Is anyone else’s Xbox series X fan loud?

So, I recently noticed that my Xbox Series X fan runs loud when playing Series X|S / Optimised for Series X|S games specifically.

It’s quite strange as it’s dead quiet every other time, but as soon as I start a Series X|S game, the fan becomes so loud that I need to turn up the tv volume.. it’s quite distracting.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any solutions?

FYI - My Series X is a pre-order/launch day model.. and it sits in an open and well ventilated tv/entertainment stand*

In comparison, I owned an Xbox One S for three years and I never heard the fan on that.

I’m having the exact same problem now. The only time my Xbox sounds loud is when running series x enhanced games, it’s completely fine on old gen games. Have you had this issue fixed or is it still a problem now?

This is the result of dust getting on the fan blades which usually causes the fan to get loud.

Hi there!

Sorry to hear about what happened.
Did the issue just recently occur?
Maybe it's caused by the apps or games you've installed recently or by a system update.

I would suggest that you perform a factory reset to refresh the console system. There's an option to keep your games and apps.
Press the Xbox button to open the guide.
Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Console info.
Select Reset console.
On the Reset your console? Please choose “Reset and keep my games & apps”

I appreciate it. I hope that works for you. Please keep me posted.

Ok I’ll try that. Thanks