I am using my PC for gaming 80% of the time. Instead of buying a new PC (mine is getting old), I was wondering if I can just buy a Steam Deck with docking station, to work as PC substitute.

How hard would it be to:

  1. Play strategy games with keyboard/mouse/screen setup.
  2. Mod steam games.
  3. Browse web through a browser that supports adblocking.
  4. Watch Netflix/D+/Twitch.
  5. Install random linux apps (e.g. Anki).
  6. Do some recreational python programming .

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  • xmBQWugdxjaABEnglish
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    1 year ago

    yes it will be more powerful than any laptop/PC in the same price range

    The GPU definitely, but the CPU isn’t.

    It’s a trade-off, you get a great mobile GPU but a slightly weaker CPU, and split RAM for the GPU.

    Overall it works quite well though, but could be an issue for strategy / simulation heavy games like Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, Victoria 3, etc.

    But it performs really well for GPU-heavy games that can run well at the 1200x800 screen resolution and don’t require a mouse - like third-party combat games.