Hi,
I've got one of these, it's over a year old, and the DVD drive sounds like a hoover. It's insanely loud. Does anyone know if the new 'falcon' models have a quieter drive? Is it possible to fit another (quieter) drive to the xbox? I don't care if it invalidates the warranty.
you can, but it is major hassle, do a google for it, im sure there are many many results of people in your situation.Originally Posted by b0redom
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You are never going to be able to get rid of the noise from an xbox 360. Even with an elite and no disk in the drive...it still makes lots of noise.
It's far too much hassle and not really worth it to replace the drive because the noise reduction isn't that significant to make it worth your while.
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I've got two 360s, one is a first-gen model, the second is more recent (well, it's got HDMI anyway) and neither are noisy until it accesses the disc drive.
I'd be interested to know how much quieter (in dB) a replacement disc drive is when compaired to either of mine. I'm not sure as I'd go for the "upgrade" though as it'd void the warranty.
Last edited by pauldarkside; 09-04-2008 at 06:09 PM.
mine got a hell of alot quieter after one of the updates.
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I've got one of the new ones with the cooler chipset and the quieter BenQ drive, and its pretty much silent in comparison to my housemate's old 360. It can still be noisy on seek, but the general noise level is a lot lower.
it generally doesnt bother me anyway, I have the games that loud when I'm on it lol....
it's not like you leave it on whilst you're sleeping is it?
No, but I do play games whilst the neighbours are asleep (i.e. late at night) and I like to show some consideration for othersit generally doesnt bother me anyway, I have the games that loud when I'm on it lol....
it's not like you leave it on whilst you're sleeping is it?
No, but I do play games whilst the neighbours are asleep (i.e. late at night) and I like to show some consideration for others
lol...
yebut, surely it's not 'that' loud that it would disturb your neighbours?....
I've only had my xbox about 2/3 weeks, but I've no others to make a comparison against, so I'm unsure just how noisy the earlier ones were?
No, but it still annoys me so your point about having the audio at levels to compensate isn't valid - it's still a noisy box all the same (at least when accessing discs)
yeah...No, but it still annoys me so your point about having the audio at levels to compensate isn't valid - it's still a noisy box all the same (at least when accessing discs)
obviously my hint of sarcasm was lost, don't worry, I'll get my own coat
hoover - good comparison, or even jet plane taking off
lol - i remember those days.
I had a near silent 360 when I first got it,
ofcourse it died..
Refurb, noisy as hell
Just bit the bullet yesterday and bought a 360240 quid for Xbox premium + 2 wireless controllers + Viva Pinata, Forza 2, Halo 3 and PGR4. I was supposed to get a play and charge kit aswell but he charged me for that. It was some bundle deal from gamestop, not bad eh?
Sound wise mine isn't too bad, don't really notice it when playing games.
I previously had my xbox next to my TV, and it was so noisey I had to turn the sound on the tv up alot. Now though, I moved it away from the tv so it's kind of behind me...much better. It's on my right side, where the headset goes, so I don't hear it at all =]. Although when I'm playing halo at 3am, I need to put the tv up really loud to hear it over the noise the xbox makes...and well, at 3am the neighbours don't like it
I could take on 28 five year old kids in a fight.
I could name 55 countries in 5 minutes.
My body makes a 58% effective human shield.
My dead body is worth £5750.
I have a 41% chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse.
Im 40% geek.
It's the fans on mine that are noisy, don't really notice the DVD drive at all.
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