I Took Apart The Valve Steam Deck...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2022
- The Steam Deck is slowly making its way into consumers hands and after doing an unboxing and initial look at the device I wanted to dive into the components of the system and see how Valve put it together.
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I heard of many accounts already of people leaving their SD cards in the device before taking it apart and snapping it in half, so if you're going to attempt this, please remember to take it out so you don't break your device!
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Why would someone who buys a video game instead of playing games want to open the device? These people deserve to have their SD cards broken, it's an act of God.
Linus tech tips sd card broke when he was tearing it down aswell
@@Fellipe2k5 to fix their devices lol
@@2seep Fix a device than bought 2 weeks ago?
It would be better to send it to Valve to fix it because it's under warranty.
I love that Valve was thorough enough to actually label every part of the motherboard in the system - almost makes it possible to upgrade your Steam Deck yourself.
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I upgraded my 64GB with a 512GB NVMe a week ago, and it's running great! As long as you keep the foil shield there's no problems.
I hope they offer the mainboard as a standalone upgrade if there's ever a Steam Deck 2 with a newer APU.
i hope so to
Just wondering, how much did that upgrade cost ya? I am looking to get a Steam Deck and I'm looking at how much it would cost to upgrade it.
@@pokeplayerHQ you can find the drives for $80 on eBay
I love Steam Deck's very modular design 👌I would expect the engineering to become more elegant as time goes on.
It's so satisfying when it's modular
Props to Valve for this forward thinking design. I wonder if they would make this upgradable by selling a newer generation motherboard in the future.
They should also focus in making more models with each new generation in the future, this thing is already a huge success.
I also strongly hope for this, one year down the road, motherboard upgrade with a Zen 3/RDNA 3 APU, how awesome would that be? But there's something making me think they'll release a whole new model, the 512 GB model sold way more than the other 2 combined, Gabe said it really was a surprise for them so I think they'll release a more premium model in the future starting at something like 800$ with Oled screen and more power/storage. But if upgrade kits are a thing someday, I'll definitely be interested, the current screen is good enough for me (and I have Vitas, LCD and Oled), only upgrades I could wish for is power and better battery.
@@guillaumebackelandt7381 one thing to consider about the highest tier selling the most, as of now this is still considered an early adopter type of device so it stands to reason all of the hardcore PC gamers and other enthusiasts who want a quality portable Steam device (or emulation machine) would buy the highest tier. But down the line when this becomes more mainstream I’d imagine a cheaper model will become far more popular as availability, exposure, and demand increases. Once parents start seeing it on shelves and buying it for their kids, or college students want something to play while commuting on the bus, there’ll be no contest. That’s my opinion at least.
Hopefully the simplicity of the layout will get the attention of mod creators. I think there will be a big market for 3rd party upgrades with this thing down the road and I feel like the community could do some awesome things with it.
From all the reviews I've seen, one of the biggest issues with the Steam Deck is that the fan has a very high-pitched wine that requires you to either play with the volume up or use headphones to drown out. An improvement I'd like to see on the next Steam Deck would be a larger fan that can move more air and thus function more quietly which was the direction of the PS5 and XBSX consoles.
the question is how big could they possibly make the fan on a handheld
Yeah I'm lucky mine isn't too loud but I'm really unlucky the right side of the steam deck has problems. B button gets stuck sometimes, right joystick makes this weird sticky like noise when circling it around and the right touch pad makes a spring like noise when pressing it down from the bottom half.
Both the xbox series X and ps5 use their internal volume to move air. The post's "popped collar" look is also part of the cooling, moving air. And Microsoft revamped a desert building design where the building itself is an AC unit that works via hot air at the bottom rising and sucking in cold air.
not all fans
I think they have a new revision of the fan, and I believe I have the old whiny one, It isn't that bad, sure, I can't lay down in bed and not disturb my partner with the silence night brings, but during everyday life, with background noise at home, or especially in a bus/train/plane etc. It's really a none-issue. It sounds more or less like ultrabook fan. It definitely is something I would like to upgrade alongside the storage in the future (I opted for the 64GB). Right now I have plenty of room for games on my 512GB SD-Card. The negatives about the eMMC is that it removes the possibility of actually using the device as a desktop PC. The space of your home directory dries up quite quickly. I have 58 games installed on the SD card, but game saves, proton-files (+ all the apps I want) are stored on the eMMC, resulting in only ~9GB left, even without any games installed on that storage. So using it as a functioning desktop computer would require 256GB or preferably 512/1TB
Watching John take this apart makes me think: I don't ever want to have to do this myself.
Very well done video!
Its not hard I've done it with my switch and laptop all the time
Like I said man.... truly the next generation I'm gaming.
This is like the only exciting piece of hardware in gaming that's come out recently.... no bashin on xbox and PlayStation but those hardware releases feel more of the same.
But this.... this is "PC master race" invading the console space, melding and mending the two... and being better for it.... AND being portable to boot
Expect even more portable/powerful designs in a year or two as they shrink these designs down to 5nm and now that AMD has a design of their current zen 3 mobile chips built around power savings. Could see them making a smaller model with similar battery life but more powerful, or same size with much more power, and battery life. In 3-4 years though is when we could see some really incredibly powerful SOC’s using modular chiplets where they can plop on the cpu cores, plop on graphics cluster, even throw in on chip high bandwidth memory if they really want to go all out. Sky is really the limit right now.
I cant believe how my EmuDeck (Emulation Station) Steam Grid Cover made it into your video at 13:00. I was just making it for myself and decided to upload it, now its already right there in this video
Gotta love SteamGridDB
This makes me want one of these even more. That's so cool!
Definitely. It seems well designed.
will last very long with easy servicing
Can't wait to get mine in Q3. Also, I hope this is a precursor to a standalone VR headset!
This was such an awesome teardown to watch, as always John I really appreciate what you do!
I bought a 1tb 2230 name drive for around $120 around November last year with plans of replacing the smaller capacity drive when I get my Deck. I’m glad I jumped on that when I did as they’re going for around $250 now.
Repairability and accessibility are very important, and I'm glad to see valve recognising that.
Been waiting for this! But not as much as my own Steam Deck…..hopefully by end of May.
Terrific work.
It’s all quite mesmerizing.
Funny you mention how long drifting has been around. Ive been cracking up hearing about it so much, like have any of you owned an n64? The stick didnt even drift it would just go limp like a noodle lmao
I’d like to see more videos on the steam deck from you just like more gameplay and stuff like that !
awesome video John...great job
Whenever I look at these videos it makes me want a steam deck more 😁 hopefully before Christmas
I have to admit that I've had a Steam account since near the beginning but have never been active on that ecosystem, however, now with everything I've seen and heard so far with the SteamDeck I'm very tempted to take a deep dive into it because it seems, unlike with other handheld platforms, that Valve plays nice with their users and is as if they want to see what their users can do with it! Anyway cool on them!
Its great to see how organized Valve is in labeling their internal components and how easy consumers can upgrade any accessories. If you decide to upgrade your storage capacity, please record it so we can see!
My man has MGS2 and 3 up front ready to boot :D
Can't wait to get mine!
I took my 512G Model apart a few days after delivery, for an Ssd upgrade and am loving it. I have more space then I'll ever need for this, as I'm pretty sure SD2 will be releasing in a couple years with substantial upgrades.
Why did you buy the more expensive model the 512gb instead of the 64gb model if you're going to replace the SSD anyways?
I just got my steam deck email and purchased it!!! 😍😍😍 I can't wait to get it in my hands!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Mine is shipping next week, can't wait to get it!
2:50 damn that was smooth
I have no use for a Steam Deck but coming from a tech who fixes laptops I have to commend Valve for the great design & ease of repair.
Many other companies could learn a thing or two.
I've been looking forward to this techwave.
I'm definitely not taking mine apart when I get so thanks for doing it so I could see lol
Thank you for this please do more deck videos
Love the new video spawn wave! 😁
Thing is a beast and Spawnwave is technical genius
I like when you do the teardowns / you do a great job / wow that heatsink & fan is very small / i thought it would be bigger
Dood love when you do stuff like this
The video we've all been waiting for
It's impressive how well this is designed overall for its small form factor. I'm still weary of messing with it, but at least it looks like if I gotta replace the fan or battery, it may actually be doable for a pleb like me with a walkthrough.
You're weary of messing with? Me too! I'm so tired/weary of messing with it all day long!
Very nice switch ..
I'm getting my steam deck tomorrow:):) really excited. Really want to game some Apex and Battlefield 1
Steam Deck seems like the kind of device that I would use for anything except actually playing games.
Why??
This is the video we all were waiting for
Can't believe you did this without dying wow
Nice, the joystick is a true big brain move for Valve.
Man this just makes me think what if Valve let's everyone build their own custom Handhelds in the future. Awesome teardown this has to be TechWave nightmare mode if there was one.
This has been taken apart on so many channels now, there's no way I'd risk it just for a video.
Totally worth it. Also, he has 600k+k subs it's good content
Its not that risky. Electronics are pretty resilient. These things were put together in the same fashion they were taken apart here. Nothing exactly special, just the correct driver bits, pry tool, and not getting too pull happy. Always make sure you disconnect ribbon cables. But not sure what the risk, they even label the screws used so you could replace the screws with ones from a local hardware store if you lose them.
That shirt go crazy tho 🔥🔥
😎 Tech Wave 🌊
Can't wait to get my Steam Deck
noice, thanks for the interesting video as always
Respect to Valve for making their device with ease of repairability in mind.
alright man... ive been watching for months... never subbed. Finally did lol glad to be here
Can‘t wait to get my hands on my after Q3 model …
Ngl I look forward to these on new devices even though I know nothing about stuff like this lol
Nice video 👍
Im waiting on my second steam deck,that one ill take apart and put 2 tb inside but for now the 1tb sd slot works amazing
geez why 2?
@@brandon_nope I have one 2 keep stock and the other to emulate games put windows on it and tinker with it etc...
I love this content. It's my favorite 💕
iFixit have already confirmed they will be selling replacement parts for the Steam Deck so that's great for any future repairs you need to do 🙂
You're doing the lord's work out here
Imagine that, a company that doesn't ACTIVELY work against you repairing your stuff.
Me: Waiting to be able to get a Steam Deck
Spawn Wave: "I took it apart"
He ordered it like when it was announced.. but I get what you mean 😅 I felt the same when he disassembled the PS5
How much thermal compound you want to use?
Valve: YES.
To avoid pump out most likely.
I just installed Elden Ring on my Steam deck yesterday. Runs about 40-60 fps.
The fact that it runs that well is impressive, Elden Ring struggles on 3090s
@@CinnamonOwO it's not that it's demanding just unoptimized
More like 30-50 FPS but still amazing
I run it o n a 3070 OC it's still whiffy at places, but i love the game (stuttering etc)
very neat build. atleast nothing obviously designed to be hard to fix.
This was easier to take apart than my Lenovo Laptop when I had to replace the keyboard
Question: is there a tab that needs to be lifted in order to disconnect a ribbon cable connector? For example the Motherboard ribbon cable.
I'd advise getting a magnetic USB-C connector. This will save you.
Looks so nice and modular. Made for repairs being possible.
I want one, but valve won't sell where ppl have strong consumer protection laws apparently..or whatever, something must be stopping them from taking my money.
You should have worn a Sega nomad shirt doing this tear down
You may have been asked this, but I have to know.. where do you get those cool tshirts? I love that Sega Genesis shirt. I must have one!
The tare down is finally here.
What type of thermal paste did you use ? Do you think it would be a good idea to get a magnetic usb c charing cable for the deck?
This was a triumph.
Great Video , mines still says comig Q3, Where Valve a bit sneaky with battey ,?
Kinda wonder if over time we'll see people get custom buttons and custom sticks
There seem to be more options for a 2230 SSD than when I looked into it last year. Amazon has a Samsung and a Toshiba 256GB for about $40.
really?!
What thermal paste did you use ? did you notice better temps ?
Had o e running a few hours a day since q2 wave 2 and no problems so far. Love the deck!
Maybe I’ll purchase version 2 at day 1, this one looks impressive!
Now we wait for a steam deck lite.
I cannot speak for others, but the fan on my SD is not overbearing at all. I wouldnt say it's loud or whines so I was a little surprised to hear people complaining about it. Maybe I got lucky.
Apparently only the first batch of consoles had this noisier fan. Later fans are more silent (but not by much).
I'm hoping that someone comes out with a M.2 USB4 card and back plate for the Deck that exposes a couple USB4 type C ports externally and internally allows enough space for a M.2 2280 and 2230 NVME cards. Exposing USB4 ports would allow for the use of external GPU docks that you could use with your old GPUs or future low end GPUs.
Hello bro, nice video!
I didn't even realise the EMI shield for the drive is just like a sleeve, looks like I'm getting a 1TB drive as soon as my Deck arrives.
It would be easier to get an SD card
awesome video
Is the USB C Port supported in any way by the Metal frame? Does it touch the metal if its assembled ?
That steam soundtrack is royalty free to use?
you should of used a thermal pad for the cpu/gpu. Like the one for cpu.
I want one but I am waiting for them to become available in retail stores. I don’t like ordering major electronics like this online.
Why is it that not a single youtuber has shown how to get the battery off. They skip actually showing how to do this.
You said it's not common to label the ribbon cables, it isn't in consoles but it is in computers
Wow that board. I sell psone slims online, so I open them up to make sure everything is clean and valves board is about the same size. Sheesh
In terms of stick drift, the Joy-Cons are actually worse with that, it's not something that's all too much being magnified by the internet. I've had all of mine start drifting in about a year of using them with regular use, while other controllers I've had started drifting much later or through some sort of damage.
My joy cons drifted the first day I got the switch
Hey John, you said you read all the comments, so I am really hoping you read this and give me an answer because I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere. I want to know if you could use a Steam Deck to hook up an Elgato HD 60 and stream from a Nintendo Switch to Twitch with full webcam? I have a relatively low powered laptop that cannot handle streaming to twich while having my webcam active and whenever I look for a computer that is capable of doing the job the recommendations are always gaming laptops that START at $750! But the Steam Deck is, as you point out, $400. Almost half the price and it is supposedly a mini gaming PC, so my thinking is I could just use it as a dedicated Elgato Twitch streaming device for half the price. Do you think this is possible??? Thanks in advance for taking the time to post an answer. I am a subscriber and watch News Wave every day, but my favourite is Tech Wave. I love seeing those weekend videos. Keep up the great work!
I just have a feeliing we are going to get an upgraded CPU and a 128 internal storage and like 4 years from now an upgraded GPU, RAM and 256gb internal
All replacement parts will be available officially through ifixit
ifixit is horrible. Their guides are good but their tools are lowest quality
Saying itself is kinda like saying uhh you don’t get anymore extra info by saying the board itself. And I notice it every time someone says it
GRANDE CAHONES
Does the Steam Deck have Universal Bluetooth connectivity for headphones?
Be careful with usb-c docks Spawn Wave! My steamdeck is currently a paperweight as I've waited over 100 hours for steam support to get back to me about an RMA, or repairs, or something. Pretty sure a usb-c dock messed it up.
Yes, that’s been happening a lot apparently.
what happend?
I remember the switch having a similar issue with it's release 😅
Hope you can get it switched out for a new one soon
I had the same scare but fixed it last night. Maybe my solution may help? You have to somehow drain the battery. I kept mine on with a black screen until the battery eventually died. After that I kept pressing the power button until the LED no longer turned on. By some miracle she booted back up without an issue. I suspect it’s an issue with the firmware.
Nintendo had that issue where they weren’t exactly using usb PD specs but their own power delivery specifications. Could be something similar here where your dock decided to pump in way too much voltage and fry the mobo.
I like seeing module analog sticks, but.... They really dropped the ball on M.2 storage. Should be 100% easy to upgrade with a small panel uncovering a M.2 slot!
I kinda wish the battery was easy to hot swap like how laptops were forever. But... I'll forgive it. Not super hard to replace, but not really for a novice.
Like if those could both be easy access I'd be super impressed. But bottom line this is doable. Not like you have to take apart 90% of it to get access to either... (Like some things)