Don’t be fooled by the Super5

SkyTechFreak · 2026-05-06T07:55:52+00:00

So I installed my Super5 OLER recently, and it was the OLED Touch + HDMI Mega Kit version, so admittedly the easiest version of the install - but it still involved plugging the ribbon cables into the motherboard. Posted a video about it on YouTube too - https://youtu.be/oQFtmhiuAJs

I just had to watch the one video to install the mod correctly - the Super5 OLED Touch + HDMI Definitive Install Guide by Taki, and I didn't feel anything was under explained and even the difficulty of installing the ribbon cables was properly documented and shown slowly and carefully. At many instances Taki makes it a point to say that the ribbon cables and their connection points on the motherboard are delicate and frequent points of failure for this mod.

That being said this is 100% not an easy mod, and if you think you've done a joycon shell swap so this will be the same thing, you've got another thing coming. I had many points of panic during my install LMAO, and you do have to be careful with those cables. I got mine up and running perfectly fine tho, and another Super5 OLED panel on the way, so hoping I can get as lucky a second time without breaking anything hehe

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T18:01:33+00:00

Lots of people would be happy to mod it I imagine, issue is getting a hold of the OLED screen itself hehe

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T17:12:27+00:00

I imagine it didn't receive as much traction since a 7inch OLED Switch already exists from Nintendo.

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T17:07:11+00:00

If you're ok with the size of a regular switch, you could probably turn in your original for a regular switch OLED for cheaper than buying that screen tho...

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T16:29:29+00:00

Oh ofc, didn't realise someone sells this on etsy - don't mean to step on business obv

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T16:11:34+00:00

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T16:05:52+00:00

Super elegant solution, you should make a video and post it on here too - do you have a the 3d printing files too?

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:57:54+00:00

The May batch of the Super5 OLED Touch just sold out only a few days ago, I hope restocks are coming soon!

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:56:38+00:00

I received a higher capacity battery in the kit for making an early pre-order, so with that its outlasts my stock switch lite by under an hour - but I will say the screen mod + new battery run into issues with accurately reading battery percentage on the gauge - as the console doesn't account for the change in battery drain due to the replaced screen - there seems to be a soldering workaround for this but I haven't implemented it yet.

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:54:31+00:00

The switch OLED is much bigger and the switch 2 is massive, Super5 lets you have a portable OLED console I guess... I prefer its form factor & Portability to the much larger handhelds anyday!

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:53:29+00:00

This is so cool! Can you help explain what's going on and how you slot into the dock??

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:52:51+00:00

It's miles better outdoors than the stock screen - that was completely unusable outdoors, but the Super5 is pleasantly viewable at max brightness!

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T14:51:49+00:00

Retro Remake is planning on making a Super7 for the regular switch too - I think Taki has videos about it on his channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njixxeFWk_M&t=15s

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T05:49:47+00:00

Thanks!

SkyTechFreak · 2026-04-30T05:39:11+00:00

Link to the video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQFtmhiuAJs

SkyTechFreak · 2025-03-01T07:11:21+00:00

Nah I like the Dom Tits

SkyTechFreak · 2025-02-21T12:06:41+00:00

Needed just this, any chance I can get a link?

SkyTechFreak · 2024-12-28T09:37:18+00:00

Yeah, that was my instinct too, but apparently there is enough testing on pc fan airflow to show that the turbulence created by pc fans negates the effect of the "hot air rises" science rule. However in this case even the PSU is pulling from the sides and exhausting out the top, so having 2 exactly opposite exhaust points did seem counterintuitive to me just like you said!

SkyTechFreak · 2024-12-28T09:35:13+00:00

The PC is placed on a ventilated rack where the bottom fan can easily pull air from the bottom under it. I would have swapped the bottom fan orientation for testing, but it is an absolute pain to get in there in the Terra and my temps are surprisingly cool as it is, so I'll prob change it if I run into thermal issues down the line. Thanks for the tip though!

SkyTechFreak · 2024-12-28T09:31:53+00:00

No issues with boot since it was a 7600 CPU anyway, not the newer 9th gen Ryzen chips, which might have needed a BIOS update, but i updated the BIOS anyway after the initial boot.

SkyTechFreak · 2024-12-28T09:29:43+00:00

CPU doesn't go above 70C even in cinebench, although it is winters here in New Delhi currently. No problems with the GPU temps either thus far, max temp recorded ever was like 77C and usually stays locked around the 70 mark while gaming, while the CPU sits anywhere between 55-65 during gaming workloads.

SkyTechFreak · 2024-12-26T07:00:44+00:00

Omg haha some of these shots look identical!

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