Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
jqubed@lemmy.world 1 day agoAs much work as the Verge article says they put into cooling, I’m not too worried about heat issues
Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
jqubed@lemmy.world 1 day agoAs much work as the Verge article says they put into cooling, I’m not too worried about heat issues
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
While the main cooling system is important, the thermal interface material they pick is also a big deal with systems intended to not be user serviced and with long lasting lifetimes like consoles… It honestly depends a lot on what TIM they decided to go with. Traditional thermal pastes are cheap but almost always dry out after just a few years causing much higher temps. Liquid metal is great, but more expensive and you must design it right, vertical orientation can cause leakage if not properly designed (some laptops end up having issues because of this). Phase change material is probably the optimal middle ground for ease of installation, and simplified design.
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Watch the gamer nexus video if you want more info on the cooling. Iirc they use phase change TIM for the CPU and paste for the GPU.
They also talk about how they designed the case to avoid it being choked