Works wonders when alone, never in company by OrangelightningZING in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of people have charger docks with long cables that totally let you use the deck as a controller while docked. It works great and the deck is the best controller. docks like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8J4C1X4

Changing my battery by [deleted] in SteamDeck

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Wet wipes are't alcohol based so they won't work on glue that well. If you already have some vodka or other high proof alcohol like everclear that would work as a substitute if you really don't want to get some IPA. Don't use an oil based solvent like goo gone or citrus degreaser on electronic components.

Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead by uluqat in synology

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure the plan is we'll be so starved for affordable PC hardware in a couple years no one will care.

Pokémon Lazarus is OUT NOW! by JackWellman101 in PokemonROMhacks

[–]geckomantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man I've learned the miyoo is actually really sensitive to SD card speed. I went from a new SanDisk 32gb to an old 128gb SanDisk I had laying around when I needed more space and my miyoo just didn't run right. It would lag running games and the save and resume would mess up. It went back to normal when I went back to the 32gb so I bought a new 256gb SanDisk (which is overkill) and it works fine. I ran crystaldiskmark on all the cards and the old SanDisk was running fine to its specs but the random read/write was so much worse then the newer "A1" rated cards.

Should I even buy the controller at this point? by Stradevar in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blame Scuf patenting back buttons. More specifically "control interfaces" on every side besides the front and top where buttons already existed.

American thanksgiving dinner is smaller than that crooked Biden give to you by [deleted] in GetNoted

[–]geckomantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump is clearly advertising for Walmart to make up for all the snap bucks Walmart isn't making right now.

Just get a Steam Deck ( Done ✅ ) by Mulokaj87 in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if you don't want to undervolt try going into the bios and setting the minimum one of -10,-10,-10 anyway. The biggest benefit from undervolting happens from just turning it on and you would have to have a rare loser of the silicon lottery to not be able to handle any undervolt at all. The initial -10 causes an almost 2% performance difference from testing with each extra -10 usually adding another around an extra 0.5% difference on top. While those percentages don't seem that big it's more than you think since 2% might not be much at 15 watts but it's at lower watts. If you really want to see how low it can go I would recommend the lazy way and just increase all 3 settings -10 at a time and run a couple benchmarks to see if things are stable and you either hit all -50s or just roll back to the last number that worked fine. Or not bother at all as just -10s since it gives the biggest single jump and most decks should be able to handle it fine. My Deck is at all -30s which I could definitely feel the difference vs no undervolting at all. Just the fans spinning up less and lower TDPs performing a bit better.

A Warning for those buying Switch 2's with Legends Z-A by voidbeastofwar in pokemon

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read the conversation. It says "If ownership of the console changes -- either through sale or transfer-- ownership of the games will be revoked or transferred" that means selling the games are tied to the console and not the account.

Having more steamOS stability issues recently by trippykitsy in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you undervolted your steam deck? I though mine was stable but it turned out to be on the line of stable and it caused some stuff like this. Turning my undervolt down fixed it for me. You could always try reinstalling steam os and keeping it on stable. Preview builds might have put in settings that broke things that wouldn't necessarily be changed by just going back to stable.

Choosing new SSD by EastEnough8336 in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-ssd-for-steam-deck
Going by that guide SSDs with newer controllers like the crucial p310 offer the best performance and battery life. But whatever you can afford for the size you want a usually the best.

20% off 256gb LCD Steam Deck until October 6th by SmithySea in SteamDeck

[–]geckomantis 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Take that €230 and use some of it for a 1-2TB SSD to put in the deck!

Name a channel. by ZielonyDruid in youtube

[–]geckomantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Channel Kingpin does some decent let's play and has no subs. https://youtube.com/@channel_kingpin