Igeekphone reported on July 14th that the technology media Tom’s Hardware published a blog post yesterday (July 13th), stating that Valve plans to increase the temperature alarm threshold of Steam Machine to 100 degrees Celsius by pushing a BIOS update.
Valve officials have stated that the current Steam Machine sets the warning threshold for CPU/GPU temperatures at 95°C/90°C. However, based on user feedback, the red indicator light will be triggered earlier when the CPU temperature reaches 81°C and the GPU temperature reaches 71°C.
Valve stated that the CPU and GPU of the Steam Machine are still operating within normal temperature ranges, but there is a bug in the current BIOS settings, which causes the system to trigger prematurely. The issue will be fixed by updating the BIOS in the future, and the red light warning thresholds for CPU and GPU will be adjusted from the current 95/90℃ to 100/100℃.
The Steam customer service replied to the netizens’ feedback, stating:
After discussing with the engineers, we have identified that there is a known issue with the current BIOS, which causes the red LED indicator light to turn on prematurely. The problem lies solely in the timing of the indicator light’s activation.
The CPU/GPU temperatures of the Steam console are within the normal operating range, which can be verified by user screenshots. It should be noted that when the CPU/GPU temperatures reach 100 degrees Celsius, the Steam console will start to reduce its performance. If the temperature further rises (reaching 105°C), the console will automatically shut down to protect itself.