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...or buy an oled one, maybe?

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[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 2 months ago (4 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 83 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Will work for the lifetime of the Deck.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago

Device overheats?

You’re using it wrong!

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yet still cheaper to remove - no matter how many Decks you have to do it to.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

What do you think i am? Some sort of cs skin gambler

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Did that for a home server of mine after the CPU fan broke. Kept an eye on the temperature for a while and it works great. Now I only need to get rid of the PSU to make it really silent.

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Removing the PSU would quiet things down. The PSU fan though, I had mine break on my computer awhile back and out of laziness and frugality left it for a few months and had no ill effects.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

I soldered resistors into the fans on my old poweredge

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Is the LCD one louder than the OLED?

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There was a supply shortage of fans during the launch of the LCD model. Valve solved this by shipping two types of fans until supply was restored. If you had one of the alternative fans, then your SD would have a pretty bad whine.

Though, Valve offered original replacement fans via. IFixIt soon after, so you could just buy the better fan and change it. I did.

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

They should’ve replaced them for free…

[–] entropicdrift 27 points 2 months ago

In addition to what the other reply said, the OLED model has lower power usage for the SoC because it's a newer revision of the same chip, made with a newer process.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 21 points 2 months ago

Yes, the OLED model has a more efficient processor, thus producing less heat, thus the fan runs at a lower speed, this making less noise.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

LCD is distractingy loud, OLED is very quiet.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Finally, something to listen to while I huff the fumes.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had a LCD, and it was good, but the fan was super annoying and battery life was abysmal, and it even got a little warm. The fan was so loud it would drown out the sound of some games and was very distracting. I debated since launch about an OLED upgrade but didn't think it was worth it till this Christmas when I decided to upgrade.

Wow, this thing is so much better. Almost silent, battery lasts waaaay longer and the screen I never expected to be saw jaw dropping. My only regret is I waited so long to upgrade.

[–] Amanduh@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I'm still holding out with the LCD for the steam deck 2

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I prefer to use a kazoo

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago

but then i can't smell it

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OK now you're cooking. Would this actually play sweet tunes?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

If you like one loud shrill unchanging tune, sure.

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Or you could attach the top of a whoopee cushion over it.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

OLED is still loud. Elden Ring ramps up the fans. Those copper heat sink mods do have a point

[–] xia 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So digital bagpipes are somehow better?

[–] DasSkelett@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Bagpipes are always better!

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 2 months ago

@MattW03 I rather call the police. It's disturbing the quiet hours!!!

[–] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Tbh I put a monoblock with k5 and under volted my cpu and the fan barely even runs now