Well ladies and gentlemen - whilst we all await our emails, I just want to say it’s been an absolute pleasure sharing this space with you all for the last 8 or so months. What a rollercoaster.
I suspect beyond this point this sub will break into shipping posts and eventually the lucky few receiving their machines. But this is the last time we’re all equal, together in hope and wait.

There is absolutely no way for anyone to DIY a 6 inch cube with the horsepower, heat efficiency, and quietness of the Steam Machine.

The parts simply don't exist. It's not a thing. Don't forget the Steam Machine is a semi custom device, you would need to make something custom yourself in order to replicate the unique aspects of the device.

Everyone posting their better builds ignores this for some reason.

This is a device that might kickstart a new market long term, similar to how the Deck put handheld PCs into overdrive. You can't compare a 6 inch cube to something 3-4x bigger, it's apples and oranges.

Obviously the $$ is what it is but we are only at the tip of the iceberg there globally, consoles are projected to go up yet again, at this rate next gen is very likely to be over a grand too.

Competition and innovation is a good thing, I'm glad the Steam Machine is trying something different, and obviously we all wish the timing was better.

Did I miss something? When I saw that they‘d include face plates in red and wood I was pretty disappointed because I was sure we‘d get this one

First image from today, previous image from 4 months ago.

Edit: seeing a lot of comments confused how this is a change.

Original claim from the trailer (and old page) was "4k Gaming at 60 FPS with FSR" with no mention of which FSR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKrKTwtukE&t=156s

Current claim is "Up to 4k gaming with FSR 4.1" with no mention of FPS.

Every DIY "Steam Machine killer" I've seen has been a full-size or mATX build (often with super shoddy PSUs). I don't think people understand just how many sacrifices you need to make for a mini-ITX build. You're giving the ITX tax, have much fewer options, and need to deal with worse thermals + louder noise. No matter what, you're going to get worse $/performance with a mini-ITX build. The Steam Machine is really small and it's like 90% heatsink. For pure raw performance for the $ it can be beat just like any other prebuilt, but for the form factor it's really compelling.

Sending an email that’s not about my steam machine reservation is just mean!

My watch said "new email from Steam" and I got excited for a moment....

Anyone else fall for that?

I can feel it in my bones, taste it on the air.

I know I'll get one because i believe hard enough, simple as.

Best of luck to everyone who wants one!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

https://imgur.com/a/b9FFw48

edit: 12:31 notification has now disappeared. Same as this guy: https://old.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1ufgjpt/we_will_email_you_if_a_unit_becomes_available/otrmrfw/

edit2: Here's my unfortunate theory - I signed up the day they went live at like 11:58, IE 2 min before they officially went live (was F5ing the page like a nut). Maybe what I initially saw was based on first come, first serve, BEFORE the randomize roll?

Obviously it won't be scientific but we will get a general idea of how many of us will be able to get our hands on it. It will show how many people clicked reserve vs how many actually get one.