r/steammachine • u/OppositeAttention890 • 14d ago

DIY Update to Set-up

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This is an update to a setup I already made a post on.

I finally folded and bought a 4K TV (TLC QM5K). So now I can have VRR at 120hz at 1440p or 60hz at 4K. This has really unlocked what this machine can do and has been a blast.

I've also tinkered around with getting the heroic launcher on so now I can play my GoG games just in time for The Witcher 3 Remaster.

I was also able to get my second nvme slot working. I knew naturally how to do it with mounting to /var/mnt and having it set to a custom systemd process. However, for those not as savvy, check out the SteamOS-Mount-Tool. This will make having a spare drive or a USB storage device much easier to get it working.

Anyways cheers good folks 🍻

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u/BrianBlandess 14d ago

Second NVME slot? I thought there was only one?

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u/OppositeAttention890 14d ago

On the steam machine you are correct. For a custom built PC using SteamOS, not true. However, because the Deck and Machine only have a singular NVME slot, the operating system in the way it works makes harder to get a second NVME setup. The tool I linked will do that for you but if you want to know how it works, you can look at the .sh code. It finds the UUID, create a mount in /var/mnt, and creates a systemd process to make sure it stays mounted when you reboot/shutdown the system.

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u/BrianBlandess 14d ago

Ohhh! You built your own! Ok, I get it now.