This one "tip" KILLS your Steam Deck battery life!

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Күн бұрын

So recently I became the owner of a brand new OLED Steam Deck, and I am loving it. However one issue that I faced is the battery life on the Deck has been a little lackluster. So in today's video I will show you how to almost DOUBLE your battery life on the Steam Deck OLED with free software and tweaks. These tips also work on the original LCD Steam Deck, although because of the better screen and bigger battery on the OLED you'll probably not get as good results on the Steam Deck vs Steam Deck OLED!
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Time Stamps
00:00 Pre-Intro
00:16 Intro
00:19 Explaining the categories
00:55 "No Brainer" Tips
01:52 "Brainer" Tips
04:29 "Super Brainer" Tips
09:41 Wrapping Up
10:09 anddd it's a wrap

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@Jose-ue3bu Ай бұрын

This is the kind of clickbait I like. Cliked for that one tip, got much more useful information that's somehow not just a copy-paste from howto websites and doesn't sound like "try plugging in out"

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Sorry for the clickbait, but you know I have to play the game ;) Jokes aside though, thank you so much for the kind words! It really means a lot, especially since I had my doubts when making this video!

@rileyhance318 Ай бұрын

fsr 1 might put less strain on the system but fsr 2 is a better upscaler which might let you get away with a lower resolution that would offset its slightly higher draw

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Unless you're going to be downgrading the quality to it's lowest,and you really don't like the look of the quality, there's not really a reason to use FSR 2. This is in my testing, which could be wrong or inaccurate. For the average person, I would just say stick with FSR 1 :)

@AwsBadr Ай бұрын

Well done. A great video that doesn’t need hours to explain everything. Thank you “̮ for giving full informative details and making it as short as possible

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

I really hate it when I watch a 20 minute video and only the last 2 minutes are important to me, so I am trying to keep all of my content short, sweet and to the point! I really appreciate you noticing the effort I try to put in! It means the world!

@FallenEdgeCloud Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips, hope to see more videos!

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch this :)

@gamingvirus2488 Ай бұрын

Why do you only have 14 subscribers with this video? There’s a “Game Theory” level logic and mathematics here that I really enjoy.

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

YOU CAUGHT ME! I did take a lot of insperation from MatPat and Game Theory (as well as the other theory channels)! Don't tell them, it will be our secret!

@Matt-vb6rq Ай бұрын

Appreciate this video, i do pc tinker a bit with my steam deck oled such as disabling quick boot etc but never thought of turning off touch panel and automatic brightness in the bios do save battery. Thanks for the useful tips. With these kind of videos hopefully you'll channel will grow in no time.Thank you.

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! You have no idea how much it means to me! I'd love to see you back here for another video!

@charlienewman7496 21 күн бұрын

subscribed!.....excellent video. actually learned a couple things.

@RuinedByMaths 20 күн бұрын

I'm glad you got something out of it! Thanks for watching!

@daeganj Ай бұрын

For some reason I think I’m apart of the unpopular population of mainly playing mine docked with an Xbox controller. I love love love that I can play anything, like black ops 2 zombies or switch emulation (I already own all the games Nintendo) AND still use the pc portion of it. BUT, with being plugged in mostly and never being worried about the battery draining, are there any performance increases I can add? Or any resolution improvements I could change to? 720 isn’t the best on 4k, but hitting maybe 900p-1080p would be game changing. Thanks for the good tips as well!

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

I honestly wish I could help, but I haven't looked into anything to do with more performance. I do know that if you have an original Steam Deck (not the OLED) you can do overclocking, so maybe that is a path you can go down. Although I can't really say how well it will work! Also, if I didn't have a PC already; I would 100% use the Steam Deck as my main PC! You just CANNOT beat it :)

@123hez Ай бұрын

Great content thanks

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@Ubeogesh 10 күн бұрын

i really don't like the TDP limit. It messes up frame times. Better to just set a frame limit

@joesu1833 Ай бұрын

Amazing!

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

No u!

@JohnDoe-ip3oq 22 сағат бұрын

Quick boot isn't a sleep mode, it's a boot feature.

@koammudo43 Ай бұрын

Got me on the intro 👌👍

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

thank you so much for watching!

@jeffg492 19 күн бұрын

Some of these tips are just kind of bad. Specifically, hard limiting the processor speed and the governor changes. Linux already has pretty good scheduling, and schedutil is optimized to only adjust clock speed as needed and provide the minimum needed for performance. Meaning basically, just leave schedutil on and leave it alone. You don't need to adjust the clocks manually because schedutil governor will do this automatically. The undervolting advice is great though, and definitely a good tip for both battery life and reducing heat/fan noise.

@RuinedByMaths 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate you pointing out a potential flaw in my video! I did thorough testing with the options before making a video, and consistently got less power when using the 'conservative' governor. I didn't do any research regarding the power governors or what they actually do behind the scenes, and I 100% should have done that before telling everyone else to use these settings. All of this was based on my own testing and what worked for my deck. You're also correct that manually setting clock speed after setting the governor to powersave or conservative is a bit over the top and probably not needed. Yet again the only reason I got to that conclusion was because of my testing, and manually setting the clock after adjusting the governor gave less power draw. Even if it was only 0.2 W less. I really appreciate you pointing out things in my video, and taking the time to leave a comment to help me improve! If there's anything else I'd love to hear also!

@itsagabe 29 күн бұрын

I do have to disagree on one point, though. Setting the resolution to something much lower and using FSR to make it look better is one of those things that works in theory and depends highly on someone's tolerance for blurry images. A lot of games that can do with that combo will not look any better than they would at full resolution, even with the graphics settings set lower. Not only that, but FSR makes UI elements blurry as well and depending on the game, it might be impossible to read anything. I recently tried Elite Dangerous on my Deck OLED and once I figured out that FSR is what made the interface impossible to read (even at 800p), playing it on the Deck went from 'it runs' to 'it's perfect' after I turned it off. Also, I think it's important to point out that tinkering with each game's graphics settings also plays a huge part in battery life. That and keeping an eye on the framerate. One thing I always do on my Deck with a game I know to be demanding on my gaming laptop is turning on the performance overlay and keeping an eye on the framerate. I play with the graphics settings first, see what the Deck can reasonably take to maintain 60 FPS on a quiet scene, then go for a spin. Two things to look for are whether the FPS drops too often from that stable 60 to anywhere below 58 (especially if it goes as low as high or low 40s) and whether the fans are going off. If the fans are going off too loudly and the FPS doesn't stay where you want it to, that means the system is attempting to draw more and more power to reach 60 FPS (or even 90 if that's what the game's aiming for). When this happens, I personally lock the FPS to 30 (cuz that's something I've learned to tolerate, having had weak office laptops for years), but you can lock it to the lowest value the Deck reaches. This will make the system draw less power, making the fans quieter and the device cooler, all of which will prolong battery life significantly. This is by far the most valuable tip anyone can give any Steam Deck user, and it's not something most people think of doing due to the bad habits instilled by PC gaming culture, beastly rigs, and the abhorrent act of locking the framerate so that it's stable and the system requires less power. I understand that a tower PC with the latest Intel CPU and a 4090 can afford inconsistent framerate where it fluctuates between 70-80 in an attempt to reach 120 or even 240, but that's not something smaller devices (e.g. gaming laptops and by extension the Steam Deck) can afford without compromising either battery life or even the components' life expectancy in the case of a gaming laptop that you keep plugged in at all times (which, btw, has the potential to ruin the battery, which brings many other problems until you remove said battery and no, replacing it won't help). So, uhm... Yeah. Steam Deck users, if you're reading this, learn to compromise on framerate so you can have a more stable experience and also significantly prolong you battery life in the process. Golden tip right there. Give it a shot with a demanding game and you'll see how stable it is, how quieter the fans are, and how longer your battery will last.

@RuinedByMaths 29 күн бұрын

Damn! A lot of really useful information here, thank you for that! I was considering speaking about graphics settings, however on almost every "Steam Deck Battery Life" guide they all mention that. I wanted to focus mainly on things that aren't parroted in every other guide. (although I guess I did talk about setting brightness lower, LMAO) Anyway, thank you so much for providing more suggestions to the people who may come here! It means a lot!

@user-pu8ks1up4r Ай бұрын

Thx

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@JuanPablo-nx2oc 20 күн бұрын

I play with my charger on all the time does that ruins the battery? It doesn't go to 100% anymore and aparantely this is working as intended but I'm still worried

@RuinedByMaths 20 күн бұрын

The Steam Deck limits the charge amount to 80% if it is on while charging (I think). So if you're playing on the Steam Deck it will only charge until 80%. If you charge the deck while it is off, it usually charges to 100% although the light on the top goes green at 90%. As far as I know, playing with the charger in all the time does ruin the battery quicker!

@JuanPablo-nx2oc 20 күн бұрын

@@RuinedByMaths oh.... Since I got my steam deck I basically only play with my charger on since I heard there was no problem, something something once it charges completely it stop using the battery and uses the power from the outlet. Also it never goes beyond 89% and turned of or not I never see the green LED anymore using power tools plugin it seems I can force it to charge to 100 but I don't know if it is safe... I'll try later Also I use power tools so it stops charging when it gets to 90% since I heard this is good for the battery, also with or without the plugin/option on it doesn't charge to 100% anymore

@PKD145 6 күн бұрын

@@JuanPablo-nx2oc I think there was a power tools update that fixed the stuck charge limit option. If it didn't for you for some reason, there is a command you can type in the console in desktop mode to change it back to 100%. To clarify something, having your battery at a lower percentage of max (like 90% as you do through Powertools) is better for battery longevity. That last 10% charge comes from increasing the cell voltage. I believe the typical max charge voltage is around 4.2-4.3v for a standard lithium ion battery. The higher voltage is less stable in the battery, leading to increased wear in storage. Most things that come with lithium ion batteries arrive charged to around 50-60% max charge. This is because that is the most stable cell voltage range, and it leads to noticeably less battery wear in storage. TLDR: Really any charge level between around 30-80% is very stable for a battery, and minimizes battery wear.

@shoego 23 күн бұрын

Uh... I'm too old for this kind of advanced optimization. Good were the day where I had the patience to try single mhz difference in overclocking and undervolt to get maximum performance at minimum power usage. Now I refuse to do this. If the battery is not lasting enough, I just plug a powebank and move on. Still, those are great tips for those who like this stuff.

@UkeofCarl 27 күн бұрын

Great tips. Do remember that H is spelt 'Aitch' so pronounced that way.

@RuinedByMaths 26 күн бұрын

I refuse.

@cloudycolacorp Ай бұрын

600p AND FSR enabled is kind of at that level where I'd rather just play for less time lol.

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

Jeez, I wish the video had more battery saving tips that weren't just those two

@cloudycolacorp Ай бұрын

@@RuinedByMaths hey man, bait my click, get my engagement 😛

@Bigdude0444 Ай бұрын

0:57 I paid for the whole screen, I'm using every bit of brightness I can get.

@RuinedByMaths Ай бұрын

LMAO! Enjoy going blind!

@Bigdude0444 Ай бұрын

@@RuinedByMaths Already got that debuff from my genes and my optometrist basically already said my eyes won't get much worse anyways. Joking aside though I used to worry about brightness affecting how long my battery would last but not anymore. It's measurable for sure, but in real world use no one is ever THAT far from a charger. I even have a powerful car charger for my SD and some phones and it wasn't super expensive. So I'm usually not worried about my battery getting low on any of my devices especially when it comes to brightness. Now if your eyes start to hurt turn it down for a bit or take a break, otherwise blast it 100%!