I’ve not been gradual whereas writing information tales this night, I’ve throttled my efficiency to guard myself. On this I’ll have one thing in widespread with the Steam Deck. Valve tweeted earlier at the moment to let customers “within the midst of a heatwave” know that at temperatures over 35 levels centigrade, the Steam Deck could not run at its greatest.
“For our associates within the midst of a heatwave, a fast notice about Steam Deck in excessive temperatures,” reads the tweet. “Steam Deck performs at its greatest in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature will get larger than this, Steam Deck could begin to throttle efficiency to guard itself.”
A bit extra element about this – Steam Deck’s APU runs nicely at temperatures as much as 100°C. At 100°C, it’s going to begin to throttle efficiency, and at 105°C it’s going to shut down. Once more, that is to guard itself (and also you) from harm.
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) July 19, 2022
In a followup tweet, Valve supplied extra element of what precisely is going on. “Steam Deck’s APU runs nicely at temperatures as much as 100°C. At 100°C, it’s going to begin to throttle efficiency, and at 105°C it’s going to shut down. Once more, that is to guard itself (and also you) from harm,” it says. When you’re utilizing the Steam Deck in an surroundings that is over 35° C, in different phrases, it is extra probably that the APU will exceed the temperatures it is designed for.
For these not conscious, the UK is presently within the midst of a historic heatwave, with temperatures reaching an all-time excessive of 40.3°C in elements of the nation on Tuesday.
Whereas it could not do nicely post-climate collapse, we just like the Steam Deck lots. Earlier at the moment James printed his picks of the most effective video games to play on the Steam Deck.