It’s my first Steam Deck so I’m trying to figure out what “normal” means for this thing. Just got a 64GB refurb, turned it on, and the fan was blaring from the time I turned it on to just idling at the Library menu with no games running.
What’s even weirder: If I turn OFF “Enable Updated Fan Control”, the fan gets a bit quieter (still no highs or lows, just the same constant fan volume no matter what the device is doing.) Everything I’ve read about this setting suggests that this is the opposite of what should happen.
Flipped between all three OS branches and it makes no difference.
Is this normal?
There is a 30 second window after waking from sleep that the fan will not spin. During that time, the temp is roughly 40-43c. Then the fan kicks up to a steady 7300~ RPM and the temp is roughly 37c.