I’ve not been sluggish whereas writing information tales this night, I’ve throttled my efficiency to guard myself. On this I’ll have one thing in frequent with the Steam Deck. Valve tweeted earlier in the present day 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 finest.
“For our pals within the midst of a heatwave, a fast word about Steam Deck in excessive temperatures,” reads the tweet. “Steam Deck performs at its finest in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature will get greater than this, Steam Deck could begin to throttle efficiency to guard itself.”
A bit extra element about this – Steam Deck’s APU runs effectively 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 injury.
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) July 19, 2022
In a followup tweet, Valve provided extra element of what precisely is occurring. “Steam Deck’s APU runs effectively 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 injury,” it says. For those who’re utilizing the Steam Deck in an setting that is over 35° C, in different phrases, it is extra seemingly that the APU will exceed the temperatures it is designed for.
For these not conscious, the UK is at present within the midst of a historic heatwave, with temperatures reaching an all-time excessive of 40.3°C in components of the nation on Tuesday.
Whereas it might not do effectively post-climate collapse, we just like the Steam Deck loads. Earlier in the present day James printed his picks of the finest video games to play on the Steam Deck.
