RE: NoiseBox 360
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Dec 03, 2006 08:22
Yah, its an issue, my old roomate had a 360 that I would play, and it was a noisy little bugger. But, it' s all in the design, Xbox360 and ps3 are both basically PC' s, with PC type components, and they need PC cooling. My PC is a noisy ass, thanks to the fans, and big PSU for the video cards, so the Xbox isn' t too bad considering how loud most good PC' s are. However, I think most console makers should do what sony did and go with a smaller fan, and more air cooling. You can get air cooled PSU' s for your computer, and they are great(but more expensive and less power output)
The xbox360 didnt usually bug me cuz I listen to my shit really loud, but if I was watching a movie, or just in the same room and my buddies left it running it got tiresome I will admit. It' s just something you have to deal with when using PC' s and most consoles, I didnt think the ps3 was as quiet as it is, and was prepared to buy it anyway, even if it was louder than the xbox(lets just say after years of sitting next to my PC' s, consoles dont phase me)