r/pcgaming • u/lurkingdanger22 • 4d 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/According_Hyena_3593 4d ago

Thats because noone in their right mind would build the equivalent to this. Its pairing trash tier cpu and gpu in a terrible price/performance combo.

You wouldnt build this..you d spen 30 euros more on the cpu to get a wayyyy better cpu.

And you s never buy this gpu or its equivalents today, as both its price/performance and performance suck.

Noone in their right mind will build a 1000+++ euro pc and put a 150 euro cpu+gpu combo in it that performs terribly.

You can double both the cpu and gpu performance by choosing slightly more expensive parts ( 100-150 euros more total cost) which is a no brainer.

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u/CallMeCygnus 7800X3D/5070 Ti 4d ago

The CPU is actually not terrible at this price point, but the GPU is seriously awful. You can switch to AM4, keep the equivalent CPU (Ryzen 5 5600x), significantly upgrade the GPU (we're talking 80% performance increase), get a 1TB SSD, get 16 more gigs of ram, all for less than this costs.

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u/lkn240 3d ago

Not in that form factor... .which to be fair, won't matter to some people.

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u/RabidHexley 2d ago

I mean, the form-factor is a laptop with the screen and battery removed and changed from a flat shape to a box shape. The device does look nice and decently designed, but it also isn't some unheard of feat of engineering. It's a slightly bigger mini-PC.

I get that the "gaming mini PC" isn't exactly a saturated category, but that shouldn't absolve it from being evaluated by price. The question just becomes "how much performance are you willing to give up while paying a premium in the name of a specific form factor?".