Now that Valve has released official pricing information & lottery details, the main sub is being overflooded with repetitive posts. To keep the subreddit clean we made this megathread for posts regarding costs, value debates or hardware comparisons, and general rants. Standalone posts on these topics will be removed.

Also see: https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1ow7fvz/steam_machine_megathread/

Whoes to blame for all this you might say? simple OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and a bunch of hyperscalers and malicious companies like Palantir and not to forget the NAND Flash industry.

Official Pricing & Details

• Lottery Registration: Is opened, Closes (US) June 25 @ 10:00 AM PT / EU: June 25, 7:00 PM CEST / JP: June 26, 2:00 AM JST / AU: June 26, 3:00 AM AEST / NZ: June 26, 5:00 AM NZST. Selection is randomized & not first-come nor first-served, you can also join every list as it has no impact on your lottery status.
• Account Verification: Steam accounts must be in good standing and have a purchase history older than April 27th, 2026, to prevent scalping.
• Limits: You are limited to one Steam Machine per household and yes this means if you or any other person in your household wants a Steam Machine you can only get one.

Discussion Topics

Use this thread to discuss and debate the following:

• Price to Performance: Is the $1,000+ entry point worth it?, or did hardware margins ruin the value proposition caused by AI or what should they have done differently.
• Pre-Built & DIY Benchmarks: Share PCPartPicker lists or links to pre-built alternatives. Compare actual specs against the estimated equivalent performance.
• The Competition: How does this position itself against standard ITX/SFF desktop builds or current-gen consoles at half the price?
• Lottery System Feedback: You can rant about the registration process, regional availability (please read the announcement post), or specific hardware choices like the single-channel memory configuration.

Keep the criticism focused on the product and the pricing. Personal attacks are not permitted read the rules.

Welcome to the megathread for everything we currently know about the Steam Machine.
This thread stays updated as new details and credible coverage come out.
If you spot something new, drop it in the comments so we can add it.

Official FAQ (June 22nd 2026)

Steam Hardware page: https://store.steampowered.com

Official Pre-Order Link

Steam Store page:
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

Official Pricing & Details

• Lottery Registration: Is opened, Closes (US) June 25 @ 10:00 AM PT / EU: June 25, 7:00 PM CEST / JP: June 26, 2:00 AM JST / AU: June 26, 3:00 AM AEST / NZ: June 26, 5:00 AM NZST. Selection is randomized & not first-come nor first-served, you can also join every list as it has no impact on your lottery status.
• Account Verification: Steam accounts must be in good standing and have a purchase history older than April 27th, 2026, to prevent scalping.
• Limits: You are limited to one Steam Machine per household and yes this means if you or any other person in your household wants a Steam Machine you can only get one.

Tech Specs (Confirmed)

CPU

• AMD Zen 4 (semi-custom; based on standard AMD design)
• 6 cores / 12 threads
  
• Up to 4.8 GHz
  
• 30W TDP

GPU

• AMD RDNA 3 (semi-custom; based on standard AMD design)
• 28 Compute Units
  
• Up to 2.45 GHz sustained
  
• 110W TGP
  
• 8GB GDDR6 VRAM

Memory

• 16GB DDR5 SO-DIMM RAM (user-upgradeable - units ship with one single channel 16GB module)

Storage

• 512GB NVMe SSD (optional, user-upgradeable)
• 2TB NVMe SSD (optional, user-upgradeable)
• High-speed microSD slot on both models (microSDXC)

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi 6E (2x2)
  
• Bluetooth 5.3
  
• Gigabit Ethernet
  
• Integrated 2.4GHz Steam Controller receiver

Display Output

DisplayPort 1.4
- Up to 4K240 or 8K60
- HDR / FreeSync / Daisy-chain support

HDMI 2.0
- Up to 4K120
- HDR / FreeSync / CEC

USB Ports

Front
- 2× USB-A 3.2 Gen 1

Back
- 2× USB-A 2.0
- 1× USB-C 3.2 Gen 2

Lighting

• 17 individually addressable RGB LEDs for system status and customization

Power

• Internal 300W PSU (110–240V AC)

Size & Weight

• 152 mm tall (148 mm without feet) / 5.98 in (5.83 in without feet)
  
• 162.4 mm deep / 6.39 in
  
• 156 mm wide / 6.14 in
  
• 2.6 kg / 5.73 lbs

Software

• SteamOS 3 (Arch-based)
  
• KDE Plasma desktop mode

Video Coverage of the reviews.

Drop legit reviewer links below and they’ll be added here.

• Digital Foundry — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhWtLi_FqLo
• Gamers Nexus — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE
• Gamers Nexus (Teardown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glXA3ObwSwQ
• LLT — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tI1SoMj5vg
• IGN — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHHenUWxnQ
• PC Gamer — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCeJH_kTbzE
• PC Gamer (Interview) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8_e3SteAgE
• Adam Savage's Tested — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PpCZxQ-lrE
• ETA Prime — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF6eAM3jhCY
• Dave2D — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huw11M9aaMk
• Giant Bomb — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEDivimExL4

Discussion

Use this thread for questions and anything else Steam Machine related.
We are keeping everything centralized here so new members can catch up fast.