Topic: Help! My switch is showing signs of Artifacting!

You know that thing where you start seeing discolored pixels all over your screen? I noticed it while playing TOTK. I think the damn mother board is fried on my switch. I've been hearing some strange noises coming from my fan as well like it's about to crap out. I figured this would happen eventually. It is a launch model so that's just great. I wonder how much a repair job would cost if i sent it into Nintendo.

Might be better to consider upgrading to a newer model while this one still works, so you can transfer everything safely.

Yeah i've been thinking of upgrading to the Oled model. Might cost a bit more than a repair of my old one though.

Yes what @Eel said! Better safe then sorry.

@EaglyBird Honestly this works as long as it’s not animal crossing. because like you said Pokémon can be backed up into the poke bank.

So honestly either one works but if you don’t want to buy a new switch right now then you should definitely wait for a switch 2.

cough or get a lite as a bridge between both options cough

@Truegamer79 A used switch trade-in value is probably still pretty good. So, you could buy a new switch, transfer your stuff to that new switch, then trade-in your old switch for cash or store credit. (You need both switches on hand to do a transfer.) So, find out what you can get for you current switch to see if it's a good deal. I think someone at a gamestop would want to see your switch and turn it on to determine it's value.

I remember when V2 and OLED's came out, old switches werw worth $150+.

EDIT: Also note, if you do a transfer, only switch user profiles linked to a nintendo account can be transferred. The switch system won't allow transfers of switch user profiles that aren't linked to a nintendo account. (nintendo accounts are free, you just need an extra email address).

@Truegamer79 Regarding how much repair is, I can't help wonder if replacing the fan and cleaning out the dust (during the repair) would solve the issue. I don't know if there's logic to that? If you look up console repair, or retro console repair, I think chances are good someone may repair the Switch near you. eStarland in the DC area charges $35 to replace the fan - price reference: https://www.estarland.com/product-description/Repairs/Nintend...
(In my experience, their site phone number for repairs is outdated - they never answered my call so I ask a question. I only got a repair there once, because I dropped my game cube off while I visited my brother, he lives near there. That was during the pandemic, though. I don't know if they are better with phone calls now.)

I think you could also do it your self if you have the tools, get some thermal paste & repacement fan, - iFixit on youtube probably has a how-to video, even a recent Spawn Wave recently posted a switch maintanence how-to video.(recently posted = in the past 2-3 weeks)

I gave my launch switch to a friend last summer, and he replaced the fan on it. Said it ran good and quiet after that.

Replacing the fan on the original model is not hard at all, I’ve done it myself, so it’s fool proof.

It won’t help with any permanent damage the heat has already done on the system though.