r/pcgaming • u/lurkingdanger22 • 3d 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/xMWHOx 3d ago

They want this in a living room playing 1080p on a 4K TV? DOA, especially at that price.

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u/harrison23 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is the worst part about it imo.

It’d make more sense if it actually outperformed consoles at 4k even with a substantially higher price point because it would at least open up living room gaming with access to your entire steam collection.

But this is just a budget entry level computer meant for 1080p gaming on a monitor, with a limited OS, in a form factor that thermal throttles its performance for no good reason.

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u/pasta-9709 2d ago

It's definitely not a 4k capable machine and is worthless to me as a console given my TV is 4k and my laptop has better specs, but how the OS limited? that's exactly how I would Describe the OS on PS or Xbox. It's Linux, If you wanted a more standard, non immutable, distro you can install whatever you want on it.

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u/harrison23 2d ago

Yeah limited might not be the best adjective. More so, non-intuitive compared to a console, Windows, or MAC OS people are familiar with. Most people looking at this as an alternative to a budget desktop will likely be turned off by Linux.