…or buy an oled one, maybe?
Is the LCD one louder than the OLED?
Too loud?
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5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
ekky@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
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 1 week ago
They should’ve replaced them for free…
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week 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 1 week 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 6 days ago
LCD is distractingy loud, OLED is very quiet.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Finally, something to listen to while I huff the fumes.
skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
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 6 days ago
I’m still holding out with the LCD for the steam deck 2
son_named_bort@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I prefer to use a kazoo
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
but then i can’t smell it
cRazi_man@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Or you could attach the top of a whoopee cushion over it.
Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 week ago
OK now you’re cooking. Would this actually play sweet tunes?
Zorque@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If you like one loud shrill unchanging tune, sure.
histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Tbh I put a monoblock with k5 and under volted my cpu and the fan barely even runs now
xia@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
So digital bagpipes are somehow better?
DasSkelett@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Bagpipes are always better!
petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 week ago
HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Fan too loud? Remove it
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Will work for the lifetime of the Switch.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Device overheats?
You’re using it wrong!
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s like an appendix
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 week ago
Yet still cheaper to remove.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 days ago
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 days 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 6 days ago
I soldered resistors into the fans on my old poweredge