At the time of typing this, the goal was dropped to $50k USD (from $56k), extended the campaign to January 30th, and is 99% funded.
I know, reddit bad, but the creator is active in the r/SteamDeck discord server if anyone has questions.
Edit/update: project is now fully funded!!!
Hey thanks for the write-up!
Glad I had it kind of almost correct 😬 Sorry if I implied that you weren’t popular enough to make it work. I really was just guessing based on the numbers and a vague idea of “I guess he needs x amount of money to make it happen.” I’ve been burned on a couple kick starters, so I was a bit pessimistic on what might constitute “success”.
I really do like the project, and my buddies kid heard about your project and bought it as well, he found it organically by himself, I was amazed.
I’m glad you’ve taken this personal project and put it out into the world. I’m excited to get my kit, I bought a clear shell and I plan to leave my LCD in the old shell, so I don’t rush destroying it.
An install service is a nice idea, to give more people access. But that also sounds like a lot of work, depending on how popular it is.
I’m fairly handy with a heat gun and soldering iron. I’ve kicked around the idea of the RAM increase, but I’m not convinced the performance boost is worth the effort and risk.
Anywho thanks again! Looking forward to more cool stuff from your way!
Well I think Crowd Supply doesn’t really do enough to distinguish itself from Indiegogo and Kick Starter. Crowd Supply is basically a distributor that helps thing get kicked off with crowd funding. The thing needs to be pretty much working before it launches so I don’t see how there’s much room for vaporware. I haven’t really read about any of those scams coming out of Crowd Supply.
As for the RAM mod, it starts to make a bit more sense at 1080P. You’ll never get close to using 32gb, but you can run over 16gb fairly easily if it’s available. There are plenty of games that will run at 60fps at 1080P medium, like Doom Eternal. 32gb isn’t really necessary but if you’re into mods, it is worth doing if you don’t spend a lot on it.
I definitely would not attempt to do a RAM upgrade without a preheater. I guess there’s people that get away with just a heatgun, if your a pro and have an expensive heat gun you probably can. I’ve seen a lot of people attempt it and tear up the pads though. It’s far less risky if you can keep the board on a preheater.
I didn’t know that about crowdsource, I definitely thought it was just another of the same. Glad to hear it isn’t.
I didn’t think about the increased resolution making the RAM increase more relevant.
Good note about the preheater, I honestly haven’t looked deeply into the procedure. Looks like you can get into a crappy preheater on Amazon for not too much. For a one off thing its not so bad 🤷♂️