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The latest revision of the PlayStation 4 Pro doesn’t sound like a jet engine

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While not as powerful as the mighty Xbox One X (or a decent mid-tier PC these days), the PlayStation Pro is still a lovely machine that’s capable of pumping out some pretty impressive graphics. The other thing it pumps out? Lots of hot air, and a heck of a lot of noise thanks to a thermal design that relies a little too much on very loud fans.

While my PS4 Pro is mostly quiet, certain games – like Wolfenstein II – mess with everything, making the machine sounds like it’s trying to take off. It really does get loud. It’s a known issue, and one that Sony has previously attempted to resolve with a hardware revision. And now it’s got another revision, and according to Eurogamer, it’s the quietest PS4 Pro yet.

The new CUH-7200 series of PS4 Pro has roughly the same power draw, and actually gives off more heat , but it’s a lot quieter.

Says Eurogamer:

The new machine is clearly quieter than the CUH-7100 and delivers a night and day improvement over the launch machine. The sudden, jarring shifts in fan noise are no longer an issue and similar to the CUH-7100, the high pitch and annoying whine of the CUH-7000’s cooling system are gone. In the living room, during normal play, all you really detect is a constant ‘hum’.

The other big change is that instead of the kettle cord that powers the current Pro, the new model uses a standard figure 8 cable like the original PS4. Right now, it seems to only be available as part of the Red Dead Redemption II hardware bundle – so if you picked one of those up, congrats! You have the quietest PS4 Pro. If you’re looking for a new PS4 Pro though, that’s the one to get.

Last Updated: November 8, 2018

12 Comments

  1. WickedMONK3Y

    November 8, 2018 at 15:36

    I must be honest, my PS4 Pro is damn quiet, I have never heard it and I don’t sit too far from it, even when playing Spider-Man or whatever in 4k its pretty darn quiet, but then so is the One X that sits next to it. My PC on the other hand is noisy when the 2 fans on the water cooler ramp up.

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      November 8, 2018 at 15:46

      Tried wolfenstein 2? For some reason, that game makes my machine sounds like its filled with a million vacuum cleaners.

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  2. Viper_ZA

    November 8, 2018 at 15:46

    Haven’t had a chance to unpack my used GoW Pro yet, but with the sound system I have, a noisy console is the last thing I am worried about xD

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  3. MaSeKind

    November 8, 2018 at 15:53

    First thing that popped into my head when I saw the title:

    “Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
    Don’t know when I’ll be back again
    Oh babe, I hate to go”

    And then I saw the header image 😀 Not a jet, but lets not get to pedantic here

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