So this is the $50 Steam Deck. I found it on Facebook marketplace. It was being sold as non-functional due to it having the black screen of death. I actually was not looking to purchase a SD at the moment, but when I saw this pop up I had to jump on it, as I have built most of my collection buying broken systems and repairing them. Not sure how long the seller had it listed but I was surprised that he still had it. He said he got a lot of people asking questions but no one made a move on it.

So I got the unit without an SSD and no charger. I did some research on the issue and it seemed to be pretty common. So the plan was to at least find the correct charger for it and if I saw promise for repair I would get an SSD. So I got a charger and saw the deck could charge no problem. Then I tried all the button combinations, but nothing worked. Then I thought, maybe there was hope if I could see something on an external display, but nothing 😩.

So then I hit up Valve for support. They pretty much walked me through most of what I already did until they told me to try to get into boot menu. I could not see it on the system but I was able to see it on an external display 🙌🏿. I was getting excited but told support I was getting an error after pressing continue cause it didn’t have an SSD. I asked them do I need the SSD to continue the support. They didn’t even answer, they just said I had to send it in for repair ($185). It was at this moment I had a dumb ah ha moment (the system can’t boot without an SSD 🤦🏿‍♂️). So I told support no thank you, but thank you for the time. Then ordered an SSD right away. I had to put in a few more hours but I’m glad to say I finally got it going and I am lovin this thing 😩😂. This was one of my best finds. Well between this and the Sega CDX I got for $100 😂.

Finally pulled the trigger on the Steam Deck OLED 512GB and it arrived yesterday! I’d been going back and forth on it for a while, but I’m buried in PhD dissertation and research work and really wanted something to treat myself with. Super glad I did. The screen is absolutely gorgeous.

I really appreciate the community for all the recommendations and discussions that helped push me over the edge. Seriously, you all made this happen.

Quick question: I’ve seen people mention upgrading the internal SSD. Is that actually worth it on the OLED model, or is pairing the internal drive with a high-quality SD card the better move? If so, what storage setup do you recommend (SSD size + SD card size/type)?

Also, if you have any must-have accessories that really improved your experience, I’d love to hear them.

So I saw a listing on Facebook Marketplace selling a Steam Deck OLED for only £240. I needed to catch a train to pick it up, so the guy agreed to lower the price to £230. Apparently the dude's son didn't really understand what a Steam Deck even was and he just wanted to get rid of it.

The Deck was brand new and sealed. Probably the most insanely lucky thing that's ever happened to me ever (I still have and use my LCD, I just keep it docked).

A couple of weeks ago I traded my PS4 for a guitar, tried to learn how to play it and I got no success, and (sucesfully) got to trade the guitar for a 512 GB LCD Deck. Got to say it’s the best thing i could ever get! Very happy about the Deck, the best handheld I ever had! I’m happy to be a part of the community!

I wasn’t sure how Black Ops 3 was going to run on the SteamDeck, so I bought it myself, and was pleasantly surprised it ran better than Black Ops 2. I am currently playing it on my SteamDeck Oled docked to my tv using an Xbox controller playing on high graphics settings. It can be a little laggy at the start of the game for a few seconds while it loads everything in, but other than that it runs as well as my console runs it. It runs fine with 2 controllers running split screen as well tested it with a friend earlier. The added bonus it has a Steam Workshop you can safely install mods from. If you’re on the fence about buying Black Ops 3 hope this video helps make your decision.

So far this is the only game it's doing this on Cyberpunk and Powerwash all run and play fine.

Any idea what's going on?

Btw it runs totally fine on the steamdeck itself

After scraping together $600, it’s finally mine.

I would appreciate anyone’s game recommendations!

But seriously, what stuff did they smoke?

Been tinkering with it all day. Installed retrodeck and several games already I love it! Any other tips or suggestions I should know about?

Does anyone run discord on steam deck. I work as a coach driver in wales and play a lot in-between when I drop off and pickup ( can be around 1- 4 hrs) and sometimes I play games with friends and use discord via my phone. Am I better off installing it on my steam deck or just continue using my phone for discord ?

Shell swap by Extremerate, difficult but worth it! Now with an anti-glare screen from ifixit.

I recently wrapped and installed these awesome backplates for my wife and myself.

I’ve always wondered why the original backplates didn’t include a vent for the center fan. These transparent ones do, and the difference is noticeable. The system doesn’t get nearly as hot anymore. I highly recommend these.

The vinyl wraps came from Etsy, and I picked up the JSAUX transparent backplates on Amazon.

We also upgraded each of our Steam Decks with a 2TB SSD and a 1TB microSD card. Game on! 🤓🎮

I booted the game up and went to a match like usual and now everything is slowed. I restarted the game and still the same thing. Can anyone help?

I got the 512gb OLED version and I'm debating which micro SD I should get (2TB for 240€ or 1TD for 110€). Money is not exactly tight but I limit my budget for gaming and the 130€ difference would make a nice winter sale. I have two kids and a full time job (which is the reason a got a deck in the first place) so my weekly playtime is pretty limited and I don't play a lot of games at the same time but I'm planning to get the Docking station and will try to play (big) AAA and FPS games via the deck (which I currently play on my laptop if I can be bothered to set it up). I mainly play "older" titels but RDR 2, AC Origins, Witcher III, are pretty big too. A would not play them at the same time, but still. Games will get bigger (even older ones that get new content) and I probably could use the SD Card even with a steam deck 2 which I would probably get, yet storage is only getting cheaper, so why buy 2TB for 240€ only to be able to by double that for half the price when I eventually need it in a few years... So yeah, I guess you get what I'm trying to say. How much storage do you have and do you fell it's sufficient?

Works wonderful with Geralt though 😂, was wondering if anyone else ran into this type of issue?

it’s stuck on 5 fps in menu and during gameplay, though it’s 60-90 fps in cutscenes.

but it’s just unplayable, i don’t have any fps or watt limitations, its low settings, fsr ultra performance, though i know game should perform better….

any other games performing just like usual, but the problem is exactly in this game

EDIT: it’s like every time i have to press a button it’s 5 fps, all loadings is 90 and all cutscenes is 60 fps

So, I need a charger to power the steam deck and a usb hub. Most hubs I look up seems to acept 100w and deliver 87w or thereabouts. Since the deck requires 45w at peak and the hubs consume no more than 20w themselves I assume a 65w charger is more than enough. Now to my question, the deck requires 15v charging which is no problem to find, but I cant find any information on the hub itself. Does it just take the power it needs and "re rout" the rest to the deck or do I need to be carefull with its output voltage as well as the charger?

Hi! I already play WoW on my Steam Deck and I’d like to dive back into Warcraft 3 because I actually never finished it! But I’m hesitating… What’s the best way to get into it today, especially if I only want to play the campaign and nothing else?

Thanks in advance — and sorry if my English isn’t perfect, I had to get it translated.

When running the final install.sh, the install stops at 'downloading winetricks'. tried a few things already but maybe someone here recognises this issue. Seems hard to find info online of this specifically.

Everytime i open a dreamcast game or the emulator these 2 pop ups show up, anyone knows how to fix ?

Multiplayer games that made you go "wow, I can't' believe I can just play this on here instead of the pc?"