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Coil (2008)

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Let’s get some things out of the way:

-It is NOT a sticker that came loose
-It is NOT the fan
-It is NOT vibration from the side plates

To those that have suggested any of the above, I appreciate you trying to help, but this is 100% coil whine. Yes, I have seen a few cases of the above, but I have ruled those out in my case.

This can be heard from my ten feet away seating position. For those that are saying I need to be close to get the recording, that’s because a phone doesn’t pick it up well, but human ears certainly do.

The buzzing is loudest on the bottom, near the back of the system, where the PSU is located. It changes pitch and volume by simply moving the camera in a game. 60fps PS5 games make it louder because they draw more power, causing the PSU to whine. This can be tested easily by going from in-game to the PS5 Home Screen. The buzzing instantly lowers, as the system draw has lessened. A fan would not act this way, as the speed is dependent on temperature sensors.

There are hundreds of people on resetera claiming their system makes an audible noise that can be heard at a distance. There are many other YouTube videos of people experiencing this noise. I advise everyone to call Sony and complain about this issue if you have it. Does this compromise the performance of the console? No. Does it ruin the experience? Yes.

Coil whine is 100% preventable, so do not believe people that tell you “everything does it, it’s normal!” They are wrong. This can absolutely be corrected with proper gluing of the PSU coils to stop the frequency generating vibrations.

GameSpot and Push Square have posted misleading articles claiming a sticker is to blame for people hearing coil whine. Do not let their clickbait titles fool you. Coil whine comes from the PSU, not the fan. There is a large scale issue with coil whine on PS5. Those articles have now created an army of misinformed people telling everyone their coil whine is a sticker.

Let’s address the next worthless comment. “This is what you get for buying a new console!” How do these fools think the issues get worked out in later revisions? By people like me not accepting them and exposing the issue. You’re welcome! This will not be fixed by people staying quiet about it.

Oh, and saying you can’t hear it with headphones on just makes you sound silly. We shouldn’t have to wear headphones.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reports-of-loud-coil-whine-on-ps5.325379/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ps5-owners-how-is-the-noise-of-your-console-while-playing-a-game.329267/

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