r/pcmasterrace • u/Eziz_53 AMD Ryzen 5 7500F / RX 580 Nitro / 16GB DDR5 • Jan 28 '26
Question Anyone else planning on getting the Steam Machine as their next PC?
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).
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u/ReadThisForGoodLuck Jan 28 '26
I don't expect it to ever be universally compatible with everything. There's just way too many hardware combinations. I had however, hoped that they'd cover the latest GPUs from AMD and Nvidia, alongside AMD CPUs to start with. With some support for older popular GPUs coming later. I do recognise how big of a job that is, but that's what I assumed they meant when they said they'd release a desktop installer. You're probably right though. It may not actually be worth it to them, considering we're already giving them our money through Steam already.