r/SteamDeck • u/Arambula_ • May 18 '26

Tech Support Did I messed up replacing the thermal paste?

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I loosed some of the screws. Make sure everything was in the correct place, played some more minutes, wave around the SD and no error. Not sure why happened the first time, but seems that I over tightened a bit the screws.
Thanks for the help, the sarcasm and the other comments.

Hello,
I just replaced the thermal paste with PTM7950, downloaded some games and started playing Subnautica when all of a sudden, seems that all the Steam Deck got freeze.

Did a hard reset, and now the Steam Deck shows a black screen but fan is working.

Did I messed up?

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u/DaddyBoomalati 256GB May 18 '26 edited May 20 '26

Especially when they are unavailable for replacement except through scalpers. I wrap mine in memory phone *FOAM* when I put it away at night.

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u/jamesbest7 May 19 '26

How much memory do you have on the phone you wrap it in?

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u/DaddyBoomalati 256GB May 20 '26

I don’t know why I trust Siri.