Images of Nintendo Switch internal parts leaked (including chip set)

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Barkley said:

numberwang said:

I wonder how the fan works, always on or on by heat demand or only on if docked?

Does anybody know if the Tegra shield console has a fan?

Edit: it haz!

http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-shield-android-tv-review_164223

Yeah the Shield TV has a fan, the Shield Tablet doesn't.

If I guessed I'd say the Fan would only be used in docked mode, and the underclocked GPU in handheld mode means it can get away with just passive cooling, or worse case scenario a much lower fan speed.

I know at least one guy who played the Switch reported that the fan does function just more sparingly when undocked.  Which does suggest that even undocked the chip can put out some noticeable heat.