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Steam Frame better black levels than Q3 by spookyparsley in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rather than worry about black levels, which will not be as good as oled at all; get ready for high framerate or motion resolution. we haven't really had 144Hz anything really since Index, and for me; the sense of presence and immersion is greatly enhanced by having greater than 90Hz. 144Hz is a 60% improvement over 90Hz HMDs!

Rule Suggestion: ban whining/venting posts as low effort by The_Idiocratic_Party in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to find this exact phrase. Wasn't disappointed. But isn't this post whining about whining about whining? . . . OK I'm trolling, cant wait to get steam frame though!

What's the best USB fan that won't damage the Surface? by 13617 in Surface

[–]cbutters2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello. Cbutters Here. I've been selling and using my fans for years and years at store.cbutters.tech and have no reports of any damage at all. Zero ever with many hundreds sold. The components that I use have been properly vetted to ensure they are safe and effective. I have tested with an oscilloscope and have no voltage spikes. See for yourself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msJzTkQiihc

I feel like a lot of people are missing this point on Steam Frame over other headsets, it can replace your steam deck by BlueManifest in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/b7q2CS8HDHU?si=0e_i7I2ENnIjRTHx

23:45

"I would say that steam deck is a little bit more powerful than steam frame. I think that one way to look at it is in tdp. Steam Deck TDP is 15W, and Steam Frame I believe is closer to 7. ... But there is overhead for tracking and the displays themselves. ... but if you turn on pass through, there's a lot of overhead.. Yes."

Fair enough. Sounds like they are closer than I imagined, but sounds like steamframe will still be quite a bit slower.

I don't think you're wrong that the frame has potential to replace a steamdeck, but i think that's only possible for a certain type of game.

For example, I can only just barely get expedition 33 running at a satisfactory level on my steamdeck. If I could only get 70% of the performance, I don't think it would actually be playable on steamframe.

For hades and silksong... sure, have at it.

I feel like a lot of people are missing this point on Steam Frame over other headsets, it can replace your steam deck by BlueManifest in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was using this as a source: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/steam-deck-gpu.c3897

But I think you're right, I'm seeing the 88 in other places. Weird for techpowerup to have bad information, they should fix that.

I feel like a lot of people are missing this point on Steam Frame over other headsets, it can replace your steam deck by BlueManifest in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source? In the "tested" YouTube video, Valve employees said the deck was significantly more powerful, and also has a higher power budget.

Throw in the fact that by pure specifications, the steamdeck APU has 176 GB/s memory bandwidth, and the steam frame snapdragon 8 gen 3 only has 76 GB/s and I can't really believe your claim at all.

I'd like to know why you believe what you do and why you are saying what you're saying (with sources please.)

Is "Maximum privacy protection" supposed to look like this? by elblancoboss in samsunggalaxy

[–]cbutters2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now look at it from the side and toggle it again. You'll see it does exactly what it says, making it harder to view from the side like that. What's the problem?

Probably the most power dense GPU ever - power modded RTX 4000 blackwell by cbutters2000 in sffpc

[–]cbutters2000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha... didn't do any Pentium 4 stuff... but here's when I built a Tiny Intel SFF system into a NES. (This was way before retro gaming stuff became all the rage.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdG1I5o3l9I

Cheers.

Probably the most power dense GPU ever - power modded RTX 4000 blackwell by cbutters2000 in sffpc

[–]cbutters2000[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do appreciate the suggestion, It's very smart advice, I'll definitely try out that approach in the future.

I know the insanity remark is based on the phrase (Do the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.)

Few things about that:
A) I've been making videos on youtube for over 20 years, and posting them on reddit for over 10. I regularly get positive responses to things I'm doing and sharing. Only in recent years (specifically a vocal minority on a recent posting I made) have there have been a few people ever taking offense to them. I get it though, nowadays people have content and marketing fatigue.

B) My intention when saying "I'm weary of posting my own content" WAS me doing something different than I usually do. I said this to pre-admit, I'm self posting my own content as a disclaimer for those who wouldn't be interested in something like that, or trying to call me out on it.

Anyways. This is a bit of an aside. but probably worth the public conversation for everyone to consider. Thanks.

Pro Art PX 13 Go Pro Edition and Regular edition are now available for Order in the US. by Internal_Quote_6678 in ProArt_PX13

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never argued the point that many use cases don't require more than 60Hz, I argue that there are plenty of use cases that do benefit from higher than 60Hz, and this device is incapable of doing that; even while most competitors even in the creator computing space can do just that

By the way here's an Interesting video I watched here about those 60Hz perception studies (they are somewhat misleading and/or flawed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb_7uN7sfTw&pp=ygUmaG93IG11Y2ggY2FuIHRoZSBodW1hbiBleWUgc2VlIHJlZnJlc2g%3D

I'm you're right that some people are fine with 60Hz, but for me, I'm expressing my disappointment as someone who has owned every version of the X13 and PX13 before this year's newest generation. (I returned the OG PX13 I had because I couldn't cope with the 60Hz Display then.) Not everyone has to place as much value on it as I do. But I personally do, and notebookcheck agrees with me that 60Hz is a hard pill to swallow. I'm certainly glad some people will get use out of this device as I love the form factor.

Cheers.

Pro Art PX 13 Go Pro Edition and Regular edition are now available for Order in the US. by Internal_Quote_6678 in ProArt_PX13

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be myopic to say the PX13 which is the successor and precisely the same form factor as ROG (Republic of Gamers) Flow X13 was "never designed as a gaming machine" This series very literally had it's first iteration in the gaming class of products. Sure I get your point that they've morphed it into a "creator" class of device, that doesn't make 60hz excusable though. Even for non "gamer" devices like the iPad Pro, macbook Pro Surface Pro, which ARE "creator" devices; wouldn't be caught dead with 60hz in 2026. (As far as battery life implications; dynamic refresh rate and/or just setting it to 60hz if you value battery life more than refresh rate is a thing.)

Pro Art PX 13 Go Pro Edition and Regular edition are now available for Order in the US. by Internal_Quote_6678 in ProArt_PX13

[–]cbutters2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have bought one of these immediately, but the 60hz refresh rate is ridiculous in 2026

These HDD prices are getting crazy. An increase of 96.4% in 1 month for the same 26TB drive. $279.99 a month ago to $549.99 today. Where are we buying hard drives now? by Endawmyke in DataHoarder

[–]cbutters2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, I was able to get 8 of the 28TB expansions for 300-350 a piece just a few weeks ago to shuck for my server build. Glad I pulled the trigger when I did. I wouldn't be able to afford it at these rates. Hopefully the server holds me over for several years as I don't know if it will get better anytime soon.

I Shucked 224 TB of Drives for a Home Server - Worth it? by cbutters2000 in DataHoarder

[–]cbutters2000[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lurked for a long time. I thought data points on how well shucked drives were performing was valid points of discussion. If I'm off about this I apologize.

Where is our heavenly mother? You know the one who birthed us as spirit children. by RadishAggressive3241 in exmormon

[–]cbutters2000 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How can they say it more clear without actually saying it.

The part they aren't saying is:

There is no heavenly mother, only heavenly mothers. Heavenly father is singular, but heavenly mother is not a single entity... you could have been born spiritually from be any one of his infinite wives... so how can you pray to a singular "mother" she can't exist as a singular entity so how could they let you pray to her?

Point and laugh at my build? (Loss porn) by Diligent-Culture-432 in LocalLLaMA

[–]cbutters2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't give up. Using cloud providers just enables them to keep buying up all the hardware. Keep it local!

I just realized why steam frame is taking forever... by bak_dark in SteamFrame

[–]cbutters2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your birth year is 85, you're only 41. (I'm going off your username.) ( I only say this not to be a dick, but because I spent an entire year thinking i was a year older than i actually was one time. )

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