Xbox One X pulsating fans

Jaxione · Dec 18, 2018

Hi!

Just got my Xbox One X and installed Red Dead Redemption 2. I am pleasantly suprised with how quiet the console is but I have noticed one thing that annoys me a bit. Then fans seem to pulsate up and down very
frequently, its not a constant fan noise, they seem to change their rpm up and down very often which makes the sound more annoying than if it would have been a more stable rpm.

Do all Xbox One X consoles do this and why? Found some other threads with people who also noticed this but some said its normal and some dont.

:)

The Viral Cyrix

As long as the air that is being exhausted is warm/hot air your okay. should only be worried if it is ramping up and blowing cold air out

Jaxione

Hi!

Yes i have no problem at all with that the fans are running. But I think its strange that they change rpm up and down and up and down. Sounds a bit like someone is pressing and releasing the gaspedal of a car. Even though its not loud.

XBF Diego M

Hi Jaxione,

I'm not an Xbox hardware engineer by any means, but based on experience the fan operates when it's needed. The fan usually comes on during game loads or other taxing functions to release hot air and keep the console cool. There is no fan curve or algorithm
as to when the fan comes on, I believe it's mainly powered on when it's needed as said before when going into a graphics heavy game like RDR2.

Jaxione

Thanks for all replies. Glad to hear it is normal

I still think its strange though, why not make a more balanced fan curve?

ThePouchBear

I have not noticed a variation in fan RPM's, however the fan will turn on for various lengths of time to cool the console.

Xbox One X pulsating fans