Steam Deck Owners Clubhouse

[Klemc]

Often i see, for games that have a special cursor, often bigger and desigh, at the very end of the arrow, a red dot (pixel).

Why ?.. is it OLED thingye (tiny screen bc my OLED don't)

 

[Space Lynx]

I am not sure what you are referring to KlemC.

I almost got a new gaming laptop this weekend, MicroCenter had a rtx 4070 ryzen 7940hs for $799 brand new, 15.6", and since I will be traveling soon for work, I was like yeah maybe I should that is a stellar deal, but then I remember Deck OLED satisfies all my needs for portable gaming, and my work laptop does a good job for work and its less than half the weight, not to mention it needs no power brick...

so yeah gaming laptops are dead to me even if they are practically free at this point, traveling is just so much easier with Deck OLED and a lightweight work laptop and a single type C charger for both.

 

[Klemc]

I am not sure what you are referring to KlemC.

I almost got a new gaming laptop this weekend, MicroCenter had a rtx 4070 ryzen 7940hs for $799 brand new, 15.6", and since I will be traveling soon for work, I was like yeah maybe I should that is a stellar deal, but then I remember Deck OLED satisfies all my needs for portable gaming, and my work laptop does a good job for work and its less than half the weight, not to mention it needs no power brick...

so yeah gaming laptops are dead to me even if they are practically free at this point, traveling is just so much easier with Deck OLED and a lightweight work laptop and a single type C charger for both.

Now i'm sure, listed here on my account says it's Samsung's OLED :

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So to resay what i sayed, the games that have a custom mouse pointer (bigger, design) have the verry tip of the arrow displaying a red dot (pixel(s)) it's strange, same games on my desktop OLED don't show that.

Good decision from you to do all with the Deck, (work...).

OLED Display Assembly w/ AG
Entreprise fournisseuse Samsung Displ
Numéro de pièce 3KF7GLA0070

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

This is what mine looks like if it helps?
Was not sure if part numbers where specific to my device so verged on the safe side and blocked

 

[Klemc]

Gyro enabled now, whoa it's good, i needed HandledCompanino

Zotac new handled looks like a SteamDeck 2

 

[Nordic]

Valve says Vermintide II is unplayable on the Steam Deck but ProtonDB gives it a silver badge. I followed some instructions from ProtonDB and it worked! I wasn't sure what performance to expect but at the lowest graphics settings it hovers over 60 fps. Once again the decks performance is impressive.

 

[Hyderz]

Guess the game?

 

[Space Lynx]

Valve is pouring money into Arch Linux to further improve Steam gaming

Valve has used Arch Linux as the basis for its gaming-focused SteamOS platform since 2022. The company, co-founded by Gabe Newell, has now decided to offer developers...

www.techspot.com

Arch Linux dev team is now working with Valve to improve SteamOS.... good times are incoming, I think we will see performance gains within a year just from optimizations.

 

[Klemc]

OLED has full audio support (speakers too), wifi & BT drivers, even BIOS 112 mentions BT, perfect, but i need just audio anyway.

CompactGUI, that i used, compresses games files goodly, total is more than my SSD's original capacity in the end, free space too btw.

 

[AusWolf]

I wanted to join the club, but then:

It's been like this for two days now.

 

[Hyderz]

I wanted to join the club, but then:
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It's been like this for two days now.

I’d recommend the oled, it’s a better machine overall and you won’t be disappointed, bigger battery, better battery life, faster ram, better screen

 

[AusWolf]

I’d recommend the oled, it’s a better machine overall and you won’t be disappointed, bigger battery, better battery life, faster ram, better screen

I wouldn't mind the bigger battery, but I'm quite averse to oled. They all burn in after some amount of usage, and I'm planning to keep my Deck for a very, very long time. In fact, it's just about to replace my PSP, a 20 year-old console.

 

[Klemc]

Today, after upgrade to 23H2 (Ghost Spectre), i backuped all the SDeck to externall SSD (i have a few unused, then i decided to use for backup).

I updated Bios to 112, installed the speakers audio driver (no bt wifi no need), then upgraded, now i've full OLED Win11 SDeck, finally.

 

[Space Lynx]

I wouldn't mind the bigger battery, but I'm quite averse to oled. They all burn in after some amount of usage, and I'm planning to keep my Deck for a very, very long time. In fact, it's just about to replace my PSP, a 20 year-old console.

keep in mind steam deck is highly repairable device, ifxit has free guides on how to replace any part on the Deck that breaks, including if the OLED gets burn in, its currently 90 quid to buy the screen (not only screen it comes with the kit too) so you can get a new screen if it does get burn in, but honestly it probably won't, not even after 5+ years, but when it does, you can replace it forever, so eh little to worry about, also i fully expect Deck OLED to go on sale a month or two for its one year anniversary... so maybe cancel your LCD order and wait for that.

 

[Hyderz]

keep in mind steam deck is highly repairable device, ifxit has free guides on how to replace any part on the Deck that breaks, including if the OLED gets burn in, its currently 90 quid to buy the screen (not only screen it comes with the kit too) so you can get a new screen if it does get burn in, but honestly it probably won't, not even after 5+ years, but when it does, you can replace it forever, so eh little to worry about, also i fully expect Deck OLED to go on sale a month or two for its one year anniversary... so maybe cancel your LCD order and wait for that.

Another 5 years from now steam deck 2 surely be out by then

 

[Klemc]

Yes, Steam is a games store, they launched the SteamDeck, now there is a lot competitors selling handled PC so it's not the same investment anymore.

 

[chrcoluk]

Dont feel much about not getting the OLED now, first the screen of my model I consider fine, second my OLED switch doesnt feel like its a wow compared to my steam deck, its not the same wow effect e.g. as comparing TN to IPS.

 

[Space Lynx]

Dont feel much about not getting the OLED now, first the screen of my model I consider fine, second my OLED switch doesnt feel like its a wow compared to my steam deck, its not the same wow effect e.g. as comparing TN to IPS.

once calibrated in steamOS settings the Deck LCD is actually a pretty damn good screen. its fairly easy to calibrate too, just a couple sliders within settings.

Another 5 years from now steam deck 2 surely be out by then

I understand, but @AusWolf wants a longer term purchase, and 90 quid for a screen upgrade every 5-7 years wouldn't be end of world, that's all I was trying to say

 

[chrcoluk]

I wouldn't mind the bigger battery, but I'm quite averse to oled. They all burn in after some amount of usage, and I'm planning to keep my Deck for a very, very long time. In fact, it's just about to replace my PSP, a 20 year-old console.

LCD model is fine in my opinion, I have used it in dark and light conditions, very happy with it. Battery also is pretty good. The wifi is also a good wifi 5, double the speed of the xbox series, downloading games at 500-600mbps on it.

 

[Space Lynx]

Yes, Steam is a games store, they launched the SteamDeck, now there is a lot competitors selling handled PC so it's not the same investment anymore.

those other handhelds don't have the level of repair-ability as deck does though, Valve is going to have a longstanding partnership with ifixit, so repairs will have easy guides and quality control and standardized parts ready to go for decades to come.

LCD model is fine in my opinion, I have used it in dark and light conditions, very happy with it.

only benefit i can tell from Deck LCD to OLED is that the latency seems improved, like in the game INSIDE and Limbo, when jumping around, it "feels" more instantaneous on the OLED model. but honestly it might just be placebo, cause its pretty damn close, the bonus battery life and weight reduction are the two main things i have noticed though, but even then limiting watts of older games or indie games makes the LCD battery last a long long time too. so its not as clear cut as all that

 

[chrcoluk]

I personally wouldnt buy a 3rd party brand, they just will stick windows and steam client on it, whilst valve will put love into the steam deck as valve is the actual company that runs steam, to asus and co its just another device in their large portfolio.

Am really impressed they have people testing how playable games are and it tells you before downloading.

 

[Klemc]

One thing is sure, 100, me always setting Exclusive Fullscreen on my desktop PC i found about it's not the way to do on Steam-Deck, all games need to be set to Borderless Fullscreen... it renders better image (EFS displays bad).

I even had to change all the Unity games .lnk shortcuts argument from " -window-mode exclusive" to " -popupwindow"

 

[Klemc]

Can i connect my SD to my PC by USB-C if setting SD to DRD in BIOS ,:

My MBoard (1 x Thunderbolt (USB4) header)

To connect one Type-C device (PC) with another Type-C USB device (another PC), at least one of the "Type-C link partners" must support DRD - Dual Role Device.

The DRD port advertises its dual role by continuously switching its CC (communication channel) pins from 5.1k pull-down (signifying a USB device) to 56k-22k-10k pull-up (signifying USB host with different VBUS supply capability).
It will pick the phase of its "flip-flop advertising" with the role that is opposite to the connected single-role device. If the connecting device is host, the DRD device will lock as device, and vice-versa. If both devices are DRD, the roles will be selected at random, and later should be switchable in software.

 

[Klemc]

To anybody using Win 10-11, you'll have to skip the login after sleep or it's boring as hell :

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
ADD, new DWORD (32-bit)
NAME = DelayLockInterval
VALUE = 0

But what worked afterall was the command lines (plugged and on battery):

powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0
powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0


No more lock screen login after SD gone to sleep, as it doesn't triggers the mouse it's a fix, Handled companion at least since i think i remember SteamDeck Tools triggers the mouse on this screen..

 

[Space Lynx]

To anybody using Win 10-11, you'll have to skip the login after sleep or it's boring as hell :

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
ADD, new DWORD (32-bit)
NAME = DelayLockInterval
VALUE = 0

But what worked afterall was the command lines (plugged and on battery):

powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0
powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0


No more lock screen login after SD gone to sleep, as it doesn't triggers the mouse it's a fix, Handled companion at least since i think i remember SteamDeck Tools triggers the mouse on this screen..

Not something I will ever need to worry about, but this is nice to know.

One thing I am frustrated with at the moment is Valve said more colorways would be coming in the future, but we are almost at the 1 year anniversary launch of Deck OLED and still no colorways... just really frustrating. I was expecting 6 months after launch maybe we would have two or three colorways to pick from. Oh well.