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Revision to Steam Deck Fan Noise

Daniel Gaither

== Under Heavy Load ==
-It’s nearly inevitable that you will want to play a game that is more graphically demanding than a Steam Deck can handle at the settings you indicated. Or maybe you like to test the limits. When you make a computer do heavy work, high fan speeds are tits way of compensating for the additional heat this work generates.
+It’s nearly inevitable that you will want to play a game that is more graphically demanding than a Steam Deck can handle at the settings you indicated. Or maybe you like to test the limits. When you make a computer do heavy work, high fan speeds are its way of compensating for the additional heat this work generates.
* Try running something more lightweight and see if the fan noise lessens.
* [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2EEtzhsr2s|The Steam Deck's Big Controversy - New vs. Old Fans]
-* [link|https://www.ifixit.com/News/57101/steam-deck-teardown|Steam Deck Teardown|new_window=true]
+* [link|https://www.ifixit.com/News/57101/steam-deck-teardown|Steam Deck Teardown]

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