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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance — clocks 90% stability in 3D Mark Stress Test, jury still out on hideous aesthetics

Passive-aggressive iPhone 17 pro Max cooling.

A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit. T-K-Tronix indicates that their Rube Goldberg-esque multiple passive PC SSD cooler contraption elevates the flagship device’s Steel Nomad Light stress test stability score beyond 90% in 3D Mark's Stress Test. From their comments, we think T-K is aiming to improve performance stability for Apple ProRes mode video recording, which is known to make these devices very toasty over prolonged high-resolution recording sessions.

17 Pro Max Cooling with M2 SSD Cooler 90% Stabilty in 3D Mark Stress Test from r/iphone
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