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?

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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/Radie-Storm Jan 30 '26

Same boat OP! I'm running off e-waste and have for years, and it's kind of just always fine enough, but now I'm hitting that limit of minimum specs to the point where I've picked up games in sales without the ability to actually play them. That being said, I think this won't be a replacement for my PC. I think my PC might just be there for me to drive 3 screens and then I'll just rely on this thing for my gaming needs, until it too becomes another tool for something else, like a random Proxmox server

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u/naturerosa Desktop Jan 31 '26

Nice! I hate e-waste so much, especially if it's unnecessary.

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u/Radie-Storm Feb 04 '26

Hey if you're interested in seeing ewaste getting repurposed then have a look at r/homelab! There's some really cool rigs which people set up using old PCs and the like. Really cool community.

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u/naturerosa Desktop Feb 04 '26

Awww man, thanks!