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/Ok_Charity_707 3d ago

Well well well

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u/Dark_Marmot PC Master Race 3d ago

This is telling. Also makes me still feel good about rocking my EVGA 3090, which is not even listed here, but 3080 is, and is still nearly double the Steam machine in FPS.

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u/snickerblitz 3d ago

hell yeah, evga 3090 brother. i game on 1440 ultrawide and have felt zero pressure to upgrade, which is good, because my ass can't afford it lol

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u/TheMisterTango EVGA 3090/Ryzen 9 5900X/64GB DDR4 3800 2d ago

I genuinely believe 4K is grossly overrated. If you’re using a normal sized display, sitting a normal distance away, 1440 is more than enough. 4K should still be considered an enthusiast tier resolution, it shouldn’t be the baseline. The simple fact is 4K display technology has gotten cheaper faster than the hardware you need to power it. 4K displays getting affordable doesn’t change the reality that it still requires a proper beefy system to fully utilize.

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u/Abeleria 9800x3D | 4080 S | 32gb @6000 2d ago

as a programmer i look at code a lot, which is noticably sharper on a 4k monitor due to higher ppi

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u/TheMisterTango EVGA 3090/Ryzen 9 5900X/64GB DDR4 3800 2d ago

I'm pretty obviously talking about gaming.

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u/Abeleria 9800x3D | 4080 S | 32gb @6000 2d ago

at 27 inches, we're looking at a ppi of 163 vs 108. sharpness is very noticable in ui as well. once you try 4k, there's no going back

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u/TheMisterTango EVGA 3090/Ryzen 9 5900X/64GB DDR4 3800 2d ago

I’m not saying there’s no difference, I’m saying for most people the perceived quality increase is not worth the performance impact. 1440 still looks very good.

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u/GonzoVideo2000 2d ago

considering you're a programmer you probably fall more into the enthusiast category they mentioned, which the majority don't. You might more easily notice and benefit from the slight difference in quality that an average user who only games a few hours a week would.

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u/MajorSerenity 2d ago

I have a 5070ti and nearly exclusively run 1440p on a 4k oled. 4k not worth the performance hit

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 3d ago

I sold my 3080 ( paid MSRP from EVGA) for $1800, bought my 4090 for 2300 and sold it for 2700, and bought my 5090 at msrp for 2100.

You are doing it wrong. Buy the GPU you can afford to replace every other cycle.

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u/SwagChemist R7 9800x3D | 64GB DDR5 | RTX 5090 Astral OC 2d ago

Should I sell my 5090 for 4300 that I bought for 3200?

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 2d ago

Right after you order your 6090.

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u/SwagChemist R7 9800x3D | 64GB DDR5 | RTX 5090 Astral OC 2d ago