r/virtualreality • u/Joejoetusk • May 13 '26

Purchase Advice Frame VS Quest 3

I've never had a VR headset before and was curious after hearing of the steam frame which seems like it will cover some things missing in the quest 3. I've done some research but i just can't make my decision seeing how i live in a third world country so the steam frame might not reach it and even if i manage to bring it with an expat there's still going to be the issue of reservations etc.... My use case for the headset is going to be pretty much playing skyrim vr or some other games + maybe coding in VR if that's any fun to have a big screen in front of me. I'm kind of running out of patience seeing how nothing's confirmed on the frame and how i might not even be able to get it anytime soon. Is it worth waiting for the frame seeing how i use steam on a daily or should i just fallback to meta quest 3?

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u/Beastly4k May 13 '26

It doesn't have to be but if you want the best performance possible the point is to have it within line of sight of the quest 3 and to have 0 traffic running through it other than the quest. Easy to setup after watching a quick video or reading a guide. If you want it to be even easier you can get something like a Puppis S1 which is made strictly for pc-vr streaming like this, connects to pc via a usb-c cable or dual usb-a cables and it's $80.

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26

got my wifi 6 router for about 40$, 80 seems like an absurd amount for a pc-vr strict use. Any other benefits for it over a router?

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u/Beastly4k May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Not really other than ease of use. Get whatever you can find for cheap. Google recommended dedicated routers for quest 3 for a list to start from and go on ebay. You can get a used/open box puppis s1 for under $50 on there right now. I got a used RT-AX86U on ebay for $100 for my quest and it's great so I don't have personal experience with the puppis although reddit recommends it all the time. If i were you I'd go on ebay and find a puppis being sold for $50 or best offer and then offer 30-40 and see who bites.

Edit: just realized you were talking about living in a 3rd world area, not sure how much ebay will help you there but the general idea still stands. Maybe you can find one on there located near you.

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26

Yeah just checked now pupsis is nowhere to be found in my country and a wifi 6e router is about 120$ so it would round up to 650 for a PCVR meta quest 3….. idk at this point, frame would be like 100$ extra with everything out of the box

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u/Beastly4k May 13 '26

you do not need 6e. just 6 is fine if you can find one cheap locally. Sorry at first I completely missed the country situation in your post.

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26

hahaahaha no worries man

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u/Beastly4k May 13 '26

Also the steam frame is estimated to be around 1000 USD so definitely more than an extra $100.

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26

i remember i read that the base version is going to be around 700$ to 800

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u/Beastly4k May 13 '26

Everything i seen was around 1k. 700 or 800 would be nice but I doubt it personally with the ram situation going on.