So that's complete then? You can run Windows on this with all drivers installed?
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Anyone else tempted by a dock for everything other than displaying out to a TV? I really like the idea of having somewhere i can just put it down and have it charging. The ports would probably be useful too for doing the more fiddley stuff in desktop mode.
Convince me to stop spending money
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Convince me to stop spending money
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I didn't have any problems with win 11 before this new one but some people were getting bsod.
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Buy a dock or if you want to spend less a usb c multi-port hub with PD for £15-£25Anyone else tempted by a dock for everything other than displaying out to a TV? I really like the idea of having somewhere i can just put it down and have it charging. The ports would probably be useful too for doing the more fiddley stuff in desktop mode.
Convince me to stop spending money
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Actually saw a screen comparison today here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/xzw536/64_vs_512_close_up_screen_comparison_overhead/
You can get screen protectors that mitigate it on the other models making the 512 value fall even further behind.
Has anyone played games like Civ on the deck, if so how does it run? Loads of talk in here and like 1% is about actually playing games
Civ6 is one of the first things I installed on mine just to compare to my Mac’s I normally play it on! Once you get your head around the control scheme (left click is basically left hand does something which is strange) it plays really well and copes with a decent range of mods, been taken out this evening so I’m only half way through my first proper game so not 100% what the end game chug is like on it
Turns out it’s all good for civ5 but 3 heads down an old bug from wine with the audio getting stuck (nightmares from 15 years ago), but yeah it’s a solid way to game 4X titles
The one that surprised me most was Farcry, no idea how many setups I’ve tried to get that to run stably over the years and this did it almost instantly!!
It’s been fun explaining to the gf quite why this is so cool…
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Sandisk A1 ultra 512Gb are back for £33
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haha, I think i will wait for the Samsung...that one is better isn't it?Sandisk A1 ultra 512Gb are back for £33
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Better write speeds for sure.
Bought one of these last time they were cheap. Sooo many SD cards
. Here is the h2testw result, not too shabby and decent enough for my dedicated emu card.
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It's really not a good idea to run Windows from an SD card. Well not unless you want a dead card in a few months.
I've just finished playing portal (for the umpteenth time) and have started to play with the TDP settings, a locked 60fps at 4W with GPU speed turned down (400ish maybe) is just amazing, it's an old game of course but still....!
Tiny Tina 1 shot on epic ran pretty well at ~13W too (40/40)
Tiny Tina 1 shot on epic ran pretty well at ~13W too (40/40)
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Anyone else tempted by a dock for everything other than displaying out to a TV? I really like the idea of having somewhere i can just put it down and have it charging. The ports would probably be useful too for doing the more fiddley stuff in desktop mode.
Convince me to stop spending money
Well the screen will black out any way so you have to play on a TV unless playing desktop mode.
ive started playing portal as well but for the first time :O .... i know its disgraceful, going to move onto portal 2 after
Had my email from Steam notifying that my Steam Docking Station is on its way, currently with GLS so it might arrive by the weekend.
The only drawback the Xbox and Switch was the dearth of driving sims so it'll be good to play Simbin, Automobilista, Euro Truckers on the big screen!
The only drawback the Xbox and Switch was the dearth of driving sims so it'll be good to play Simbin, Automobilista, Euro Truckers on the big screen!
Literally have a 12700K gaming PC sat to my right but this is how I am currently using my "pc"....
Lorna Shore on Youtube and about to fire up some D2 because why not.. After all my desktop doesn't have three screens, it "only" has two.... pffft!
(Note - This is my Windows via external USB3 SSD and not the SD card boot which I only use for gaming).
Did a quick speed test:
Yep, that is fine for its purpose. Randoms could be a bit better but not going to complain.
Lorna Shore on Youtube and about to fire up some D2 because why not.. After all my desktop doesn't have three screens, it "only" has two.... pffft!
(Note - This is my Windows via external USB3 SSD and not the SD card boot which I only use for gaming).
Did a quick speed test:
Yep, that is fine for its purpose. Randoms could be a bit better but not going to complain.
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Damn, never thought of this. Those who have huge gaming PCs who also work from home could see a big difference in energy bills by switching to one of these. Not sure how much electricity a gaming PCs uses doing office work, but would have thought the deck would be cheaper to run.Literally have a 12700K gaming PC sat to my right but this is how I am currently using my "pc"....
Lorna Shore on Youtube and about to fire up some D2 because why not.. After all my desktop doesn't have three screens, it "only" has two.... pffft!
(Note - This is my Windows via external USB3 SSD and not the SD card boot which I only use for gaming).
Did a quick speed test:
Yep, that is fine for its purpose. Randoms could be a bit better but not going to complain.
Caporegime
Oooh, I might get a cheap external USB-3 SSD, even 512G....for windows boot then.