XBOX series X fan spinning very fast and loud when the Xbox is off

Hi Firestorm18,

Thank you for coming to the Xbox forums, I'd be happy to help.

It's normal for the console's cooling fan to not always be spinning fast since it usually only comes on full force when it's needed. It can spin up to cool the console to a certain temperature and will slow down once that temperature is achieved. I own an
Xbox One X and I've noticed the fan will usually spin faster in intervals after playing a game for a good amount of time. The fan's mechanics would wear out really fast if the fan was constantly spinning fast enough for you to hear it.

You only want to be concerned if your Xbox begins to experience performance issues or shuts down randomly.

I hope this helps!

Hello S.A.2101! I'm Kris and I'd be happy to help you with your question.

If the console is not doing anything (not downloading a game or app), is it still loud and continually running? If so, this does not appear to be normal to me.

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?

Hi, your fan is working as expected

Xbox Series S is not a loud device, my console fan sounds the same when I put my ear very close to the device

Have a look at:

Xbox series x fan so loud and running hot - Microsoft Community

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