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. Featured in this video: SanDisk 1TB SD Card: https://amzn.to/3ybKrf7?ref=yt Rocket 1TB SD Card: https://amzn.to/3Zr0MbR?ref=yt Rocket 1TB Internal SSD: https://amzn.to/3F0sYKr?ref=yt Bose QuietComfort 45 Headphones: https://amzn.to/42rKj9a?ref=yt 60w Charger: https://amzn.to/3LCySFJ?ref=yt 10' 100w cable: https://amzn.to/3YX8CsK?ref=yt USB HDMI dongle: https://amzn.to/3n1ybM7?ref=yt Valve's Docking Stations: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeckdock/ Best Steam Deck Controllers: https://amzn.to/3JqfxVK?ref=yt Read the companion article: https://viewsink.com/maximize-your-deck-experience/ I'm live on Fridays at 6:30 PM Eastern! https://www.youtube.com/@gardiner_bryant *Support the Show* ❯ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelinuxgamer/ ❯ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/official-linux-gamer ❯ Humble: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/?partner=thelinuxgamer ❯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1Kcz-CuGM6mxzL3B1_Eiw/join ❯ Amazon affiliate: https://amzn.to/3iYb4gd ⚠️ I will NEVER ask you to DM me on Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Discord, or any other app. ⚠️ Steam Deck accessories: https://amzn.to/3qLrxbh SanDisk 1 TB card: https://amzn.to/3z8mMfH Steam Deck Dock: https://amzn.to/3PDjgkt Our Production Equipment: https://amzn.to/3RdeHOL *Elsewhere on the web:* ❯ ViewSink: https://viewsink.com ❯ Heavy Element: https://heavyelement.io ❯ Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@gardiner_bryant ❯ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardiner_bryant *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 #steamdeck #tipsandtricks #valvesoftware