DonFerrari said:
Fan noise on PS4 is certainly noticeable, but in the end when I'm playing even on low volume it hardly is noticed. But if PS5 doesn't do a good job on the cooling then it would have been bad to mention it on the presentation since no one asked. About the console being to big, I'll wait for it to be dissassembled and see if there is just to much empty space of if the cooler is to big. I don't think neither is going to be the case, I think it will be a case of big chip. |
PS4 had a problem through it's entire life, but more so early on, in terms of consistency when it came to noise level. Some PS4's were much quieter overall than others. I witnessed this first hand with multiple versions of the PS4. Hopefully this isn't as much of a problem with PS5. If the PS5 isn't much better, or worse than PS4 when it comes to cooling noise levels, then SNY should get huge backlash for designing it like that and caring way to much about the visual aspect of it. Then again, it does kinda look a little like a plane wing, and I'd assume even more so from the rear, so sounding like a jet would just make too much sense in today's meme reality.
By "plenty of space" I meant to cool adequately, not that it's an empty void for no reason. I don't think it's too big. It's big for a console, like the XBSX, that seems fairly clear based on the educated guesses, but as long as it fits where it's supposed to, is reasonably quiet, and doesn't cost too much, then I don't see the problem. If anything, SNY kinda made things tougher on themselves by making PS4 too small when it launched. The PS4 should have been somewhere between the PS3 Slim and PS3 Phat. Now people have it in their minds that a SNY launch console should be that small, when that's not really the case, especially with the amount of horse flops crammed inside of these.
I'd guess the PS5 fan(s) takes up a considerable amount of room inside of there. I'd also guess it's much like PS4 where everything is sandwiched together in the middle, with thin heat sink plates covering the entire top and bottom like bread, allowing the airflow between them in the middle and the shell casing, to pull away the accumulated outer heat. I doubt that gap is very big, but enough to cool efficiently regardless. The ODD is likely separated and below the middle 'sandwich'.
SvennoJ said:
Instead of a stand in the middle, 2 strips that click on on either end with little rubber feet would do the trick. Or two little bars it can rest in like a cradle. Should be a lot more stable than a stand in the middle. |
That would work too, but the center stand would be more simplistic as of now, while also easily looking the part. The more additional separated support feet/bars you add, the more it will take away from the sleek look, even if they can be removed when vertical. The smaller additional support feet would likely be much cheaper though, while a stand like what I mocked up would likely only work well horizontal if made as cheap as reasonably possible. A cheap plastic stand like this that also could be used when vertical may be asking for trouble, or considerably more expensive if made much more sturdy, than some smaller support feet/bars would though.
Last edited by EricHiggin - on 14 June 2020
