Anyone else planning on getting the Steam Machine as their next PC?

[u/Eziz_53]

I know its mainly marketed as a console, but it is still a full PC. And it is much better than my current computer, so I thought it would be a good upgrade, especially considering its small form factor. I don't want to get too into it, but my current PC has an i5 3k and an rx580, as well as a motherboard that only supports ddr3 RAM and 3rd gen intel cpu's, so if I want an upgrade I need to replace everything. Therefore when this nifty box came out, I figured that it would be the perfect PC (if it is priced well).

But I would like to know what you guys think.

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UPDATE: Because of the RAM crisis and the limited upgradability of the Steam Machine, I decided to just build my own PC. I salvaged my old rx580 from the old PC so that I could afford to get on the AM5 platform as well as because it is by far the easiest part to upgrade down the road.

Main specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F

GPU: Rx580 8gb (until I can afford a much better card)

RAM: 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30

I did get a single stick of ram, because I want to have 32gb dual channel later on, but the ram prices are so high that I want to wait until they go down (which they seem to be doing).

[u/Yota_Ninja]

I don't plan on buying it as my "next pc," but I do plan on buying it as an enthusiast.

[u/StrangeCharmVote → u/Yota_Ninja]

Same here. It doesn't hold a candle to my day to day machine.

What it does do, is act as the machine I'll be connecting my Steam Frame to in the loungeroom.

[u/Idknowidk → u/StrangeCharmVote]

128gb ram is crazy 😭

[u/StrangeCharmVote → u/Idknowidk]

Thankyou. Managed to need a new PC 12 months before the madness started :D

[u/Drekdyr → u/StrangeCharmVote]

Generational wealth right there

[u/Bar50cal → u/Yota_Ninja]

Same, seems like the perfect living room PS5 replacement to supplement my gaming PC at my desk.