Want to get rid of the whine that certain models of Steam Deck have with their fan? Good news, at least if you're in the USA, as iFixit have fans in stock.
As a reminder, the problem is that Valve use two different fans in the Steam Deck. One is like a more gentle blower sound, the other gives a thoroughly annoying high-pitch whine. iFixit are the official way to get replacement parts and they now seem to have quite a few replacement fans in stock for the US.
You can get just the fan for $24.99 or the full kit for $29.99 which comes with Angled Tweezers, Opening Picks and a Precision Bit Driver.
Image Credit - iFixit
This time at least it seems they have enough stock that it didn't just vanish within an hour or two. They've remained available now for a couple of days so it appears the initial rush to buy replacements fans might be over, or with the newer fan curves and other upgrades Valve has put out for the Steam Deck perhaps it's annoying people less.
No word yet on when the fan will be back for the EU, UK and others.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I dunno, make me number... err, ya know what? I'll skip down to #666. Someone else can be number two!
The warning in the Valve teardown video of "here is is how you open it, now never do it" would give me pause unless the whining drove me absolutely nuts.If you ever do...take the SD Card out first <_<
Philadelphus Jul 18, 2022
So, for anyone considering opening up your deck to fix fan noise, I strongly encourage to just send it in and reroll, honestly.
They promised me they're not throwing away those bad units into to the garbage, they told me they would look into it "at a later date", but who knows.
Anyway, spare parts are always good! Not gonna argue with that. $25 is cheaper than I expected, I've seen way worse (but also cheaper).
Last edited by setzer22 on 18 July 2022 at 9:37 pm UTC
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