My GPD Win 4 6800U Handheld with a 4TB Crucial P3 Plus M.2, Cooling Improvements plus Accessories
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2023
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Sharing my love for handhelds with a video covering the GPD Win 4 M.2 SSD upgrade, as well as some cooling improvements and the accessories I'm using. Hope you enjoy as I may have more handheld videos in the future!
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GPD Win 4 guide/tips - github.com/lertsoft/GPD_WIN4
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Same as you see in my video. Great implementation from @mystechry - thanks mate!
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followed this guide and applied fresh thermal paste, added the same seemingly missing thermal pad, and added a few copper heatsinks to my M.2 and the exposed chip not covered by the heatsink on the upper left to my 7840U model, the thermals are significantly better. thank you for this guide 🙏
Handheld Computers are getting a comeback.
Definitely! I love it :D
@@SimpleModzI hope so, I’m the opposite of you, until Steam Deck I had never got on with handheld gaming. Now I play at LEAST 60% of all my gaming handheld, be it Steam Deck or remote play. It’s so much more convenient for my lifestyle.
Thanks for the video. Looking to do the same for the cooling and great to see someone else already doing it. I have to open to do the screen fix and figured i would be smart to hit the paste and pads as well.
Yea I've gotta order what's required for the screen fix and get back inside it. But although I don't really notice anything. I am using the 59hz hack however. I'm more interested so I can get the proper 40Hz vs the 45Hz it comes with. Phawx did a great video so I may just follow that :)
Glad to see you enjoy your Win 4! I love mine as well, but all I see are horror stories anymore online. It's nice to see someone show ways to improve what we got! Thanks!
Yea I love it. I think most of these devices you can't really expect perfection, but for what it is, I think the build quality is great. I'm one that doesn't mind getting inside these units. I find improving them is part of the fun and a metagame within itself. But that's just me. Like I said in the video, I love handhelds and if there's a specific unit I like, I'll then find my own ways to improve it if I must. Plus, the community is awesome behind all of these devices so you'll always find someone willing to help :)
Stoked to see this! I'd love to upgrade the joysticks to hall effect ones. If you ever plan to do so, I'd appreciate a video guide like this one! Hope you enjoy your Win 4 for as long as possible!
Yea, definitely planning to in the future. As soon as GPD provide the kits as they said they would. And I may change the bumpers to the frosted version too. They should offer that also for those that didn't get the frosted bumpers :)
Thanks for the video! Did something similar with my 2023 rev. Win 4, the assembly is largely identical. Used a different single-sided SSD (Samsung 990 Pro 4TB).
Thank you for the content 🥂
thanks bro did this for my gpd, ultra happy with 5-10 degree less ❤
What you did?
Great video mate!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the video on this! I have the Win 3 and I'm very happy with it so far. I will probably get this Win 4 later or get the Win Mini that just came out. I use this device mostly for remote work (replaced my laptop) with a docking station, and of course I do some gaming on it. I remote into my main computer at home if I need the extra horse power to get things done, but also I can remote play using Parsec. These small computers are very convenient, and they are the perfect UMPC I always wanted many years ago. They had some UMPC's in Korea (early 2000's) that I got my hands on from my Korean friend , that had Windows Ce as the OS. These GPD devices remind me of those PC's I had, only in modern times. They were around the same size too. We are very fortunate to have these awesome PC's these days.
i have the win 4 6800u i willl get the 7840u version soon
Thanks for the video, my guy. I just ordered mine and I was thinking about upgrading the nvme once I got it.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it :D
@@SimpleModzWhere download image of windows for gpd Win 4?
Looks amazing! I will definitely save up for it! Also what is that wallpaper it’s sick! Great video!
Just got the new gpd win 4 7640u, as ghetto as it sounds I just used my long fingernail and just glided it along the strip and it just came off lol. Note: gpd does not include a spare strip in the new win 4
Great video, I am a new subscriber
Awesome! Thanks a lot :D
I do not own this device but I have been watching many videos on CZcams about this device and others like it as I have a vita. I have liked and subscribed as I couldn't do this but it's very explanatory and a good video for idiots that are not good with opening thing's up I may get this in the future as this looks like it could be the best in the market guess I will have to see. Keep up the good work.
Awesome! Glad it helped :)
Do you mind sharing where you got the pads and paste (I'm also in Aus!)?
What thumbstick caps do you use? Would Switch KontrolFreaks work?
would you recommend a heatsink and thermal paste or pad with the ssd?
May I know what is the thickness of thermal pad you used?
Hi love the video would adding the thermal pad on the ssd reduce the heat also or is that a no go? Total newb at this always had a Consol (Xbox)
Thanks a lot!
Nah, adding a thermal pad to the M.2 won't do anything as the M.2 doesn't actually come into contact with any heatsink. The thermal pads themselves don't dissipate heat, but rather help spread the heat to the heatsink. Same as what thermal paste does for CPU/GPU cores for examples upon contact. I'm no expert so my explanation may not be 100% accurate, but hope this helps create a better understanding :)
would you possibly be able to mod the win4 with a shell swap? im on the fence about this one, because i love the old psps and vitas and how i am able to customize them like that. would you do anything of the sorr?
might get the next gen apu so like 2024 or 2025 when they improve the thermals? im sticking with the ally until maybe 8th or 9th gen ryzen apu then upgrade then past it down to baby sibling.....idk..
Would a Seagate Firecuda 530 4TB Drive work for GPD Win 4 as well?
What kind of stats did you get after the pads an repaste?
For those wondering why CRUCIAL is literally like the ONLY SSD you can use for this is because its lack of DRAM, and it's one sided, meaning it fits within the voltage envelope that GPD allots that slot which I think is like 1.7v if I remember correctly and like proper 2 sided DRAM CACHED SSDs are like 3v normally. I did this mod to both of my Win Max 2s (2022 and 2023). Took forever to find these SSDs, though, weirdly the new GPD Win 4 2023 seems to support double sided M.2s. Or maybe they're also using a similar Crucial style M.2, since they do offer a 4TB version, which I picked up also.
Nah, they're not the only make of large single-sided m.2 drives. At the very least, all the Samsung 990 Pros are single-sided, including the 4TB model. Chucked one in my GPD Win 4 2023, works fine.
Stop spreading misinformation. I’m using a Silicon Power 4tb SSD in mine and it works phenomenally.
@@TheBossVinegar "LIKE THE", means one of the EXTREME FEW. Learn English better.
@@tdata545 Even so, you’re still wrong😂🤣😂. Any 2280 SSD can go into the GPD Win 4, double sided or not. The Crucial ones are the last one I’d pick over the Silicon Power ones or even Samsung 990 Evo, plus the other 100+ options you can pick from. Don’t tell someone to learn better English because don’t know how to articulate yourself properly. You’re literally just spreading misinformation. No one’s paying attention to “like the” when you have an essay of text that means nothing since it’s built off of a false base. There aren’t an “extreme few” that’ll work, that are quite a few, and I mean a lot so stop.
@@TheBossVinegar Which VERSION? Since As of 2022 and 2023 that wasn't the case. Then that would mean it could take an 8TB stick without issue.
Is the Memory upgrade-able or once you pick 1 of the 3 options, you are stuck with that???
Would a 0.5mm thermal pad be fine? or it should be at least 1mm?
What size are de cpus? I have a 7840u and I am looking to try a Kryosheet but I have no idea what size to order it.
Would it be able to support a 8TB M.2 SSD ? Does the SSD need to be single sided or double sided ?
How is Last of Us running smooth on yours, what settings did you use?
Hi, tell me how to put such an overlay system indicators in the game? or where to download it, thanks)
Hey I'm using this guide here - czcams.com/video/gvKwgH7g5VA/video.html from @mystechry
Found it either on Reddit or on Discord in the GPD chats. I subbed to his channel as there's many great tips and the overlay is a nice full solution for these devices. Best I've seen so far.
I actually just updated the video description for the GPD Win 4 guide that's floating on Github, it's a great resource with many tips for the unit :)
How do you feel about the device getting hot on the right side? Could you fix that? Does it bother you? I am going fot the 7840U version and love the win 4. Only thing I worry about is the warm/hot touch on the right side.
I'm buying a 7840u, can you tell me if this heat is better?
@@felipelima1343 The heat is fine with a few modification. Dont run on 25Watt on portable mode if not needed. maybe a heatsinc on the ssd and get a silicon case and you are good.
The silicone I use a case is only getting as warm as my hands make it warm. So its warm to the touch (not cold obviously)
But the termals itself are very good for a device this powerful and this small
Where download image of windows 11 for gpd Win 4 6800u?
Can it use fsr 3?
Does GDP Win 4 has TPM 2.0 chip?
Is it pocketable?
what I wanna know is if I can make the analog sticks symmetric
It's not how it was designed unfortunately. Would be an extremely difficult task... I imagine new shell and all that...
I will buy (GPD win4) soon. Do you advise me to take 16 RAM or 32GB? I will play high graphics. only play games
Awesome. I reckon get the 7840U version and get 32GB of RAM. I'd get 32GB now if I'd buy again. It may sound overkill for a handheld but some games do need it, especially since it's shared as VRAM with the APU. I reckon if you'll keep it for a long time too then definitely 32GB. Hope this helps
I'm waiting for the 7840U with OcuLink model.
I'm waiting on the GPD Win Mini, also with 7840U and OcuLink. That's gonne be a pretty awesome unit judging by the rumours.
Gonna keep the Win 4 with the 6800U as I think it's plenty powerful for what it is. Unless they offer a drop in solution to upgrade the motherboard like Ayaneo is doing for the Ayaneo 2 with the announcement of the updated 7840U model in the 2S. Could then make a motherboard upgrade video on the Win 4 if they do that.
I have however ordered a Geek 1S with the 7840U and 32GB DDR5 - the new Nebula Purple colour. Early bird pricing on their Indiegogo at the moment.
Keen to get my hands on that unit too. I haven't played with any Ayaneo device before and the pricing seemed great to me.
I think the GPD Win Mini will be priced similarly, or the updated Win 4 - wait and see, shouldn't be too far from a new announcement. I think they said June for the Win Mini campaign start.
@@SimpleModz Oculink is why I will be skipping the 7840 model. I find having the USB A port to be so useful.
@@19CD91 I kind of agree I find having a USB A kind of a necessity for being able to use USB drives or able to copy files from a external drive or from pictures/videos from my phone. Though I believe there are USB C to USB A and HDMI dongles that can be used on the USB C slot to give the new oculink version a USB A and HMDI slots. I did some research and found some stuff like that that may solve this issue. No reason it shouldn’t work I hope. Last time I checked there was one for just 20$ or so of amazon. One of the devices I saw had 3 USB A female/in, 1 HDMI/female/in, a USB C female/in, a micro SD card and SD card slot and a single USB C make/out to plug into the USB C slot on device/ GPD WIN 4. Just plug one of these into one of the Oculink version’s USB C slot and USB A and HDMI problem solved 😊
@@aaronsharry2351 I just don't want to resort to carrying a bunch of adapters. USB A is still the most used PC port. And the real issue with oculink is that it was never designed to be a mobile port. I would be extremely worried to have any exposed ports on a mobile device that are not designed to be hot swapped.
I have a 16gb 2tb, but when I launch the last of us, the game says vRAM usage is WAY too high. How are you not even close to the cap? And how are you running everything at ultra? Do you have the 32gb model?
When you see me run the game at ultra, notice before that I change to game streaming before launching it for that part of the video, just to show how good the performance can be over home WiFi. In the beginning when I play it, that's native at 30fps, 28w combination of low to medium settings. But I don't like running it at 28W as it's dead in an hour. So I game stream from my main PC with a 3090, all maxed out maxed out and runs for 5 hours plus. I just posted another video specifically about my game streaming set up. If people are keen, I can make a tutorial too :)
I also have the 16GB version. I wiped the original OS however and installed Win 11 Ghost Spectre, which is like Tiny11 but better in my opinion. Has built in tool to clear RAM and usually for running The Last of Us Part 1 natively at 28W, I have to close pretty much all background apps, clear the RAM and only assign 3.5GB VRAM in the BIOS, with 4GB VRAM in the BIOS I find that I can't launch it at all. Unfortunately the game is still quite poorly optimised for APUs.
@@SimpleModz hey that’s awesome thanks for the response. I thought you were streaming it but I just wasn’t 100% sure.
I don’t have a great gaming pc so I’m wondering how the input delay is??
I remote play my series X on my win 4, but there’s just the smallest input delay and it’s barely too much for competitive or multiplayer games
@@SimpleModz yep I agree. I feel the game should be performing so much better than it does, but it’s just not optimized that well. I did a fresh OS install of just windows 11, not GPD’s version but I’ve never heard of ghost spectre. Kinda makes me wish I looked into it but eh it’s probably fine
Get the ayaneo 2s
Yea... I ordered the Geek 1S with the 7840U. But still love this one too... different form factors. Some people prefer smaller devices :)
6:42 thats weird NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 are gpu on this device weird!
Needs 8in screen, zero bezels, bigger battery
Yea... they can only get better from here :)
Get onexplayer 2 pro lol
I’ve been told that website to buy this is very sketchy.
I was told to watch out for homosexuals. It was good advice
Are you Aussie??
Yea mate, based in Sydney. But I was born in Romania :)
lmao thermal grizzly. trash product. you want the best paste possible? arctic silver 5. but that would mean masking off those little micro components because AS5 is electrically conductive. clear nail polish would work. then slather up the chip in AS5, and it will be 5-10c cooler than thermal grizzly (after the 50-200 hour break-in period) you should also manually spread the paste yourself for 100% chip coverage. any gap will cause overheating and issues because there is no IHS. its direct die cooling.
Great video mate !
Thanks mate! :D