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Been thinking about getting a steam deck. Talk me in or out of it. I've got a desktop, but thinking something handheld would be good when I want to sit on the couch. What are your favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck?

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[–] ZachAR3@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Likes:

  • ergonomics: the device is extremely comfortable to use and having full sized joysticks is awesome!
  • controls, I find having trackpads make fps games actually bearable, and I will definitely ensure any handhelds I get in the future have them.

Dislikes:

  • battery life: pretty simple, in harder emulation and new games less than 2 hours hurts
  • CPU: I find only having a max boost clock even for single core processes (like switch emulation) only going up to 3.5ghz a major limiting factor, I think 3.5ghz is a fine target when all cores are being used but I would have liked to see 4ghz for single / dual core use.
  • weight: the device is heavy enough to where it can't be used without proping your arms against something which can be a bit of a pain
[–] Vhostym@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One thing that I can offer advice on to help battery life and overall enjoyment: use per game profiles.

I have my Steam Deck's TDP set to 6 for emulated games most of the time and 8 for more intense games. I run ESO at pretty high settings and get 2-3 hours.

The other being set your framerate to 40 capped unless playing an emulator.

[–] ZachAR3@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I already do that haha, but thanks. Heavy games like elden ring or switch emulation needs more than that saddly for stable fps.