The quality of the original fans vary quite a lot and therefore there can be really silent but also really noisy game consoles out there.
Xbox one s fan noise.
One is loud and buzzing and the other.
The fan was making buzzing ticking noise while running so i sent my console to repair.
Thing is the replacement console has the exact same scratching sound.
The buildup of dust could be blocking your console s cooling paths preventing it from cooling down properly.
If your xbox sounds like this one send it back it is a.
Afaic the source of the problem it is the bad quality of the fan s bearing.
Published on dec 3 2016 the xbox one s should be pretty quiet louder than the original but still quiet without annoying fan noise.
Hi yan it s really simple to change the bearing you can remove the fan without have to remove the heatsink.
Quick video comparing the sound of two xbox one s.
The fan is almost the same but it dont fit well because the height of the one s.
However with this version of the xbox in particular there s been a problem with noisy fans.
Xbox one s.
It seems my fan is making this whirring noise but it doesn t sound like it s physically grinding on anything but something sounds off some described it as simply a cheap fan making noise but i am not sure i know ms support is usually.
I ve heard it s suppose to be really quiet but this doesn t sound very quite to me.
This leads to your xbox fans having to work harder to cool it down which then produces a loud noise.
The console was replaced with new one but i had the same problem so i sent it again.
Right now this is my third one and with the same problem.
This one issue i am having with my machine.
I suggest you change the fan to a custom one like corsair or another pc fan it s really simple look.
The xbox one s is an amazing game console as every xbox has been.
Just got the battlefield 1 xbox one s bundle yesterday and noticed that the fan makes this noise.
If you keep your console in a place that accumulates dust then your loud fan problem may be caused by a buildup of dust in your xbox.
I received my xbox one s and immediately ordered a replacement since the fan made a loud buzzing noise.
So either i m extremely unlucky which is very probable or this is a common issue with slim.
Quick video comparing the sound of two xbox one s.
One is loud and buzzing and the other one is quiet.