Hello all! I wanted to briefly share my experience modding my Steam Deck OLED, should it be of use for anyone else!

Here are the pics

It seems like most replacement button sets are fully compatible with the Steam Deck OLED, except for the triggers/shoulder buttons and replacement trackpad covers. The shells are compatible but I did not want to remove my screen + adhesive to do the front shell, so I just did the back. I did have to trim the silicone piece that the volume buttons connect to to get it to fit.

The gulikit hall effect joysticks that specifically mention Steam Deck OLED compatibility were easy to install and calibrate by running thumbstick_cal in desktop mode, and whether it is just placebo or not, they definitely feel more precise than stock!

I did not do extensive before/after thermal testing, since many people have done that before. I did repaste the APU with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme as well since I had to remove the heatsink to get access to replace the power button

Here are the products I used:

Joysticks

Button set

Rear shell

  • Everett@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    This looks amazing!! I’ve been too timid to mod mine, but this might convince me…

    • ditty@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Thanks! I am super stoked with how it turned out. It took me about 4 hours, but a decent chunk of that was me using a utility knife cracking open the one touchpad for which I was trying to swap its cover before I realized it wasn’t compatible. I suppose I could’ve swapped their covers and adhered the replacements to the metal brackets, but I also could not get the touchpad daughterboards out of the housing (they are likely adhered to the other piece too).

      These are the resources I referenced while working on it:

      iFixit Steam Deck OLED teardown guides

      extremeRate Steam Deck LCD button swap guide

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
        2·
        6 months ago

        …cracking open the one touchpad for which I was trying to swap its cover before I realized it wasn’t compatible.

        Yeah, it’s kind of surprising how dissimilar the OLED and LCD versions actually are, given how similar they look. This is good info to know, though, because I was planning an upgrade eventually, too!

  • Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    2·
    6 months ago

    This looks cool, and you could take better focused and lit 1st and third pictures. Glad it worked out even with necessary slight modification.

    • ditty@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Thanks! My samsung S21’s camera really struggles to focus on anything remotely close to its lens, even if I manually adjust it in Pro mode. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

      • Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        6 months ago

        In the first It focused on the reflection from the screen itself. It came out very clear there and shows how well the screen’s finish is doing - very good. Could still be a software issue but you may be able to finagle it to get the right depth.