading to the intake bringing in warmer air, or when I tried flipping them and sucking heat away, it was also sucking some fresh air away from the intake vents. I also wouldn't doubt they created some turbulence, even on low speed, which probably made it harder for the intake vents to get fresh air in. I don't use them anymore because I can't find a configuration where they seem to be beneficial.
| forest-spirit said: It's an option if you know what you're doing, but I'm pretty sure that doing this kind of tinkering voids the warranty so that's something to keep in mind. And you should probably check the fan and the temperature once in a while to make sure everything is working correctly. |
It's not external plug n play, but it's really not to technical. Taking off the top plastic cover and unplugging the fan cable, then plugging it into the accelerator module, then plugging the module back into the fan plug, and putting the cover back on, is like one step beyond swapping the HDD. Taking the covers off doesn't void the warranty, but the module install almost certainly would.
Now if something went wrong, whether it was tied to the module or not, you'd be crazy to send it in to SNY with the module still inside. It takes no time at all to put it in, and wouldn't be any different to take it out. I have no idea how SNY would know since there are no alterations to the console whatsoever, other than the removal of the warranty stickers, which you're legally allowed to remove for repairs.
Yes you would certainly want to check after a while to make sure the fan is still operational, but you don't have to turn the fan up much from the stock 20% idle to hear it's running. As for temperatures, it'll never be a problem because the fan modules always make the fan run faster than stock. There are different modules and they all work a little differently.
Mine is self adjustable, yet if my setting isn't enough to keep the console cool, it allows the console to take over and ramp up the fan however much it needs. Once it cools back down to my setting, the module takes over again and keeps the fan from running any slower. I've got it set so that it very rarely has to ramp up beyond my setting.
The only real downside is rest mode downloading, because the fan will still run at my setting, and not the 20% stock idle like it normally would, so it means slightly more power usage, and shorter fan life. If you play a lot that's something to take into account, especially if you're all digital, otherwise the average gamer wouldn't ever wear out the fan running it at like 50% all the time anyway.
| COKTOE said: I've had varying degrees of noise on both the OG PS4 and the Pro, depending on the game, and seemingly, with certain parts of any given game. I remember Rocket League being a "fan heavy" game for whatever reason. I have an odd situation currently with No Man's Sky. Whenever I go to the faction representative to deal with missions, on any space station, the fan goes into escape velocity overdrive mode. It's SO WEIRD, and I don't like it. |
| SvennoJ said: My Pro is pretty noisy when it's loading the next race in GT Sport. It is weird how it will speed up to turbo mode in certain static menus, yet during actual racing it's quiet. Fan speeds up when the lobby loads, is open for warm-up. When it slows down it means the cars are on the track and the race is about to start. Ehh, a regular blast of air to vent the dust out can't hurt :) |
I've read that frame rate is the biggest reason the fan goes crazy. 60fps games seem the make the APU run quite hot and make the fan wind up sometimes. I've also read that in some of the menu's for certain games, that the frame rate is completely unlocked apparently, so the APU starts cooking and the fan can scream sometimes. Not sure if any of this is factual, but 60fps games on my PS4 were noticeably louder than others. The one thing graphically that tended to make the fan get wound up was fire, or photo mode.
In HZD, standing near a campfire always made the fan ramp, and in R6Siege, if I sit at the home menu for a couple of mins, even now with my faster fan adjustment, the fan will slowly ramp up more and more until I enter another menu.
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