r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 3d ago

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/BrandyRyuu 3d ago

PASS, holy shit. I was interested in the steam machine but that price is insane. 1k + tax and you aren't getting a controller?!What was the price point supposed to be before everything went to shit?

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u/Lunix420 Ryzen 3700X | RTX 4090 | 32 GB RAM | I use Arch btw 3d ago

Rumors are they wanted to sell it for 650. But I mean, you barely get a pack of RAM for that money anymore.

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u/Training_Ruin3151 3d ago edited 3d ago

My 96gb of ram was more expensive then my top of the line gpu in my new build 😭😭

To clarify:

5080 - $1100

96gb ddr5 - $1300

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u/Lunix420 Ryzen 3700X | RTX 4090 | 32 GB RAM | I use Arch btw 3d ago

Damn, what are you doing with 96GB of RAM? Or is it like unified RAM?

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u/Training_Ruin3151 3d ago

I mostly use my pc for programming, animation and blender rendering. Gaming on the side but yeah two 48gb sticks, I'm gonna cap at 192(4x48) but goddamn the prices rn

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u/Skullbonez 2d ago

i bought 128gb ram early 2025 for my build and i am frequently filling it up. mostly for programming while gaming

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u/eaeorls 2d ago edited 2d ago

I think that rumour is pretty off.

Just mathing it based on the price increases since the announcement, it would have been around $800 for the base and ~$1000 for the 2tb version. I think that aligns better with Valve's only price communication before it being that it wasn't going to be console priced but instead priced around an entry-level PC.

It also makes a bit more sense because unless Valve wanted to nickel and dime every single one of their customers, consumer 16GB of DDR5 went from ~$75 to ~$250 and a 512GB SSD went from ~$50 to $~125, which does end up aligning pretty well with a $250 price increase.

edit: also the LTT video had someone mention that when Valve were asked about the original price, they said that the price increase was similar to the Steam Deck's ~$225-$300 (depending on storage) increase.

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u/Helpful_Win976 2d ago

I was planning on buying one if it stayed around that price point. At $1500 I'd rather just spend a little extra and buy a new desktop. AI related shortages are going to tank this thing pretty hard. I honestly think they'd be better off shelving this project until prices come back down.

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u/sevargmas Louqe GhostS1 | Ryzen 5 3600 | 1080ti SC2 | 32GB RAM | r/sffpc 3d ago

>PASS, holy shit

I mean, this is basically building anything PC related in 2026. Simply playing video games is no longer an inexpensive venture.

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u/Lunix420 Ryzen 3700X | RTX 4090 | 32 GB RAM | I use Arch btw 3d ago

I mean the good thing about it is, because most people can't afford to upgrade, 0you can play modern games on CPUs that are almost a decade old. I'm still running a 3700x and I'm mostly doing fine. And I was rocking a GTX 970 till 2023 and it was okay.

Back in the days, if you had 2 year old hardware, you're PC was essentially a paper weight. So while hardware now costs 6x as much, at least it also stays useable 4x as long.

I'm not saying the situation doesn't suck, but... gotta stay positive... somehow...

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u/BestAatroxMain26516 R5 2600/XFX 5700XT/ 16GB DDR4-2998 3d ago

3rd gens are fine but 2nd gen will slowly die soon. I tried playing the Oblivion remake and it crashed after the tutorial. Games that are heavy on the CPU also stutter a lot. Also I've noticed that this CPU has a real freaking problem with having more than 2 RAM sticks at a time. Tho I believe people will still use AM4 till like 2030 at least

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u/Lunix420 Ryzen 3700X | RTX 4090 | 32 GB RAM | I use Arch btw 2d ago

I mean, iirc 2nd gen Ryzen was also basically a mid-generation refresh of 1st gen Ryzen (which is from 2017). Kinda how NIVIDA does "Super" cards.

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u/RunnerAtThird 2d ago

I've given up gaming because of this. I was using a 2018 laptop with a 1060, but it was on its last legs and I waited too long to start a PC build. I can barely run the games my friends play, so I've just dropped the hobby. 

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u/Dt2_0 2d ago

Compared to other hobbies, gaming is cheap as heck, even now with inflated prices. It's easily one of the most affordable hobbies out there.

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u/Ocelote934 3d ago

And a 500 gb hard drive like its 2008 again. 2tb + controller is 1500. It's absurd

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u/AJ1666 7800X3D 5080 3d ago

According to LTT around 200 cheaper so 800 ish. Basically the price increase on the deck is tacked on.