Do we know when replacement parts will be available?

[Snee]

I love my steam deck, but this fan makes it impossible to enjoy fully.
Waiting and searching for a usable fan replacement if anyone knows where to get it.
For now I'll stick to streaming and low power games.

[darrenphillips666]

not sure when, but they have a deal in-place with iFixit for parts and repairs?
Worth checking their website

[Wholly]

Is your fan broken or just interested in another (presumably quieter) fan choice? I'd assume the iFixit parts will be the same as stock.

[Marlock]

Originally posted by Wholly:

Is your fan broken or just interested in another (presumably quieter) fan choice? I'd assume the iFixit parts will be the same as stock.

or better, LOL... there are 2 stock fan versions... one, called "Delta" is a horribly noise piece, while the other is much more quiet... if iFixIt manages to put their hands on a bunch of units of the better fan, they'll probably gain a lot of loyal customers selling replacements to improve Deck fan noise, even before the fans are broken

ps: I'm not implying any shady practices, tgis just happened because of how hard it currently is to reliably source parts in bulk to meet large production demands

[Snee]

Originally posted by Wholly:

Is your fan broken or just interested in another (presumably quieter) fan choice? I'd assume the iFixit parts will be the same as stock.

I'm hoping for the quieter choice. iFixit is trying to get the more silent ones it seems. I don't mind waiting for it as of now, though I'm really hoping I can get my hands on one soon. The deck when playing AAA games sounds like a loud whistling mosquito taking up the room.

[my new friend]

Soon.

Hi! We are planning on selling the replacement fans, and we've been looking into which ones we'll have available.

https://twitter.com/iFixit/status/1516077044060327942
From this article.
https://www.techradar.com/news/are-your-steam-deck-fans-too-loud-ifixit-is-working-on-an-upgrade

[Wholly]

Thanks for clarifying. Delta has been a big manufacturer for a long time and they're considered "ok" - I've had much worse, but it seems like "better" shouldn't be all that hard. I agree that in volume, at scale, in today's world is tricky and I'd rather have a delta fan than no steam deck.

[my new friend]

I've been waiting for them to have replacement triggers since mine feels funky. I have been following their Twitter just for the Deck parts and when they'll be available.

[tekchip]

How do we reach out to Noctua to hook them up with ifixit to have them engineer a part?

[my new friend]

Originally posted by tekchip:

How do we reach out to Noctua to hook them up with ifixit to have them engineer a part? :rbiggrin:

Noctua and IFixIt both have their own social media accounts. Do a mock up of what you want and send them the picture.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by my new friend:

I've been waiting for them to have replacement triggers since mine feels funky. I have been following their Twitter just for the Deck parts and when they'll be available.

Why not just RMA it? I am more looking for after my warranty is up for parts than right now. As I see it any problems I have for the next year with the system are actually a Valve problem and will just RMA it if anything is wrong with mine.

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Shibby:

Originally posted by my new friend:

I've been waiting for them to have replacement triggers since mine feels funky. I have been following their Twitter just for the Deck parts and when they'll be available.

Why not just RMA it? I am more looking for after my warranty is up for parts than right now. As I see it any problems I have for the next year with the system are actually a Valve problem and will just RMA it if anything is wrong with mine.

Why? I can just as easily get someone on etsy to 3d print me one. I just don't want to wait the RMA process. I can deal with not using the left trigger since all I do is play SNES roms on it right now.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by my new friend:

Originally posted by Shibby:

Why not just RMA it? I am more looking for after my warranty is up for parts than right now. As I see it any problems I have for the next year with the system are actually a Valve problem and will just RMA it if anything is wrong with mine.

Why? I can just as easily get someone on etsy to 3d print me one. I just don't want to wait the RMA process. I can deal with not using the left trigger since all I do is play SNES roms on it right now.

To each their own. If I just got a new device that wasn't functioning properly I would send it back to the manufacturer instead of doing homemade fixes or hoping that parts come out sooner than later.

[R-iel]

With beta version of Steam OS the problem with noisy fan is completely gone thanks to better fan curve :)

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Shibby:

Originally posted by my new friend:

Why? I can just as easily get someone on etsy to 3d print me one. I just don't want to wait the RMA process. I can deal with not using the left trigger since all I do is play SNES roms on it right now.

To each their own. If I just got a new device that wasn't functioning properly I would send it back to the manufacturer instead of doing homemade fixes or hoping that parts come out sooner than later.

It isn't broken and it may never be broken. It just has a funny feel to it.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by my new friend:

Originally posted by Shibby:

To each their own. If I just got a new device that wasn't functioning properly I would send it back to the manufacturer instead of doing homemade fixes or hoping that parts come out sooner than later.

It isn't broken and it may never be broken. It just has a funny feel to it.

I see. I guess I misunderstood what you meant. I would probably send it in anyways haha.