Maybe in V2! Edit: I meant steam deck v2**

I have since repasted it with ptm and layering proper shims I got. Honestly... temps were not different much if at all from this video. I have been waiting to make another thermal video. However a new company with a steam deck thermal mod has reached out today actually. They will be sending over their kit for me to play with :) looks pretty promising, albeit a little "backyard shed" looking. But I'm all for it haha. Edit: when repasting I layered .1mm copper shim, ptm,shim etc. I believe the total thickness including ptm was .6mm It is making the best possible contact it can, I'm certain of it. However I bought my wife a used steam deck, so I can at least have a new "baseline" to compare it to. I know it "should" be the same model/device with all testing however for the sake of time alone I believe it will be better to have a complete "control unit" The only thing we've done to hers is put the RGB jsaux backplate on. But I will switch back to stock for all testing.

I saw the new design redesign. I have the wave 2 on order. There will be an upcoming video with three steam decks. My modded deck with the monoblock and without. Then using a new cooler called Cooler deck. It is a copper plate with proper mounts thought out, then an attachable fan. It is ridiculous but I love it Basically steam deck 1 will be bone stock (to never be modded) Steam deck 2 (my wife's) Temps will be recorded from her currently stock one. Then changing her paste to PTM. Seeing as my modded deck is in a different case and has had its thermal paste changed multiple times it's "default state" is compromised. At the end of it we should know which option is best, in conjunction with changing to ptm from stock the other factors would be the RGB Backplate from JSAUX, the old style with exposed heatsink (with and without the magnetic fan) monoblock and cooler deck. It should make for a fun video As well I have perfected the mount (to the best that I can) on my monoblock since this video.

@@WinDeckTech 😲 Oh man I am excited to see that video!

My wave 2 monoblock just shipped! Did you happen to get yours yet? Excited for the revisit!

I did get mine a while back! Still waiting for the videos to come out doesn't seem like a lot of people got one :/

Yeah I'm going to do a general comparison of the two now that I've done other testing with the precious First gen is still garbage and could not really get good temps with it.

right now it looks like a bowl, there's barely any head left to it haha. I will try some small pliers before I break out the drill. If the super glue that didn't get cleaned up hasn't fused itself to anything.

@@WinDeckTech honestly that probably won’t work. All u need to do it take the head off and that’s it. If not try a rubber band with some pressure of the screw driver or try a T tip and see if that works

@@Darkstartsb will do!

This is how I got it out!

Oh yeah big time. I've put it on the back burner for now. Until I get the new parts, ptm etc. Then I'll do it all again for the v2 of the monoblock. I am expecting better results with proper parts.

@@WinDeckTech I am really curious on every upgrade to the steamdeck, still waiting for an OLED upgrade (even though I am not confident that it will be possible). I am probably going to use mine as a way to play around and get the ultimate build at some point. Keep up the good work! I've enjoyed all of your videos!

I'm going ultimate with the DeckHD screen, a new case v2 cooling etc. Figure my screen is dead may as well wait for that one. Only thing is you need to load custom bios to use it. They are apparently in talks w/ valve for custom resolutions but for now that's the solution.

@WinDeckTech I'm still waiting for an official steam deck os for other handhelds. I've got my A1 that I would love to see run it. Otherwise I'll be starting a steam deck build this winter I think. It'll be a great way to pass the time! Hopefully an unlocked bios comes out soon.

@@joeycooper93 god I hope so. I just ordered the gpd max 2. It would be killer to get steam os proper on there.

Thanks! I did try super glue, however it just did not want to bond to the metal. I will try a bit of epoxy without hopefully messing anything up too bad. I do really want to revisit this when I get "proper" shims in from Ali express. Especially once their V2 cooler comes out. Thanks for the tip and comment :)

@@WinDeckTech Sometimes the super glue is just not that strong of a bond for metals. Hopefully you manage to get it out but keep us all updated :). That sounds like a good vid to come, I'm always interested in custom cooling/tweaks for my devices.

@@Blind-Matter once I get the new parts I'll do an updated version. I'm hoping to be able to get an excellent mount with this. I found the thermal paste they supplied was pretty dried out as well. I only used it on the vrm chips etc. I used my Corsair xtm70 for the actual APU. Definitely stay tuned!

I have since repasted it with proper .1mm shims, layering ptm,shim,ptm etc for a total of .7mm thickness on-top of the APU. This would ensure the BEST possible fit. Temperatures were no different than the video shown here. I will be revisiting it with the jsaux RGB back plate, comparing my monoblock to a stock deck then jsaux old backplate and jsaux new backplate.

@@WinDeckTech the best possible fit would be with no shims at all and the block should be machined properly to fit. The least efficient part of a thermal solution like this are the transfer points, paste etc. Adding a shim and multiple layers of TIM for what should be a single contact point immediately is going to drop performance. I hope it's correct for wave 2.

Sorry I meant best possible fit relative to it being a wonky fit from the start. They are apparently adding more material in V2. I do have mine on order still. So I will be waiting for that to draw final conclusions. @@matthewhaworth5935

@@WinDeckTech also I'm not saying you did anything wrong, you tested the product as you have it. I'm saying the product is clearly flawed for needing this sort of work around to make it work and completely defeats the purpose. Like why build a high performance thermal solution and then need to stack shims and TIM to make it fit right? It makes no sense.

@@matthewhaworth5935 I didn't take it that way, no worries! And yeah, like you said it shouldn't be this way. Especially for a paid for product (if it was an early sample I'd understand) TMK this unit was used for internal testing as they had posted it up for sale long after the wave 1 sales has closed. You'd think that would mean this is a high performer, unfortunately that is not the case. If you're curious take a look at the deck cooler by nupp engineering nupp.eu/collections/all They reached out a couple days ago and will be sending me a unit for testing. 30w OC potential, allegedly. It is absolutely ridiculous and no sane person would do it to their deck. But I will... lol

Thanks for the comment! Appreciate you saying it's "high quality" haha. I'm always my biggest critic. It really validates what I do when reminded though from others :)

I was able to get it out with a drill thankfully. I am waiting for the DECKHD screen to start moding the deck again.

I will have the v2 of this coming as well as another cool mod. Definitely in the realm of would not recommend but still fun to tinker with nonetheless!

I'm going to aim for the full size m.2 mod

Why not! V2 is supposed to be shipping q3-q4 I believe. I'll definitely have more content lined up with this. If you like to tinker, why not. I'm just hoping v2 makes some serious improvements to fitment and even pressure.

@@WinDeckTech yeah I read their website looks like they’re improving it with denser fins and a thicker piece of copper look pretty dope can’t wait to see how it will perform

I just refitted it with proper shims and ptm 7950. Pretty much the same temps. Stacked .4mm worth of copper layered with ptm Don't think I could have any better contact than I do. Even with the jsaux metal plate back on its really not that worth it. It does take a lot longer to get heat soaked, so in the instances of lighter games or in bursty loading or streaming moments the fan speed will be lower. The thermal capacity also allows for more room with overclocking. I'll be making more videos on it :) I still have my v2 ordered in the hopes that they will improve it. They seem very open and responsive to the community.

80 degrees is not bad and within spec. If you wanted to try undervolting with the new BIOS or turning on the older more aggressive fan profile. That could potentially help as well. But, you can run it at 80 degrees all day every day and it shouldn't ever run into an issue, theoretically.

They can handle the 80c fine, if it starts getting over 90-95 it’ll be a problem, and will automatically shut down once it hits 100c

Pretty much lol. I saw no real difference. I've since made a better mounting connection and will be revisiting it in the future alongside other cooler mods.

🐶🐾 just wish I could advertise the rescue I work with. They truly are great!

@@WinDeckTech if there’s anything I support more and hope for is that places like that getting noticed. What is the name of the shelter or link I too would like to donate however little I’m sure it all helps.

@@creativerayn unfortunately I'm not comfortable giving out the name of the rescue as it would essentially dox myself as I am heavily, heavily involved with them. What I would suggest though, is to look for rescues in your area (not the SPCA run ones) and help them out anyway you can. Whether it be monetary, time, or fostering. There are a lot of things that rescues need help with. Even simple things like a bag of food can be hard to come by at times.

@@WinDeckTech completely understandable. I wish them all the best and you with the channel also on a side note as I have enjoyed the content so far and hope it continues to grow!

@@creativerayn thanks for the positive message! I really appreciate it :)

Did you do the change with the SD card in? I have found if you do it with the card in, It will not read. What I had to do was roll back the update with the SD card out. Put it in, take it out then do the update again

I've always changed between builds with the SD card removed

I don't believe so completely different cooling layout. I didnjust get a sd oled and have v1 and v2 of monoblock I'll be making a vid featuring them in the future

No and that was the point if this video. It "can" work but it was fubar from the beginning by design. Apparently V2 is better although I've not gotten around to testing it yet. Still sitting in it's box. The one thing that I will say is a "plus" of the monblock is that it does indeed cause the fans to not as high of an RPM howver the flip side of that is the monoblock itself gets quite warm from the heat spread. I'm going to be working on an all backplate test for the ally then revisit the steam deck with the v2 to see if there were any improvements or, if even possible, more regressions haha. Thank you for your input and insight. I'm also going to be getting some thermal putty just to see if there is a major difference one way pr the other with that.

Jsaux backplate with optional fan is a good option

I have the first gen backplate. Is the revision any better ?

@@dontsweatme4588 I am still using the first gen backplate. I have my doubts about v2 being any better

@@WinDeckTechwhat about when combined with the fan? Do you get close to a 10 degree drop ? And does the noise bother you

@@dontsweatme4588 honestly the jsaux fan is a lot quieter than the steam deck. If you're playing in a docked functionality then yes the fan will be infinitely quieter, although I wouldn't necessarily play with the fan and handheld mode. Although the back plate does offer quite a significant temperature drop for just being an ad on simple purchase Edit: I can't I'm going to revisit all of this with a v2 once I get proper shims and ptm in

But if I can't modify/destroy my steam deck, am I truly enjoying it?

I always play Inside with good AC. I use the old fan curve exclusively, and have had zero cooling issues or loud fan noise, ever. I will add a caveat, I had to RMA my old SD about 9 months ago because I was using the new fan curve for a long time and long play sessions. It overheated a few times and then began resetting on its own. Use new fan curve and there's no issues!

@@donniedarko4497 oh wow. I was using the old fan curve exclusively, mainly because I figured if you're doing a mod like this, then you would want the quietest fan possible.

Same effect more cooler for 30$ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNCkhcpqvN6YpGw.html

It's a fun mod for sure. But yeah, definitely not worth the price imo