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Valve reveals specs for prototype Steam Machines.
- Thread starter Silky
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I'd love for Valve to give me hundreds dollars in steam credits for purchasing a Steambox.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Please let it be me, Mr. Newell sir.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Kinda want one for the living room. Hard to justify though, since I already have a gaming PC, dual monitors, and an HDMI running to my 55' D8000.
At the price those specs command they won't be a threat to consoles at all and offer no real reason to move from custom PC to them.
The Steam machine idea is very niche and Valve will see legitimate success with the OS side of things...on PC.
They probably want to figure out whats the perfect spec/price point for everyone.
hmm, seems about right.
Still below my current set up but seeing as Valve promised variety I assume we will see some premium devices pop up...or you know just build one yourself.
Lets hope Nvidia doesn't assume they can pillage our wallets even more than the "normal" Titan cards did.. Then again if they actually managed to press and add more to the already existing kernel and modify it more for just gaming I assume it would go a lot further than it can in Windows...actually it does already so no biggie.
Still below my current set up but seeing as Valve promised variety I assume we will see some premium devices pop up...or you know just build one yourself.
Lets hope Nvidia doesn't assume they can pillage our wallets even more than the "normal" Titan cards did.. Then again if they actually managed to press and add more to the already existing kernel and modify it more for just gaming I assume it would go a lot further than it can in Windows...actually it does already so no biggie.
a i3/gtx660 system would be well under $1000
If by $99 you mean $19, maybe.
Major OEMs pay pennies on the dollar for Windows licenses.
jacksepticeye
Member
So expensive machines then?
The mid and high range specs are pretty damn straight. Shame amd drivers suck otherwise compute performance would've really helped the box for next gen machine games.
A titan based machine..... damn lucky for the users that get that.
If the price is right be it mid range or low valve will have something good for consumers looking to skip the bs of playing around with specs and wondering about performance.
A titan based machine..... damn lucky for the users that get that.
If the price is right be it mid range or low valve will have something good for consumers looking to skip the bs of playing around with specs and wondering about performance.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Lets not forget you are supposed to be able to upgrade these machines yourself, just like the PC.
So really the base machine does not matter, as long as the motherboard is compatible with what you are trying to upgrade to.
what is this?
An I3 + GTX 660 is suddenly 500$ now? Man, I missed my last check with the GTX 660 was only 200$ and the I3's were in the 100$ range.
And that is retail, now wholesale or factory costs for these items.
So really the base machine does not matter, as long as the motherboard is compatible with what you are trying to upgrade to.
what is this?
An I3 + GTX 660 is suddenly 500$ now? Man, I missed my last check with the GTX 660 was only 200$ and the I3's were in the 100$ range.
And that is retail, now wholesale or factory costs for these items.
Future PhaZe
Member
So basically high quality prebuilts with Steam OS and a Steam controller
eh, dont know what to feel
eh, dont know what to feel
Sportbilly
Member
Me too, then I'll take out the Titan and double my money.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
If someone steals one and sells it to you for 1/4th the value just to get it off their hands, I could see that being a possibility.
fluffydelusions
Member
But can it run bf4 beta?
Looks like someone didn't read the full story. These are for the user that desires the high-end hardware. Not low-end like consoles. There will be Steamboxes aimed there too.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Zombie James
Banned
Throw in a motherboard for around $100, a 450W Gold PSU would be another $80+, then you have the RAM... this stuff adds up.
baxter2231
Member
Yea and how much would they charge for those steamboxs?
Guys, I built the i7-4770 version
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KOo4
Check it out.
Estimated cost will be $1064
i3 will be about 150-200 less ($800ish)
this is with the 660 gpu btw, not titan
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KOo4
Check it out.
Estimated cost will be $1064
i3 will be about 150-200 less ($800ish)
this is with the 660 gpu btw, not titan
Highly doubt it
Whats to stop someone from buying this subsidized steambox and installing windows on it?
Verrrrrrry nicely.The dimensions are in inches, right? How are they compare to other small form factor cases? I'm on the phone so I can't really do it myself.
Getting to 3" thick is super nice. It means with a SFF PSU and a 90 degree card riser you have plenty of room for a full sized card. 450W Gold is the perfect wattage for the unit, not really surprised there.
Scaling to Titan did surprise me a little bit.
i3 and 660 being entry also is the perfect baseline imo. Good stuff. I'd rather see a cheaper i5 though.
The 8GB/1TB is a hybrid HDD that has an SSD cache. Used properly it can offer many many benefits of an SSD for commonly used programs. Also not surprised that it's in there.
Don't use retail pricing and make guesses like that. Case won't cost that much, PSU will be half that, mobo will be half that, you used a 660Ti.
The i3 / 660 system could be $500 or $600.
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Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
Key facts:
-The prototype is an example of a high-end Steam Machine, not all of them.
-There will be multiple Machines from different manufacturers at different price points and configurations to suit different users' needs.
-The Machines will be customizable.
-The Machines are not meant to replace high-end PCs.
-It helps to read the ENTIRE announcement.
-The prototype is an example of a high-end Steam Machine, not all of them.
-There will be multiple Machines from different manufacturers at different price points and configurations to suit different users' needs.
-The Machines will be customizable.
-The Machines are not meant to replace high-end PCs.
-It helps to read the ENTIRE announcement.
at retail, sure. an oem making a few thousand of these things save a lot when buying parts.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
So Valve is giving free PCs to 300 people?
amstradcpc
Member
By the time these things are in the market there will be 20nm cards...meh.
IAmRandom31
Banned
So according to this logic the PS4 should be about 700$.
You got 8GB of GDDR5
the 7850/7870 GPU ( 200$ )
8 core AMD Jaguar ( around 200$ )
Then you still got the 500GB HDD, the casing, the motherboard, the fans, the bluray drive, etc.!
HoodWinked
Member
man i'd love to win one of these. whats the currently tally at anyways for entrants?
TouchMyBox
Member
For those wondering, one could build their own machine with those low-end specs for about $570 + the cost of the custom case and power supply.
Felix Lighter
Member
Goddamn, I couldn't imagine getting a free prototype with a GTX Titan, new i7.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The minimum spec there is around PS4, I think (660 with i3), and 760 with i5 is above it, but not by much.
Nothing really.
But I guess having a company build a high end machine in a smaller form factor will be appealing for some people. Doing it on your own...if things overheat or whatever, you're on your own.
Now if you don't care about form factor then these machines probably won't be for you vs DIY. Not sure if the final public Steam Machines will have this kind of spec in that form factor though.
RedAssedApe
Banned
how loud are pc setups of this power?
stopped pc gaming a long time ago but noisy PSU, CPU, and GPU fans were always an issue with me (this was back in 2005)
stopped pc gaming a long time ago but noisy PSU, CPU, and GPU fans were always an issue with me (this was back in 2005)
i3 build with a 660 ti would cost roughly $848 right now
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KOvt
If you drop the case price and power supply down to next to nothing, you'll be at $699.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1KOvt
If you drop the case price and power supply down to next to nothing, you'll be at $699.