PS3 Clicking?

ive had the ps3 for around a week now and ive asked this question b4 but would like more information if any one else has experienced this situation. well i play on resistance for ages but however when i go to bed and switch off the ps3 into STANDBY mode, the ps3 makes clicking noises for around 5 minutes. it clicks about every 30 seconds for upto 5 minutes.

someone else has said this is the plastic material contracting and expanding due to the heat and I shouldnt be worried, has anyone else has this issue, you wont be able to hear it if your house is buzzing with people, but say when your alone and house is quiet. please help thanks. and by the way im updated to the latest version.

ive had the ps3 for around a week now and ive asked this question b4 but would like more information if any one else has experienced this situation. well i play on resistance for ages but however when i go to bed and switch off the ps3 into STANDBY mode, the ps3 makes clicking noises for around 5 minutes. it clicks about every 30 seconds for upto 5 minutes.

someone else has said this is the plastic material contracting and expanding due to the heat and I shouldnt be worried, has anyone else has this issue, you wont be able to hear it if your house is buzzing with people, but say when your alone and house is quiet. please help thanks. and by the way im updated to the latest version.

i-Set

I have no heard of this happening and mine doesn't do it.

some other guy just told me it happens to him too, and it is just the ps3 is heating and cooling which is changing the plastic shaping a bit because its new and it makes a crackling or clicking noises. he also said that people dont realise because its too quiet, but i want to hear from you guys???i-Set

Well, if it was to happen (which I don't believe it to be). Check were you have your system, make sure it is not in a place it can easily over heat. have it more in the open.

my ps3 and tv is basically in an open unit with cold air flowing all around it. i just wanted to know is dat guy saying the truth, that it makes clicking or crackling noises for about 5 minutes after it has been on or off. he said its like a car after you switch it off. he also said heat makes plastic expand and contract, which is why i hear them noises, any more info.

Shacks keeps yours on for a while and after you switch it off, listen to it closely, like 2 metres away.???

my ps3 and tv is basically in an open unit with cold air flowing all around it. i just wanted to know is dat guy saying the truth, that it makes clicking or crackling noises for about 5 minutes after it has been on or off. he said its like a car after you switch it off. he also said heat makes plastic expand and contract, which is why i hear them noises, any more info.

Shacks keeps yours on for a while and after you switch it off, listen to it closely, like 2 metres away.???

i-Set

I have kept mine on for over 24 hours before and never heard any such thing, and I do not live in a "loud house" at all. Also I have never heard of a car making cracking noises after shutting off either.

If you have heard the noise then why would you come here to see if what that other guy said is true?

guys does any of yours ps3 make clicking noises after it has been put in standby mode?i-Set

I think you might be referring to the same noise a vehicle makes after turning it off. Basically the clicking & cracking noises the engine makes as it cools off. These noises also appear in movie sound effects, when a car shuts down right in front of the camera.

hey you guys rule, awesome thanks for all the above answers and thanks for putting my mind at rest. :D

now im gonna try and be da best in resistance, and buy call of duty 4, ratchet and clank, uncharted and fifa 08 b4 christmas.

peace folks and again cheers for all ya help...