Mastering Your Steam Deck: 15 Settings You Need To Know
Vložit
- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- These are 15 settings that are very useful in optimizing performance and utilizing your Steam Deck to its full potential. This device has incredible performance, but it also allows you to dial it in to get the best possible experience while playing. These are relatively surface level settings but for someone new to the device they mean a lot. This is just the beginning as I continue to explore the Steam Deck. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the video!
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Where are the Settings?
1:08 - 1.Refresh Rate
1:59 - 2.Frame Rate Limiter
2:39 - 3.TDP Limit
3:35 - 4.FSR
4:30 - 5.Half Rate Shading
5:09 - 6.Brightness Settings
5:57 - 7.Airplane Mode
6:32 - 8.Per Game Profiles
7:37 - 9.Remote Play
8:29 - 10. Keyboard Settings
8:53 - 11. Night Mode
9:48 - 12. Game Collections
10:46 - 13. Adding a PIN
11:31 - 14. Performance Overlay Settings
11:46 - 15. Desktop Mode
Link to the FSR Game List:
www.amd.com/en/technologies/f...
Valve Steam Deck:
www.steamdeck.com/en/
Affiliate link for Samsung Pro MicroSD Cards:
amzn.to/3EViqMH
Affiliate link for JSAUX Docking Station:
amzn.to/41eMWK7
Affiliate link for JSAUX Transparent back plate:
amzn.to/3GupzEk
Affiliate link for JSAUX Modcase:
amzn.to/3UmIoPM
Game footage shown:
God of War
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Drake Uncharted Legacy of Thieves
Elden Ring
Halo Infinite - Zábava
Just got my Deck and this is EXACTLY the type of content I was looking for. Really informative, and looking forward to more Deck videos! 👀
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 🙏
VERY useful beginmer's tips! Very precise and to-the-point as well. Well done! Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
My kid just got a steam deck and I'm crazy jelly and can't wait to get my own! Great tips here, I'll pass them along, thanks!
I hope that they enjoy it! It’s great I’m a huge fan. My only problem right now is hiding it from my son haha 😂
How does your kid have one and you don't? Just take it away
@@mantonchannel6321 because i care about my kid's happiness over my own?
Top tip: get cryo utilities
@@donniedarko4497 thanks for the tip!
Thanks so much, I managed to buy a 1 TB Steam Deck OLED a few days ago, being in awe of it over CZcams since its release and I hadn't had much time to set it up at all as yet. This video is precisely what I'd searched for on CZcams for help - 'subscribed 👍 .
Glad you enjoyed the video. Congrats on your steam deck OLED I hope you are enjoying it!
Great lil beginners crash coarse. Just got my deck about a week ago and it's reassuring knowing that ive been hugging all the right settings. Just got done setting up decky for plugins and customization and cryoutilities for performance tweaks. Great content man and well presented. Liked and followed.
Glad you enjoyed it! I did this one a while ago and honestly never thought it would be as popular as it is. Happy to see that people are still getting value out of it.
Just got mine yesterday! These are very helpful thank you! 😄🔥😀
Congrats! Im glad that the video helped thanks for watching 😃
Very quick concise video that explained a lot 🙏🏼
Thanks! I’m glad that you found it helpful!
Great tips & suggestions. Being more on the lazy side, I locked my Deck at 40 fps and have had no issues or disappointments, but I may have to try playing with the single game settings a bit. I did get the 64gb model and just installed a 1tb SSD this weekend (TIP: Find the Sabrient videos on CZcams for the best explanation of the process - both on the hardware and software sides), so now that I have the storage capacity, I am exploring non-Steam launchers and emulation. Always more to learn and videos like yours help increase my knowledge - Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed the video. I just did the 1TB upgrade using Sabrent as well. Easy upgrade and got it for $109 US which was great! I have a couple more videos planned out for more about plugins, launchers, and more settings so stay tuned!
Fantastic and helpful video. 👏 Thank you 🎮
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Just got myself a new SD and your my quick set-up manual. Thanks for sharing 👍
You’re welcome! I hope you love it!
Great video, that’s the most useful steam deck tips video ever , thanks alot ❤
Thank you appreciate the compliment!
I just got my steam deck and this video was tremendously helpful for a newbie like me!! Thank you!😊
Welcome to the deck family! Congrats! I’m glad you found it helpful and thank you for watching 🙏
@@StewdioGamer Which settings are best for performance for emulators? I get so much lag with certain gamecube games.
Great guide. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
As other have said. Just got my Steam Deck and this was very useful. Thanks.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found value and enjoyed it.
thank you very much, brilliant! Best wishes from Liverpool, England
I’m glad you found the video helpful! Love England and would love to visit again soon. I’m a huge castle nerd 😆
Great video dude!!
Thank you! I appreciate the compliment 🎉
Thanks for this video. Iv just got a Deck and I was unsure on how to adjust these settings for certain games
I’m glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
2 more tips. If you hold down the steam or access button, it will show you the shortcuts and you can use either to use shortcuts. So if you hold down the access button, you can use the left stick to control the brightness.
Thanks for adding more tips 🙏
Helpful for a newbie, thanks. I'm curious, what is the game you are playing at 4:10 ? I just got the Deck here in Australia, cost me a pretty penny but I love it. Currently playing Hogwarts on the Deck with the NReal Air's, they are a pefect marriage.
Where I’m driving the jeep? That’s Drake Uncharted Legacy of Thieves. It’s great on steam deck. I usually list the games down in my description too.
Great video! Just a question, I don’t actually have a Steam Deck (yet) but wanted to get one for a younger sibling - just wondering if there’s a way to completely block access to fiddling with wifi controls at all? Maybe with a pin? All of the games are going to be downloaded so no wifi access needed - is this possible?
Thanks in advance
Not that I’ve been able to figure out. There might be something you can download for it I’m not sure.
Hello great video, im having issues launching Jedi Fallen order i keep getting a blank EA screen and cant move on, any suggestions help?
Thanks for this video, got the new oled steam deck and cant wait too play it, i seen you had god of war and uncharted. Do you know if i will be able too play them games at 60fps plus? And thank you
Honestly been a while since I played either on steam deck but it should be between 40-60 depending on the settings.
Thanks brotha, going to do all of this. I snagged a perfect condition month old deck with an upgraded 1TB SSD for $35 more then retail. (64gb)
Nice find! I hope you enjoy it. Can’t put mine down these days. For whatever reason I’m playing Valheim on it now? Idk why it’s addicting.
@@StewdioGamer I'm going to get that game soon to play on it
I have an question I just purchased the steam deck oled 512 GB and was told that getting an 512 GB ssd mini for extra storage is it possible to add another card into the deck or it can only hold one at an time?
You have the single internal 2230 SSD that’s the 512GB. There is also the option to expand your storage by buying microSD cards. I personally like the Samsung EVO or Samsung Pro microSD cards they work really well. You can also upgrade your internal 512GB SSD by buying and installing up to a 2TB SSD to replace it. It’s really simple to do and ifixit has a great tutorial. Hope this helps you.
Quick question but will my performance be affected because of a low disk message? I’m asking this because I’ve noticed at least 3 games that are now performing pretty crappy whereas before they were running great. I did start up by holding volume + and power button and changed 1GB to 4GB
I’m a major noob to anything PC and I’m really frustrated. Also is there a way to test the fan?
I’ve not had issues with games because of low disk space but in general “they” say you should have around 40-50GB reserved. On my legion I’ve got like 10 GB left and I’m not experiencing any issues. The vram change you made can cause issues with some games. I’d suggest reverting it back to 1GB and booting the game again. I know red dead redemption 2 for sure can have performance issues if you change it from 1 to 4GB vram.
doom was running very bad when you were streaming from your pc, is it like this for most streamed games?
No it’s not. I should have replaced the footage in hindsight. I was having issues with my computer not the steam deck. It’s resolved now and I don’t have any issues with frame rate now when streaming.
The Steam Deck is hands down the greatest handheld gaming machine on the planet.
Agreed! It’s fantastic!
Yo man i want to ask you something I want to get a badge for watching a guide but I watch them in steam deck and doesn’t count what I do?
Can someone help me? The steamdeck doesnt show the button with "Refresh rate" I think its a bug? Can I do something to fix this?
Are you docked? I’ve only seen this while docked and using an external monitor or using Family View which does hide some of the QAM settings. Hope this helps!
So with remote play, could I play mw2? Or is it still blocked by Linux
Good question! I believe it’s still blocked unless you install windows on your steam deck. I’ll have to try it with remote play but my assumption is it’s the same.
You can play mw2 with remote play.
I like the remote play option, and my PC has WiFi, but I keep it connected via Ethernet. Not sure if it'll work.
Yes! That is the preferred option, so you get the best connection. As long as it's on the same network shouldn't be a problem.
i got my steam deck recently and I already installed distrobox, multiple emulators, pirated games, and neofetch. it's beautiful. shame sleeping dogs doesnt work on it but atleast I can play undertale and paint the town red free of cost
Congrats on getting the Steam Deck!
sleeping dogs definitive edition was marked as playable on february 1st. it was labeled “unsupported” before that for some reason. lots of people have played it on steam deck since the deck was released
@@nicktonic I got it working and beat the game a while back
I wish I'd seen this before I got mine (last week). 1st game I played was the outer worlds. I assumed the steam deck would automatically apply the settings... Oops!! Beautiful game. Smooth as butter right up till my 1sy battle with multiple enemies. I heard a nasty digital scream in my ears and the screen froze. I shit a brick!! All good though. Just let it cool down then checked reddit for settings.
Yeah lots of games need tweaking but once you get it right it’s a perfect experience
The time stamp for Desktop Mode is wrong... it actually starts at 12:22 or so, not 11:46.
It’s possible that I updated the video and didn’t fix the time stamp. It happens haha
Mine wont show the refresh rate option..
It should. Are you’d docked? That’s the probably the reason. Also, I know that if you are in family view you will lose visibility into some of these options. Not sure if that is your issue or not.
"Are you tired-"
Yes.
This is SUCH a great video for people new to the Deck such as myself. Wow, very helpful! So, seeing as this video is 8 months or so old, is there any new info or any changes since then that would apply to the new Oled models?
Thanks for the kind words. Honestly not sure on the new OLED model as I don’t have it yet. Vibrant deck shouldn’t be necessary but other than that most should still be beneficial on both LCD or OLED.
Messing with the refresh rate does cause some input lag at lower lvls
I typically don’t turn the refresh rate down below 45-50. My comment is in the wrong spot I was trying to comment on frame rate. I’ve never seen the need to go below 30.
Pls what game is this 12:08 thenks
Uncharted legacy of thieves collection
Is to possible to connect my steamdeck to a tablet not a ipad
I do not know the answer to this. It’s possible you might be able to find info through Reddit.
I dont know why people don't informed that when you adjust your frame rate to below 60 fps using frame rate limiter, you would get screen refresh (quick flash of black screen) every time you navigate between the game and the steam game mode lobby. it can get annoying. If you stick to 60fps, you will get smooth transition when multitasking.
I’m going to be honest… I haven’t noticed this and you’ve ruined it for me! Jk but seriously I’ll check on this.
@@StewdioGamer Hahahaha im sorry if i ruined it. To check them out, after adjusted your frame rate to 40, open any game. Then when game running, click on the steam button and click home, you will see flashes of black screen. Then go back to game, it flashes black screen. Super annoying.
Mine is getting hot quickly. Anyone know how I can fix this.
Not sure if yours is overheating but definitely play around with the performance settings. It all really depends on what game your trying to play. Lots of good content on Reddit for settings best for specific games.
1:46 what game sir ??
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
So I can play doom on a lower wattage? That sounds awesome. I wonder how low I can go?
No. Unless you mean original Doom.
You can do it but you’ll notice a drop in performance. I wouldn’t recommend going below 10 TDP for that game. I’ve been able to play it at 8 with min refresh rate of 40 and hover around 30 FPS. Gets a little choppy at times though.
How do I give my games a picture so I don’t just see the name
Use the SteamGridDB plugin from decky loader. I have a video on plug-ins check it out. Once you have it just scroll to the game you want to change click on menu and there should be an option to change the artwork.
This guy talking about game experience.
I buy one 2 days ago and I can’t even get games to make it past the boot up screen.
Yikes. Honestly it shouldn’t be that difficult to setup. Maybe yours has issues that you should contact support on.
Imwas h der the impression that using the game native fsr is better than using the steamdeck fsr.
I generally don’t use the steam fsr
Yeh, that half rate thing sent me for a spin. Forgot I emabled it and was wondering why all the games rendered like shit 😂😂😂
Same. Had this problem with Elden ring.
I bought the deck a year ago
Endless updates turned me off
Thanks to you I am excited about trying the steam deck again
This video is super useful to the end user
I give you 5/5 stars
Thank you tech Stewart
It’s definitely worth giving it another try. Great device!
Here is the thing, you cant turn the refresj rate down to 30. the minimum is 40
Thanks for calling that out! Yes the refresh rate minimum is 40. I was actually trying to comment on frame rate it’s just in the wrong place on my script.
@@StewdioGamer Thank you for taking a correction so kindly :)
So if you don't have a PC and steam account like me can you still get an steam deck and plays games??? How does steam work? I'm console guy I don't know nothing about PC gaming
Of course. You can create an account and buy/download games through Steam. Steam has a library of games verified and compatible to work with steam deck. There are also ways to use Xbox game pass and PlayStation plus on steam deck. Emulation is also a route you could go if you wanted to.
@@StewdioGamer OH OKAY THANKS I THINK I MIGHT BUY ONE
The only setting I need is HOW TO GET RID OF EA APP
I haven't downloaded the EA App but hopefully someone here has that can help you.
If you’re looking to do retro gaming, I offer a 1TB SD card with 35,000 retro games pre-installed with Umbrella Arcades.
Steam remote play sucks! I use Sunshine and Moonlight instead. It's FAR better.
Another yt with golden thoughts how to extend battery life for 10 minutes and have 3fps more…. Waste of time….
It's still awfully underpowered.
The steam deck? I think it performs well enough for what it’s meant to do. If you need more performance look at the ally or legion go.
Thank you for the breakdown. I’m new to pc gaming and really don’t understand the lingo. This is more of a dummies guide I’ve been looking for. Hopefully you can make a vid on emulation for beginners too.
Thank you yeah this is meant to be an intro to settings video. I will definitely be doing an emulation video at some point!