Steam-Deck-Guide

Steam Deck Guide

Information and guides about the Steam Deck and available modifications.

This project isn’t associated with Valve and modifying your device may void your warranty.

This repository is for educational purposes and may contain mistakes, you’re responsible for your own device.

None of the links are affiliated in any way or are included because of external payment.

If you see a mistake or you’re the owner of some content mentioned in this repository and want it removed please contact me (NKkrisz)

By doing so, I might be able to:
- Get a second used / faulty LCD Deck
- Upgrade to an OLED Deck which would enable further research
- Buy more expensive hardware for testing, modifying or documenting Steam Deck stuff
Contribute with new content or fix mistakes!

Add info about stiffer / stronger trigger mod (different / combination of springs)
Get more video footage of certain mods (eg. clicky buttons, dual-stage triggers)
Add info about more cooling mods (better fan, better heatsink, liquid cooling)
Get pictures of all LCD & OLED components (all sides)
DIY Hall-effect / TMR joysticks research and testing
Get DeckSight (LCD to OLED swap) and test it
Move TODO to GitHub Projects?
Update old / add new info into Markdown files:
- Carrying Cases
- Other things…
Add images of packaging (worldwide and Japanese versions)
Remove background of Steam Deck revision pictures manually
Separate EV2 and early production LCD Steam Decks in comparison table
OLED battery swap into LCD Deck? (Currently doesn’t work - Most likely a firmware modification is needed)
Type A (MEDA) vs Type B (MHDA) LCD joysticks comparison (difference in capacitive touch and microcontroller?)
Compile useful commands and tips for hardware modding
Get more info about panel types (BOE, Samsung etc…)
Get a list of all stock SSDs used in Steam Decks
Optimize images to be smaller in file size for faster loading
Add other places to get / details about replacement parts (eg. trigger springs, USB-C port)