Firehuntah
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Thought it'd be nice to share this here, maybe give other people some ideas if they're experiencing the same problem. 
For a while already now I've been getting very annoyed with my PS4 Pro, the newer the games the more sound that awful fan inside of it seems to make. I'm making no joke (or am I?
) when I say I could play GT Sport and feel like I'm playing GT1-5 with the loud vacuum cleaner sound right in front of me. Or like a Boeing 747 trying to take off, I'm not really sure anymore which comes closer. In any case I always had to turn up the volume of my TV so I could at least hear some of the sounds in the game. Been able to deal with it all this time though but when I got Red Dead Redemption 2 enough was enough. I couldn't even hear what was being said in the game and couldn't follow the story that way. Figured it was finally time to do something about it.
First I tried renewing the thermal paste and thermal pads like many people do. I even switched out the Delta fan (which is known to be the loudest one) for the better Nidec fan but it all didn't help. Seeing some projects of a few other people online I decided to try and start my own project. Creating a custom case out of wood, adding a larger cooler with a big silent fan on top and using an ATX power supply instead of the original one that produces a lot of heat. All to finally get rid of that fan noise.
So that's exactly what I did, the project took me about 2,5 weeks, working on it outside of my regular working hours. And the result is pretty awesome. While you can ofcourse tell this isn't some machined but handcrafted case I think it still looks pretty cool and IS also cool (pun intended
). It's pretty big since I had to give space for that big cooler and power supply but most important is that the temperatures are very stable now and it's near silent. Sure you can still hear the fan but it's really hard to notice while gaming. I no longer have to put up the volume of my TV and can hear everything that's being said in the game. It's a real joy and so much more immersive as well.
Here are some pictures, a video and link to the full album.
All components that I took out of the PS4 Pro, just missing the blu-ray drive.
The cooler mounted to the motherboard. It's pretty huge.
Inside of the wooden case, had to cut out a lot of grooves for things like the disc opening, power/eject buttons, power supply and all the ports.
The finished case, still unpainted.
Adapter cable which connects the ATX power supply to the PS4 Pro's motherboard.
Heatsinks on the memory chips, they're on the bottom of the motherboard so a bit hard to keep cool.
A look at the inside with all of the components in the case.
I really couldn't have made it any smaller, there's not much space left.
The actual finished project with some chrome PS4 stickers on it.
Video showing the case in 360 and noise comparison.
Link to my album to see all pictures of the whole project.
For a while already now I've been getting very annoyed with my PS4 Pro, the newer the games the more sound that awful fan inside of it seems to make. I'm making no joke (or am I?
) when I say I could play GT Sport and feel like I'm playing GT1-5 with the loud vacuum cleaner sound right in front of me. Or like a Boeing 747 trying to take off, I'm not really sure anymore which comes closer. In any case I always had to turn up the volume of my TV so I could at least hear some of the sounds in the game. Been able to deal with it all this time though but when I got Red Dead Redemption 2 enough was enough. I couldn't even hear what was being said in the game and couldn't follow the story that way. Figured it was finally time to do something about it.First I tried renewing the thermal paste and thermal pads like many people do. I even switched out the Delta fan (which is known to be the loudest one) for the better Nidec fan but it all didn't help. Seeing some projects of a few other people online I decided to try and start my own project. Creating a custom case out of wood, adding a larger cooler with a big silent fan on top and using an ATX power supply instead of the original one that produces a lot of heat. All to finally get rid of that fan noise.
So that's exactly what I did, the project took me about 2,5 weeks, working on it outside of my regular working hours. And the result is pretty awesome. While you can ofcourse tell this isn't some machined but handcrafted case I think it still looks pretty cool and IS also cool (pun intended
). It's pretty big since I had to give space for that big cooler and power supply but most important is that the temperatures are very stable now and it's near silent. Sure you can still hear the fan but it's really hard to notice while gaming. I no longer have to put up the volume of my TV and can hear everything that's being said in the game. It's a real joy and so much more immersive as well.Here are some pictures, a video and link to the full album.
All components that I took out of the PS4 Pro, just missing the blu-ray drive.
The cooler mounted to the motherboard. It's pretty huge.
Inside of the wooden case, had to cut out a lot of grooves for things like the disc opening, power/eject buttons, power supply and all the ports.
The finished case, still unpainted.
Adapter cable which connects the ATX power supply to the PS4 Pro's motherboard.
Heatsinks on the memory chips, they're on the bottom of the motherboard so a bit hard to keep cool.
A look at the inside with all of the components in the case.
I really couldn't have made it any smaller, there's not much space left.
The actual finished project with some chrome PS4 stickers on it.
Video showing the case in 360 and noise comparison.
Link to my album to see all pictures of the whole project.
. Your solution is far better 
