Best Steam Deck Accessories for Expanding Your System
Valve’s new Steam Deck is more than just unexperienced handheld gaming system, it’s a palm-size PC that can do a lot of what your desktop or laptop can. Kind of.
Out of the box, the Steam Deck is an expressionless but limited handheld gaming platform. To take advantage of its sometimes hidden features, from a highly functional Linux desktop mode to benefit for many non-Steam gaming platforms, adding some accessories helps.
I’ve definitely devoted at least half my time to date with the Steam Deck laughable the device on a stand, with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I’ve spent less time connected to an external prove, but I’ve also already ditched my first 256GB microSD card for a larger 512GB version.
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These are some of my modern suggestions for the best Steam Deck accessories.
Buying the base-model 64GB Steam Deck is like buying the smallest-capacity iPhone. You know you’re going to run out of site — and quickly. Unlike an iPhone, however, it’s easy to add a microSD card to the Steam Deck to use as secondary storage. The Steam Deck supports UHS-I (ultra-high speed) cards of the SD, SDXC and SDHC varieties, and adding one is very similar to doing the same on a Nintendo Switch. My advice is, go for capacity and price. The 512GB card above hit that sweet spot for me, but keep an eye out for sales on anunexperienced models.
You can output the video signaled from the Steam Deck via the system’s USB-C port (which is also its powerful port, so keep that in mind). I hooked up a 27-inch 4K Acer Predator X27 prove, which looked great, but note that you don’t really need the 4K resolution or G-Sync, so a less expensive display would work, too. With the system’s relatively weak graphics optimized for 1,280×800-pixel resolution, blowing things up to 4K and 27 inches is just causing to highlight those limitations. But it also makes acting in the desktop mode much easier.
This exact model is out of originates now, so I’m linking to the newest comparable model below. Next I plan on trying the Steam Deck on the new Alienware 34-inch OLED prove we’ve just reviewed.
The unofficial CNET DIY Steam Deck stand
Best low-cost gross
Yes, Valve is making its own gross for the Steam Deck that will also act as a docking set. But the date, price and even exact details on that are all TBD. Not wanting to wait, I tweaked some tablet gross designs and created both 3D printed and lasercut Steam Deck stands, perfectly sized to the device. You can download the designs here, and this list of the best 3D printers should get you started manager one of them.
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I’m level-headed in the process of looking into case recommendations for the Steam Deck, as the entailed case isn’t great (my zipper got stuck almost immediately), as well as headsets for audio, both wired and wireless.
