If there's one thing I truly want from a Steam Deck 2 aside from the usual performance related upgrades, it would be better cooling and less noise. Perhaps the new AirJet from Frore Systems is what Valve could use.
it appears to be a Peltier unit with a fan attached? My concern with units like these is that lowering die temps can make the fans spin less, meaning less airflow for the rest of the main board components.
As someone who learned about thermodynamics a long time ago a “solid-state active cooling chip” sounds as horse puckey. (Edit: see below)
Referring to fans and thermal sinks as “century old technology” in the wankeeteering materials does not help.
They seem to use piezoelectric fans and a FLAT cooling surface (wanketeering materials, YMMV). Which would require more flow than a ribbed radiator to cool the same amount of thermal energy (century old thermodynamics principles). >>>
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •As someone who learned about thermodynamics a long time ago a “solid-state active cooling chip” sounds as horse puckey. (Edit: see below)
Referring to fans and thermal sinks as “century old technology” in the wankeeteering materials does not help.
They seem to use piezoelectric fans and a FLAT cooling surface (wanketeering materials, YMMV). Which would require more flow than a ribbed radiator to cool the same amount of thermal energy (century old thermodynamics principles). >>>
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