how loud is the fan on your xbox?

**dzadzi** · 01-01-2003

Just got this baby yesterday and can't help noticing that the fan seems awfully loud? I have a PS2, Dreamcast and GC as welll and so far the XBOX is the loudest of the bunch? I rrealize that it has a HD in it, and this requires cooling - but sheesh shut-up!

I just wanted to get any feedback as to other users boxes - are the fans loud? So far the games play fine (only tested the two that came with it) and is this even something I should be concerned with?

Many thanks in advance.

**Cloud Strife** · 01-01-2003

Originally posted by dzadzi
Just got this baby yesterday and can't help noticing that the fan seems awfully loud? I have a PS2, Dreamcast and GC as welll and so far the XBOX is the loudest of the bunch? I rrealize that it has a HD in it, and this requires cooling - but sheesh shut-up!

I just wanted to get any feedback as to other users boxes - are the fans loud? So far the games play fine (only tested the two that came with it) and is this even something I should be concerned with?

Many thanks in advance.

It really depends. The Playstation 2 is my loudest system when I play a CD game. When I play a DVD game, it's quiet. My Gamecube fan is about the same as my Xbox. The Dreamcast is very loud.

**MerimacHamwich** · 01-01-2003

Compared to all of the systems I have owned I think the xbox has a really quiet fan. Dreamcast had a loud fan/cd-drive. Playstation 2 has a horribly loud fan.

**dzadzi** · 01-01-2003

Thanks for the reponse. I do know what you mean about noises that the cd/dvd drive itself generates. But I was specifically talking about the fan on the system, without a disc in the tray.

Just after turning the system on I noticed a rather loud humming. Just wanted to make sure I didn't get a lemon.

**kornavs19** · 01-01-2003

Mine was really loud when i first got it...But now its quiet...Its only considerably loud when i first turn it on, but by the time it gets to the desktop its quiet..
The only rescent problem i had with my x-box was that I was playing NHL2K3 and i had played 3 or 4 games and in the middle of one of the games it just stopped and this loud noise was made until i turned it off...I dont know y it did that but its been fine ever since...

**TommyGunn** · 01-01-2003

Before I traded in my PS2 for the XBOX i had heard that it was very loud but after I got it and turned it on i think the PS2 was louder. Not sure if all the loud stuff i was reading about was making me think it was going to be terrible loud and I was expecting alot more noise so it now dont seem as loud or it is quiet but in my opinion i dont find loud at all.

**Reclaimer** · 01-01-2003

The fan on mine is not that loud. It's the sound of the CD-DVD drive as it engages that's loud. But the funny thing I've noticed is that my American S-type controller is noisy when the vibration gets heavy. But my Japanese S-type is silent.

**ARONO129** · 01-01-2003

I don't find it that loud at all. It's hard to tell if yours is defective or you just have to get used to the (normal) sound of it. If you have a friend that has one then you can compare. I was going to say check out an Xbox on display at the mall but malls are noisy so that wouldn't work.

P.S. Welcome to Xbox Addict. I have found this to be the best Xbox site on the net. It keeps me coming back.

**Insane Jester** · 01-01-2003

myne is very quiet actually .... hope its working hehe .,..

**Mahlon** · 01-02-2003

Mine whines loud enough that if I mute the TV it is annoying.

**Zion** · 01-02-2003

My Xbox is pretty silent. But my PS2...now THAT'S a loud console. Sheeesh.

**Snoopy7548** · 01-02-2003

lol yea, the ps2 is so loud.

**borka105** · 01-02-2003

I bought my xbox on launch, and it's whisper silent. I seriously can't even hear the fan.

I have a DC and if you say that your XBOX is louder than your DC, then you MUST have a defective XBOX. (the DC is so ****in loud)

-borka105

**ALC** · 01-04-2003

mine is louder than my friends gamecube, but quieter than my pc's fan.. It's quieter than my friends xbox i think, but it doesnt really bother me.

**Dabomb** · 01-04-2003

Mine is pretty quite it is my computer that has a loud fan

**Cesar902** · 01-05-2003

My Xbox is very quiet but if the Hummin sound coming from the fan is really loud you should exchange it before the returning time from your reciept expires. That if you mind the noice, if not you will get use to it if you had a dreamcast or PS2

**Ford Mustang** · 01-05-2003

I've noticed that when I'm playing MechAssault, and I start to charge up the PPC, the motors in my controller make a buzzing noise. This is probably because the motors are turning really slow at the beginning, but then they speed up. Has anyone looked inside the controller? It's pretty cool....

**MerimacHamwich** · 01-06-2003

Seeing as it is a federal offense to do so, no I have not looked inside the controller.

**Chandlz** · 01-06-2003

Xbox fan is kinda loud. Loading the CD on PS2 is very loud. They kinda cancel themselves out.

**Bravo_2** · 01-06-2003

Depends upon what game I am playing as to how loud my fan is. When I play Splinter Cell, it gets loud, but when I play Ghost Recon, it is quiet as a kitten.... a mute kitten.