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Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2021 14:59:05 GMT -5
Possibly, although I suspect it will require some disassembly. Certainly, but that's never stopped folks like us before. Though I don't blame you for ordering the SSD model initially. I mean, we're talking about a 7" screen here. How badly do PC games play over an SD card?
That will depend on the proprietary device firmware, chipset hardware, and SD card type itself being utilized by a particular gaming device utilizing SD access. All of those factors combined affect the read speed.
But in the Deck's case:
"Yang responded: “Yep, games will load faster off internal storage, but games still play great off an SD card. When IGN came by, all the games they tried (and shot footage of) were played off a microSD card.”"
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Post by paulofthewest on Jul 27, 2021 15:06:19 GMT -5
"Aldehayyat said that Valve spent a lot of time optimizing Steam Deck's SD card connection so that games stored there should be "comparable" to those stored on the internal SSD storage. He added that the NVMe storage was connected in a separate module and not directly on the motherboard, which could suggest it will be possible to replace as time goes on." Ya, that is some weird wording. I wonder what was meant. There are NVMe usb-based enclosures, so that could be "not directly on the motherboard".
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Post by Ex on Jul 27, 2021 15:20:45 GMT -5
No idea as to the M.2 interface (PCIe/USB/SATA) implemented, but if the NVMe storage is not directly integrated to the mobo, then one can assume modification is possible. Meaning if the SD card Deck ships with an open M.2 interface port, one may be able to disassemble said Deck and add their own NVMe SDD. But because we don't know if that's the case, I agree with Sarge on erring on the side of caution.
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Post by Ex on Jul 29, 2021 14:08:55 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Jul 29, 2021 14:14:04 GMT -5
Well, it is GPD, so I wouldn't expect them to just sit back. Price point is pretty oof, though, and that's a very different form factor. There are some advantages to this approach, too, and the higher TDP should help performance. The Steam Deck being limited to 15W is really going to hurt performance unless they really have optimized the silicon in the chipset they're using.
Wow, though, the Intel handily stomping on the Ryzen APU there. Hopefully the one in the Steam Deck (supposedly custom) will perform better than than the 4800U.
Oh, that's why. Using LPDDR4, which really hamstrings AMD's APUs.
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Post by paulofthewest on Jul 30, 2021 11:04:33 GMT -5
Well that is one way to get around lack of keyboard and mouse I think the price tag + form factor will make the Steam deck better. It is good to see the competition started!
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Post by Ex on Aug 6, 2021 13:49:35 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Aug 6, 2021 14:47:21 GMT -5
That's the one. Gonna check it out.
EDIT: Yep, that's about what I was expecting. I know Control is very demanding, so running on low at 30 FPS doesn't surprise me. I played through on a base PS4, so it wouldn't surprise me if performance was pretty similar. Also happy to know the screen is better in the 512GB model. I figured that was actually going to be a really nice bonus with the upper tier model.
I'll also be very interested to see what the benchmarks are for certain games if removed from the Proton OS layer and run directly in Windows.
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Post by paulofthewest on Aug 6, 2021 16:32:28 GMT -5
Looking good. I like the Linux doc in case of web surfing.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 6, 2021 16:48:38 GMT -5
The really interesting thing to me will be if they unlock a slightly higher TDP. Even just a little bit extra would boost performance (at the cost of battery life). But it very much may be a case where it's more thermals that won't let them, as opposed to battery.
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