ps3 slim makes cracking noises

whenever i turn on off my ps3 it makes some wird cracking noises. wtf is that?works fine though

Mine does that as well. Most probably the sound of the plastic expanding/retracting.

my guess would be its the plastic case expanding due to heat but i dont know if this will affect the system over time

I would say without a doubt it is the casing making that sound due to either heating or cooling of the system. You often hear it with Cars when you turn them off as everything cools down. It will not be components that are intended to get hot, CPU, GPU, HDD, but mainly the case. What is the airflow like around the machine? I have to admit I haven't heard it yet and I have only recently bought the slim.

Mine does that as well. Most probably the sound of the plastic expanding/retracting.

QuebecSuperstar

This is what it sounds like to me, so I'm not worried about it.

my ps3 does this too i really dont know why

Yea my 120 GB Slim does that, I'm not extremely concerned about it.

whenever i turn on off my ps3 it makes some wird cracking noises. wtf is that?works fine though

pulga_ttt

whenever i turn on off my ps3 it makes some weird cracking noises. wtf is that?works fine though

pulga_ttt

Perfectly natural, it's just the plastic cooling down and contracting back into place.

whenever i turn on off my ps3 it makes some wird cracking noises. wtf is that?works fine though

pulga_ttt

My PS3 does that as well. Does the old PS3 made an cracking sound when users turn it off or not?

My PS3 does that as well. Does the old PS3 made an cracking sound when users turn it off or not?BigCat2K20

Nope, purely because there is more space between the power supply and the plastic.

Yep my slim does that weird sound too. I'm a bit worried that it wants to say"I'm about to die"

Yep my slim does that weird sound too. I'm a bit worried that it wants to say"I'm about to die"

Zensword

PS2 or xbox, 360 never had that sound. why ?

PS2 or xbox, 360 never had that sound. why ?

Zensword

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PS2 or xbox, 360 never had that sound. why ?

MushroomWig

OK. I meant thePS2 fat.

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PS2 or xbox, 360 never had that sound. why ?

Zensword

OK. I meant thePS2 fat.

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its nothing to worry about, its the plastic creaking from expanding and contracting from heat. my fat ps3 does this too

its nothing to worry about, its the plastic creaking from expanding and contracting from heat. my fat ps3 does this too

jetslalom

but we don't hear that on a ps2.maybe the ps3 is heating too much.they have to do something to help the ps3 to stay cool like a ps2

well i am glad it is normal for the slim to make that noise

me it's not my ps3 cracking,it's my damn standard tv i don't know why it always do this cracking noise.it's the thing that happen make you worried if the tv will explode someday....

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its nothing to worry about, its the plastic creaking from expanding and contracting from heat. my fat ps3 does this too

silentfox13

but we don't hear that on a ps2.maybe the ps3 is heating too much.they have to do something to help the ps3 to stay cool like a ps2

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[QUOTE="jetslalom"]

its nothing to worry about, its the plastic creaking from expanding and contracting from heat. my fat ps3 does this too

MushroomWig

but we don't hear that on a ps2.maybe the ps3 is heating too much.they have to do something to help the ps3 to stay cool like a ps2

PS2 bigger than PS3 slim ? No it's not.

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silentfox13

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PS2 or xbox, 360 never had that sound. why ?

MushroomWig

my ps2 slim always "cracks" when i turn it off, the longer it was on the more "cracks" it makes.

It's normal for most electronics, my tv and PS3 also do it, it's as if the console stretchs itself after the effort it made :P