Odd that 9 years later we're finally ready for Valve's Steam Machine with Steam OS. Would love to see Valve partner with Deepcool for a version of this hardware with a mini version of their Steam Castle case.
The fact that you can basically get a fairly competent low-end gaming PC for $100 or less by buying just the board and fan in this manner is actually really cool.
a man has to pay the bills and put food on the table, but this does make the channel go back up there definitively, the paid presentations get annoying fast
It's good to know that the deck will function without a battery connected and all the other parts, when you take those away the deck really is a tiny little machine!
@@SpartanDiab Glad I wasn't the only one that thought this, expected there to be some resistors needed at least for the battery but it's really nice to see it just work.
Exactly this! I wonder if it’s possible to make the battery swappable like old laptops (do they even make laptops without internal batteries anymore? Haven’t gotten one in ages) and run it without the battery when docked and just pop it on when going portable.
I'm so glad someone did it, i get mine back 2 weeks ago, the repair center said there is too much water damage to fully fix it but works as a desktop, but now i can shrink it down, thank you for the idea
not the second hand but mostly broken ones price up coz of motherboard working fine display and battery doesn't matter but sometimes does if u make ur custom steam deck with parts from internet and jsuxs
It would be cool to see a custom 3d printed case for it. I was just thinking about how if you could get the motherboard on the cheap, you could get a really good gaming experience out of it. You could just build a mini steam machine. I don't know why Valve hasn't already done it themselves
@@CarinoGamingStudio in a third world country, I'm sure people would be more concerned with food and clean water. They probably wouldn't care at all about gaming.
Build suggestion: Steam Hoodie wearable. Attach the deconstructed steamdeck to a sturdy hoodie, add a pair of Xreal Airs. Wearable gaming platform, that keeps you warm on cold nights.
Honestly even if this is just desktop steam deck, I would connect the battery either way. It still won't be a handheld but it would be portable and if you lose power from the wall, you'll still have backup to save the game or play for a little while longer.
Yep good idea - it would also better protect from power fluctuations since it's not meant to be powered directly from mains (I wonder if the random reboot he experienced was from the charger PD renegotiating or resetting for some reason). Other consoles and PSUs have lots of caps that helps with brownouts. Without the battery it might even be more sensitive to brownouts than a monitor, and I bet the wall charger assumes the device it's powering can handle a little flickering since they're typically used for portable devices with batteries.
I'm pretty sure Valve has a good idea about all the possibilities. What they are currently aiming for is mass-adoption. This kind of device won't sell well for the average casual gamer, unlike the Steam Deck.
@@thexavier666 they can make it a decent bit cheaper than the deck, maybe 250 dollars as a price point. If they reuse the mainboard use the internal display connector for an hdmi port, and use a usb hub inside the case, it would come out well.
@@flamestoyershadowkill In theory they could also go the route of NOT making it that much cheaper but upgrading the hardware accordingly to perform better as a "console" for a better screen and such. Though honestly I don't think Valve is going to need to anyway. Once the OS is actually available for other devices in a usable form people are going to almost immediately find the best mini-PC boxes you can buy and load it up on to get this sort of experience. Valve is potentially still losing money on every steam deck sale, they're just going for accessibility and adoption rate to push their own platform more. If they can convince people to use SteamOS on other devices rather than actually buying a steam deck directly from them it's likely a huge positive for Valve anyway.
What a brilliant idea. The Steam Deck is such a great little device for everything it can do, and they're not hard to find cheap. Honestly, I might consider this as a TV PC device.
God, It's just so crazy to see it like this. It's like, I already know how crazy the Deck is for what it can do and it's size, but this way just makes it even more insane. "Here we have Cyberpunk 2077 running on a slightly oversized credit card". 🤣
Would love to see this overclocked, since battery power is no longer a concern. Was planning on using my deck as a set-top box like this if the screen ever breaks, but I didn't realize you could strip so much hardware.
I needed this video. One of my daughter boards is broken and since you can't buy these I thought it would be a good idea to turn this handheld into a pocket PC. Plz make a second video on it in which you show a costume case.
We really should remove the "being afraid of linux" stigma. Nowadays everything 'just works' unless your hardware is less than a year old or is extremely niche.
@@Splarkszter hello from a VR player. Also judging by all the stuff that game studios require you to have rootkits for installed like Fortnite and LoL (not my cup of games but we have to accept many people actually play these), quite a few people probably would disagree that everything works. Also Adobe users.
@@Splarkszter No, it's not 'just works', it's still BS saying. Playing around with Linux Mint 19 to 21 for some years, and there are some noticable weird behaviours with OS, DE & apps while using it as daily driver. Some of them were solved over time (officially, but some as workarounds), but some are still present. Can't say if this is still applicable to LM 22 - did not have much time to fiddle around. But - to the point - instead of saying: 'just works', it's much more safer & closer to truth to say 'you mileage may vary'.
This is literally more modular and compatible than a laptop is. Laptops don't typically work without their native screen, or only display operating systems (meaning no BIOS or reinstalling) on external screens. Laptops also really don't like to work without a battery nowadays. This used to be a non-issue, but... Neat project. The Steam Deck is actually kind of powerful, this makes it a pretty good mini PC if you pick a broken one up that isn't broken on the motherboard.
No one selling broken steam decks in Europe - damn! It's a bit similar like broken macbook pros as desktop pc 🙂 I will be looking for both in next few weeks. 🙂
Cool, now since you have a "useless" shell......cut out the screen and order the parts for the controller bits of the Steamdeck and see if you can make a new Steam Controller 2.0 with all the track pads and such.
People Hating on the Steam controller: Those trackpads are SHIT People Loving they're Steamdeck: Those Trackpads are amazing! You can't make this shite up anymore haha
This is a pretty cool way to get some more life out of an otherwise damaged device. I love repurposing or repairing old/damaged tech to give it a new lease on life.
The Steam Deck isnt thermally limited, its performance peaks at low TDP, as its designed to, as its a custom APU for the handheld (more silent yes! performance, not really)
Making a case so that the fan sucks air from the bottom of the motherboard and blows it out the top like the SD was designed to do would probably help with that random shutdown issue. The Power IC is probably getting a bit hot as well as everything else down there since being outside of the case completely, there is no real Airflow being pulled over it even though you have it out and with a small heatsink on it. The Chips there all need a little airflow. Otherwise yea this makes an excellent little Steam Box build and I love it.
You could maybe imagine putting it inside a display to make a sort of SteamDeckTV. I know it’s not really your area of expertise but it could be a fun project. Whatever you do with it in the end it’s a great opportunity to have just the necessary equipment to make a mini power pc
That’s pretty amazing. I’ve always wanted to create a clamshell pc that’s actually pocketable with an extended battery. Using steam deck hardware might just be the way to go.
Interesting indeed. Would have been amazing if this was the OLED board that had the wake through gamepad function. Kinda like the board sitting there as it, hope you can figure something out for especially the power button though.
I knew someone would do it eventually! I've been thinking about making a Steam deck mini PC ever since I saw that Cooler Master case for Framework motherboards, but I just couldn't bring myself to tear it apart
I wonder if there is a use case for keeping/adding a battery, as the BMS functionality is built in; even a lowest-possible spec battery might be worth the operating stability. Maybe you mount this in your limo’s infotainment system! Maybe a camper van or RV set up …
@@spacedoutbeard5033 Valve did not make their own "Steam Machine" hardware*, they just allowed any rando PC builder in the world to use the branding on whatever hardware they wanted to build. This naturally resulted in consumer confusion and ultimately rejection. Why is THIS Steam Machine $500, and THIS Steam Machine $5000, and THIS one is $1500? My kid said they want a Steam Machine for xmas... but which one is the right one? Bah, they'll be fine with one of these Xboxes/PS4s. I think an actual Valve-made "Steam Machine" capable of good 1080p to decent 4K gaming, like the current consoles, would be quite a different story in this market, given how well the Steam Deck has been received. Eliminate the market saturation from 3rd party builders, just do it in-house, keep the price to about $500 if possible, and include a Steam Controller 2 (that matches all the inputs of the Steam Deck, well, maybe not the touchscreen). Bonus points if they build in a way to use the Steam Deck itself as a controller, without the workarounds enthusiasts have been finding like using virtualhere and streaming input over wifi. *They did make 300 "prototypes" that were given away to beta testers (I am one of them) and media/journalists. They were never sold by Valve, however.
Ive been waiting for someone to do this video for so long as due to how small the steam decks motherboard is. Just had to wait for someone with a broken one
Crazy idea, but hear me out. Buy a 18.5" portable monitor with a monitor mount (or a 19" portable TV). 3D print a case (or have a custom metal fab case) that can be mounted to the back. You'll have a travel size All In One Steam Machine that can fit in a large backpack. If you use a portable monitor that has USB Type C Pass through you could have all power through just one cord. Also make the case were You can mount a full 2280 SSD too so you can add a 4TB, or larger SSD..
@@JeremyLeePotocki as someone who tried to daily drive a portable 12 inch monitor. I'd say just get a laptop. Carrying a keyboard and mouse apart from the screen completely defeats the portability. Getting the 3D printed case with the m.2 support tho...
@@OSON001 "just get a laptop" 🙄 Yeah that is not always the best option, and there are Bluetooth Keyboards & mice out their. That said though you would just really need a good controller to play games. You can even get a controller with a keyboard & trackpad too (Rii makes one). The Ideal use would be in a RV, a big rig camper, or for me when I'm stuck in a hospital bed. For me having a laptop in a hospital or other places I'm at it's far more cumbersome than a all in one. Also with as cheap these laptop makers build modern laptops I'd rather go this route, because I can use a better (and replaceable) travel keyboard & mouse (or a travel keyboard w/ a built in trackpad).
I was thinking of selling mine as I dont use much now a days but seeing this, now i wont. Its such a small factor mini pc without all the deck component. Really good for media server etc in future
Actually, I could see this as a new item for Valve to sell. They would need to tweak it for mini pc use, like adding ethernet and a proper arrangement of USB and display outs, but if they added at least a couple 2.5 Gbe ethernet ports, they could take advantage of the mini-pc home server market as well. They would just need to keep the price low and I think they would sell very well. I would be totally down to have a proxmox cluster of these for my home lab. VM's, containers, docker, NAS, OPNsense/PFsense and remote gaming? Absolutely! 👍👍
It'd be really cool to see a little 3D-printed case for this, that can be attached to a VESA mount so you could use something like a USB-C Docking monitor (the ones that deliver power over USB-C and take video and data from the PC over the same cable) and effectively make your own AiO. Might also want to add Wi-Fi and BT antennas to the case, but with those, you could effectively turn a steamdeck into an AiO light-gaming PC.
thats pretty neat! would be awesome if you just slap that to the DEG1 dock and basically thats the whole PC, can even add back the battery just for the sake of having backup power to the MB in case power fails. all in all can be a pretty cheap SFF build
I have so many time thinking about take an SD mobo like this, making a custom case and heatpipe and creating an Mini Steam Deck with 6 inch screem in the size of the Odin2.
Valve should sell these as single board computers for budget gamers. They would make money off the store. I need this!!! I only play lite games and older titles so this would be perfect.
Would be cool to see a 3D printed case for this. Maybe incorporating a hub into the design for the ability to connect your controller and other devices at the case. also would be interesting to see some liquid cooling.
I know it would be cool to put an air cooler tower on this steam deck, but just to be clear. The steam deck is not limited by temperature, it is limited by watts. Hugs from Brazil :)
this is basically my setup with an rog ally. I still have it in it's shell. but the screen is broke and the shell is cracked. it got stepped on and has a little bend in it. i have wanted to build a case for it but didn't know how well it would work. it's connected to a portable monitor. i want to try and using a bigger battery and sticking it to the back of the portable monitor so its still portable but more of a desktop setup
It may be something for Steam to consider is making the system modular like a framework laptop so that you can put the main board into a small case and use it as a stand alone console or put it into a shell with an lcd and then use it on the go.
could have been a minor electricity blip, and without the battery hooked up as a type of UPS (uninterruptible power supply), mayhaps hook up the battery if it happens again and see how that affects things
I recently got into trying AR/XR glasses, this would be amazing mod or if even Valve built a steam pocket. No screen or controller. Just the steam deck motherboard and battery in a small case. Then just connect your glasses to the usb C port and bluetooth a controller. Add a 2nd full USB C port and allow 2280 drives and it will rock.
You can actually bend the heat pipes and I think it's up to 60° without affecting anything! As long as you don't break it as in crack so that's no longer sealed it will still work. 😊
Thank you for this content: I love it! In fact this is the first time ever that I am replying on youtube. It has inspired me to do exactly what you have done here and I've managed to get myself a broken Steam Deck and have fixed it in the meantime. Could you perhaps share any information on the backplate? I could use the details about screwholes and dimensions to get a 3d-printed backplate or casing. Thank you!
Here from ZTT! Love the Video man! i wonder how other things would work on this like editing, rendering, etc etc. also a custom 3d printed case? hmmmmmm...... wink* wink*
What would you suggest is the MOST one should pay for something like this? A busted steamdeck MOBO? Especially if I could get parts to put it together from 3rd party pieces.
Of note, the 64GB version of the Steamdeck does not have on-board storage, it has an M.2 card with EMMC, or at least my 64GB version did. Card looked weird, almost like one of those old CPUs on an interposer.
If the newer versions have 64GB on-board i might just pick one up and drop my 2TB drive in there so i can have the OS on the 64GB eMMC and be more bold with screwing around with the 2TB drive. Using my old version, with a larger cooler and a custom case, under my kitchen TV. Sure my Beelink SER6 with SteamOS proper works pretty well, but its also loud, and too larger to fit under the TV like my shield so it sits out front, i just need to test to see if the Steamdeck can run 144hz over USB-C first(the TV is actually a computer monitor B/C it was cheaper than a TV and TVs smaller than 32 inches are hard to find in 1080p that are any good). Edit, if i can get Shield/Apple TV like functionality on the Steamdeck that would be awesome.
It's likely other parts of the board are overheating, as there's no airflow over them. Inside the case the airflow is intentional so t hat air gets pulled over the board by the fan, there are even pieces of tape/covers to act as ducting to direct the air. With it just sitting in the open air, all that is gone.
assuming why the previous owner sold it didn't add anything to the video. it just sounded like you wanted to call them lazy or clumsy for not fixing it. Besides that, its important to note that the fan combined with the case very carefully routed air for direct cooling on several of the non-apu parts, so cooling the shield does not emulate the original cooling solution.
This actually worked better than expected, but seriously, don't take your Steam Deck apart to try this
@@ETAPRIME instructions unclear, I accidentally turned my steam deck into a particle accelerator
Love the idea. Add a phone and steam link and you remote revived the steam deck.
Would be cool if IFixIt sold replacement Steam Deck motherboards like they do for every other Steam Deck part.
Put some 3d printed chassis and custom cooling on it, it would be great.
Odd that 9 years later we're finally ready for Valve's Steam Machine with Steam OS. Would love to see Valve partner with Deepcool for a version of this hardware with a mini version of their Steam Castle case.
The seller after watching this video: Can I have it back?
hahaha!!
"400 and its yours"
😂😂
@@unknown183 I thought the same hahaha
@@SilverTester 399.99?
The fact that you can basically get a fairly competent low-end gaming PC for $100 or less by buying just the board and fan in this manner is actually really cool.
And by selling an anbernic handheld too along with it.
This is what PRIME is about.
Not sponsored ads, just tinkering and being creative.
I'd say he likes to make money so I understand the sponsored products.
I thought PRIME was about selling energy drinks to little children?
a man has to pay the bills and put food on the table, but this does make the channel go back up there definitively, the paid presentations get annoying fast
You watch any of the other videos? Never take anything prime says at face value, but get to watch him play with the toys atleast.
Same
Seller: Yeah haha my cat pushed it off the table or something
ETA Prime: So that was a f*cking lie
Just a motherboard+cooling & a single cable and it's this functional?! Woah! 👍
Damn ETA! You accidentally created the greatest raspberry pie in history.
A raspberry pie with x86 architecture?? lol
@@dandiaz19934 True. But it's running Linux tho. Lol
@@internziko RPis have been running Linux already, for quite some time.
@@marcoscataglini8023 i know! That's what I'm saying, man! 😁
Sadly no special gpio pins
It's good to know that the deck will function without a battery connected and all the other parts, when you take those away the deck really is a tiny little machine!
@@SpartanDiab Glad I wasn't the only one that thought this, expected there to be some resistors needed at least for the battery but it's really nice to see it just work.
It's literally more modular and workable than a laptop.
Exactly this! I wonder if it’s possible to make the battery swappable like old laptops (do they even make laptops without internal batteries anymore? Haven’t gotten one in ages) and run it without the battery when docked and just pop it on when going portable.
I'm so glad someone did it, i get mine back 2 weeks ago, the repair center said there is too much water damage to fully fix it but works as a desktop, but now i can shrink it down, thank you for the idea
Did you feel that? Yeah, second hand Steam Deck just went up in price.
I can taste the prices going up.
not the second hand but mostly broken ones price up coz of motherboard working fine display and battery doesn't matter but sometimes does if u make ur custom steam deck with parts from internet and jsuxs
L🤫L
yup... lowest is like 225 + 16 dollars shipping
It would be cool to see a custom 3d printed case for it. I was just thinking about how if you could get the motherboard on the cheap, you could get a really good gaming experience out of it. You could just build a mini steam machine. I don't know why Valve hasn't already done it themselves
The first desktop Steam Machines were released 10 years ago.
I think he's questioning why they haven't used the steam deck hardware as a cheaper then steam deck mini PC
@@SweBeach2023
well in 3rd world it would be twice the price than buying brand new
well in 3rd world it would be twice the price than buying brand new
@@CarinoGamingStudio in a third world country, I'm sure people would be more concerned with food and clean water. They probably wouldn't care at all about gaming.
These are the type of videos I miss from this channel
Thats why I wrote on a few video back that I felt like his channel became an advertisement channel
Build suggestion: Steam Hoodie wearable. Attach the deconstructed steamdeck to a sturdy hoodie, add a pair of Xreal Airs. Wearable gaming platform, that keeps you warm on cold nights.
This is some Bringus Studios type shit.
Honestly even if this is just desktop steam deck, I would connect the battery either way. It still won't be a handheld but it would be portable and if you lose power from the wall, you'll still have backup to save the game or play for a little while longer.
@@JerziTBoss if you lose power your monitor will also turn off.
Agreed
@@OSON001 lmaoo...
@@OSON001 nuh uhh. If you plug the steam deck battery into the monitor too. *Taps head*
Yep good idea - it would also better protect from power fluctuations since it's not meant to be powered directly from mains (I wonder if the random reboot he experienced was from the charger PD renegotiating or resetting for some reason). Other consoles and PSUs have lots of caps that helps with brownouts.
Without the battery it might even be more sensitive to brownouts than a monitor, and I bet the wall charger assumes the device it's powering can handle a little flickering since they're typically used for portable devices with batteries.
Valve, take notes. This is how you resurrect the Steam Machines.
Imagine a pocket sized Steam Machine
USB C powered, DP/HDMI, maybe even thunderbolt for an EGPU
i. would. NUT!
I'm pretty sure Valve has a good idea about all the possibilities. What they are currently aiming for is mass-adoption. This kind of device won't sell well for the average casual gamer, unlike the Steam Deck.
Just slap some "Android TV" esque function and you just made the AMD Shield!
@@thexavier666 they can make it a decent bit cheaper than the deck, maybe 250 dollars as a price point. If they reuse the mainboard use the internal display connector for an hdmi port, and use a usb hub inside the case, it would come out well.
@@flamestoyershadowkill In theory they could also go the route of NOT making it that much cheaper but upgrading the hardware accordingly to perform better as a "console" for a better screen and such.
Though honestly I don't think Valve is going to need to anyway. Once the OS is actually available for other devices in a usable form people are going to almost immediately find the best mini-PC boxes you can buy and load it up on to get this sort of experience.
Valve is potentially still losing money on every steam deck sale, they're just going for accessibility and adoption rate to push their own platform more. If they can convince people to use SteamOS on other devices rather than actually buying a steam deck directly from them it's likely a huge positive for Valve anyway.
imagine putting that hardware along with portable monitor is insane, so we can have a budget ROG flow z13 running steamos
What a brilliant idea. The Steam Deck is such a great little device for everything it can do, and they're not hard to find cheap. Honestly, I might consider this as a TV PC device.
Don't... just build a tiny-PC with any modern Ryzen APU and 16gb of DDR5, better performance and more IO then just one basic USB-C port.
@@JohnnyThund3rA 20 dollar dock can solve all those issues, I find very hard to get a mini PC or SFF PC with better performance for less than 220$
God, It's just so crazy to see it like this. It's like, I already know how crazy the Deck is for what it can do and it's size, but this way just makes it even more insane. "Here we have Cyberpunk 2077 running on a slightly oversized credit card". 🤣
Would love to see this overclocked, since battery power is no longer a concern. Was planning on using my deck as a set-top box like this if the screen ever breaks, but I didn't realize you could strip so much hardware.
Building it and a dock into a case as a single unit would be pretty cool.
If you can nab a broken steam deck for cheap this would def be worth it.
if you are willing to boot from an sd card you could use the m.2 slot to connect a dedicated gpu
Steamdeck supports usb boot. You can even get steamdeck docks with built in nvme slots
you can put a usb-c hub and just use external storage
This is definitely the way to go...
🤯
booting steam os from a sd card sounds like absolute nightmare
I needed this video. One of my daughter boards is broken and since you can't buy these I thought it would be a good idea to turn this handheld into a pocket PC. Plz make a second video on it in which you show a costume case.
this is an easy way to get a low cost pc tbh. if you need all your stuff ready to go and arent afraid of linux id give it a shot
@@krazykatz97_1 I mean, you could also install Windows if you really wanted. Driver support is a bit worse than SteamOS but it does work.
We really should remove the "being afraid of linux" stigma.
Nowadays everything 'just works' unless your hardware is less than a year old or is extremely niche.
@@Splarkszter hello from a VR player.
Also judging by all the stuff that game studios require you to have rootkits for installed like Fortnite and LoL (not my cup of games but we have to accept many people actually play these), quite a few people probably would disagree that everything works.
Also Adobe users.
@@Splarkszter realtek NIC dont work well on newer kernel
@@Splarkszter No, it's not 'just works', it's still BS saying.
Playing around with Linux Mint 19 to 21 for some years, and there are some noticable weird behaviours with OS, DE & apps while using it as daily driver.
Some of them were solved over time (officially, but some as workarounds), but some are still present.
Can't say if this is still applicable to LM 22 - did not have much time to fiddle around.
But - to the point - instead of saying: 'just works', it's much more safer & closer to truth to say 'you mileage may vary'.
This, this is what i want. I dont need a handheld but i would love something this small running linux natively like this.
This is literally more modular and compatible than a laptop is. Laptops don't typically work without their native screen, or only display operating systems (meaning no BIOS or reinstalling) on external screens. Laptops also really don't like to work without a battery nowadays. This used to be a non-issue, but...
Neat project. The Steam Deck is actually kind of powerful, this makes it a pretty good mini PC if you pick a broken one up that isn't broken on the motherboard.
Nice way to revive 'broken' hardware. Would be great to see a nice case for it.
I've been waiting for someone to do this! I'd love to see what that hardware can really do when properly overclocked and with proper cooling.
I just want to point out that you are how yooutube should be . Informative and educational . Thank you for the effort from Egypt
No one selling broken steam decks in Europe - damn! It's a bit similar like broken macbook pros as desktop pc 🙂
I will be looking for both in next few weeks. 🙂
This is an awesome project ETA. I'm looking forward to part two
Cool, now since you have a "useless" shell......cut out the screen and order the parts for the controller bits of the Steamdeck and see if you can make a new Steam Controller 2.0 with all the track pads and such.
Looking forward to part two of this project!
Mad to think I was literally thinking of doing this and thought I'd give. A quick search to see if anyone has done it, behold you have, nice one
Putting a gpu in my pc❌️
Putting a pc in my gpu✅️
People Hating on the Steam controller: Those trackpads are SHIT
People Loving they're Steamdeck: Those Trackpads are amazing!
You can't make this shite up anymore haha
This is a pretty cool way to get some more life out of an otherwise damaged device. I love repurposing or repairing old/damaged tech to give it a new lease on life.
bigger cooling should help that thing and it will make it silent and better clocks
The Steam Deck isnt thermally limited, its performance peaks at low TDP, as its designed to, as its a custom APU for the handheld
(more silent yes! performance, not really)
might source a busted up steamdeck to put in my pinball cabinet, this looks amazing for it.
Making a case so that the fan sucks air from the bottom of the motherboard and blows it out the top like the SD was designed to do would probably help with that random shutdown issue. The Power IC is probably getting a bit hot as well as everything else down there since being outside of the case completely, there is no real Airflow being pulled over it even though you have it out and with a small heatsink on it. The Chips there all need a little airflow. Otherwise yea this makes an excellent little Steam Box build and I love it.
You could maybe imagine putting it inside a display to make a sort of SteamDeckTV. I know it’s not really your area of expertise but it could be a fun project. Whatever you do with it in the end it’s a great opportunity to have just the necessary equipment to make a mini power pc
Super cool project! I can't wait to see the next version.
That’s pretty amazing. I’ve always wanted to create a clamshell pc that’s actually pocketable with an extended battery. Using steam deck hardware might just be the way to go.
Interesting indeed.
Would have been amazing if this was the OLED board that had the wake through gamepad function.
Kinda like the board sitting there as it, hope you can figure something out for especially the power button though.
I knew someone would do it eventually! I've been thinking about making a Steam deck mini PC ever since I saw that Cooler Master case for Framework motherboards, but I just couldn't bring myself to tear it apart
I wonder if there is a use case for keeping/adding a battery, as the BMS functionality is built in; even a lowest-possible spec battery might be worth the operating stability. Maybe you mount this in your limo’s infotainment system! Maybe a camper van or RV set up …
Can't wait for part 2. I'm really interested to see where you go with this!
You should really consider pitching this idea to STEAM. Maybe they'll hit the mini pc market with some tweaking.
they did that a long time ago, they sucked ass and weren't worth the money.
Steam won't go near that again, just likw the steam controller too unfortunately
They didn't make those PCs. Only Steam OS
@@spacedoutbeard5033 They were fine if you installed Windows 10.
@@spacedoutbeard5033 Valve did not make their own "Steam Machine" hardware*, they just allowed any rando PC builder in the world to use the branding on whatever hardware they wanted to build. This naturally resulted in consumer confusion and ultimately rejection. Why is THIS Steam Machine $500, and THIS Steam Machine $5000, and THIS one is $1500? My kid said they want a Steam Machine for xmas... but which one is the right one? Bah, they'll be fine with one of these Xboxes/PS4s.
I think an actual Valve-made "Steam Machine" capable of good 1080p to decent 4K gaming, like the current consoles, would be quite a different story in this market, given how well the Steam Deck has been received. Eliminate the market saturation from 3rd party builders, just do it in-house, keep the price to about $500 if possible, and include a Steam Controller 2 (that matches all the inputs of the Steam Deck, well, maybe not the touchscreen). Bonus points if they build in a way to use the Steam Deck itself as a controller, without the workarounds enthusiasts have been finding like using virtualhere and streaming input over wifi.
*They did make 300 "prototypes" that were given away to beta testers (I am one of them) and media/journalists. They were never sold by Valve, however.
Ive been waiting for someone to do this video for so long as due to how small the steam decks motherboard is. Just had to wait for someone with a broken one
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Crazy idea, but hear me out. Buy a 18.5" portable monitor with a monitor mount (or a 19" portable TV). 3D print a case (or have a custom metal fab case) that can be mounted to the back. You'll have a travel size All In One Steam Machine that can fit in a large backpack. If you use a portable monitor that has USB Type C Pass through you could have all power through just one cord. Also make the case were You can mount a full 2280 SSD too so you can add a 4TB, or larger SSD..
@@JeremyLeePotocki as someone who tried to daily drive a portable 12 inch monitor. I'd say just get a laptop. Carrying a keyboard and mouse apart from the screen completely defeats the portability.
Getting the 3D printed case with the m.2 support tho...
@@OSON001 "just get a laptop" 🙄 Yeah that is not always the best option, and there are Bluetooth Keyboards & mice out their. That said though you would just really need a good controller to play games. You can even get a controller with a keyboard & trackpad too (Rii makes one). The Ideal use would be in a RV, a big rig camper, or for me when I'm stuck in a hospital bed. For me having a laptop in a hospital or other places I'm at it's far more cumbersome than a all in one. Also with as cheap these laptop makers build modern laptops I'd rather go this route, because I can use a better (and replaceable) travel keyboard & mouse (or a travel keyboard w/ a built in trackpad).
I've been wanting to see this since the Deck launched. The main thing I wanted to see was a custom case. Looking forward to part 2!
With some 3d printing, and some more Steam Deck tinkering, you can turn it into a portable sized arcade cabinet.
You made this project look so awesome that I wanna try it even when having a functional steam deck 😅
I was thinking of selling mine as I dont use much now a days but seeing this, now i wont. Its such a small factor mini pc without all the deck component. Really good for media server etc in future
This is sick, I bet someone’s gonna make a custom laptop using this.
ETA Prime for 100 bucks you couldn't beat that with an eggbeater. Good buy
Actually, I could see this as a new item for Valve to sell. They would need to tweak it for mini pc use, like adding ethernet and a proper arrangement of USB and display outs, but if they added at least a couple 2.5 Gbe ethernet ports, they could take advantage of the mini-pc home server market as well. They would just need to keep the price low and I think they would sell very well. I would be totally down to have a proxmox cluster of these for my home lab. VM's, containers, docker, NAS, OPNsense/PFsense and remote gaming? Absolutely! 👍👍
I think 300 would be possible
Steam should sell these as consoles!
It'd be really cool to see a little 3D-printed case for this, that can be attached to a VESA mount so you could use something like a USB-C Docking monitor (the ones that deliver power over USB-C and take video and data from the PC over the same cable) and effectively make your own AiO.
Might also want to add Wi-Fi and BT antennas to the case, but with those, you could effectively turn a steamdeck into an AiO light-gaming PC.
Can't wait to see V2!
Bigger cooler, overclocked TDP, probably a seriously good miniPC.
I've been thinking about doing this for years but it's impossible to find replacement motherboards. Im not sure you realize how lucky you are
thats pretty neat!
would be awesome if you just slap that to the DEG1 dock and basically thats the whole PC, can even add back the battery just for the sake of having backup power to the MB in case power fails.
all in all can be a pretty cheap SFF build
I have so many time thinking about take an SD mobo like this, making a custom case and heatpipe and creating an Mini Steam Deck with 6 inch screem in the size of the Odin2.
Now I need Steam powered cyberdeck in my life.
Consolify, 3d printing and so. TYSM AFAIK My Guy. you are the first. im interested in the end of the project
Valve should sell these as single board computers for budget gamers. They would make money off the store. I need this!!! I only play lite games and older titles so this would be perfect.
Would be cool to see a 3D printed case for this. Maybe incorporating a hub into the design for the ability to connect your controller and other devices at the case. also would be interesting to see some liquid cooling.
I know it would be cool to put an air cooler tower on this steam deck, but just to be clear. The steam deck is not limited by temperature, it is limited by watts.
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resister power mod overclocking on the steam deck 😮
I have a deck with a broken screen and i've been wondering what to do with it. You've inspired me!
this is basically my setup with an rog ally. I still have it in it's shell. but the screen is broke and the shell is cracked. it got stepped on and has a little bend in it. i have wanted to build a case for it but didn't know how well it would work. it's connected to a portable monitor. i want to try and using a bigger battery and sticking it to the back of the portable monitor so its still portable but more of a desktop setup
🎉Finally something I don't need and want to buy ..❤
(Motherboard+ better cooler shell)
I am starting a tech repair shop soon
This will be my main project/product.
I will be buying broken Steam Decks and make my own Steam Machines.
PRIME hear me out! Put this baby inside of a Gamecube case. Ultimate Gamecube sleeper PC!
It runs just like a XS, and think about it just stick it the back of a tv or a monitor and you are good to go...this is really cool
absolutely love this
It may be something for Steam to consider is making the system modular like a framework laptop so that you can put the main board into a small case and use it as a stand alone console or put it into a shell with an lcd and then use it on the go.
could have been a minor electricity blip, and without the battery hooked up as a type of UPS (uninterruptible power supply), mayhaps hook up the battery if it happens again and see how that affects things
I recently got into trying AR/XR glasses, this would be amazing mod or if even Valve built a steam pocket. No screen or controller. Just the steam deck motherboard and battery in a small case. Then just connect your glasses to the usb C port and bluetooth a controller.
Add a 2nd full USB C port and allow 2280 drives and it will rock.
You can actually bend the heat pipes and I think it's up to 60° without affecting anything! As long as you don't break it as in crack so that's no longer sealed it will still work. 😊
Thank you for this content: I love it! In fact this is the first time ever that I am replying on youtube.
It has inspired me to do exactly what you have done here and I've managed to get myself a broken Steam Deck and have fixed it in the meantime.
Could you perhaps share any information on the backplate? I could use the details about screwholes and dimensions to get a 3d-printed backplate or casing.
Thank you!
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Love the Video man! i wonder how other things would work on this like editing, rendering, etc etc.
also a custom 3d printed case? hmmmmmm...... wink* wink*
welcome back steam machines
Now put it in a clamshell design with a keyboard and a screen and you just made my dream device
I wonder what kind of small form factor PC you can build and what it can handle with a external GPU hooked up.
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seems a good candidate for adding an egpu and seeing how small a PC with discrete graphics you could make
What would you suggest is the MOST one should pay for something like this? A busted steamdeck MOBO? Especially if I could get parts to put it together from 3rd party pieces.
Of note, the 64GB version of the Steamdeck does not have on-board storage, it has an M.2 card with EMMC, or at least my 64GB version did. Card looked weird, almost like one of those old CPUs on an interposer.
If the newer versions have 64GB on-board i might just pick one up and drop my 2TB drive in there so i can have the OS on the 64GB eMMC and be more bold with screwing around with the 2TB drive.
Using my old version, with a larger cooler and a custom case, under my kitchen TV. Sure my Beelink SER6 with SteamOS proper works pretty well, but its also loud, and too larger to fit under the TV like my shield so it sits out front, i just need to test to see if the Steamdeck can run 144hz over USB-C first(the TV is actually a computer monitor B/C it was cheaper than a TV and TVs smaller than 32 inches are hard to find in 1080p that are any good).
Edit, if i can get Shield/Apple TV like functionality on the Steamdeck that would be awesome.
3d print a case. Better cooler and 20 watt tdp?? Valve? New steam machine?
Nice little project and perhaps an idea that might permeate the minds of Steam as an option for a cheap little SBC or mini PC.
It's likely other parts of the board are overheating, as there's no airflow over them. Inside the case the airflow is intentional so t hat air gets pulled over the board by the fan, there are even pieces of tape/covers to act as ducting to direct the air. With it just sitting in the open air, all that is gone.
For me, I'd put this thing inside a Dreamcast case, there would be so much extra room for extra stuff to complete it as a refreshed Retro console.
What is the energy consumption? Do you have a wattmeter?
It would be really interesting if it consumes little!
I'd love seeing you stuff this into a Gamecube shell if you haven't already had plans for it 🔥
the Real mini pc “gaming” 😁👍👍
Now make the standalone controllers 🙏 best controller out there rn
assuming why the previous owner sold it didn't add anything to the video. it just sounded like you wanted to call them lazy or clumsy for not fixing it.
Besides that, its important to note that the fan combined with the case very carefully routed air for direct cooling on several of the non-apu parts, so cooling the shield does not emulate the original cooling solution.
you should keep the battery as an internal UPS
This is pretty cool 😌