The talk of the day on social media relating to Xbox has been how much heat the console gives off, with a report from Jeux Video sparking it off by saying the system can get 'hot like a fireplace' (translated by VGC).
“The Series X is hot, like really hot! It doesn’t make any noise, but damn it’s hot! The console is emitting heat like crazy. It’s almost like a fireplace shaft. You can heat up your flat with it.”
Giant Bomb's Jeff Bakalar also made similar comments, claiming "the entire thing is a little toasty" even in standby mode, producing a fair bit of concern. However, other journalists and influencers with Xbox Series X consoles have since responded to the worry, suggesting it does run fairly warm, but there's nothing to panic about.
As many commenters have pointed out, the Xbox Series X is expected to give off a fair bit of heat due to how the cooling system works, so it doesn't seem out of the ordinary for it to run fairly warm.
We'll definitely keep an eye on how this story develops though, and if we get any reports suggesting it's running hotter than expected, we'll update this accordingly. Let's hope we don't have to do that.
How much heat do you expect the Series X to produce? Give us your thoughts below.
[source twitch.tv, via videogameschronicle.com]
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Jez is a funny guy.
Obviously it throws a lot of heat. If it didn't it wouldn't be wall tethered and would run on a battery like Switch. That's the whole point of a wall tethered console. It pulls a ton of power. Which it throws as heat.....
Someday typewriters will have screens instead of paper, and they'll also blow hot air from a vent.
What's worse is when the fan fails to blow that air out the vent and it stays inside the console. Like PS4 Pro.....
If the system gives off heat it simply means it's doing its job of exhausting all the heat out of the device. So yeah, that's perfectly normal. My PC does the same. Heck even my iPhone gets warm after hours of gaming.
Maybe they should have shaped it like a volcano?
Just kidding, I'm not worried. The entire design is built around channeling heat up and out.
I live in Minnesota so I'm actually looking forward to lowered heating bills 😉
My laptop legitimately heats up my room when playing more taxing games. I have a cooling mat to help and it’s not as powerful as the Xbox Series X. This is basically just the first law of thermodynamics in practice.
My PC gets all sorts of warm when I run Flight Simulator. My Samsung S8 feels very hot to touch after playing games during my 30 minute lunch break. My PS4 Pro had to be relocated because it is blazingly hot during game sessions, even while the jet fans are wailing away. My XBox One does better, but can get quite warm too.
I fully expect my Series X to be no different.
Really Noisy Console so far is my ps4 fat and ps4 pro, I'm not worry about Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Because I'm trusted of course we trusted Microsoft & Xbox Team...
I think the X will have to lay on its side on my tv stand, wondering if that will affect it. Heat rises so it standing up is better?
If this problem holds on, I'll wait for the second generation.
@Bartig How is this a “problem”? It’d supposed to push the heat out.
As long as it warms my living room up less than my PC, I'm good.
@everynowandben Funfact. It'll actually increase the cost because most of the electricity is being used by the device without waste heat being put off whereas with heater most of the electricity is dumed into the heat.
@Fenbops mine will likely be sideways as well. It still pulls sir from one side and blows it out the other. From everything iv read and seen its perfectly fine on the side or standing up.
Just over a month to go!!
@Fenbops it’s designed to function both ways. The issue is more are you trying to fit it into a small entertainment center; that’s where you are going to have issues.
Just don’t block the fans
@Krzzystuff @mousieone cheers! It’ll have plenty of room just not enough to stand vertical.
The console is designed to kick the heat out of the top of it. Not sure how this is a “problem”?
Some people will find any way to try to rag on Xbox.
Keeping it off the floor is the one big problem. It has a very short "stand" built in versus the big cradle stand on the PS5. I have to keep mine on the floor, so I'll have to put it atop something, or use it horizontal. That's the only dislike I have with the design.
@NEStalgia you could get another stand that size to go under the built in stand, like one of those “wire stands” for floral pots. They are very sturdy-
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Rustproof-Container-Supports-Planter/dp/B085XWG8FJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_29?dchild=1&keywords=flower+pot+stand&qid=1602010633&sprefix=flower+pot+&sr=8-29
@mousieone That's not a bad idea, actually... I might have to do that!
Besides, it can be a booster seat for the XSeX so it doesn't look like a munchkin next to Five Playstation Tower.
@NEStalgia booster seat snickers
@AJDarkstar It's loud because it's the worst designed fan I've ever seen on a console:
Look at all those tiny blades on the impeller! Look how thin depth they are, with almost no scoop to the edge! And it sits at the front of a large duct, dragging air through the fairly restricted air vents. Yeah it works if it's revved up to high RPM, but a better design wouldn't need to be.
This is almost identical to the PS3 Phat's terrible cooling system that was also loud, and slightly worse than the OG 360 that did badly with twin tiny diameter fans, but at least it had depth and a deep scoop on the blades:
Edit: The PS fans are designed like GPU fans. But GPU fans are directly cooling a heatsink radiator and are directly vented to the exterior via a grille in front of it, not forcing air through a duct with tiny vents to cool an entire cabinet. It's designed to be run at high RPM, but designed to be efficient with more airflow and less restrction than they way they use them. They do it simply to keep the device thin, not because it's a good cooling solution.
To be fair, all indications are that they learned their lesson and PS5 fixes that. If it's as good as XSeX's solution, we'll see, but at least it won't be PS4 Pro bad
Another Xbox is doomed article lol, The fan on top is suppose to emit heat, that's why it's there..
It’s a good thing the heat gets extracted. It means the fan’s doing a good job getting it out of the system and in turn lowers the chance of another RROD situation!
Every modern console and GPU pushes out hot air. Because it’s clear where the Xbox series vent is it’s easy to check so people are noticing it more. It doesn’t mean the system has a problem.
@AJDarkstar lower rpm.... But why? Die shrink running cooler therefore slower fan? Quietly under clocking it? Throttling? The heat doesn't vanish on its own with a slower fan.
Actually, this is good, it means that all the heat is expelled properly. The problem with PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim was that they made the fan run slower than in PS4 and thus both consoles got hotter than the original PS4. This was tested and published by Digital Foundry on Eurogamer.
Having gone through three Xbox 360’s in a row all RROD, I’ll keep an eye on this story....
@Fenbops Nah because it's an hermetic recipient except, obviously, top and bottom. You can place it horizontally and air will be expelled at the same speed. Don't worry.
I'm going to place it horizontally as well because I want to put it inside the TV cabinet (that doesn't have a bottom panel for air circulation and cables). I could place it on top vertically but it would get dirtier.
@AJDarkstar No.
@AJDarkstar Interesting article. So basically ps4 pro slim exists and they didn't market it as such. On one hand that's a good thing they improved it. On the other hand they released a technically defective design and then..... Sold a console remaster for their remastered console. So as a launch ps4 and pd4 pro owner, i should have bought 3 consoles for them to finally deliver the console they promised in feb 2013......
Sad thing is i almost did, too, but game stop fubar'd the kh3 le preorders last year.
Though just dialing the fan back so the sound isn't as bad still makes me wonder.... Xsx should move a ton more air at far lower rpm. No replacement for displacement!
Curiously exhaust air from x1x is noticably cooler than exhaust from ps4 pro jet all the same. And doesn't creak as it heats....
@AJDarkstar I'm not going to move a finger for you, I'll post it if somebody else asks. You have shown how rude and ignorant you are many times and when people prove you wrong you still talk nonsense.
I think a good rule of thumb is probably going to be about 6 inches of clearance for the top vent. I think there is a very porous vent at the bottom rear of the machine as well to pull in air. As far as I can see there are no vents on the very bottom so maybe you can actually have it sitting on a carpet floor, but I'm not sure.
The only heat exhaust is the top vent as far as I know, so naturally that is going to be very warm. That's a very decent CPU and 12 Tflop GPU stuffed in there. It's going to get warm. As long as the actual case doesn't feel like it's going to melt, I'm sure it's perfectly fine.
@AJDarkstar Thank you! You're a gentleman!
@NEStalgia This is one of the articles, there is another one that also compares PS4, PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim.
In this article, you can see that instead of improving the PS4 Pro cooling or power consumption they just made each revision hotter inside so it could be quieter outside. This is top-notch engineering LOL.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-playstation-4-pro-cuh-7200-review
"With all three Pros run through the watt meter, power consumption is essentially the same in the 170W region.
In terms of the thermals, the launch model is still the coolest. Running a thermal camera over the hottest part of skin, and then at the exhaust at the rear, the CUH-7000 has a five degrees Celsius advantage over the CUH-7100, while the new CUH-7200 runs just as hot as its direct predecessor".
On the other hand, Xbox One, Xbox One S and Xbox One X don't have heat or noise problems, so if Sony fanboys think that Series X has cooling issues they'd better protect themselves from a PS5 explosion! 😂 To be fair, the PS5 is so huge that probably nobody is going to notice what's going on inside. Finally, an engineering improvement!
@mousieone I don't like things to become to hot in my gaming room. The Xbox One All Digital controls its warmth good, I'm not really looking forward to a much more heating console. Then again, I'm already waiting for the Xbox One for the first great games to arrive later on.
"It’s almost like a fireplace shaft. You can heat up your flat with it."
Good. I won't have to turn the oil radiator on. I like to sit in a room with a pleasant warm temperature, especially in winter.
Heck. Even my router and satellite receiver get very hot. It's good to know that the Xbox has a powerful fan to blow all the hot air out of the box. That means the console won't overheat.
@Medic_Alert I get that, but so far, second generations of the same hardware have often become cooler and more quiet. As long as there aren't any exclusive, major releases on Series X, I'll be happy with my One for now.
@Deadcow Don't talk sense my man, Some people just don't get it.
I am not trying to necro a thread here, but I do have some questions about this and just want suggestions.
I have a toddler so my wife bought a new stand with see through venteted doors that air can flow through. Will this work with the X on its side or so we know think it needs to be out in the open? Thanks for any help
@PretendWorking Former.
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