I built a switch oled PRO...

oh my god he didn't blank his serial.. he's so banned 😭

using the FPS locker program you used on the switch, if you go to advanced settings you can actually download a config file made specifically for totk which allows for a higher framerate, makes game speed not tied to framerate, allows for dynamic resolution, and also triple buffers it so it's smoother than stock. I would highly recommend checking if a game has a config available for download in the advanced settings of a game to make it the best possible experience.

And in around 12 hours, Nintendo announced the Switch successor in fear of you

The metal shields are RF shielding for regulatory compliance and better wireless performance, not for keeping people out (but i guess they work nicely for that too)

I found your channel last night with the first switch mod. Showed my 10yr old son and we’ve now seen all of your tech related builds and still watching. He had to go to bed, but loves this stuff and I love how your content is inspiring him. Great work. Lost my mom to brain cancer almost a year ago just after she bought me the OLED TOTK model. I often worry about my joy cons going out since they’re kinda special to me being my last bday gift from her. I’m now hopeful and less worried since repairing them doesn’t seem to be too difficult. Great channel. I even watch the adds in hopes of it helping you grow. Thanks again.

I like that he doesn’t act all high and might and admits mistakes and areas he lacks knowledge in, he appears more human and like-able

ifixit kits are pretty much standard operating procedure if you want to be a DIY on small electronics. When I worked at a repair shop that largely dealt with smartphones, tablets, and PCs, it made life much easier to have familiarity with a set of these tools. I bought my own personal one after I left and love when I have an excuse to use it.

Just an important piece of information. If you spray matte paint that heavy it wont be matte. The directions say on the can to lay down light coats, not spray half the can in one wet coat......

2:17 No, those are the RF shields. You'll find them in phones too.

Despite all the challenges, I appreciate your upbeat tone instead of catastrophizing like a lot of YTbers may

As an industrial designer, I'm an opinionated bastard, so while watching your videos, I'm always thinking, "I would've done this!" or "Why did he do it like that?" However, your work and, by extension, your videos are excellent! I'm impressed by your upbeat attitude, great humility, and superb design skills! I'm especially a fan of your postmortem analysis. Few people admit to their shortcomings and what they could have done better, and even fewer designers do that. So, I salute your objective perspective on your work and your ability to share your work's "imperfections" with us. Keep up the good work!

There are more things you can do on top of this, if you're OK with replacing motherboard-level components, editing some Atmosphere and switchroot firmware sourcecode, repartitioning and reballing: people have succeeded at upgrading the Switch's internal memory chip, bringing us the only Switch consoles with 256GB of internal memory that are known to exist. Even the onboard DRAM can be upgraded. The DRAM upgrades are especially notable because higher-specced RAM chips can be of both higher capacity and higher clock speeds. The Switch being bottlenecked by its slow DRAM, it really, REALLY benefits from faster memory. The Switch firmware doesn't really take advantage of more than the stock 4 gigs of RAM, for obvious reasons, but Linux and Android can benefit from higher capacity RAM as well. Yes, it's possible to install Linux and Android on a modded Switch too, extending the catalog of software you can run.

Be careful Nintendo is spreading ninjas

Careful about posting things related to modchips and Nintendo... they have a tendency to put strikes on channels. Also should be noted to always test diode values before assembly, it's possible to send voltage directly to the APU/NAND.

Love these console builds, Zac! You're well on your way to DIY Perks status 😀

2:12 The metal covers are not a security measure. They are to block RF emissions from the CPU and RAM and other high-speed chips. The RF shields on the Switch are actually a lot easier to remove since they are just clipped on; some other RF shields are soldered directly to the board and can be somewhat difficult to remove without damaging other components.

very interesting mod for the Switch. Taki Udon did a similar video with the stock OLED system with modding the chip and converting to Linux and actually found that after overclocking the system and hacking it, it was able to play Switch games in 4K under Emulation, which in his own words, is just nuts to even begin to think of. I wondered how much better efficiency and performance THIS mod would be when emulating systems, not only just playing Switch games natively. Great video, Zac, such a cool thing to discover the potential of the actual hardware and how advance it can get after opening it up.

Acording to the manual on GitHub, these are safe values! Mariko variant (HAC-001-01, HDH-001, HEG-001) CPU / GPU Overclock (Safe: 1963 / 998 MHz) Unsafe Due to the limit of board power draw or power IC Unlockable frequencies up to 2295 / 1267 MHz DRAM Overclock (Safe: 1996.8 MHz)

Nintendo won't be happy after seeing this

Your builds always turn out fantastically. Would love to see these come out in bulk for wide distribution.