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>>109111862
It's Muslim?
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honestly, breddy gud for Gay Ming mini-PC
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>>109111862
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
Gamers Nexus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE
Linus Tech Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tI1SoMj5vg
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>https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

This would have been $650 a year or so ago, grim
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>>109111862
Eh, not as bad as I was expecting but still not great.
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what does an itx build get you for that money?
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>>109111862
DOA. Valve's fault to not secure parts when they could.
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>>109111862
Interesting they skipped 1TB options
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>>109111895
Now? Fuck all. That doesnt make it a good deal though
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>>109111895
the beauty of "ITX builds" is that you can get used ram for fraction of what valve asks you to pay.
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Time for Tyler McVicker to gloat about how he called it and they should've listened to him
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THANK YOU AI

THANK YOU VIBEGODS

WE WON

https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine
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>>109111903
>used ram
Yes I love my system unstable and with memory errors
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OH SHIT NEVER SAW THIS THREAD
This is fucking insane it's over pack this whole industry up
$1000 for 500GB NO CONTROLLER FUCKING WHAT
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>>109111862
They should've sold the barebones model without ram or an ssd so I could just go full tyrone and steal the components from one of my workplace's mini pcs.
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>>109111900
I think they were originally going to have a 1tb version be base at $800 but after all the ssd pricing bullshit they had to up the price $300 like the steam deck and lower the storage.
512 is justifiable for a steamdeck but not really for a living room console.
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>>109111862
>hexa-core
This is just sad. For fuck's sake, my $250 Xbox Series S still has an 8-core Zen 2 CPU, in fact it's the least compromised component in the system compared to the Series X (just 200 MHz underclocked).
And a normal console does far less multitasking in the background, relative to the Steam Machine.
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>>109111934
this is because component manufacturer would rather prioritize indians generating bobs and virgina
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humiliation ritual?
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itt poor people coping
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>>109111862
DOA
OVERPRICED GARBAGE
ANNUDAH SHOAH
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>>109111903
>used ram
you are a fucking retard if you buy ram or an used ssd. That's the first thing that breaks on a PC
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There was a time where I thought costs were going down for computer components... Then DC cloud AI nonsense happened right after the shitcoin casino craze.
I'm tired boss.
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>>109111973
I should try to sell my dead 256gb nvme drive for $150 and see if any retards actually buy it
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>>109111862
If I could easily add a pci card to this I would buy one to be a miniserver/opnsense machine
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>>109111862
Pay up, goy
Seriously though, we need to do something about the hw manufacturing cartels

>>109111963
Booba
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>>109111862
>$200 extra for 2TB
I mean, that's not THAT bad, but it's a little more than I was expecting ($700 going by the Deck).
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you unironically get more ram in an ROG Ally for less money
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Techbros ruin things once again
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the last breath of desktop computing before it become a luxury again.
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>all these positive/neutral comments
fucking linux troons LOVE to slurp on some valve overpriced garbage huh
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>>109111992
>>$200 extra for 2TB
It's $300 extra
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>>109111954
>model without ram or an ssd
it kinda defeats one of the main purposes of this thing
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>>109111862
The sad part is that this is probably still one of the cheapest gaming PCs you can buy right now with the current prices.
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>>109111862
they should sell barebones version without RAM and SSD for reasonable price
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Anons, how does it compare to a Mac mini?
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>>109112020
It plays real games instead of being stuck with shit like Subway Surfers.
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>>109111881
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>>109112005
Ah, right. So $150 per TB.

Still not bad (though that 512gb is insanely low in late 2020), but clear Valve sitting on it raised prices due to AI/hardware bubble bullshit.

Not buying it day one, but I might get one for the novelty and HTPC-isms in a year if Valve doesn't hike the price up.

Now the true test for them is releasing the VR ARM headset they got, that's the one I'm interested in since I want them to price that below the $1,000 they wanted the Vive or whatever they called their first headset for, but I'm sure it's going to be like $1,500 which is "fuck that" territory for the VR gimmick to me.
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>>109112017
The way they are getting their performance targets are with soldered on LPDDR5 hitting 8000+ mtps
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>>109111983
Monitors have been getting cheaper in recent years. Given the absolute state of the PC component market, now's a good time to upgrade your monitor. You're constantly staring at a monitor while using the PC, so a rly nice monitor can make a big difference for your computing experience.
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>>109112035
Both the ram and ssd are removable
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no new valve single player launch title? who gives a fuck
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>>109112047
Then the performance will be absolutely shite
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>>109111862
>over 1000$ for a Linux gaming console
>500GB base model
>those horrendous specs that come straight out of a budget gaming PC from 2016
>you don't even get the steam controller
Genuinely insane. This isn't even a real computer and you can't do jack shit with it outside of badly emulating Windows games through proton. You can buy a Macbook Air for that money and that is a full fledged computer with the best laptop hardware quality on the market. But Apple is overpriced am I right guys? Or buy literally any Windows PC/laptop and plug it into a monitor/TV and you get a better gaming console.

You need to have serious brain damage to pay more than 600$ for this thing and I am being really generous here.
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>single channel RAM
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Why valve, why?
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>1k and still no gta6
I'm going to buy a ps5
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>>109111879
Steve:
>Heres an autistic 50 minute review with everything youll never want to know

Linus:
>it runs old games lol
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Lmao
$1399 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m4-pro-chip-12-core-cpu-16-core-gpu-24gb-memory-512gb-storage
$1599 - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m4-pro-chip-14-core-cpu-20-core-gpu-24gb-memory-512gb-storage
Buy either of these instead and then buy an external SSD to get your 2 TB
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>>109112077
>runs GTA5 at 15FPS
No.
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>>109112077
see >>109112023
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>16GB ram
>8 gb VRAM
>zen 4

This shit will be outdate in less than 2 years max.
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>>109112061
If it's anything like the Steam Deck you'll be able to install winblows on it.
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>>109111973
"Most anything can be a good buy if the price is low enough"
>Warren Buffett to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, 2020
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>>109111973
>he lives in a country where you can't return used defective ram advertised as working fine
Lmao@US
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>>109112077
Where's the games?
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>>109111992
i bet it's some QLC/PLC e-waste ssd
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absolutely shambles
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>>109111936
check
>>109112141
and stop living in shithole that has no laws regulating used hardware scams. In most of european countries if you get defective product that was not advertised/marked by seller as defective then you have some time to test it and return it, no questions asked.
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>>109112020
steam machine is for manchildren, mac mini is for men to do actual work
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>>109112061
And I should add that you can by both a PS5 AND a Switch 2 for that money, both of which are overpriced. This might be the worst piece of new tech that I have ever seen when it comes to price. And the craziest part is that it will be sold out in 24 hours because retards suck Gaben's dick harder than even Applefags.
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>>109112143
Here you are bro
Say thank you, MacGODS
https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Home
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Which graphics card would be equivalent to this?
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>>109112067
It's funny because that's still a visibly heterosexual couple. Even if they both dress like gender blobs.
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>>109112035
only ryzen ai max can into 8000+ ram, the e-waste in steam machine runs it at 5000 speeds
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>>109112156
RTX 3080
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>>109112166
lol no, RTX 3060
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>>109112091
even macbook neo runs it at 60fps
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Do i buy Steam machine for 1k or do i buy 9800x3D/RX9070XT pc for 3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE
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>>109111862
>>109111881
>>109112156
>>109112166
>>109112171
>>109112176
Steam Machine's GPU is claimed to be as powerful as the mobile RTX 4060 or RX 7600M.
Desktop RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 70% faster than Mobile RTX 4060 8GB according to TechPowerUp.
This build also has 32GB of RAM and instead of Steam Machine's 16GB of RAM.
You could save some few dollars without iGPU (e.g. Ryzen 5500), but the spare tire is useful, discrete GPUs have a non-trivial failure rate.
Also notice it's a Noctua CPU fan. Going to be quiet unlike Steam Machine's cheap loud fan.
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>>109112164
deck is running at 6400MT/s, so I bet steam machine runs at 7200.
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>>109112174
with a bunch of stuttering and random drops
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>>109112143
https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover
Then install Windows version of Steam using that app
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>>109112194
>paying to run windows software when proton is free
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>>109112183
deck has lpddr5 soldered, steam machine has sodimm ddr5
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>>109112148
>you have some time to test it and return it
That's only if the seller is reputable, in my country the consumer needs to sue the seller to achieve that in practice, and they in fact often do, it's somewhat easier to self-represent here so people do it en masse
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>>109111983
> built a gaming pc in 2020 thinking prices would normalize

lmao, you sweet summer child. the silicon gods demand sacrifice.
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>>109112202
and what does it have to do with anything? I'm talking about CPU capabilities.
Valve probably went with 5600MT/s non-cso-dimm ram only because it was cheap. Nothing stops you from replacing it.
Aside from this, RAM is irrelevant when you have dGPU.
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>>109112213
Back in 2020 ram was at least still affordable
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>>109112183
also single channel out of the box unless you buy a second stick

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/06/weirdly-the-steam-machine-only-has-one-stick-of-ddr5-ram-heres-why
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>>109112182
every living room PC fag dances around the fact that the Machine and SteamOS gives the hardware console-like press to wake from a controller. your home media PC build doesn't have that and you need to get up and press the button whenever you want to use it
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>>109112020
The real question is how it compares to any Ryzen AI Max mini PCs
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>>109112247
it's DoA regardless. Single/dual channel is irrelevant with dGPU of that low capabilities anyway. Steam Machine is entirely dependent on FSR to play any AAA.
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>>109111881
It would have been $800
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>>109112065
>>109112247
KEK
even my haswell shitbox from 2013 has dual channel ram
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>>109111990
> muh pci card in a fanless celeron box

just get a used sff dell for $50 and call it a day
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>>109112247
Isnt this so you can upgrade it?
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>>109112261
Literally any PC (Win/Linux/Mac) can do WoL
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>>109112296
You can but
>We haven't had time to do proper dual-channel versus single-channel tests on the Steam Machine just yet, as removing the existing RAM and replacing it with two 8GB sticks requires significant disassembly of the machine - a much harder task than upgrading the SSD, for instance.
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>>109112247
Oh so if you've got DDR5 laying around, you can just upgrade it? Now we're talking, why didn't they lead with that?
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>>109112261
>your home media PC build doesn't have that
you can absolutely wake a regular pc with a controller press. they have wake from network options that allow bluetooth or wifi controllers to wake the system. i do it every day after work.
even if they didn't it's not worth it to pay the same price for half the performance just so your fat ass doesn't have to walk 15 feet to turn your video game on. when you upgrade you can use your old pc as a home server or whatever else a pc can do while your proprietary steamshit is worthless for anything but games which it's only mediocre at.
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>local prebuilt 1.3k pc is 50% stronger than my older pc
>steam machine is 30% stronger than my old pc
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What's the ideal gaming device for me if I hate the Steam Machine, hate Gabe Newell, hate the Steam Deck, hate the Steam Controller, hate Valve, hate playing with a mouse and keyboard, and hate all PC gaming in general?
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>>109111862
i really dont need one but god speed to people that buy it
i already have a steam controller and i have a 5600g + 5700xt build i have in the living room already. that mostly streams from my 9800x3d + 5080 + 64gb of ram gaming server but will play light games locally.
its neat if you need one but a waste of money for me.
if it was like $800 i might have picked up the 2tb version but thats not the world we live in now
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>>109112310
If you have that then you probably have much bett`tear hardware already
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>>109111862
Another day
Another reason to love my M4 Mac Mini
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>>109112328
2tb nand is like $600 by itself
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>>109111862
Imagine if they launched this 3 years ago and it was half the price why would anyone pay this much for something that is only for gayming and it's ONLY novel feature is that it's cube shaped
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jesus man the reviews are brutal

it runs like fucking shit
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>>109112336
What games do you play on it?
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>>109111862
this thing could cost 5k and you'd still have tons of mentally ill cultists line up to buy it, linux drones and valve drones are weird
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>>109111862
Maybe retards at valve shouldn't launch ssfx pc when there is insane ram/ssd shortage?

How about they work on Half Life or Deadlock, L4D, TF3?

You are a fag if you buy this.
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>>109112379
Yup. This screams limited run; they’re trying to make back r&d costs and save face with a Release but it will die off in a year
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oof

they got fucked by the NAND issues. clearly they wanted to release an entry level device at a relatively cheap price last year and did a lot of cost optimization on the parts to meet it. now they're stuck releasing bad parts 6 months late with prices that don't make sense. Had they targeted something midrange instead the components would have kept up and the ram prices wouldn't have hurt the final price so drastically. probably should have just canceled it
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>>109111862
Does W10 LTSC run fine on it?
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>>109112395
There likely won't be a motherboard chipset driver for it.
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>>109112361
Noita
Kenshi
League of Legends
Crusader Kings 2/3
Europa Universalis 5 (requires crossover and ideally above 16gb models)
Monster Hunter World
Switch and other Nintendo emulators (I think rpsc3 has a Mac build and I want to try running LBP on the mini)

Aside from league and MH I don’t do any other alway online crap that usual only runs on windows.
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>>109112379
>linux drones and valve drones
just call them redditors next time. we'll understand.
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>>109112398
Not even for W11?
If this can only run Linux it's a joke.
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>>109111876
For this price? It's insanely bad.
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What does this mean for steam frame pricing, $1300+?
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>>109112247
>>109112280
>>109112284
To be fair, single vs dual channel is like a 3% difference in real-world testing.
https://gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel
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>>109112406
Albion is good mmorpg if you want online gaming, native client.

Wow also has native silicon client (wow is shit)
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>>109112310
unless you find a matching stick it's going to run at the lowest speed possible or you have to buy two matching sticks to get better performance
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>>109112453
>3%
It might actually be a bit worse on APUs, but yeah, it's really not a big deal desu.
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It’s 2000 dollars in Canada. A new PS5 is 600 and that comes with controller
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>>109112481
>computers unaffordable in country overrun by jeets
pottery
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>>109112453
>2014
lol
not in the DDR5 world
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>>109112481
are you that russigger acting as canadian but talking about rubbles instead
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>>109112481
Post pic for the lulz
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>>109111862
Yeah, I'm just going to wait for Project Helix.
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>>109112574
Surely whatever that is will not have the same pricing issues
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>>109112593
Given that it's not coming out until at least 2028 it shouldn't.
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>>109112464
I’ve heard of Albion here and there, I’ve been meaning to look more into it.
There used to be this mmo called realm of the mad god that I was absolutely addicted to in my younger years. Idk what it was, the 2d sprite art style, the gameplay loop, the loot drops, the classes, or all of the above. Unfortunately no other mmo quite got to scratching that itch that game did for me. God I fucking miss those days…
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>>109112614
It's fun game if you like the idea of runescape + mass pvp late game, there is also PVE late game raiding.
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>>109112061
It is a real computer though, with a lot more software compatibility/support than any MacBook...
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>>109111895
You can utterly crush the cube with a roughly $1100 miniITX. However, it's hard to be as weak as the cube with new hardware and even a tiny MiniITX will be larger than cube. It's in a strange spot between miniPCs and consoles.
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>>109112261
You need the steam controller to use it, and if you buy a controller its dongle provides the same benefit to any PC you connect it to.
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Awful. I still remember people talking about something like $800 already being outrageous. It's purely to save space at this point.
Sure the market is absolutely fucked but this is a niche of a niche. Of a niche. I have the deck AND the steam controller, btw.
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>>109112920
The Deck came out before component prices went to shit so it's not really a fair point. Even that got a couple hundred dollar price hike recently.
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>>109111881
That's probably what they intended the price to be when they were drawing up the plans for it.
I can't see there being any next-gen consoles with these prices, they're going to be completely unaffordable for the average normie.
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>>109111862
unpopular opinion but that seems fairly priced
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>>109112928
The deck also came out at a point where you couldn't just find handheld PCs worth a shit.
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Several reviews hinted that Valve got cold feet on subsidising it because of the ongoing lawsuits regarding them being a monopoly.
So that sucks I guess.
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>computer savvy idiots thinking this system is for them instead of mom's buying computer game system for their kids
You fools never learn.
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Welcome to
>$1199 next gen PS & Xbox
(perhaps without controller and optical drive. please understand)
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>>109113050
This also applies to Macs
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>>109113050
>Mom buys the latest AAA game her kids are screeching about
>kids start crying because the game is a slideshow
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>>109113072
>kids start crying because the game requires a 600gb day one patch that doesn't fit on the 512gb drive
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>>109113069
No console will ever have an optical drive again. S2 only has cart slot for backwards compatibility imo
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>>109111924
Tyler is kind of right despite being a huge faggot. People expect Valve to work miracles and wonder why they can't deliver.
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how the fuck is it so weak it loses to PS5? PS5 was already pathetic when it launched with gtx1060/rx480 tier performance
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>>109113131
wut? ps5 uses an rx6700 equivalent gpu
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>>109113131
Because Gabe is a cheap jew who refuses to give up a single pile of his gold
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Give it to me straight bros, how much more powerful is the Steam Machine compared to my Haswell quad core + RX 5700XT?
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>>109113140
Business only functions if it makes money.
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>>109111862
can someone tell me why 8gb ram sticks are 25€ but 16gb is 80 32gb is 250€?
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>>109113170
Businesses also work better if companies comprehend the value of short term cost for long-term investment.
Gabe is costing a sizable expansion to his empire and yacht collection, by refusing to tank the cost of decent hardware, that he'll more than get returns for later with software and more people hooked into the steam sunk-cost.
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>>109113155
its about % more powerful
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>>109113197
density matters
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>>109113155
technically a decent upgrade, but it's absolutely not worth buying.
You'd be better off just saving up 2K and building a proper upgrade
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>>109113202
Hard to tell what happens. Possibly gaming will be more dead in a few years than it was dead already for a few years. More like half a decade actually, can't name one title worthy of attention released in the past 5 years.
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>>109113215
It does not. It's upselling. You need more? You can pay more. No other reason.
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>>109113131
well it was made with $500 dollar parts
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>>109113217
>You'd be better off just saving up 2K and building a proper upgrade
thats the true issue here. Buying a gabecube is a novelty item now at this price point.
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>>109113217
What can you even get for 2k europoorbucks nowadays? I liked the idea of the cube for its size. Maybe I'll design and 3D print my own ITX case because I like basically none of the mainstream options. I'm an engineer and I wanted to get into CFD, OpenFOAM specifically, I was hoping the gabecube could have been good enough for that, but clearly it's not.
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>>109113228
>Hard to tell what happens.
not really. Consoles are killing themselves (including nintendo), and all Valve had to do was put out a decent box for $700-800
They could have siphoned a significant amount of people from all 3 sides at a very pivotal point, and seen relevant growth.
Instead, they're now 0/2 on steam machines, will get none of those people, and even lost all the goodwill they built from the 'eck.
And all because gabe got scared of the realities of being a hardware manufacturer.
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>>109111862
dead on arrival
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>>109112182
>DDR4
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>>109112061
>This isn't even a real computer
Kill yourself retard
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it is what it is, great that it exists
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Within the realities of the current PC market... it's fine.
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>>109111862
I built my kids a pc with similar specs to this with second hand parts recently
>Ryzen 5500 and a320 mobo £40
>32gb ddr4 £100
>512gb nvme ssd £40
>Rx 6600 xt £150
>27" 1080p monitor £20
>Case and psu came from a free to uplift machine from the 2000s
So like £400 by the time I buy them a keyboard and mouse
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>>109112182
>housefire tier PSU
>terrible SSD
>ddr4
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>>109111872
kek
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Thanks Jensen!
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>lottery to get a steam machine
>lottery to see if you get 1x16 or 2x8 GB ram
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>>109113306
>>109113354
>DDR4
You'd rather have slightly faster RAM (pic related) than twice the RAM and 70% faster GPU?
>>109113354
>housefire tier PSU
On what basis?
>terrible SSD
It is S-tier with DRAM cache.
https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/acer-predator-gm7000-2-tb.d329
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>>109113306
It's pretty good but it should be at least 3600 MT/s if not 3733CL16, which is the practical sweet spot nowadays without Samsung B-die chips.
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>>109113401
>with DRAM cache
You're acting as if this is not the literal bare minimum.
And you're linking to a review of the first gen of this ssd not the current gen.
The PSU is C+ at best except you might get one of the fucked ones instead.
And yes I would rather have something less memory that isn't 10y old instead of useless DDR4 on a dead socket.
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>>109112247
> 5600 MT/s CL47
Oh the latency! What a shitbox. Just upgrade your AM4 platform and it will be faster.
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>>109112182
I always fall into the trap of looking at bougie ITX cases that cost like 150-200 bucks each. If it's in the living room it has to at least look the part.
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GN's deep dive into the OS showing that everything under the hood is labelled as "Deck" is the funniest shit I seen today
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>>109113462
will be nice for devs who already have the 'eck, but cba buying the cube.
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>>109111862
RIP anyone who wants to buy gaming hardware in the year 2026. Welcome to the era of modern gaming where you will own nothing and stream all of your games while paying an overpriced subscription.
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>>109113471
I wouldn't say I'm this doomer, most people are going to end up buying shit on instalment though. a PC or console with 3/6/12 payments will still end up being more affordable long term than cloud gaming.
Getting something entry level or used isn't completely unaffordable.

But it's going to get worse before it gets better.
So I'm going to drop a horrible take.

If you want one, buy it now, they are probably going to have to raise the prices in 6 months.
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>>109112182
>Also notice it's a Noctua CPU fan. Going to be quiet unlike Steam Machine's cheap loud fan.

Do Noctuafags really?
The L12S comes with the worst 12015 on the market. It also loses to the much cheaper AXP120-x67.
The Steam Machine's thick, high pressure fan will clear both.
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>>109113471
haha vibegods truly won, am i right?

notice me, guys. please
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>>109113519
Every review so far has remarked on how quiet the steam machine is.
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>>109113471
You can still build a gaming PC if you want more performance than the Steam Machine can provide. You will just have to pay $2,000. This shouldn't be a problem, we (students) used to pay $5,000 for our shitty MS-DOS boxes when money even had a LOT more buying power than today. Yes, we had to beg our grand parents and work in the holidays to afford this shit.
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>>109113471
What's really funny is that if Stadia came out just a few years later it would've actually stood a chance due to hardware prices now.
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>>109112645
Assuming you install windows? Based on the Nexus video this does very poorly for a desktop using Steam os.
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>>109111862
So DOA E-waste?
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>>109112182
> Noctua CPU fan
Wasted money in a budget build. Noctua is pure luxury. I recommend a better PSU instead.
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>>109113562
You could probably also replace Steam OS with a proper Linux distro
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>>109113518
>If you want one, buy it now, they are probably going to have to raise the prices in 6 months.
I'd guess the opposite.
They're going to move way less than they expect, and end up price-cutting and eating the cost anyway
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>>109111862
mac mini chads won
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>>109111862
>$1,049.00
Hope he dies in sleep.
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>>109113657
Its just not logical to sell it much cheaper. Businesses will buy up the stock and use them for other purposes. If it doesn't increase market share it has no purpose. It will only harm legitimate buyers who now have no way to obtain them.
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get a used 4070 and slap it in your old AM4 build and you'll probably have something twice as fast as a steam machine
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>>109112146
It's the same size as in the Deck so it has to be QLC
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>>109112146
It's Kingston.
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>>109111862
Can you build a competing machine for the same price?
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>>109111898
they said they expected the prices to drop; lol that didnt happened
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>>109112045
I literally looked and it’s over the asking price. No.
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>>109111876
No, it certainly is not. Not for something without a dedicated GPU.
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>>109113657
>submarine garage
can't he just park it on the street
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>>109113784
Where we're going, there ain't no streets.
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>>109113694
>Pajeets will buy up the stock and use them to generate bobs and vegana.
FTFY
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>>109111963
>>hexa-core
>This is just sad.

It's technically dual-core if you don't count the Zen4c E-cores... You only get two P-cores
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>>109113854
>E-cores
Well that answers that one anons question about running Windows 10 LTSC on this, you're going to be stuck with Windows 11.
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>>109111862
>rdna3
lol
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>two huge threads on /g/, /v/ going crazy
Microsoft accidentally typed an extra zero in the "how many bots do you want?" field.
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>>109112320
Ouya
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>>109112943
This is far from the first time hardware has been expensive, the previous price era will not be the last for it to be cheap.
At least it isn't 1986 where $5,500 got you something that was utterly dogshit a mere two years later. $5,500 is a 10+ year computer these days.
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>>109113939
The /g/ threads are less so shilling for Microsoft and more so general grieving about current hardware prices.
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>>109111862
It's less bad than I thought. I think it will still because everything is expensive right now. I'm not going to buy because I don't need it.
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>>109111862
>$300 more for the 2TB model
Your best bet is buying the 512GB model and then upgrading the SSD yourself later when prices finally start to go down.
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>>109111862
Is this better than an amd 5600 with a radeon 6600?
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>>109114007

300$ is roughly the price you'd pay for a 990 Evo if you were to order it yourself from a store in the EU. It means valve is likely having to buy up SSDs at consumer prices because they couldn't secure any real quantity from a supplier...
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>>109111881
Probably the intended price, but the market is absolutely retarded right now thanks to datacenters and AIfags
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>>109111862
>single channel ram
>microsd slot doesn't support microsd express
>rear USB-A ports are 2.0
>no 3.5mm audio jack
DOA
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>>109114070
If you're """rich""" you would've had at least one PC more performant than the Reddit Machine already, if not two or three. My laptop with a 3070 Ti is more performant already, and my old desktop with a 2070 is as well, although I'll be decommissioning that one soon. There is literally nothing the Reddit Machine does better than my 3070ti laptop so there's zero reason I'd downgrade.
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The real killer is probably the fact that they built it around AMD's RX7600M reject pile, if I'm already spending $1000 anyway I think I could have swallow the extra $200 or so to get a 9600 equivalent with 16GB VRAM instead.
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>>109114317
>1.27k in 2022
I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume that'd be at least 3k now
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>>109114332
Why would it be? You can still get 5060 desktops/laptops (yes I know the mobile versions are a step down) for that price every week with sales.
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>>109114332
I mean a G16 with a 5070TI is literally $3000 MSRP
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>>109113306
>>109113450
>>109113519
Buy the Steam Machine then if you think it's better, no one's stopping you.
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>>109114381
Lmao I was spot on
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>>109113783
show me a portable mini pc with a dedicated gpu for less than this



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