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ArcticJarfi Jan 13, 2023 @ 9:52am
Steam Deck Upgrades
So I'm thinking of getting the base model of the steam deck in order to save money, and perform upgrades myself later on. I say this because I recall many people stating that the steam deck is like a PC in that you can upgrade it like you would a PC. That being said, I know how to change out the SSD so I can put in potentially greater than 64 GB SSDs into it. However, I'm unsure of how to upgrade anything else, and I should clarify meaning I want to upgrade internal components. I have tried to find videos on how to upgrade things like the CPU or RAM (not that I want to ASAP), but it seems content creators have only upgraded the steam deck using external work such as a video I saw of an external heat sink and fan, or a normal GPU. Can we change the CPU, RAM, et cetera?
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Originally posted by Brian9824:
No, just the SSD really. The internals are custom built to maximize performance and battery life and to fit in the case.
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eram Jan 13, 2023 @ 9:54am 
you cant upgrade much else, better thumbsticks is a popular mod
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Brian9824 Jan 13, 2023 @ 9:55am 
No, just the SSD really. The internals are custom built to maximize performance and battery life and to fit in the case.
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wuddih Jan 13, 2023 @ 12:11pm 
official replacement parts and their diy guides:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Steam_Deck

there are aftermarket parts for the Deck:
fans, batteries, controller things, screens and ssds definitely exist.

the rest can be considered impossible for the time being.

example aftermarket analogue sticks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK2MjhWkpAM
the channel is also helpful if you look into pc gaming handhelds in general as it also shows the Decks real competitors, which are not something from Nintendo.
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