Is Steam Deck a viable desktop gaming PC when docked? A mid range gaming PC, even when built by yourself, is about $1300 nowdays, but a Steam Deck + dock is only about $500.

>>715090208 (OP)
It is my primary PC. I keep a 2019 desktop as well, but I never plan on upgrading it.

>>715090208 (OP)
I did that after my shitty pc croaked

Yeah only issue is that the experience is still a bit buggier than it should be. I find that audio seems to crap out when using HDMI.

>>715091470
same
a lot of video streaming sites will occasionally not work, as well. youtube has no issues
sometimes external hard drives don't work. for no fucking reason. then they work again
the most annoying is how the hdmi output will stop working until I unplug the dock from power
no, just restarting while plugged in doesn't do it
it's infuriating
yet, somehow, still better than windows 11

>>715090208 (OP)
No because of some weird things Valve does where the Deck reqwrites specific system files with every update. Valve does ot so people dont break the OS and then blame Valve for it. I assume at some point after they release it as a stand alone OS that will change. Also im sure in some room within the Valve building they are probably working on Steam Office or something like that and dont announce it because they know the second they do MS will go feral on them.

>>715090208 (OP)
It‘s fine. Just know you don‘t get any better performance by docking so make sure it can run the games that you want to play well. You’ll probably also have to run them at 720p which looks bad on a 4k monitor

>>715090208 (OP)
A PC as strong as the steam deck is cheaper than it because you're not paying for the screen or battery.

>>715090208 (OP)
Just get a micro pc

>>715090208 (OP)
portable 1050 ti
if you play old shit sure but youd want like
970 980 1070 1080 ti etc
in the current era

>>715092054
buy oculink egpu and put 1080 in it
then you get better docked switch lol