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Pros & Cons
Pros
All you really need is a small electronics sized screwdriver. It's very easy to install and the raised back * are a nice addition.
With the steam deck and the honeywell ptm7950 cooling pad, my steam deck runs in the low 70c range. Ambient room temp is about 26c (78-80f), having the game running for about 10 minutes will have the gpu stabilized at about 82c.
The transparent shell is very cool looking and i like the feel. If you put it against led lights the whole sd starts to shine.
All cases on the market cover the added intake vent, which mitigates much of the thermal benefit. The fan seems to ramp up less, so it might actually negate the noise issue. An extra circular vent built in over the fan helps keep it cooler for longer.... Read More
This is just spawning and standing there in the first church in limgrave, the game runs at about 40-41fps. Has a separate charging port, which is cool. Lasts a good amount of time between charges. Much better quality then extremerate.
Cons
The fit and finish of this item fall short of the standard set by the original equipment included with the deck. The * are insanely small and inadequate. The right trigger consistently scrapes against the shell, and the overall fitment is inferior to ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Fan is significantly quieter and makes it more enjoyable to play with the reduction in whine.
Multi color function with the press of a button that's on back replaceable plate of steam deck.
Gpu temp rose to 86c, cpu rose to about 84c, with the fan having to crank itself to 6200-6400rpm.
If you have the largest buttons installed like i did, they bottom out in the case as tested by leaving the deck on and putting ... Read More
Shipping
Ps -amazon shipping has been off lately.
Competitiveness
I love this vented version of the highly sought after jsaux backplate.
Finally some sd accessory that gives enough value for the price.
I didnt even need to use my ifixit kit.
Overview
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.0% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 166 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 3 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Purchased purely for the cooling features as the aesthetics are not important to me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Idk what the specs are on improving this but you can just tell an oled steam deck runs like a healthy device with this on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The steam deck has been known to be somewhat of a noisy machine fan wise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My stock steam deck was too hot to play comfortably
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My family complained about it constantly and made us not want to play it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ran a fairly low powered game faefarm and benchmarked temperature at 7073c
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This wasnt unbearable but was on the cusp
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You wont notice the full benefit of the temp drops with the stock fan curve
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