2023-10-16 09:39:22
More than a year and a half after its release, the Steam Deck logically continues to receive various fixes and updates to streamline and improve the user experience. The new firmware even brings an interesting feature…
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With its concept highly appreciated by players around the world, The Steam Deck allows you to enjoy the industry’s biggest games in portable format. Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 or even Baldur’s Gate 3, most of the latest major productions are indeed “Steam Deck Verified”, just like a certain Diablo IV will be from this Tuesday, October 17…
As usual, Valve recently published a summary of the new features and fixes integrated into version 3.5.1 of SteamOS, the operating system of its famous bike. Among the new features, we find in particular firmware 118 which brings a little more freedom and latitude regarding the management of the voltage of the components.
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Changing the voltage of components now possible
Since this is still an early version of the update, firstly be aware that only users included in the distribution channel of this type of versions have access to it at the moment. Despite everything, this allows you to adjust the voltage offset of your CPU, GPU and SoC, via a limited range between 0 and -50 mV that you can configure freely. It remains to be seen what impact this will have on performance and battery life…
Good news Steam Deck it seems like I won the silicon lottery.
-50mV undervolt, the max allowed with Firmware 118’s new option.
I haven’t done any extensive testing of battery life or any performance gains though, only stability tests to ensure my Deck doesn’t crash.#steamdeck pic.twitter.com/S0LdwyAbvg
— 「Hi-Tech Lo-Life」 (@HiTechLoLife1) October 15, 2023
Obviously, other improvements make up this famous version 3.5.1 of SteamOS. We are specifically talking about fixes related to the reading of SD cards and the incorrect rotation of the display in game. We can also mention fixing an issue with HDR apps which could suffer from some anomalies concerning the display of colors, especially with 32-bit applications.
Valve similarly mentions the resolution of various hiccups linked to the HDMI output and the internal backlighting of the screen, he who could sometimes stay on for no reason. Finally, there is also the question of correcting the famous bug displaying a completely empty desktop, with the impossibility of launching any application.
As a reminder, the Steam Deck is available for purchase from 419 euros for the basic version integrating eMMC storage. To benefit from an NVMe SSD and therefore faster storage, you must upgrade to the 549 euro model, or even 679 euros if you want to benefit from a screen with anti-reflective treatment.
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