Steam Deck Isn't Cut Out For Gaming In Hot Weather

Updated:05:15 PM CEST Oct,22

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Gameguru Mania News - Jul,21 2022 -

Steam Deck Isn't Cut Out For Gaming In Hot Weather - briefly
(hx) 11:48 AM CEST - Jul,21 2022 - Post a comment / read (1)
Most people alive right now are aware that almost the entire world is being affected by a heatwave that is expected to last the week. Even the United Kingdom is experiencing toasty temperatures it has never seen in its own recorded history. Of course, those of us in tech actually have significant concerns here too, like how will this affect our electronics? Well, Valve does actually have an answer, at least for its Steam Deck handheld. Two tweets posted by the official Steam Deck Twitter account, @OnDeck, has told users that the optimal ambient temperatures for the device is inclusive of 0° through 35° C. This may be bad news for certain parts of the world where air conditioning isn't as common, such as the UK, which has seen temperatures breaching 40° C this week, for those who don't want to do the math that's about 104° F.

For our friends in the midst of a heatwave, a quick note about Steam Deck in high temperatures. Steam Deck performs at its best in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature gets higher than this, Steam Deck may start to throttle performance to protect itself.
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) July 19, 2022

The second Tweet by the account goes on to point out that the APU inside of the Steam Deck is more than capable at running optimally up to 100° C, however, once breaching that threshold it is likely to show signs of throttling. Additionally if the device finds itself at 105° C it will automatically shut itself down in order to preserve the integrity of the hardware from an overheat.

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Sabot	(05:55 AM CEST - Jul,22 2022 )
Apparently, EVs work optimally at around 21c anything more or less will cause performance loss as much as 20% in cold weather and of course hot weather is a negative effect also.cooling the battery takes power and so does using air con

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