Dunno why it took so long to notice, but i don't hear a whole lot of access noise coming from my XBOX with GTA4 running. I remember seeing more than a few comments on the web about GTA possibly being a good RROD generator before it was released.
I've only picked up 4 titles for it (GTA, Burnout Paradise City, Mass Effect, and Bioshock), but out of the bunch Mass Effect is by far the biggest generator of clicks and clacks from the console. It's been 3 months since i've fired Bioshock or Paradise City, but i don't remember either being "noisy". I can safely say GTA is the quietest of the bunch.
OTOH, the goddamn thing generates plenty of noise just turning it on. It sits near my 4 year old gamer PC, which has 6 fans of assorted sizes running at all times, and is noisier. How does the PS3 fare in the noise department ?
Kinda quiet lately out here. Been busy myself re-carpeting half the house this weekend, but i managed to play for a couple hours last night. Still fiddling with the evil swingset, i managed a 661ft high blast ! Also while on a spree, i hit a car hard enough to set the driver on fire ! The car was never on fire, just a popped tire when the burning person died next to it. Weird.
> I never hear a thing from the PS3 whilst playing GTA:IV?
> -- > Simon Poyne
I'm guessing it's just the DVD drive accessing the disc making the noise. I certainly hope the hard drive isn't making those ticks and tacks. I've owned enough Western Digital to know what that usually means. Sony uses the blu-ray, so it's hard to make a fair comparison i suppose.
>> I never hear a thing from the PS3 whilst playing GTA:IV?
>> -- >> Simon Poyne
>I'm guessing it's just the DVD drive accessing the disc making the noise. I >certainly hope the hard drive isn't making those ticks and tacks. I've owned >enough Western Digital to know what that usually means. Sony uses the >blu-ray, so it's hard to make a fair comparison i suppose.
I can't imagine it a problem with your XBox. It's probably just the way some games access the HD and disc.
>>>>How does the PS3 fare in the noise department?
>>> I never hear a thing from the PS3 whilst playing GTA:IV?
>>> -- >>> Simon Poyne
>>I'm guessing it's just the DVD drive accessing the disc making the noise. >>I >>certainly hope the hard drive isn't making those ticks and tacks. I've >>owned >>enough Western Digital to know what that usually means. Sony uses the >>blu-ray, so it's hard to make a fair comparison i suppose.
> I can't imagine it a problem with your XBox. It's probably just the way > some games access the HD and disc.
> The swingset is good fun for a time, isn't it?
> -- > Simon Poyne
Just seems odd that a more random, graphically demanding game like GTA runs a lot quieter than Mass Effect, which has tons of cut scenes and character conversation trees.
The swingset is an awesome glitch. Wish there were others, i've gotten a bit bored for now with the current one. I've managed an 850ft vertical height so far, and about 1900ft distance. While evil, the swingset isn't infinite. The farthest i can get any car to launch is around Brucie's place, just over the elevated tracks. I'm starting to think that landing in the water ain't happening.
