Just a reminder - it can take a few times of loading a game to have it run smoothly. Performance does improve for many of the games, once shaders, etc. are fully loaded. In other words, just because a game is choppy the first time you load it, it doesn't mean that the game will not run well. Give it a few tries before giving up on a game.
@@tobihudiat speaking of Slime Rancher 2, how is the optimization? When I played on my PC, the gpu usage was at 100% and my PC was screaming even though I have a decent graphics card (5700XT Thicc III)
@@TheScavengr gpu usage should be maxed out and when it is it means it’s utilizing the full gpu. I undervolted my 3070 ti and got better performance high clock speeds and I don’t go above 57 degrees. Also 50% fan speed.
Great video. My only suggestion for everyone just getting a steam deck is to use AMD FSR. To get it to work, you have to LOWER the native resolution. It’s 1280x800 I’m pretty sure at standard, so lower that by like two notches to like 1120 x something or lower, hit the 3 dots button, go to performance and scroll to the bottom until You see the option for fsr. It’ll be this bar that has a couple of options, one of them saying “integer” You will know it’s activated when the actual resolution of your screen changes, since FSR is an upscaler. With FSR, I’m able to play way more AAA games like the Witcher 3 at a almost rock solid 60fps. Really awesome shit that people should utilize. Remember, LOWER YOUR RESOLUTION, pop on FSR and enjoy smooooooth gameplay my friends!
Do you mean by changing the installed games' property > general > game resolution? After having enabled FSR from the power (battery) settings. Since I can't change the current display resolution with the last mentioned method. Thus only the framerate and/or refresh rates from the power settings. And game resolution per game settings.
@@BosnaUnitedBrothers you have to go into the games actual settings, not through steam! So if you’re playing the Witcher 3 like I described above, you would go into the video settings of the game, when you load it up, and reduce it to from the native 1280xwhatever it is. It can be 1120xwhatever idk what the exact resolution scale number is, but if you do that AND put the game in windowed mode, it should enable. To test it, do what I said and then turn fsr on and off. You should see the screen literally shrink, then expand when fsr is on. Since it’s upscaling, you have to actually reduce the resolution, so that it UPSCALES it back up to the native! It’s pretty straightforward, but it has steps unlike DLSS. Hope this helps bud
@@k45oz29 I had to look up a video to figure it out. I have a 3070 in my laptop so I was used to DLSS, not FSR. But I’m glad I learned it, because FSR is a godsend on the steam deck. I hope other devices get built in FSR or DLSS honestly.
It is best to reduce the dead zone range until close to the area where the stick stops self-centering in any direction. That includes more tech repair adept uses who can replace drifting sticks with 3rd party hall effect sticks
Maybe it's just 'cos I'm old or something, but I actually kinda like the two-hour limit of the battery under heavy use on something like _Cyberpunk 2077_. Eye strain starts to set in at about that point, so the battery being about to die is a good reminder to like, go pee and maybe look at things that aren't on a 7" screen for a little while 😀 Also, I'm often playing before bed, so having the battery die is a good reminder that sleep is good 😀
That's what I'm doing too. When I'm playing mad max I have almost two hours of playing it and then I need to charge it for at least an hour and half and that's enough for me to to something else.
Highly recommend to not use the steam game mode to format your sd card. Instead, format your sd card in desktop mode using the KD partion to do so or format the sd card elsewhere. I was a doubter until i started experiencing low transfer speed on my sd card formatted through steam game mode settings as many have pointed this issue out.
But it does. 10watt isn't going to charge you deck while your playing. Probably slow down the battery drainage but it won't charge your battery while playing because the deck pulls 20w. Come on man. Even the deck will warn you if you use a lesser power charger while using the deck. Only exception to charge with a 10watt brick is when you're not using the deck.
Thanks for that. That’s a great explanation. So the 65 watt chargers I recommend and have at home not charge the Team Deck faster from what I can tell.
Broham, great tips! For my 50th birthday my wife and daughter got me this amazing device. For 2 weeks now I've been obsessed on getting my games in order...(Still haven't played a single game...😒. But now that everything is in order (plus 3TB of storage. Yes, overkill!) let the games begin!!! Any other tips you might think of? Will greatly be appreciated!!! 👍
if youve been using steamdeck for quite a while youll notice the weight difference compare to switch.. its best to invest a case with a built in kickstand or just a lightweight kickstand you can carry on the go.. the vents on the back will make it warm quickly if you left in on uneven surface like bed or couch which block the airflow. Also if you get a portable charger like baesus 65w. youll notice it also drains the powerbank quickly dont expect youll get a half day or more without the need of charging. it may only provide you an extra 2-3 hrs for a powerbank.
Baseus 30Ah 65W is best if your bag can carry it along with the 65W charger. 100W charger is best used on docks since both the Deck and the Dock (supposedly when it comes to 3rd parties) handle the power management on their end.
@@Aereto in my experience having using a baseus wont last you for 8 hrs. like they always advise that you have to sacrifice lowering your games resolution on high end games to longer your playtime even with a portable battery.
Thanks for mentioning the 65w charger, I might actually get an Anker 20000 mAh Portable Charger because there are people 3D printing battery mounts for the Steam deck. That's something to consider.
A “Kill-A-Watt” will show you how much it’s drawing to play a game if your battery is 100%. You have to be careful when selecting chargers. A majority of them are basically a transformer to rectifier to smoothing cap. No voltage monitoring circuit. I only use Apple chargers because I know all of them have comparitors.
That’s funny I use my Apple chargers or Anker chargers because I know those work. I have done some testing without seeing the draw. My iPad Pro 30w charger keeps it from draining while playing but doesn’t charge. My 65w charger charges it while playing but still slower than when it’s off obviously.
@@notquitenerdy wattage is just volts*amps, and both of those are required to be listed on the charger. Check it out on your charger and see if you can find it. It’s usually presented like: “Output = 5v/3a” or similar. Then you just multiply the numbers and get your wattage.
Funny I love gaming I just don’t have enough time..plus I basically offered my son my ps5 so I can get this hah don’t get me wrong I love ps5 but just the convenience & something about hand held gaming seems cool with the graphics
Thank you so much! What a helpful video! I'm really enjoying the Steam Deck myself and the first thing I did was get myself a screen protector and a steam case.
I got a screen protector and didn’t need anything else yet. I love it so much. Thank you for watching and subscribe for more videos about the steam deck coming soon! 😊
@@notquitenerdy Thanks man, I do! a 9.5/10 after playing it for a few months now. Beat that last boss in DS3 a couple days ago, first souls game to ever beat. The difficulty thing, def scares away a huge amount of people. It was difficult but very doable, and I'm usually average at video games. I always play games on normal difficulty.
Great tips! I've been wondering is it safe for the battery to get charged all the time while playing or would it result in rapid degredation and even worse battery life performance?
I don’t think anything we do will hurt too much. But that’s the beauty of the steam deck. Undo a few screws and swap the battery no problem. The batteries are affordable too. Charging while playing should be fine though.
Great Advise, I got the email requesting payment, now it’s just a waiting game until they email shipping/ tracking information . But I put your video on Favorites for when I get mine. Great Job!
@@daniellemiller8459 I payed the 5$ deposit and a week later I paid the full price. Thursday it shipped and today I should be expecting it it’s out for deliver
You don’t need another charger. Just like that one. 65 watts and good to have one in two rooms. Plus that one is good for traveling and can charge a second device. Thanks for watching!! Hope that helps.
Awesome info video NQN, Just wanted to ask! For a while now, I type in a title of a game that am looking to buy on Steam But! It always comes up with the download content or updates, Have you ever come across this by a friend or have I turned on Or off something in my steam account? because am trying to buy a couple title and it wont come up in the menu.
I noticed that last night when I bought Shadow of Mordor. It added the DLC to my cart first. lol then wouldn’t let me checkout. It happens to me in steam in the PC sometimes too. It looks like it happens on older games on sale that I can tell. I haven’t looked into it enough to say for sure.
7. NEVER use charger other then default, some unfortune conbination can completely destroy you battery or charger itself. Voltage is not only charger parameter!!
@@bignoob5006 that's what I heard from some people who've gotten one and I've also heard it depends on which tier you ordered. I ordered the 500 gig one so it could possibly take longer to get I'm not too sure.
the steam guard app on Android we actually going to scan a barcode to login there is some misinformation you had the steam that comes with a 40-watt charger and accepts a maximum of 45-watt also I found it's handy to have something like an Anker power bank I use the Anker 737 Power which can show you how much wattage is being drawn out of the type c & type a
@@notquitenerdy also can confirm for the other 3 people with WearOS watches, it also shows up in notifications on Android, therefore shows up on my wrist.
Here's the thing, I've gotten the question "why not just buy a switch? it's cheaper" yeah well with the steam deck my biggest reason for wanting one is that I don't have to buy all the games I already own. I literally just log in to my steam account and there are all of my games. It is beyond switch in my opinion. Nintendo has such a fucking grip on their titles not letting them on other consoles or even on PC so I feel no need to downgrade to a worse system to play legend of link: the boy who can't talk but only scream. And that's not to say I don't like The legend of Zelda. One of my first memories of gaming is with N64 and Ocarina of time. But you can't even play that game legally anymore if you don't dig out the old n64 and hope that the cartridge, controller and console still work. With Steam Deck I don't need to open another store, make another account, charge that account with more moneydollarcoins and THEN get to buy a game I already own. I already own the games. I just log in and install. THAT'S why I want a Steam Deck.
So newer games take soooo long to load if they are on my SD card. I got a SanDisk ultra. Is that too slow of an SD card? I ordered an extreme off of amazing to try and see if games load quicker on that.
You need the continuous read speed spec to be “A2”. That’s what you are looking for. All my games even like 80gb games load super fast. The newer the game the faster it loads too. I have a Samsung Evo V30 A2 card. Incredible bang for buck 512gb. Hope that helps. Thank for watching!!
Tales games I have won't work unless it's at 60 if it's any less it stutters unplayable, so be careful use issues pop it up to 60 if game stars stutter
That’s good to know. Have you tried limiting the frame rate to 30? In game specifically? Curious. Thanks for letting us know about this. Haven’t heard that before.
I just got my email to order mine yesterday, first thing I am doing is replacing the 64gb ssd with a 512gb that I ordered. I don't plan on using it outside of my house toooo much so I don't think I will be limiting it to 40fps, at least not right away I definitely want to experience it's full might first.
Nice!! So where it will be awesome is for frame times on AAA games. The 40 for limit on demanding titles will be a game changer because the CPU can’t keep the GPU fed and you’ll get massive stutters. But limiting to 40 hard caps the game in hardware making the GPU and CPU run in sync. Night and day difference in how smooth it looks. Anything that’s a few years old or more though runs so good. You meat not need it but it’s a good tip for smooth game play. Haha. But that’s why steam deck is awesome. You can tweak all the settings to match your play style. I love it. So excited for you.
@@pn0ydrgn sory if im no help, but i ordered on may 29th and this week i got the email. yesterday i got an email that the deck is delivered already. didn't get the chance to check it yet. however, if im not mistaken, the phawx did an experiment by placing an order early september and he's still placed in the Q3. i think the improvement of production has been really good. sory if theres bad english, not my native language
I ordered mine the same day you did. I'll bought is as a take away console to play games in hotel since i've been sleeping in a lot of them because of work. Switch is great, but only games i play on it are the pokemon games. So with the deck i can play games like shadow of war in hotel on good performance and i can load it at hotel. I just don't want to pack my playstation every week in and out so i think the steam deck will be a great addition. I will receive mine this friday, because i'm in holiday and it lays in a packing station for now hahaha
No it’s like owning an Xbox and buying a PlayStation. You can’t download and install your Xbox games. It if you pay for game pass you can install Edge browser and play all your Xbox game through game streaming (XCloud Beta)
Lol. It’s a hardware limit. It just drops the refresh rate if the screen instead of trying to limit the game. This is a really good breakdown of that on www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-steam-deck-evolves-40hz-60hz-display-support-vrs-and-improved-acoustics-tested
Once a game download is started is it possible to continue the download with the deck in sleep mode. And is it ok to have the deck at full battery and have it plugged into the power while downloading a game.
@@notquitenerdy I found they shipped me a very old model. The battery health is 92% and I can see the percentage going down with it sitting in front of me and I’m doing nothing on it. Still waiting to hear back from the dealer I went through. Xmas busy time for them.
@@starkalarm I would strongly recommend only buying from steam. Steam doesn’t sell to dealers or retailers so there is no reason to buy from anyone but their website unless you live in a country they are not sold in at all. Bummer to here that.
Frame rate and screen size are completely unrelated in my opinion. A smaller screen doesn’t make a lower refresh suddenly acceptable. The lower refresh is still very obvious.
To each their own. I have been playing 144 hertz gaming for 5 years and the steam deck screen at 40 looks so smooth I can’t imaging most people Would know the difference. 30 still looks sloppy as hell to me though. Lol. Believe it or not size does factor in.
@@notquitenerdy i need at least 50fps or my eyes start hurting. I thought I couldn’t play videos games when I was younger because all the games were at 30fps ish and I would get headaches and eye pain. I think resolution can be sacrificed with smaller screens though.
Yeah I get that. 40 is my limit. I’m Super sensitive to all things eyes and ears. I had issues with the old lights flickering at less than 60hz in school as a kid. Got lots of headaches. As a film maker, photographer and gamer I can see the difference. But frame timing and variable refresh screens are the biggest thing for smooth play for me. Steam deck does pretty amazing. I’m blown away.
24 fps in a movie theater, when sitting close to the screen, is nearly unwatchable. The same 24 (or 30) fps is much better at home. The arc distance moved between frames is much less on an apparently smaller screen. There is a literal and physical impact on screen size to frame rate.
lol totally. 60 is always better if you can get it and you’re near a charger. Lol. Share your settings with me because I need to finish a my second play through of that on the steam deck bro!!
I know what a GaN charger is but beginners don’t know these things typically and most people that don’t know what a GaN charger is won’t spend the $40 and will likely get the cheapest one. So that’s a general guideline for people that aren’t expert electronics nerds. But thanks for playing.
@NotQuiteNerdy No need to apologize, brother! I actually just got my steam deck in today from shipment! It came earlier this morning, but I didn't get to mess with it because I had to go to work, lol, but Im about to check it out now!
the first thing you wanna do is duo boot windows on it, that way you can play all your games without the Linux compatibility issues. that way you have the best of both operating systems ^^
The framerate won't matter... On a screen this small? How does the screen size correlate to smoothness of motion at all? I get not needing full resolution at that screen size because the PPI are still high, but the size of the screen has no bearing on how well the framerate can be perceived.
@@ryanbrancel Or can't stand spending more time untangling your wires or constantly moving them out of your way, unsnag from your clothing/other objects etc. more than you are actually enjoying your games
Also, I've been routinely charging off the 45W charger that came with my Framework laptop, and it works fine. Haven't done any comparisons to see if it's actually charging any faster, or if it just ramps down to 20W for the Deck.
I’m pretty sure it charges faster. Someone told me in a comment that it’s a 45 watts charger it comes with. Im guessing it charges at 65 watts. Haven’t tested yet.
@@notquitenerdy Mine came with a 45w charger. The Anker 45w PowerPort Atom III allows you to get a different usb-c cable (right angle, 10', whatever), and the voltage and amps ALMOST exactly match the delivery at multiple levels. Anker 45w PowerPort Atom III (slim) - 5V@2.4A, 9V@3A, 15V@3A, 20V@2.25A My SteamDeck (512GB) > Chicany W20-045N1A - 5V@3A, 9V@3A, 15V@3A, 20V@2.25A Hope this helps someone out there! I paired my new ac adaptor w/ a 10' because freeedooooom
Really in what specific games or scenario did you need it? I haven’t had a single performance issue with the first 15 games I have used and tested. Like super AAA down to stardew valley. Like flawless amazing performance. Let me know. Thanks for watching
Make sure you have the latest Steam updates installed, stable updates, don't have to be in beta channel. Then once in a game, open up the settings panel as shown in his video.
Hadn't tried emulation since the gamecube days (and than I only dabbled with cart based games like Pokemon and Shadowrun... yeah I know I'm weird lol) so I was used to my SNES games taking 500 MEGABYTES but even a Dreamcast collections (so basically all known games in it's short lifetime) takes 500 GIGABYTES, I shudder to think what DVD based or current Bluray based games can take! I'm just saying if you plan to emulate don't SCOF at 1tb cards thinking you'd be wasting most of that space. Buy MULTIPLE if you like to have all of your options at your finger tips.
Just a reminder - it can take a few times of loading a game to have it run smoothly. Performance does improve for many of the games, once shaders, etc. are fully loaded. In other words, just because a game is choppy the first time you load it, it doesn't mean that the game will not run well. Give it a few tries before giving up on a game.
Totally agree with this!
It took around 3 restarts to get Slimerancher 2 working as a charm.
@@tobihudiat speaking of Slime Rancher 2, how is the optimization? When I played on my PC, the gpu usage was at 100% and my PC was screaming even though I have a decent graphics card (5700XT Thicc III)
@@TheScavengr it runs extremely good at 40hz.
You need to set fancy stuff like blooming and reflection off. Then it will run perfectly on Medium :)
@@TheScavengr gpu usage should be maxed out and when it is it means it’s utilizing the full gpu. I undervolted my 3070 ti and got better performance high clock speeds and I don’t go above 57 degrees. Also 50% fan speed.
@@tobihudiat plenty of people have 30 series card now. Not hard to find anymore and cheaper
Great video. My only suggestion for everyone just getting a steam deck is to use AMD FSR. To get it to work, you have to LOWER the native resolution. It’s 1280x800 I’m pretty sure at standard, so lower that by like two notches to like 1120 x something or lower, hit the 3 dots button, go to performance and scroll to the bottom until You see the option for fsr. It’ll be this bar that has a couple of options, one of them saying “integer” You will know it’s activated when the actual resolution of your screen changes, since FSR is an upscaler. With FSR, I’m able to play way more AAA games like the Witcher 3 at a almost rock solid 60fps. Really awesome shit that people should utilize.
Remember, LOWER YOUR RESOLUTION, pop on FSR and enjoy smooooooth gameplay my friends!
Glad to know someone who understands FSR, having low resolution then pumping FSR there is like no difference at all
Do you mean by changing the installed games' property > general > game resolution? After having enabled FSR from the power (battery) settings. Since I can't change the current display resolution with the last mentioned method. Thus only the framerate and/or refresh rates from the power settings. And game resolution per game settings.
@@BosnaUnitedBrothers you have to go into the games actual settings, not through steam! So if you’re playing the Witcher 3 like I described above, you would go into the video settings of the game, when you load it up, and reduce it to from the native 1280xwhatever it is. It can be 1120xwhatever idk what the exact resolution scale number is, but if you do that AND put the game in windowed mode, it should enable. To test it, do what I said and then turn fsr on and off. You should see the screen literally shrink, then expand when fsr is on. Since it’s upscaling, you have to actually reduce the resolution, so that it UPSCALES it back up to the native! It’s pretty straightforward, but it has steps unlike DLSS. Hope this helps bud
@@k45oz29 I had to look up a video to figure it out. I have a 3070 in my laptop so I was used to DLSS, not FSR. But I’m glad I learned it, because FSR is a godsend on the steam deck. I hope other devices get built in FSR or DLSS honestly.
@@treeokk Thanks, I got FSR working. Any tips for the best FSR sharpness setting?
Reduce the dead zones on the analog sticks under settings/controller settings! By default they are about twice as large as they need to be.
This is a really good tip. I’m doing that. Thanks!!!
It is best to reduce the dead zone range until close to the area where the stick stops self-centering in any direction.
That includes more tech repair adept uses who can replace drifting sticks with 3rd party hall effect sticks
I’m a total newbie to the Steamdeck and this is a good place to start. Thank you
Wonderful I hope this helps. I will have more beginner or tips videos coming soon. Thank you for watching and welcome to the community
Maybe it's just 'cos I'm old or something, but I actually kinda like the two-hour limit of the battery under heavy use on something like _Cyberpunk 2077_. Eye strain starts to set in at about that point, so the battery being about to die is a good reminder to like, go pee and maybe look at things that aren't on a 7" screen for a little while 😀 Also, I'm often playing before bed, so having the battery die is a good reminder that sleep is good 😀
Lol. This is great. Haha. Thanks for watching man. Appreciate you
That's what I'm doing too. When I'm playing mad max I have almost two hours of playing it and then I need to charge it for at least an hour and half and that's enough for me to to something else.
Works for me. Long gone are the days of endless hours of gaming when you have family obligations. Two hours is more than plenty of time
@@DigitalLogos same dude I feel those longs hours of gaming are for only special occasions at this point with fam and responsibilities haha
I play 10+ hrs daily on my desktop and when my SD arrives then I play 2/3 hrs before bed lol
No bs, no fluff, straight to the point with clear instructions thank you 🙏🏼
Highly recommend to not use the steam game mode to format your sd card. Instead, format your sd card in desktop mode using the KD partion to do so or format the sd card elsewhere. I was a doubter until i started experiencing low transfer speed on my sd card formatted through steam game mode settings as many have pointed this issue out.
now i wonder why data transfer was too slow..
Do you have guide available for KDE format?
Just got the limited edition 1TB Valve Steam Deck, never owned one before so this is a great video to start! Thanks mate!
Thanks for the tips. Just got my Steam Deck a couple of days ago, and I’m still learning about tweaking the settings so my games perform well..
Congrats. Enjoy it! Just turn off motion blur and anti aliasing and that should make most games perform way better.
The size of the charging brick doesn't matter. You an get 45watt small chargers, and you can get large 10watt ones.
But it does. 10watt isn't going to charge you deck while your playing. Probably slow down the battery drainage but it won't charge your battery while playing because the deck pulls 20w. Come on man. Even the deck will warn you if you use a lesser power charger while using the deck. Only exception to charge with a 10watt brick is when you're not using the deck.
@@cho9171he's refering to the size of the charging brick that doesnt matter. Not to the "watt-output" (that does matter)
immediate subscribe for including zero bs in you vid. love it thank you.
Thank you! Appreciate the sub. Thanks for watching.
FYI The charger that comes with the Steam Deck does 45 Watts. 20 Volts times 2.25 Amps equals 45 Watts. Ohm's Law.
Thanks for that. That’s a great explanation. So the 65 watt chargers I recommend and have at home not charge the Team Deck faster from what I can tell.
@@notquitenerdy the steam deck is capped at 45watts for charging
Did I just watch a guy explain how to pair my BT headphones? What a great tip and trick man, thanks :) Title of vid checks out.
Broham, great tips! For my 50th birthday my wife and daughter got me this amazing device. For 2 weeks now I've been obsessed on getting my games in order...(Still haven't played a single game...😒. But now that everything is in order (plus 3TB of storage. Yes, overkill!) let the games begin!!! Any other tips you might think of? Will greatly be appreciated!!! 👍
Thank you. I like how quick and to-the-point this video is. Keep doing what you’re doing
Thank you so much for the compliment and thanks for watching!
if youve been using steamdeck for quite a while youll notice the weight difference compare to switch.. its best to invest a case with a built in kickstand or just a lightweight kickstand you can carry on the go.. the vents on the back will make it warm quickly if you left in on uneven surface like bed or couch which block the airflow.
Also if you get a portable charger like baesus 65w. youll notice it also drains the powerbank quickly dont expect youll get a half day or more without the need of charging. it may only provide you an extra 2-3 hrs for a powerbank.
Baseus 30Ah 65W is best if your bag can carry it along with the 65W charger. 100W charger is best used on docks since both the Deck and the Dock (supposedly when it comes to 3rd parties) handle the power management on their end.
@@Aereto in my experience having using a baseus wont last you for 8 hrs. like they always advise that you have to sacrifice lowering your games resolution on high end games to longer your playtime even with a portable battery.
i wouldnt recommend this taking on a camping trip if you know you wont be able to charge it later in the day...
I appreciate this. Done. All of it. What's next!?
Video number #2 haha. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for mentioning the 65w charger, I might actually get an Anker 20000 mAh Portable Charger because there are people 3D printing battery mounts for the Steam deck. That's something to consider.
Great idea. I just made a video about traveling with the steam deck. Should be up in a couple of days. That battery bank and mount sounds awesome.
I have an Anker 20000 mAh and every time I connect it to my steam deck it recognizes it as a slow charger and won’t charge at all.
Thank you. I’ve just received my steam deck and didn’t know I could pair my AirPods to it 😅
A “Kill-A-Watt” will show you how much it’s drawing to play a game if your battery is 100%. You have to be careful when selecting chargers. A majority of them are basically a transformer to rectifier to smoothing cap. No voltage monitoring circuit. I only use Apple chargers because I know all of them have comparitors.
That’s funny I use my Apple chargers or Anker chargers because I know those work. I have done some testing without seeing the draw. My iPad Pro 30w charger keeps it from draining while playing but doesn’t charge. My 65w charger charges it while playing but still slower than when it’s off obviously.
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The steam deck comes with a 45W charger. Also, the physical size of the charging brick is not the most important.
Yeah I ready the charger wrong and it’s model number had a 20w in it. I wish all chargers said their wattage.
@@notquitenerdy wattage is just volts*amps, and both of those are required to be listed on the charger. Check it out on your charger and see if you can find it. It’s usually presented like: “Output = 5v/3a” or similar. Then you just multiply the numbers and get your wattage.
@@nickward891 💯👍🏻
Excellent tips in a concise and easy to understand format. Appreciate the recap in the description, too! Hoping to get a Steam Deck this year.
I wish that for you. Enjoy it when you do.
Thanks for the tips, I just ordered one looking forward to messing around
That’s awesome. You are very welcome. Check out part 2 of the tips. The thanks for watching!!
The steam brightness trick is clutch !
Ps5 controllers connect and work flawlessly, one of my favorite ways to play mine
I love that controller. So comfortable. Thanks for stopping by!
The outro made me crack up, you deserve a sub🤣
Overall great video man. Patiently waiting for my steam deck to arrive⏳
Thank you! Appreciate the sub. Steam deck is worth h the wait for sure.
Mine arrives in two days. Thanks for the tips.
How they helped!! Stoked for you. Watch the second video of tips. Thanks for watching!!
Great video, great tips and wonderful delivery. Keep up the great work. God Bless.
Thank you so much!! Appreciate the kind words. Appreciate you watching.
Nice tips! Got my deck coming this week
You’re gonna fall in love with gaming all over again.
Funny I love gaming I just don’t have enough time..plus I basically offered my son my ps5 so I can get this hah don’t get me wrong I love ps5 but just the convenience & something about hand held gaming seems cool with the graphics
Thank you so much! What a helpful video! I'm really enjoying the Steam Deck myself and the first thing I did was get myself a screen protector and a steam case.
I got a screen protector and didn’t need anything else yet. I love it so much. Thank you for watching and subscribe for more videos about the steam deck coming soon! 😊
Not sure why this video has so many dislikes....... I found it very helpful.
Thanks for watching. I truly appreciate you commenting too.
Im newbie to steam deck I’m getting one Friday thx man for the guide big help 👌🏾
I’m so happy for you. Hope they help. Thanks for watching!!
I finally got it an it’s amazing
thanks. remember this when i get my steam deck.😉💯
You rock. Thanks for watching.
Switch charger works
subbed, followed ur tips, great help
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you watching. And the sub.
SUBSCRIBED. Shocked you are under 1000! Great content.
Thank you so much. I’m hoping to get there soon!! Appreciate you! Thanks for watching and subscribing
Great video! Super helpful and straight to the point. Thank you!
Glad you liked it. Share it with a friend who needs a steam deck. Haha
Short intro, straight to the point. I like it! :)
Thank you for watching!! Appreciate the comment.
I was about to yell at you in the comments but then you said it and suddenly I didn't want to, you are not my boss.
Favorite Comment so far. Lol. Thanks for watching. Appreciate the comment
Mine arrives today
Hell yes!!! You will fall in love.
I've done nothing but nonstop gaming on my deck. I've beaten GTA IV complete edition, MGS V and on the last boss in DS3.
Hell yeah! Glad you love it.
@@notquitenerdy Thanks man, I do! a 9.5/10 after playing it for a few months now. Beat that last boss in DS3 a couple days ago, first souls game to ever beat. The difficulty thing, def scares away a huge amount of people. It was difficult but very doable, and I'm usually average at video games. I always play games on normal difficulty.
I am getting mine tomorrow so this is great
So stoked for You!!! There is a part 2 of this beginner guide too.
I'm waiting on getting my Steam Deck, but everything I've read online tells me the charger that comes with the unit is 45 watts. It will fast charge.
Awesome video mate thank you helped me loads!
Awe I’m so happy to help. Thanks for the lovely comment. Thanks for watching. There’s a part 2 of this also. Cheers
Great tips! I've been wondering is it safe for the battery to get charged all the time while playing or would it result in rapid degredation and even worse battery life performance?
I don’t think anything we do will hurt too much. But that’s the beauty of the steam deck. Undo a few screws and swap the battery no problem. The batteries are affordable too. Charging while playing should be fine though.
If this were the case, playing a docked Switch would absolutely murder the battery...which it doesn't.
Great Advise, I got the email requesting payment, now it’s just a waiting game until they email shipping/ tracking information . But I put your video on Favorites for when I get mine. Great Job!
Thank you for the compliment!! So stoked for you. I hope you love it as much as I do!!
Very informative. Thanks for this!
You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching. Subscribe for more content like this. Appreciate the kind words.
Liked and subbed 👍
@@Emceemur You rock!! thank you for watching. welcome to the community
Great video I’ve always just had a PlayStation and Xbox so these tips will come in handy
I’m stoked for you. This is an incredible way to start the PC gaming journey. I love this device so much.
Very good tips! Just got my Steam Deck and this will help me out greatly
That’s wonderful to hear. So glad. Thanks for watching and commenting!
My steam is coming tomorrow I can’t wait!!!
Mines out for delivery today!😁😁😁
When did you pay/receive your order email? Trying to figure out how long my wait will be. Got the email today!
@@daniellemiller8459 I payed the 5$ deposit and a week later I paid the full price. Thursday it shipped and today I should be expecting it it’s out for deliver
I cant get past the sd card format error even changed the cards to exfat file still do t work
Bummer. Was that formatting them in the steam deck or on windows?
Lol I have that shirt!
Then you are already part of the family then. Hahaha. Welcome to the channel. Thanks for watching!!
@@notquitenerdy I'm new to steam deck and appreciate the guidance. Thank you.
Why do i need another charger while playing? Can i use the steam deck charger?
You don’t need another charger. Just like that one. 65 watts and good to have one in two rooms. Plus that one is good for traveling and can charge a second device. Thanks for watching!! Hope that helps.
Gracias for the tips !! Very helpful!
Thanks so much for watching!!
Thanks for the info!
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching. Subscribe for more content coming soon!!
Awesome info video NQN, Just wanted to ask! For a while now, I type in a title of a game that am looking to buy on Steam
But! It always comes up with the download content or updates, Have you ever come across this by a friend or have I turned on
Or off something in my steam account? because am trying to buy a couple title and it wont come up in the menu.
I noticed that last night when I bought Shadow of Mordor. It added the DLC to my cart first. lol then wouldn’t let me checkout. It happens to me in steam in the PC sometimes too. It looks like it happens on older games on sale that I can tell. I haven’t looked into it enough to say for sure.
I just bought oled 512gb can i use normal screen protector,or which one should i use mat or what??
7. NEVER use charger other then default, some unfortune conbination can completely destroy you battery or charger itself. Voltage is not only charger parameter!!
Looks like companies like Aukey, anker battery banks are gonna go out if business then :p
@@ksoma228 Or maybe charger isn't same thing as power bank, curious.
@@Qa_mook you should read up the Usb-c protocols, it's a lot smarter than you think :)
@@ksoma228 Its not only connection used in chargers, and it's definitely not fix human errors.
What if you've got the 64gb and bought nvme storage. step one woud be...start it up or surgery?
I would have probably been too excited to play it first. Lol. Then did surgery later.
Can play while charging in dock station?
mine is on the way who else is q4 ! let me get a hell yeah steam deck
Hell yeah can’t wait for you to get it! You’re gonna love it. Thank for watching.
@@notquitenerdy Yeah man your welcome and I want it here so bad it says it’s packaged so can I just drive and they it my self lol
HELL YEAH STEAM DECK!!!!!! I completed the payment on Thursday. From what I've heard I should get it sometime next week.
@@Zammit2021 woah it’s that quick sweeeeet I mean hell yeahhhh
@@bignoob5006 that's what I heard from some people who've gotten one and I've also heard it depends on which tier you ordered. I ordered the 500 gig one so it could possibly take longer to get I'm not too sure.
dooood.. wtf is your left arm doing?!?!?!?!?!
Authenticater works really well with android as well :)
Thank you
the steam guard app on Android we actually going to scan a barcode to login there is some misinformation you had the steam that comes with a 40-watt charger and accepts a maximum of 45-watt
also I found it's handy to have something like an Anker power bank I use the Anker 737 Power which can show you how much wattage is being drawn out of the type c & type a
when my steam deck comes I’m gonna use my JBL boombox 2 speaker for my steam deck or either that my Sony wh-xm4 or xm5 Bluetooth headphone
I lowered refresh rate and frame rate, as well as couple other tweaks, and I get 4-5 hours of play per charge in Fallout 4.
That’s awesome. Thanks for posting that here. Appreciate you
Steam authenticator works on android too
I know it does but couldn’t show it in this video. Thanks for confirming for everyone.
@@notquitenerdy 👍🏿
@@notquitenerdy also can confirm for the other 3 people with WearOS watches, it also shows up in notifications on Android, therefore shows up on my wrist.
Here's the thing, I've gotten the question "why not just buy a switch? it's cheaper" yeah well with the steam deck my biggest reason for wanting one is that I don't have to buy all the games I already own. I literally just log in to my steam account and there are all of my games. It is beyond switch in my opinion. Nintendo has such a fucking grip on their titles not letting them on other consoles or even on PC so I feel no need to downgrade to a worse system to play legend of link: the boy who can't talk but only scream. And that's not to say I don't like The legend of Zelda. One of my first memories of gaming is with N64 and Ocarina of time. But you can't even play that game legally anymore if you don't dig out the old n64 and hope that the cartridge, controller and console still work. With Steam Deck I don't need to open another store, make another account, charge that account with more moneydollarcoins and THEN get to buy a game I already own. I already own the games. I just log in and install. THAT'S why I want a Steam Deck.
So newer games take soooo long to load if they are on my SD card. I got a SanDisk ultra. Is that too slow of an SD card? I ordered an extreme off of amazing to try and see if games load quicker on that.
You need the continuous read speed spec to be “A2”. That’s what you are looking for. All my games even like 80gb games load super fast. The newer the game the faster it loads too. I have a Samsung Evo V30 A2 card. Incredible bang for buck 512gb. Hope that helps. Thank for watching!!
Tales games I have won't work unless it's at 60 if it's any less it stutters unplayable, so be careful use issues pop it up to 60 if game stars stutter
That’s good to know. Have you tried limiting the frame rate to 30? In game specifically? Curious. Thanks for letting us know about this. Haven’t heard that before.
try 44 frames instead of 40, for me it is a night and day difference.
“Boom”
Came for the Video... stayed because of the comments lol
45w charger
I just got my email to order mine yesterday, first thing I am doing is replacing the 64gb ssd with a 512gb that I ordered. I don't plan on using it outside of my house toooo much so I don't think I will be limiting it to 40fps, at least not right away I definitely want to experience it's full might first.
Nice!! So where it will be awesome is for frame times on AAA games. The 40 for limit on demanding titles will be a game changer because the CPU can’t keep the GPU fed and you’ll get massive stutters. But limiting to 40 hard caps the game in hardware making the GPU and CPU run in sync. Night and day difference in how smooth it looks. Anything that’s a few years old or more though runs so good. You meat not need it but it’s a good tip for smooth game play. Haha. But that’s why steam deck is awesome. You can tweak all the settings to match your play style. I love it. So excited for you.
How long did it take u to wait? Did u pre order it last year or this year? I'm debating on ordering mine 🤔
When did you place the $5 deposit ? Thanks
@@pn0ydrgn sory if im no help, but i ordered on may 29th and this week i got the email. yesterday i got an email that the deck is delivered already. didn't get the chance to check it yet. however, if im not mistaken, the phawx did an experiment by placing an order early september and he's still placed in the Q3. i think the improvement of production has been really good. sory if theres bad english, not my native language
I ordered mine the same day you did. I'll bought is as a take away console to play games in hotel since i've been sleeping in a lot of them because of work. Switch is great, but only games i play on it are the pokemon games. So with the deck i can play games like shadow of war in hotel on good performance and i can load it at hotel. I just don't want to pack my playstation every week in and out so i think the steam deck will be a great addition. I will receive mine this friday, because i'm in holiday and it lays in a packing station for now hahaha
If you have a xbox and get a steamdeck can you link the accounts or do you have to buy the games twice
No it’s like owning an Xbox and buying a PlayStation. You can’t download and install your Xbox games. It if you pay for game pass you can install Edge browser and play all your Xbox game through game streaming (XCloud Beta)
Or you can install windows and play them that way too.
Can somebody point me towards the background music? Bit of a jam.
How does it physically reduce frame rate? Is there a little guy in there holding back the extra frames. Like, whoa slow down there frames.
Lol. It’s a hardware limit. It just drops the refresh rate if the screen instead of trying to limit the game. This is a really good breakdown of that on www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-steam-deck-evolves-40hz-60hz-display-support-vrs-and-improved-acoustics-tested
@@notquitenerdy I had no idea it was hardware. Thanks for the tip.
Hopefully I’ll be happy with my deck my estimated delivery is tomorrow
It’s blowing my mind daily. I think you’ll love it. Hope so anyway. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I know this doesn’t pertain to this video though my question is can I start up my steam deck with 2.4ghz wifi ?
Totally. 2.4 is fine.
Once a game download is started is it possible to continue the download with the deck in sleep mode. And is it ok to have the deck at full battery and have it plugged into the power while downloading a game.
No once it sleeps it will truly sleep and do nothing. Plugged in with full batter is fine
@@notquitenerdy I found they shipped me a very old model. The battery health is 92% and I can see the percentage going down with it sitting in front of me and I’m doing nothing on it.
Still waiting to hear back from the dealer I went through. Xmas busy time for them.
@@starkalarm I would strongly recommend only buying from steam. Steam doesn’t sell to dealers or retailers so there is no reason to buy from anyone but their website unless you live in a country they are not sold in at all. Bummer to here that.
@@notquitenerdy yeah I live in New Zealand. I’ll be asking for a refund. Hopefully steam will sell to here soon.
Frame rate and screen size are completely unrelated in my opinion. A smaller screen doesn’t make a lower refresh suddenly acceptable. The lower refresh is still very obvious.
To each their own. I have been playing 144 hertz gaming for 5 years and the steam deck screen at 40 looks so smooth I can’t imaging most people
Would know the difference. 30 still looks sloppy as hell to me though. Lol. Believe it or not size does factor in.
@@notquitenerdy i need at least 50fps or my eyes start hurting. I thought I couldn’t play videos games when I was younger because all the games were at 30fps ish and I would get headaches and eye pain. I think resolution can be sacrificed with smaller screens though.
Yeah I get that. 40 is my limit. I’m
Super sensitive to all things eyes and ears. I had issues with the old lights flickering at less than 60hz in school as a kid. Got lots of headaches. As a film maker, photographer and gamer I can see the difference. But frame timing and variable refresh screens are the biggest thing for smooth play for me. Steam deck does pretty amazing. I’m blown away.
24 fps in a movie theater, when sitting close to the screen, is nearly unwatchable. The same 24 (or 30) fps is much better at home. The arc distance moved between frames is much less on an apparently smaller screen. There is a literal and physical impact on screen size to frame rate.
You forgot the most important thing.... Play a game!
Lol. That’s the 2nd thing you do after the first things. Lmao. Thanks for watching. Appreciate you.
I absolutely dont disegree with you when it comes to frame rate.. BUT.. playing RDR2 on 60 fps.. man that is smooooooooth!
lol totally. 60 is always better if you can get it and you’re near a charger. Lol.
Share your settings with me because I need to finish a my second play through of that on the steam deck bro!!
@@notquitenerdy Nice! Will try! I got my Steam Deck yesterday, so i just need to find out how to download R*.
If you havn't made a steam account yet how did you buy it is my question
Same
If it was a gift.
Nice video
Thank you so much!!
Anyone know a good screen protector for the 512 model to keep the screen anti glare?
See if JSaux makes one. I have their clear protector and it’s awesome.
Don't judge a charger by it's size. Seems like you are living under a rock and never heard of GaN (Gallium Nitride).
I know what a GaN charger is but beginners don’t know these things typically and most people that don’t know what a GaN charger is won’t spend the $40 and will likely get the cheapest one. So that’s a general guideline for people that aren’t expert electronics nerds. But thanks for playing.
It works with android to
0:34 Steam Authenticator works flawlessly on Android.
I thought the steam deck uses a 45w charger?
It does. 45 watt charger. Sorry.
@NotQuiteNerdy No need to apologize, brother! I actually just got my steam deck in today from shipment! It came earlier this morning, but I didn't get to mess with it because I had to go to work, lol, but Im about to check it out now!
@@MrRunItUp I feel your pain. Mine delivered at 9:15 AM and I had to work til 5 that day. Lol
the first thing you wanna do is duo boot windows on it, that way you can play all your games without the Linux compatibility issues.
that way you have the best of both operating systems ^^
What are you using to dual boot windows on? SD card or which way did you do it?
The framerate won't matter... On a screen this small? How does the screen size correlate to smoothness of motion at all?
I get not needing full resolution at that screen size because the PPI are still high, but the size of the screen has no bearing on how well the framerate can be perceived.
Test it out yourself. 30 looks fine in a smaller screen and looks terrible on a “65 TV. Lol. Thanks for watching. Appreciate the comment.
Wired Earbuds>>>>Wireless Earbuds.
Unless you want noise canceling
@@ryanbrancel Or can't stand spending more time untangling your wires or constantly moving them out of your way, unsnag from your clothing/other objects etc. more than you are actually enjoying your games
absolutely disagree everything below 60 fps is noticeable anything over is where it's harder to catch
Also, I've been routinely charging off the 45W charger that came with my Framework laptop, and it works fine. Haven't done any comparisons to see if it's actually charging any faster, or if it just ramps down to 20W for the Deck.
I’m pretty sure it charges faster. Someone told me in a comment that it’s a 45 watts charger it comes with. Im guessing it charges at 65 watts. Haven’t tested yet.
@@notquitenerdy Mine came with a 45w charger. The Anker 45w PowerPort Atom III allows you to get a different usb-c cable (right angle, 10', whatever), and the voltage and amps ALMOST exactly match the delivery at multiple levels.
Anker 45w PowerPort Atom III (slim) - 5V@2.4A, 9V@3A, 15V@3A, 20V@2.25A
My SteamDeck (512GB) > Chicany W20-045N1A - 5V@3A, 9V@3A, 15V@3A, 20V@2.25A
Hope this helps someone out there! I paired my new ac adaptor w/ a 10' because freeedooooom
Installing proton GE is a must
Really in what specific games or scenario did you need it? I haven’t had a single performance issue with the first 15 games I have used and tested. Like super AAA down to stardew valley. Like flawless amazing performance. Let me know. Thanks for watching
what's the name for the ios steam authenticator? Can't seem to find one for steam. only steam chat, steam link, steam mobile??
Never mind, just found out it's built into steam mobile
Yes built into steam.
Lowest setting I can get on my refresh rate is 45.
Make sure you have the latest Steam updates installed, stable updates, don't have to be in beta channel. Then once in a game, open up the settings panel as shown in his video.
Hadn't tried emulation since the gamecube days (and than I only dabbled with cart based games like Pokemon and Shadowrun... yeah I know I'm weird lol) so I was used to my SNES games taking 500 MEGABYTES but even a Dreamcast collections (so basically all known games in it's short lifetime) takes 500 GIGABYTES, I shudder to think what DVD based or current Bluray based games can take! I'm just saying if you plan to emulate don't SCOF at 1tb cards thinking you'd be wasting most of that space. Buy MULTIPLE if you like to have all of your options at your finger tips.