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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/20\/23271794\/how-to-replace-steam-deck-fan-ifixit-noise<\/a>
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160-plus hours into Elden Ring, <\/em>I\u2019m sure of one thing: the single most annoying thing about my Steam Deck<\/a> is its whiny fan. And now, I\u2019m so happy to report there\u2019s a way to fix it. It takes roughly 15 minutes and $30 \u2014 depending on where you live \u2014 to install a replacement fan from iFixit. <\/p>\n

Recently, the repair company finally got a large shipment of those fans<\/a>, and I bought one right away. Now, my Steam Deck\u2019s tiny screech is gone. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how I did it:<\/p>\n

(If my three-minute video isn\u2019t your thing, you could also <\/em>read iFixit\u2019s step-by-step guide<\/em><\/a>. TL;DR you\u2019re looking at 13 Philips-head screws and a teensy bit of tweezing and prying; it\u2019s all very straightforward.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Is the fan still loud? Yes, yes it is, but it\u2019s a whoosh<\/em> instead of a whine. I like to think of it as the sound of air escaping the Deck\u2019s vents, but mostly, I don\u2019t think about it at all. I can easily tune out the new whoosh, whereas the whine always managed to get my attention even after Valve tweaked its software<\/a> to bring the fan noise down.<\/p>\n

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iFixit sells the \u201cgood\u201d fan, made by Huaying.<\/em><\/figcaption>Photo by Sean Hollister \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n

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How can a replacement fan make such a difference? It\u2019s a long story, but the Steam Deck community figured out many months ago that Valve shipped its gaming handheld with one of two<\/em> different fans. <\/em>One is made by Delta, the other by Huaying, and it\u2019s long been suspected that the Delta fan is an inferior part that Valve didn\u2019t initially design for. But while Valve has attempted to alleviate the issue with software, it\u2019s definitely a hardware problem as well. <\/p>\n

Last month, GamersNexus<\/em> all but settled the question<\/a>, putting both fans to the test and providing excellent audio samples of what the \u201cwhine\u201d actually sounds like in practice (skip to 8:51 for that):<\/p>\n

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