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Yeah, not sure I'd be comfortable with this "fix" personally.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s like a 300 watt unit, basically none as long as there’s cooling (which there is)

[–] ericwdhs@discuss.online 6 points 1 day ago

It's worth pointing out that's just the PSU's rated wattage too. The actual peak load for the Steam Machine is around 180W.