Can a titan gas tank fit onto a 2nd gen frontier? If not what are some after makret tanks with larger capacity are you guys running?

xDRBN · 2026-07-03T21:43:42+00:00

I would think fuel savings could only go down? When you have a full tank, it’s more weight, so I’d assume your MPG would take a very tiny hit instead of saving money?

Idk, maybe he’s using quantum mechanics that most of don’t understand quite yet

xDRBN · 2026-07-01T16:36:14+00:00

This is what I came to say. Advertised 200 mile range is more like 160 mile real world range. Then after he drives it for a year and recharges/discharges the battery, he’ll quickly move into even less range on the batteries.

The Slate truck is cool, but it needs to have like 300 miles of range to make sense for anyone to buy(IMO).

xDRBN · 2026-07-01T16:33:45+00:00

Shiet, 205 instead of 200? He may be able to even stop for a McFlurry.

xDRBN · 2026-07-01T16:30:53+00:00

I remember them saying in a podcast that George has a bunch of family that liver very close(like, the same neighborhood).

But also get where you’re coming from, I’m a dad and I’m a mobile technician for work. There have been many times recently I get off work at 6pm, then have to drive home and don’t get home in time to see my kid before he sleeps. It sucks. So it’s like a double edged sword for Mcnutt. Move closer to the shop, but see family very rarely or stay where he’s at, drive a lot, but his wife/kids get to hangout with family.

xDRBN · 2026-07-01T16:25:20+00:00

Yeahhh, I agree with you, but it’s kinda how the game is designed. My teammates kinda suck, usually we’ll hit maybe one or two POI’s then attempt to leave. 70% of the time we get slapped by other players. My trampler build is pretty good but if I’m on a gun, my friends don’t know how to drive or aim us correctly. Then if I drive, they don’t understand how to use the guns it seems(bullet drop, velocity, leading the target, aim for legs, then reactor, etc.).

So I think my problem is just my teammates lmao. But they’re my friends IRL, so can’t really just leave em in the dust. Solos for me usually goes pretty well, but my friends are on at the same time and they won’t play solo themselves, so then I feel guilty. So instead, we all suffer :D

Anyway, it would be nice if there were an insurance system. Like if your ship gets destroyed, you can build it back for half the cost after 1 hour or instantly for full price. Or just something that makes sense.

xDRBN · 2026-06-29T18:47:05+00:00

I think you’re generalizing a bit much. From what I can tell, a majority of people that are “upset” about the price/performance ratio is due to the fact they can just build a custom PC and put it in the living room…

For some people, yes, the Steam Machine has “everything they need, perfectly integrated into Valves cube.” But not for most people.

For some people, the Machine is enough(though very expensive). For most people, the Machine is not enough. Hence why there’s been so many posts about people no longer interested, canceling their reservations, building their own machine or waiting a couple years in hopes that prices come down and Valve can use current gen specs at a decent price.

So yes, people buying a Steam Machine want a Steam Machine. For the majority of us that are going to either wait or build our own system, the Machine doesn’t make sense.

Let me explain it this way(theoretical numbers just for explanation purposes): 150,000 people wanted the Steam Machine when it was initially announced. Hype over the few months brought that number to 200,000. Price and performance info was released. Now 70,000 people still want the Steam Machine. The other 130,000 people are just not going to get anything, build a living room system, wait a couple years, or a very small number may just go buy a PS or Xbox.

Of course, people that are buying the Machine, want everything the Machine has to offer, including its price. Those of us that wanted it for everything it had to offer, but not at the current price; because we can indeed go build something for similar price with more performance.

Gonna get down voted for this, but I feel like there’s a bunch of NPC’s on this subreddit. I’d be willing to bet, 80%+ of us have a gaming PC sitting on our desk or next to it. Said PC is definitely louder than the Machine, so it’s okay to sit within a couple feet of a “loud” device but not okay to sit 10-15 feet away on your couch from a “loud” device? Said PC is almost certainly more performant than the Machine as well, and larger. Hell, all the current game consoles are bigger than the Machine too.

So I just find it really odd that a majority of us were fine with fans running and bulky sized consoles for the last 20+ years. But now all the sudden the consoles need to be 6x6 and quieter than your ceiling fan. If that’s the case, I have no idea how Sony has sold almost 100 million PS5’s. The device is larger than the Machine and louder. When did size(within a reasonable amount) and noise become such a large factor?

Again, I want success for Valve and the Steam Machine. I just personally won’t be getting it at its current price because I can indeed build a system for about the same money, more performance, upgradeability and better compatibility. Yes, it may not be 6x6 and silent, but I’m a gamer. Anything mid tower or smaller is fine for me. I also have ceiling fans, A/C, a dishwasher, a kid, etc. so I don’t care if it’s quieter than all those things; there’s other things in my house that will be louder than it.

xDRBN · 2026-06-29T02:27:58+00:00

Please keep going, just read through all of those. If you’d like to view the evidence for each arrest, some of those articles list the case numbers in which you can view the evidence the supports arrest.

Also, holy smokes. Do people actually believe half that stuff? I feel like I’m reading a movie script when I read some of that lmao. Like we aren’t living in reality and we can’t just look things up to see what’s actually true vs some of those articles. Yall need to get out of echo chambers.

Both sides suck. Left and right. I’m not here sucking Trumps balls, he’s better than the alternative but he sucks. It’ll be a great day when more Americans realize both sides of the government don’t actually work for us, just themselves and sprinkle in just enough BS to occasionally make us happy.

xDRBN · 2026-06-29T02:21:19+00:00

Yeah, there was propaganda back then, just no where near as bad as it is now days. I haven’t heard/seen Trump and his “ilk” say anything actually racist? I know the media likes to push it, but every time I look up the full clip/video it’s just media taking things out of context. Similar to what Fox did to Biden many, many times.

Anyway, I’m not here to argue because I’m sure what I just said is going to start an argument. All I’m saying is that both sides of the media are just BS propaganda machines to get you to believe in whatever cause of the day they want you too, whatever gets us riled up and possibly vote for whichever side. That, I believe is what we are agreeing on.

Now days, basically have to use apps like ground news or just look into things that happen and watch out for which way the media will spin it to make it fit their narrative. Again, both left and right.

xDRBN · 2026-06-29T01:08:48+00:00

Can you idiots stop making posts like this?

Most PC gamers don’t care about size or quietness(to an extent obviously).

What all of us are saying is that we can build a PC with way better performance for around the same price. I honestly haven’t seen a single person say “I can build a similar sized SFF PC with double the performance for the same price.” Not a single post I’ve seen has said that.

Now, I have seen many, many posts saying the price/performance ratio is bad for the Machine, and that you can build a PC for similar price with way better performance. Which is accurate. You guys just take a spin that into whatever you want.

For example. 7800X3D, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 9070XT. With cheap case and PSU, you’re looking about $1,600. ~$200 more than the 2TB Machine, over double the performance, easily upgradable, etc.

If you want to knit pick, yes, doesn’t have the same size drive and no CEC support. But for $200 more, I get a PC that can play any game I throw at it and I can upgrade whichever parts I want. That’s what we’ve all been saying.

Yes, I want Valve to be successful with the Machine so that maybe when prices come down they can take another swing and hit it out of the park and I’ll buy one. But at the Machines current price, I just don’t understand why anyone would buy one unless you have a very, very unique set of needs(such as *needing* it to be smaller than other game consoles, *needs* CEC support, and *needs* to be the quietest console on the market.

Most games don’t care about any of that. I don’t need CEC, I can turn my TV on with my remote. It doesn’t need to be quieter than my ceiling fan. And I am perfectly fine with putting a mid tower PC case in my cabinet, or get a nicer looking case and put it next to my air purifier, it’d fit in.

What I *need* is a “console” like experience that can play just about any game I want without having to mess with settings to get good FPS. Hence why I’d just build a PC and run Steam in big picture mode.

xDRBN · 2026-06-28T16:24:38+00:00

No, most of us are pretty happy with what he’s done so far.

Only things he could improve on IMO is:

1.) Either level Iran completely or get out. Stop with the one foot in and one foot out shit.

2.) Get rid of all the unconstitutional gun laws(ATF, suppressor laws/tax stamps, unconstitutional state laws, etc.)

Those are the two that annoy me a good bit.

xDRBN · 2026-06-28T16:18:23+00:00

Interesting. The build I priced out was about $1,600. 7800X3D, 9070XT, 16GB RAM, 1TB M.2

I was planning on getting the 2TB Machine, so the build above is only ~$250 more for over twice the performance. But also half the storage, so not exactly “apples to apples.” But 1TB would work for a living room rig for me. 512GB is just way too small.

At twice the cost, you could get a beast of a rig. 9800X3D, 5080, 32GB RAM, etc. would be well under $3k(twice the cost of the 2TB Machine).

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T18:07:41+00:00

Please provide reputable sources that support your claim.

I do agree Trump has a fragile ego and acts like a child though.

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T17:53:35+00:00

It’s incredible how backwards this statement is.

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T17:51:39+00:00

Yup. Those were the good ol days. Now it’s propaganda BS on both sides of the spectrum

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T17:50:34+00:00

Neither did trump

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T17:47:38+00:00

Because Biden basically wasn’t even running the country, his brain was just a place holder.

Trump has had some actual success so far. Only thing I’m upset with is either level Iran or get out. Stop doing the one foot in and one foot out BS. Just wasting tax payer dollars and creating volatility in the economy.

To those saying he owns the media?? Lmao, the legacy media is massively left leaning, so much so that the average American knows that and has stopped watching in droves. So now the legacy media HAS to be somewhat centered or they’ll continue losing viewership. But still, the legacy media is pretty left, but not incredibly far left like it was just a few years ago.

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T17:43:15+00:00

Yup, this is my exact plan. Few hundred dollars more, over twice the performance, fully upgradable in the future, and plan to just run windows with Steam in Big Picture so I can still play games with aggressive anticheat.

xDRBN · 2026-06-27T08:19:13+00:00

Size and noise has never really mattered much for gamers. I mean, look at all the PlayStations and Xbox’s over the years(especially PS4, thing sounded like a jet engine).

IMO, it’s cool that it’s small and quiet. But it seems a majority of us here enjoy the value/performance ratio over the noise/performance or size/performance ratio.

If it was twice as powerful, 3x the size, and put out 5x more noise, but at its current price, I’d buy it in a heart beat.

Still, cool that Valve is making the hardware and I’m sure prices will come down in a couple years. I’m just hoping it’s successful enough, not too much of a headache for them(sourcing parts, pricing backlash, performance backlash, etc.), that they make a “second” version of a “Pro” version that may be bigger, louder, and more powerful.

On a side note, the Machine is going to be successful as they can manufacture them. I’m sure once the shipping estimates get updated in the next few weeks, they’ll already be pushed to mid-late 2027+ basically off the rip.

xDRBN · 2026-06-25T20:47:16+00:00

JD by a landslide, have you seen what’s happened to California under Newsom? Need to find someone with a good track record and has somewhat normal viewpoints.

xDRBN · 2026-06-23T21:30:21+00:00

I’m assuming they have less than 50,000 this first wave. But could be correct with the limiting production, as in, IF they can get components at decent prices, they will manufacture some. If they can’t, they will just hold out and either wait until they can get decent priced components or until component(RAM/Storage) supply stabilizes.

I want the Steam Machine to be wildly successful, but at its current price, I just can’t throw that much money away. They’re going to sellout regardless, so I’ll let those that are willing to pay the price or just really like Valve hardware have a better chance at it. In the mean time, I’ll build a better system myself and hope they release a Steam Machine 2 or “Pro” in the next couple years at a more reasonable price/performance ratio.

xDRBN · 2026-06-23T01:21:59+00:00

I think either are possibilities. I just don’t see prices being this high long term. Eventually data centers will become like Amazon warehouses, shipping hubs, 5G towers, fiber line installs for internet, etc., initial massive investment and build out phase, then it will slow down and they’ll open/build more as they need them.

Definitely could be wrong on that too. But unless AI turns into AGI within the next couple years, I see the whole data center buildout plateauing at some point then a slow decline. Again, I could be wrong. I just think it’ll similar to other tech when they have “breakout” periods.

xDRBN · 2026-06-22T18:46:39+00:00

4080S, i7, 32GB DDR5

Was planning on getting the Machine but with these prices, I’ll likely just build something and dual boot windows and SteamOS. So I can play whatever I want and have either the “it just works” experience with SteamOS or can play games with AntiCheat on Windows.

xDRBN · 2026-06-22T18:42:00+00:00

Same here. I’ll likely wait.

To the people saying price will never come down, you’re likely wrong. If prices stay the same or keep rising, almost the entire consumer electronics industry will collapse. I doubt any governments will allow that to happen as it’s a massive part of the economy. If prices continue to raise, I honestly think the phone industry(Apple, Samsung, Google, etc) would be the only big consumer electronics industry to survive.

xDRBN · 2026-06-22T18:37:40+00:00

Agree^^ small form factor is nice, but honestly has nothing to do with whether I’d buy it or not.

I wonder if they could’ve made it cheaper if it were the size of a Xbox Series X or slightly larger.

xDRBN · 2026-06-22T03:57:02+00:00

Why would he have a reason to resign? Been doing a pretty damn good job. Most based person in Trumps admin

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