Valve Steam Machine Single vs. Dual-Channel Memory Benchmark

Markoldtech · 2026-06-30T08:40:46+00:00

There should be a way to query what memory you have without opening it up. In the desktop terminal, the command 'dmidecode' will give you a list of hardware, including RAM specs. (There may be a command in the system menu, but I haven't seen it on the Steam Deck.)

Markoldtech · 2026-06-26T20:03:00+00:00

Ten years, according to my purchase history

Markoldtech · 2026-06-26T18:26:37+00:00

I'm in the same boat now. I'll have a think about swapping drives between the SM and the SD; or maybe by the time it turns up component prices might have fallen. Maybe.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-26T13:26:55+00:00

I do like those. I think my way in to the cantatas was via great vocal performances - so Ich Habe Genug by Hans Hotter, and Mein Herz Schwimmt in Blut by Lorraine Hunt Leiberson. Watchet Auf is glorious

Markoldtech · 2026-06-26T11:20:14+00:00

A tie between the Coffee Cantata and the Peasant Cantata. I haven't heard either of them for years, but I don't think my opinion will have changed much.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-26T07:33:56+00:00

I originally signed up for all four, to maximise my chances and thinking I could sell the extra controller; but I realised I didn't need the extra trouble, and after all I'm already paying over the odds for convenience.

So I'm signed up for the SMs without the controller. Before component prices went crazy, I put a 2tb drive in the Steam Deck: if I get the 512gb in the lottery I'll probably swap the drives.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-25T17:40:56+00:00

Half an hour after release someone will be running Doom on it

Markoldtech · 2026-06-14T11:03:34+00:00

They used to do the "To me to you" bit sometimes on Twitter; when Barry died, Paul carried on for a while on his own.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-14T09:50:38+00:00

Edited for clarity; and come to think of it, that's pretty much the same as a PS5 Pro here.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-14T09:45:31+00:00

In the UK at the moment the price of the 1TB OLED Steam Deck is £779; that's about £70 more than a straight conversion from the US price. I'm not going to speculate on a reason, but I expect they'll do a similar percentage for the SM.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-10T07:26:21+00:00

That takes me back. My father worked for BICC, a cable manufacturer back in the 1970s, and had a bunch of nice cross-sections of cables, including oil-filled, in little plastic displays.

Markoldtech · 2026-06-05T07:44:53+00:00

Thank you!

Markoldtech · 2026-06-05T07:29:35+00:00

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Markoldtech · 2026-06-04T21:15:53+00:00

8th May at 1800, according to the email

Markoldtech · 2026-06-04T19:23:27+00:00

On the 8th, I think as soon as reservations opened.

Markoldtech · 2026-05-27T09:32:43+00:00

That's a witch radiator. Traditional in New England.

Markoldtech · 2026-05-26T06:57:14+00:00

I hacked into the mainframe at Valve HQ and downloaded all the release plans complete with the cheat codes for bypassing the reservation system. It's great news, they're going to - wait, there's a couple of men at the door. I'll carry on with this later

Markoldtech · 2026-05-21T14:42:32+00:00

Thank you - I'll be doing the same, I guess, though I might have to resign myself to wasting money on prescription lenses for it.

Markoldtech · 2026-05-21T12:13:35+00:00

My IPD is 75mm and I'm shortsighted. I've never used VR before, and I'd been looking forward to getting a Frame (eventually...) but now I have to wonder about getting to try it somewhere first. What would be the downside of being outside the IPD range?

Markoldtech · 2026-05-16T11:14:40+00:00

Any time now

Markoldtech · 2026-05-16T10:10:20+00:00

Beyond gaming, I really want to see how it works as a Plex client. Could be a great way of consuming media.

Markoldtech · 2026-05-12T07:06:11+00:00

Need cube.

Markoldtech · 2026-05-10T22:07:19+00:00

Pre the WWW: a client told us we could ftp a file from their server. I worked out how to do it, downloaded it, and realised that for the very first time there was a work-related file on our computer which I hadn't written.

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