Hardware How loud should the fan be?

XpertXP1 · Aug 11, 2018

Got a Switch just about a month ago now, noticed the fan since day one is loud, almost like a ticking sound. The unit has not been dropped at all, Im the only user (adult). Is a loud fan normal? It almost sounds like a rumble motor from the joycon being activated, but when I actually listen to it, its the fan spinning.

I can post a video later, but figured I would ask.

Thanks!

Armadillo · Aug 11, 2018

Mine is near enough silent. Sometimes after a long session on a more demanding game, I can hear it, but really only if I go over to the console (docked) and listen for it. It's not really something I hear in normal usage.

XpertXP1 · Aug 11, 2018

Armadillo said:
Mine is near enough silent. Sometimes after a long session on a more demanding game, I can hear it, but really only if I go over to the console (docked) and listen for it. It's not really something I hear in normal usage.

Hmmm, well, I can hear the fan come on usually around 10-15 mins of playing Mario Odyssey undocked. Ill upload a video of it later tonite or tomorrow. I was even thinking of opening it up and checking to make sure the fan fins arent bent at all or make sure nothing is blocking them.

yusuo · Aug 11, 2018

Mines completely silent as well, don't actually think I've ever heard it

XpertXP1 · Aug 11, 2018

yusuo said:
Mines completely silent as well, don't actually think I've ever heard it

Thanks for the reply, i was afraid that was the case. Well, ill look into opening the switch and maybe just reseating the fan. Sucks that its having an issue being that its so new....

Mnecraft368 · Aug 11, 2018

I notice it alot while playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 while docked, probably because I never had sound on. Even when I put sound on, I could still hear it.
Handheld mode, still makes a noise, and if you listen for it then you can hear it pretty loudly but while playing I never really notice because I am focused on the game (or wearing headphones listening to something)

Michael Morsette · Aug 12, 2018

Mine is silent too, never hear it.

OkazakiTheOtaku · Aug 12, 2018

I usually hear the console in handheld while playing Zelda. Other games like Taiko, Tetris, and Odyssey are silent, fan-wise.

MarkDarkness · Aug 12, 2018

Odyssey while underwater whirs in an exaggerated way sometimes. Otherwise, runs smooth.

ZachyCatGames · Aug 12, 2018

Mine is usually almost silent, it can sometimes get a bit loud while playing Splatoon 2 though.

CheatingSoi · Aug 13, 2018

Yeah mine is aways silent. The only time I can hear it sometimes is in docked but the volume has to be on mute. Also sometimes the fan will really scream for just a few seconds after waking the console up from sleep but that never lasts long.

guily6669 · Aug 13, 2018

yusuo said:
Mines completely silent as well, don't actually think I've ever heard it

Do you live in Russia or what? LOL

Mine is also silent, But I can definitely hear it when playing Zelda, some parts it increases a bit, but in the 20 hours of use of my Switch it was pretty silent, but I can totally hear it from time to time when it increases a bit, off course on a loud place outside home you might not even hear it.

But I never tested the dock, my friend's Switch was super damn loud on the dock while playing Zelda, but the console was also defective, it broke like 2 days after, was making a huge high pitch noise from the speakers even if we muted the console so he returned it and brought a stupid PSVR instead

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Mr. Wizard · Aug 13, 2018

Don't think I've ever heard mine either, I have to periodically check if it's still blowing.

linuxares · Aug 13, 2018

Mine is normally very silent. I think I managed it to spin up once, it was downloading a lot of updates while I was playing Xenoblade 2. It was a really hotday as well. So it spun up for like 2-3 minutes and then went back. Spun up I mean like you could hear it, but it's not like superloud.

Ericthegreat · Aug 13, 2018

XpertXP1 said:
Got a Switch just about a month ago now, noticed the fan since day one is loud, almost like a ticking sound. The unit has not been dropped at all, Im the only user (adult). Is a loud fan normal? It almost sounds like a rumble motor from the joycon being activated, but when I actually listen to it, its the fan spinning.

I can post a video later, but figured I would ask.

Thanks!

Yeah that doesn't sound right

Pluupy · Aug 13, 2018

Mine made a noticable whir and hum when I went to Dominican Republic late June. Very humid. No room air circulation. Poor thing just couldn't breathe.

In USA, it barely makes a sound unless it is doing something demanding like Fire Emblem Warriors scenes.

Mat37 · Aug 13, 2018

After like 1 hour or so playing Fire Emblem or Xenoblade mine start to be loud and even more noisy than my computer or my fan i use when it's too hot

Trylk248 · Aug 21, 2018

Actually, you should not care much about the fan noise volume unless it has some odd behaviors. I personally made a custom setup for my switch in dock mode that allows better airflow in the tight area.

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