8 Essential Tips for Maximizing Your Steam Deck Experience

The Steam Deck is the best handheld gaming experience, bar none. But there’s still room for improvement. That’s why I made this video. I’m hope to help you maximize your gaming experience on Deck.

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*What are your PC specs?*
My Office Rig:
❯ AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
❯ ASRock B550 TAICHI RAZER Edition
❯ MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
❯ G. SKILL DDR4 32GB x4 (128GB)
❯ HYTE Y60 Case

Emily’s Rig:
❯ AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
❯ MSI Pro Series X370 SLI PLUS
❯ NVIDIA GTX Titan X (Pascal) 12 GB
❯ GSkill Ripjaw V DDR4 8GB x4 (32 GB)
❯ Fractal Design Define R9 Case
❯ Manjaro GNOME

Living Room Gaming Rig:
❯ ASUS X99-E-10G WS
❯ Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.2GHz
❯ NVidia Titan X (Pascal)
❯ DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB 8GB x8 (64GB)

Backup Rig
❯ System76 Thelio Minor
❯ AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
❯ DDR4 16GB RAM
❯ Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB

Home Server:
❯ ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3
❯ AMD FX 6300 at 3.5 GHz
❯ Nvidia GTX 750 1GB
❯ DDR3 20 GB RAM

00:00 – Intro
00:35 – Discovery your back catalog
01:31 – Upgrade your storage
03:13 – Explore Controller Customization
04:44 – Install non-Steam apps
05:54 – Enable file copying
06:34 – Connect your headphones
07:11 – Enable 40Hz mode
08:46 – Upgrade your charging
09:44 – Connect to your TV
10:46 – Connect your controllers

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