This Steam Deck OLED Memory Mod Doubles RAM To 32GB If You're Brave

A determined modder has finally cracked the code to upgrading the memory on Valve's Steam Deck OLED handheld. Isaac from SlickBuys Mods and Repair posted a video of the mod to YouTube, and in it, he explains that this has been a near-daily requested tutorial for the past two years, ever since he performed the same type of modification to the ASUS ROG Ally.

Before we get to the mod, let's talk about the Steam Deck OLED's base specifications. Valve offers up two SKUs, one with 512GB of solid state drive (SSD) storage priced at $549, and a 1TB model priced at $649. Both feature a 7.4-inch OLED display with a 1280x800 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and HDR support.

Both models also feature a custom 6nm AMD APU that is made up of a 4-core/8-thread Zen 2 processor clocked at 2.4GHz to 3.5GHz ...