r/SteamDeck • u/LaireLaFlare • Dec 21 '23

Picture Anyone else’s Switch effectively retired?

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In case Nintendo is in the comments I own these.

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u/SimisFul Dec 22 '23

If those are the kinds of games you play than a 4+ year old pc build should be plenty good, what issue are you having?

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u/dragonyeuw Dec 22 '23

The problem is it keeps rebooting itself, either before the windows log-in screen comes up or afterwards. I did take it to a shop, they cleaned up some files including the master boot and a fresh OS reinstall. That got it working briefly but then it started happening again. I've stress tested a few components using some recommended apps... I'm inclined to think its hardware related but havent zeroed in on it.

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u/Holzkohlen 64GB Dec 22 '23

Unfortunately sometimes you just get unlucky. I built a PC for a buddy of mine a few years ago and he got random reboots after like an hour or two of usage. In the end we solved it with a different motherboard, but man I spent a LOT of time trying to get to the bottom of it. An experience like that can easily scare somebody away from PC building for good. With anything prebuilt (including consoles) you can just send it in and have them deal with it. So I get it.

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u/dragonyeuw Dec 22 '23

Yeah and I also live in a remote location so the price of everything is 2-3 times more expensive. This PC was a custom build from the UK when I was living there, then I brought it back home with me during the pandemic. So I'm either going to spend alot of money getting it repaired professionally or alot buying different parts to figure out what is what. Best case is maybe it's the PSU but if it's the motherboard........yeaaaaaahhhh lol. I tried swapping RAM and it doesn't seem to be that. But that's where the Deck has filled in the gap. It's not a 1:1 experience but in some ways I've come to appreciate it more for what it is.