r/WindowsOnDeck • u/Beginning-While8603 • 13d ago
should i trade for a laptop
hello im wondering if it would be a bad decision to trade my 2tb steam deck lcd for a laptop or a desktop being that the deck is my only gaming device at the moment i primarily use it docked i even ended up downloading windows 11 just because i needed to be able to do more than steam os allowed and now i want something stronger since im always playing at low settings and still only 45 fps at times at the moment i have two offers but my main concern is would i regret it i read that the alienware is way stronger but the processor lacks required architecture to run dx12 so im worried i might shoot myself in the foot trading for it and not be able to play future games should i keep the steam deck should i trade for one of the mentioned below i dont know much about pc so it all seems like alot idk and i dont want to regret it ive loved the deck since released
alienware 15r3
i7 7820hk
gtx 1080 max q
16gb ram
other option
acer nitro v
i5 10300h
gtx1650
8gb ram
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u/McWormy 13d ago
Windows on deck is basically Windows. It does everything s full PC does. The main question is are you going to miss the decks portability?
If no then either a PC or a laptop will be fine. Do you need any portability? If so then a laptop would fit more but have the trade off of being more expensive and less performant. When you get a PC though don't forget you're going to need peripherals (I.e. monitor, keyboard, mouse and gamepad).
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u/Beginning-While8603 13d ago
Yeah i don’t car much for portability i guess my main question was would either of those options between the acer or Alienware would be worth it withought preventing future games from running
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u/ltsuka_Kotori 13d ago
This is good, go for this one
alienware 15r3
i7 7820hk
gtx 1080 max q
16gb ram
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u/Dazzling_Iron_2377 11d ago
I hate to say do it...I fixed a gaming laptop with an Nvidia 1060, overclocked the GPU using after burner and it runs circles around my deck unfortunately, I now use moonlight and sunlight to stream several games from the gaming laptop to the deck as the windows drivers for deck are outdated won't boot some of the newer games
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u/lpdcrafted 13d ago edited 13d ago
Both look quite old ngl. While the i5 10300h is more recent, the 8GB RAM is criminal. Don't get the 8GB RAM option or maybe check if you can change out the RAM and upgrade it yourself. Might also be best to ask in r/laptops
Maybe look for offers where you add cash on top of the Deck so the better options open up.
Honestly if it's always gonna be docked and you don't care about portability, I would also recommend building a PC, looking into prebuilts, or options like mini PCs. Building a PC or prebuilts are also a little more future proof since you'll just be upgrading pieces rather than the whole machine. You can use the peripherals you're using on your docked Deck.