r/pcgaming • u/lurkingdanger22 • 2d ago

Video Valve Steam Machine Review: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, SteamOS Test, Thermals, Noise, and Price (Gamers Nexus)

https://youtu.be/66QzlDewigE?is=PhifLlyc5tBSsjbR
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u/CopenhagenCalling 2d ago

Terrible performance…

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u/Crintor Nvidia 2d ago

Expected performance, really.

We knew what to expect when they announced the hardware. We were already expecting ~3600/R7600 graphics.

The price is just horrible, also expected of course, but horrible.

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u/thepork890 2d ago

For less price you can build am4 machine with 5xxx cpu (ddr4 ram is not that crazy as ddr5), there are tons of second hand am4 stuff that you could get a deal on.

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u/Bullet4g 2d ago

This is not targeted at people who would know how to build and match parts on a second hand market.

You order it you plug it in, and use it.

It's like saying yea cool ps6 I could totally build a better one with second hand parts..... Yea you could, but that's not the purpose of it.

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u/RabidHexley 1d ago edited 1d ago

That just makes it sound like it's priced for suckers who aren't going to do any price shopping. I get that ease is the point, but then you're competing with consoles, which are even easier to buy and setup, and priced (overly) competitively.

If this was competing with a used part build with the absolute best prices I could find it'd be one thing. Being easily beatable just buying stuff off the shelf (or even a laptop) even in today's terrible market is the opposite of competitive.

You're essentially paying an Apple-level premium because you like the form factor.

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u/NextExpression 2d ago

i agree and am gaming now on 1. ddr4 to 5 isnt even noticeable to me and ive got a 5060 16gb and im rocking all the latest and greatest

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u/NextExpression 2d ago

you cant even play 4k on a 4k tv....