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I'm surprised to see a fan inside the console. This is the only NVIDIA Tegra 3 device running Android I know of to use active cooling. Why did they choose to have it, is Ouya's CPU/GPU running at a higher clock rate than similar devices'? A tiny fan like that reminds of the one inside my PS2 Slim, which is loud enough that when I have the inclination to game on it again I'll seriously consider doing a hardware mod to…
Maybe they are trying to avoid the fate of the first generation xbox360? There is no official info on the technical cause (some people say wrong type of solder that would get too hot and develop hairline cracks, some say the graphics chip dissipated more heat than expected, etc) but it was definitely related to heat. People often put these devices inside mildly enclosed spaces (media cabinets, etc) with poor natural…
The thermal cutout in the Anatop driver defaults to 100C, which seems to be driven by the ratings of the on-board voltage regulators. Perhaps the Tegra has the same requirements.