{
  "id": 997092,
  "title": "Redditor Cools And Games With Snapdragon 8 Elite Smartphone By Slapping Two CPU Coolers On It",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/redditor-cools-and-games-with-snapdragon-8-elite-smartphone-by",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-15T08:45:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/401646/redditor-cools-and-games-with-snapdragon-8-elite-smartphone-by-slapping-two-cpu-coolers-on-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Redditor on the Nubia subreddit transformed their Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphone into a \"gaming PC\" by attaching two CPU coolers to it. This experiment began with a simple question: how far could they push a smartphone if it was treated more like a desktop computer? The Redditor, ntsow, used a Nubia Z70 Ultra that came with 24GB RAM and the advanced Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. To maximize cooling, ntsow sandwiched the phone between two CPU coolers and placed it inside a custom acrylic case. The display was glued to one side of the clear acrylic casing, as it had been removed to ensure maximum contact between the cooler and the exposed Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. The modified device performed surprisingly well, scoring high marks on the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress test. ntsow also managed to run The Witcher 3 at Full HD resolution with Ultra graphics preset, achieving around 20 to 30 FPS on average with the GPU at 99% utilization. The game was running on a Windows OS, likely through a translation layer similar to ARM-based Windows systems currently available.",
  "summary": "A Redditor on the Nubia subreddit transformed their Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphone into a “gaming PC” by slapping two CPU coolers on it. According to them, it all began with a “stupidly simple question”: How far could they push a smartphone if they stop treating it like a smartphone? The phone in Redditor ntsow’s experiment […] The post Redditor Cools And Games With Snapdragon 8 Elite Smartphone…",
  "key_points": [
    "Redditor ntsow transforms Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphone into gaming PC",
    "Two CPU coolers attached to maximize cooling and performance",
    "Device runs The Witcher 3 at Full HD with 20-30 FPS average"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}