One of the Best Steam Deck Mods Yet

Jsaux is back at it with another Steam Deck shell mod.
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[@TakiUdon]

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[@X862go]

bro what type c cable is that? that is a fatt boy!

[@gringbel]

Got link for the cable u used? Thanks

[@ThisUploaded]

Have you considered doing a follow-up on the new back plates cooling performance? It seems like it significantly reduces airflow over the SSD and potentially other important components.

[@Nomanspie]

​@@ThisUploadedhe's not responding to anyone pointing out this serious issue.im guessing the views on this short are quite high, so he doesn't want to admit that the video needs to be taken down because it doesn't mention the fact that you are changing the airflow and risking your SSD and other components.

[@Nomanspie]

I guess he cares more about views then he does about people melting their steam decks.

[@B_Don99]

How to make your $500 Steamdeck look like a $30 Mad Catz controller

[@suhtangwong]

I bought 4

[@jjhoude2221]

​@suhtangwong and they all broke 😂

[@suhtangwong]

@@jjhoude2221 not exactly 🤔

[@Trashmim]

​@@suhtangwong3 of em?

[@kennypowers1945]

What? It looks better now lol. Not some boring no color

[@dtairwalker]

I've had this on for about 40 hours but removed it, because the SSD temps were above 95 °C and the ssd reported in desktop mode to fail soon, because the airflow is really bad above the SSD. So keep this in mind please.

[@ChrisD__]

Yeah, the cooling on the Steam Deck is designed the way it is on purpose, lower CPU temps isn't the only metric... 😢

[@ColbyFreeman]

I came here to say this. He's no longer pulling air over other components.

[@wolffang489]

I was wondering about those vents...

[@l3lackoutsMedia]

The good old Never change a running system Struck again

[@ConfusedOwl92]

Waiting for liquid cooling mod for steam Deck 😅

[@TakiUdon]

Don't give them more ideas 😅

[@windrunnerKal]

Oh, believe me, there have already been people crazy enough to perform those mods

[@exodous02]

This is actually what I thought this was going to be, lol. 'All it needs is to be hooked up to a drinking fountain, easily found at all airports and libraries worldwide!'

[@XenoXorpse]

​@@exodous02except for the fact that I own a Rog ally, doesn't get melting hot😂 3x better performance without the xG Mobile attached to my Ally Plus literally people only go to library's if you a bum with no PC or DVDs Airports meh even first class. I rather take a private flight off my own landing stripvi built that only coated $1500 of property to buy I got anti social tendencies And tend to buy my neighbors houses when they move out and just demolish it

[@maxcamargo151]

Someone did it on reddit with a small hvac unit

[@mattbell1907]

I would be worried about temps elsewhere because it's pulling air straight into the fan rather than past the motherboard.

[@The8bitbeard]

Yeah. That IC controller gets HOT, and it really relies on the air coming from the stock in take to keep it cool. Cutting it out of the airflow seems like a bad idea.

[@VinnyUnion]

​@@The8bitbeardBad ideas is what we're all about!

[@buddhaman001]

And don't forget the nvme directly under the old intake, it's almost like valve funneled the air that way on purpose. 🤔

[@MA-xd9zl]

Just got mine and while playing chill games it runs in 50 degrees, the deck don’t get even warm, a friend played start field and again, it gets warm at best so I don’t think that would be a problem

[@EatMe420]

I'm not sure why Taki is doing this... if you look at the shell there is absolutely nothing to indicate better cooling. It's a plastic shell with lights. Aka snake oil bull crap. It lowers Temps zero degrees...

[@notcorrect]

Do not do this mod. There is a reason the airflow is designed to go through that vent on the bottom left not go directly into the fan. Many components including the SSD and the charge IC get cooled by the airflow going over them. There is nothing cool about this mod having it's own battery. Now you have to charge two batteries. Not fun.

[@CharleGamingYT4]

I always asked myself that, why the air intake rejiya wasn't closer to the fan, so that's why? But wouldn't it be better to have both? Or just the fan sucks enough air so it doesn't matter?

[@nikkopt]

Having a vent right next to the fan will make it so that no airflow passes through the SSD, charging and other circuits. Valve put the vent lower in the case for a reason.

[@tydshiin5783]

Ah yes, rgb lights at places that you can't see 95% of the time of use

[@VinnyUnion]

Even if you did see it, it would be just a distraction. So why the need to see it. Do you see your tattoos on your back or one shoulder blade? No.

[@tydshiin5783]

@@VinnyUnion the real difference between the two is that one grabs attention better than the other

[@VinnyUnion]

@@tydshiin5783 so it's the same then. It's just the severity of attention grab. Even so, if you have a car, you won't see your engine but you still would feel much better without having any rust and chippings in there. A clean shiny silver engine.

[@threemar3]

I mean, unless you're playing directly under a bright light with no surfaces near you, you'll see the light shining on your hands, couch, desk, etc. Also, how many products exist that literally only serve to make things look cool? Do you never just admire your electronics for a sec and think, "Damn, that's nice?" I know I do.

[@skycloud4802]

I see little difference to those ambilight televisions which are in themselves effective (although it can be argued the light bounces off the back of the TV onto the nearby walls).

[@Lo-Fi-_-Gaming]

Let's wait and see if this will damage the deck's internals after some time. Cryo guy gave some good insights.

[@chsknight421]

Link to this video?

[@ESGamingCentral]

how?

[@Altimittkun]

​@ESGamingCentral Valve designed the backshell with a purpose. All those vents are positioned the way they are because it is the most efficient way of cooling everything. Valve must have done tons of testing and designs to find the best solution, as opposed to JSAUX who drilled holes on top of the fans, saw the temps went down and called it a day.

[@ariariaris]

I’ve never cared about expensive fancy cars, but I LOVE tiny silly obscure beat-up cars from 20+ years ago. This content is right up my alley.

[@IDONOTKNOWANYMORELMFAOO]

10° diff? Umm yeah that’s definitely worth it no doubt.

[@Diy_Papi]

I’ve tested the temps of the VRM and SSD/ic chip area and you your looking at a 12-15c increase in temps. Still within safe margins but it’s always whose to keep it cooler.

[@starboyk]

oh holy shit i just referenced your video in another comment here. Great work, and thank you!!

[@m2ljay]

Random tip if you get this backplate, the dbrand killswitch front cover fits reasonably well without the case because of the white grips on tjis

[@MA-xd9zl]

After I found out that their products don’t have tax included I rather stay clear unless I can buy and receive in US (which is not the case). Such a shame

[@threemar3]

@@MA-xd9zl Everything I have bought from dbrand has been faulty. They also advertised the wrong style of cover, so when I bought from them I got something entirely different from what was advertised. I even proved it to them and they refused to replace it. I ended up paying for another, going through customer service to make sure I got the right one, and they sent a different incorrect product and refused to do anything about it again. Point being, they're just overall a scummy company, especially considering you can get the same thing for much cheaper form other people.

[@user-mh4vw4ot5t]

@@MA-xd9zlis your new reality.

[@dewinter1411]

Would this not kill the negative pressure the deck is designed to have for cooling?

[@enrikes9877]

Maybe, but it cools the system better.

[@toast6375]

@@enrikes9877correction, it cools the place that the steam deck checks better

[@dilutedoxygen]

No, there's still enough negative pressure to cool the rest at least as far as I know

[@notcorrect]

@@dilutedoxygen It was designed with a specific negative pressure in mind. Now that negative pressure is much lower.

[@doublevendetta]

​@@dilutedoxygen "As far as I know" would be you don't. You don't know. In fact you're grossly incorrect

[@OSON001]

I thought you weren't reviewing jsaux anymore. Anyway it is nice to see more accessories that help on both cooling and looks

[@emulationemperor8924]

From the thumbnail I actually thought that this was a coax mod. Like.. to accept a coax signal for cable TV.

[@meymes3655]

Very cool that it has its own built in battery too. No complicated wiring or soldering

[@JSOD88]

But why? Why waste battery on stupid lighting? That is just ridiculous.

[@Kresma]

It has its own battery.

[@ZaberfangX]

My understanding the new vent of the fan hurts negative pressure to move hot air better from the bottom vent.

[@Ferguz999]

There is so much space in the back of the steam deck, would love to see more mods.

[@eliansalinas7022]

The fact that the lights don’t use the power of the Steam decks battery is kind of a downer but still a really cool add on. Looks phenomenal too

[@leftsidehurt]

rgb lights have to be the longest running fad for a minute

[@conza1989]

Hey Taki be careful, remember GN said that if you lower APU temps you may be starving other components, especially the battery IC, best wishes, stay cool and long life to your steam deck (and you of course).

[@mrburns366]

Yeah.. this probably limits air flow in other areas.

[@deality]

​@@mrburns366i dont think so

[@TygerBytes]

Install fantastic plugin and use the new fan curve, reduces battery life but allows a lot more airflow

[@baselessowl]

That white steam deck looks so cool

[@Lansunous]

Is there White plate in front of the transparent back cover?

[@baselessowl]

​@@Lansunousi think the white part is just a sleeve

[@MA-xd9zl]

@@baselessowlit is, sleeves just for the controller parts which I think is cool cause it will not be one more thing to heat up the steamdeck back

[@VegasD702]

Aye Taki!! I got my nanopi coming in.... Thanks... 💪🏾

[@jac1011]

The blue is sooo good.

[@justincloward3362]

I like that usb cable

[@threatz1802]

I literally did this exact mod yesterday imo the left grip is fine but I find it more comfortable to remove the right grip because I play mostly fighting games and it was hindering my quick finger movements but the rgb Is a very nice touch

[@Macky4941]

I thought this was a watercooler mod from the thumbnailsl. 😂

[@kalmer5410]

How to make a good looking bit of tech look cheap and tacy.

[@aymanalqroos9116]

I want to see a little bit thicker mod to lower temps even more with a bigger battery capacity... Not too much though

[@_zombiezone]

I wish they had a solid color version instead of a see-through backplate. A pure white or black with RGB would be so sick

[@wereboarder2009]

Awwww i was hoping it relocated the power cable to the back like that.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

a 2280 SSD adapter mod for the shell would be cool to see, could have it swap out for oculink too.

[@exodous02]

That would be a lot more useful mod.

[@brandon_nope]

Those draw more power than it was designed for so not recommended

[@garyaldridge8955]

Just bought it now, hopefully its good

[@roflBeck]

Looks neat!

[@raymondnieves3710]

Where did you get the type c cable from?

[@FrozenHaxor]

Sharge C to C cable.

[@StevenReviews]

The holes on the back may kill the deck long term, The power management chips already get hot and taking air away from it can fry the internal power chips

[@brosplit]

No.

[@theseph28]

​@@brosplityes

[@SyfeSade]

@@brosplitYeah.

[@brosplit]

@@theseph28 no

[@brosplit]

@@SyfeSade no

[@tylerherr4288]

need this but with open rgb support and for the oled main reason i wanted the LE was for the see through shell and hoping that the color from a custom back shell would shine through

[@kmyymk2]

See I got really excited seeing that second usb c port because fuck yeah then realized it was for charging the lights alone which is still smart no need to put more drain on the battery but man I feel like the position of the stock port can get in the way or at least for convenience a bottom mounted one would make strides in my gaming comfort when low on charge

[@AZREDFERN]

Yeah don’t by a case that has additional vents over the fan. The stock vents are in a weird position so they draw air across critical components before getting to the fan.

[@ekillustsoebagja7499]

I don't need RGB, I need the steamdeck itself

[@curbthepain]

I need this god damn. Would really push my deck to its limits. Already have it at 2ghz on the GPU.

[@ricardofranco4114]

What power cable are you using ? That looks sick !

[@javierbarron8605]

Looks the the Sharge Phantom C to C cable

[@cptncutleg]

Gods, I hate the fascination with RGB

[@Blu3Mane]

Alright. I'm getting this

[@KayezTP]

Black casing with a gradient fade for the RGB lights would have been more cleaner

[@WI-FI_GOD]

I’m scared I’m going to break it if I attempt this I’ve never open up a expensive device before

[@SidFlavored]

Wish this was for OL D model 😢

[@BlkK1ng]

Can’t wait for them to make some for Rog ally

[@claymcgranahan]

I thought it was a quick disconnect fitting lol

[@PeakKissShot]

Id be very wary of those hoels in the back gimping the cooling for the lower part if the motherboard

[@bloodofdepanta]

Might get this one if they have multiple colors

[@SirSicCrusader]

That kind of rbg is probably gonna net you like 14 extra fps's.

[@nandaje]

i tough it was waterblock case from thumbnail

[@arvin6892]

I'm curious what brand of charging cable you use.

[@Colzun]

that lighting looks like a puticlub

[@henrywarmoth1792]

What games was that you were playing at the end?

[@Eskoxo]

yea do that if you like other components heating up like ssd and other stuff below/near APU

[@aaronpaananen8977]

What fps game is this? It looks cool!

[@TakiUdon]

Doom Eternal

[@threemar3]

Don't be fooled, it's more of a platformer than anything, and the combat is pretty much just rock paper scissors with guns. Play Doom 2016 first and if you're into it enough, Eternal MIGHT be worth playing.

[@guycd1]

Hows the feel of the plastic though? the original texture is great and i'd hate to get a cheaper quality plastic.

[@slpcorse]

this mod make mosfets temp higher

[@19Blackskills97]

I would buy the LED buttons!

[@newsunalliance]

Why did Jsaux stop putting the fan hole cutout? I noticed on the newer shells it's missing now. Did they find a fault with it? I know the deck is designed to drag air across the board from the vent to the fan.

[@FederalBeurauofInvestigations.]

Why buy new OLED steam deck when apparently all I need is that grip case

[@jonnyfatboy7563]

now create one larger for extra juice for backup battery

[@arguekayes]

I actually broke my SD card swapping over to the Jsaux back shell lol i never watched any install videos before. I had to literally break it apart inside and pull it out in pieces.

[@SuperADI2]

In my case the blue cover is much better than what temperature value you show on the screen

[@Altimittkun]

The thing is, why didn't Valve do this themselves? Valve has tons of people working on the design and maybe the current one we have was the best solution they have so that all the components gets their heat directed away from them. JSAUX put in holes directly on top of the fan and saw that it had lower temps and called it a day.

[@mrwoodcat]

I thought it'd add one more usb c to the deck

[@cherrystevegarcia8822]

What brand cable are you using?

[@WeThErOcKsTaRs]

When they make it in black or smoked I'll get it

[@MrGetemGone]

What USB C cable that you have if you don't mind me asking

[@wilmontsmith]

Alright against the stock Schell, what about against the blue schell? Both are from JSAUX, one has a hole for the fan the other don’t, one can suck air through the bottom inlet the other manly trough the fan hole. This effects temps from your SOC and SSD keep that in mind

[@LuisGonzalez-tv8uj]

How does this compare to the modular case from JSAUX?

[@user-hh4hc2lt6e]

I wanna try to add a small strip of led in the middle because most of the light is covered with your hands.

[@mikelxanadu]

I’ll never understand the obsession with RGB lights.

[@MaskMan1Official]

Every gaming system ever must have rgb

[@charlesa3505]

is there one for the OLED steam deck?

[@mrwoodcat]

can I buy only the silicon grip ? that looks nice

[@MikeGolf993]

Yep, 8 usd in jsaux site

[@stefanmayerhofer]

where can I buy the yellow cable?

[@rcoh4]

Where can I get that nice looking usb c cable?

[@JustinMackie]

Where can I get the USB c cable

[@javierbarron8605]

Looks the the Sharge Phantom C to C cable

[@BlarinDragon]

What charging cable is that?

[@thenameugaveme1540]

Do they make one for the Nintendo switch lite?

[@critamine]

10c is crazy

[@ProKiddY]

Can u install this case on the steamdeck OLED version?

[@XARECZEK]

Where i can buy this silicone for "joycons"?

[@heinrichvoneschenbach2628]

Wouldn't your hands cover the lights when using the deck?

[@agentmueller]

I bet Taki built this one too, after all there would be no retro handhelds without his big brain god complex. God bless our lord and savior.

[@sewbald7259]

What type of charger is that yellow one

[@berserkergames113]

Waiting for the mod...

[@mrsasquatch_gaming]

For regular or oled to?

[@missingno2401]

waiting for backplate with microsoft surface/switch oled kickstand

[@JesusLopez-cp3fn]

I just want to know what brand of usb type c cable you have!

[@FrozenHaxor]

Sharge C to C

[@El-gordo_]

Lmao what’s the point of the the lights will get covered by your palms just gonna make your hands sweat more

[@flytie3861]

Is there a option with no rgb?

[@Lochlann-Nl]

It bothers the shit outa me seeing that the RGB lights are placed where your FINGERS will rest when you use it

[@Sonic_Storm]

I have idea, make a powerbank case for gpd win 4

[@GasMaskBoy]

got anything for a legion go?