>Alternate Steam Machine
>Price: $1,099 USD
>CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-4130
>GPU: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 750Ti
>Memory: 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
>Storage: 500GB SSHD
Valve why are you letting this fucking ripoff shit be sold on your store.
It's a prebuilt dummy, the ludicrous price is a feature.
Holy fuck those specs can't be real. That's fucking highway robbery.
>All the power of a console with a worse GPU for only 3x the price!
So it's weaker than the PS4 and Xbone, yet $700 more? Bravo, Valve
>>285757989
>• NextBox Steam Machine - $1,299 USD
>
> CPU: Intel® Core™ I5 4460
> GPU: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 970
> Memory: 8Gb DDR3
> Storage: 512GB SSD
200 dollars more
I always thought they said they were producing 3 first party models and that was it
>Super cheap streaming box (which Steam Link is at least)
>Affordable mid-range thing that suits most needs
>Retarded super computer for autists.
It could have been simple. Instead the situation hasn't changed at all from what we currently have: hundreds of pre-built machines that are segmented as fuck.
This is worse than my $500 rig I'm running right now
>>285758979
>1360x760
why
>>285757989
>Valve why are you letting this fucking ripoff shit be sold on your store.
Because they don't fucking care. Because they are a business.
How long till Valvedrones finally stop treating Valve like they are a fucking charity?
>that cpu and gpu
terrible
>>285758627
750 Ti beats the PS4 though
>>285759081
Because my current display sucks at 1080p
Plus, this build just runs vidya better at 768 than with 1080p
I don't really care about the specs/price on these things, but that seriously looks like my fucking modem.
Not a chance would I be happy with something like that under my TV.
>>285758614
750 ti is more powerful than PS4's gpu you dummy.
And you can overclock it.
>>285759104
Normally businesses try to set things up so they don't fall flat on their fucking face
>>285759373
>is more powerful
the difference is like comparing a 760 to a 770
>>285759252
>Plus, this build just runs vidya better at 768 than with 1080p
I get the feeling you don't know much about PC gaming if you felt the need to point that out
>>285757989
Steam machines are nothing more than fucking pre-builts with Steam OS.
Might as well make a mini-ITX PC.
>>285759476
770 crushes a 760.
>>285759373
I doubt you can meaningfully overclock it with in that case
Also while it's technically more powerful, it's going to get hit hard due to it's lower memory performance and VRAM
asus is probably the best value
>>285759373
except not
>>285759704
And it's fucking $700.
I wonder if valve is gonna let people buy these prebuilts through the store using steam wallet.
Still got $300 selling useless shit on the marketplace.
ORIGIN OMEGA Steam Machine
>Price: $899 - $4,999+ USD
>CPU: Up to an Intel® Core™ i7 4770k
>GPU: Up to 3-WAY NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 980
>Memory: Up to 32GB of 1866Mhz
>Storage: Up to 14TB
Who wouldn't want to spend $5000 for 14tb of vidya?
>>285759601
Not really, it's ~30% better. Which the 750ti is around 20% better than a PS4's gpu, it's not really that big of a difference.
>>285757989
then, tell me: what microATX computer should I be building to into steam machine?
>>285760174
30% is like an entire generation of GPU performance better.
>>285757989
because it's valve
>>285757989
>i3
>750Ti
>$1,099
Mustard Race
I still don't get what the point of a Steam Machine is
>Look at steam OS alphas
>they're the same price as the ones that come with windows 8
Fucking why?
Are Steam Machines just prebuilt PCs but configured for living room gaming?
>>285760562
>PS4
>$400
>only plays movies
#4leplayers
>>285760725
Judaism.
>>285759238
>Doesn't account for API.
Just kill yourself, faggot. Stop spreading this bullshit and making the rest of us look stupid.
>>285760797
>le bluray player meme
![[Coalgirls]_Kampfer_02_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[C6B6CA13].mkv_snapshot_09.26_[2015.03.05_11.26.35].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/TKJdxhc.jpg "[Coalgirls]_Kampfer_02_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[C6B6CA13].mkv_snapshot_09.26_[2015.03.05_11.26.35].jpg")
It will NEVER work.
It will just flop and everyone will go back to playing their Xbone/PS4/Wii U and waiting for the new systems in the meantime.
It will be outadvertised by Microsoft and Sony
You think they don't know about this shit?
Valve/PCgamers/PCUCKS make me laugh sometimes.
The simplicity of a console cannot be beaten. You can throw all the hardware you want Valve but it won't work. Plus some people prefer physical copies of games so expect it to also flop.
>not getting this
http://store.steampowered.com/app/353440/
bargain $1,999 - $4,999
>>285760730
That's actually exactly what they are.
(That's also what consoles are, but consoles are sold at a loss because of the monopoly on the software you will buy with it)
>>285761317
i dont think you understand what a steam machine is
>>285757989
>500GB SSHD
> GTX 750Ti
I mean asking 1k for that isn't ludicrous. I personally would just buy a PC, but I don't think its asking lot
Solid state is fucking expensive. 500GBs of it is probably where 80% of this price came from
>>285761412
8th gen consoles are not sold at a loss anymore. The glory days of consoles are over.
>>285761412
So if I'm a poorfag who's been gaming on toasters for 2 decades I should avoid this for my first gaming PC right?I don't know how to build a PC
>>285761364
>$1,999 - $4,999
BLUNDER OF THE CENTURY CONFIRMED!
>>285761559
It's an SSHD, not an SSD you fucks, learn the difference before shitposting.
>>285761559
It's not an SSD, it's an SSHD; a shitty hybrid drive.
http://pcpartpicker.com/guide/gcTwrH/entry-level-gaming-build
this will annihilate this build for 1/2 the price.
>>285761592
>8th gen consoles are not sold at a loss
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427757,00.asp
I love /v/'s insightful market analysis. I mean a company like Valve, that has hired economists, all sorts of tech guys and whose platform shows them what their entire userbase is buying, whether it's games or the gardware they use, SOMEHOW knows less than the experts on /v/. Amazing.
>>285761559
Even if that WAS an SSD, 500gb SSDs are not expensive anymore. You can get them for sub-$300 now. Which with that shit of hardware you're spending ~$500, so add in that SSD and you're only spending at max $850. But it's not an SSD, it's a shit SSHD. So nope.
>>285761846
Seriously ?
Prebuilts are overpriced? HOLY SHIT STOP THE PRESSES!
Seriously, this was a thing way before the Steambox, so nothing new here.And no, it's not ok when Valve does it
>>285761917
I was being ironic by the way, you're all fucking retards and getting mad just because Valve isn't catering directly to you in this instance.
>>285761846
>madcatz
I think I'll pass.
>>285761846
>constantly tout the accuracy of the trackpad
>still has a thumbstick
For what purpose
The syber one aint that bad, but its not great either.
>>285761559
Yes, it fucking is. SSHD also stands for Solid State Hybrid drive, which is a gimmick drive for laptops and single hdd comps.
>>285761798
They are, dude.
http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-squeezes-little-profit-out-of-each-xbox-one/
You can also build a PC that outperforms consoles for less than them.
>>285762038
>calling other people retards
>doesn't understand irony and confuses it with sarcasm.
Get fucked, retard.
>>285761592
I doubt the consoles could support themselves solely on hardware revenue. The majority of their profits is most likely from whatever percentage they take off game sales.
Not to mention that the profit margin is extremely low when you factor in R&D and marketing costs.
>>285757989
Free market son. You don't have to buy it if you don't like it.
>>285759757
>Stock GTX 750Ti
You can overclock it for a 25% performance boost, they usually come underclocked for low energy usage.
>>285762081
Giving you options? You'll be able to map it however you want, some people might prefer analogue movement?
It's clear that the trackpad is better in every way when it comes to aiming.
>>285761602
General rule for joining mustard race:
Never buy prebuilt.
Buying prebuilt means you have no idea what you're buying. The people selling it know that.
It's like going to a caryard and asking for "A car that goes 'broom!'" Suddenly everything costs double.
Learn to build your own, buy the parts and make it.
For $1000 you can make a beast that wont get off ULTRA settings for at least 4 years.
It's really not that hard, there's very little that can go wrong when putting a computer together. Just put plugs into about the only sockets they will fit in to.
If you're really lost, ask /g/. But remember they will sperglord all over anything that is recommended by...anyone really.
Best steam machine for its price?
>500GB HDD
Fucking 1TB ones are $5 more.
>>285762081
for movement purposes, I guess. Analog movement is still the best way to move around.
>>285762081
Legacy
Just like how some modern motherboards still have PS/2, parallel and/or serial ports in 2015.
>>285762219
>sarcasm
>in written text
Kill yourself, it was irony.
>tons of retards will actually buy this
im done
>>285760014
>32GB exclusively for games
the purest definition of overkill
>>285762524
Tons of retards have been buying stuff like this for more than a decade dude.
>>285757989
>Dual core CPU
>Budget-range GPU
>8 GB RAM
>$1,100
That shit is worth $400 tops, unless they have a $400 motherboard and a $400 PSU in there.
This is what kind of rig you can get with $760:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2145197
There is no shortage of pre-built manufacturers who just want to rip people off, and that's why I started building instead of buying.
>>285762379
I know a few things like which CPU and GPU to get
Don't know a damn thing about fans or mobos though
>>285760797
Not old enough to remember when VHS players where a 1000 dollars
>>285762379
feels good man
>>285758627
Is way better than PS4
>>285762081
I watched a video somewhere explaining it.
Apparently the pads have 1:1 motion and can almost be too precise for some actions like walking. Like when you only slightly move the stick to walk slowly.im explaining it poorly
>>285761559
Go back to r/masterace dumb ass
wait who is this aimed at?
>>285762419
It'd be a lot more comfortable just resting your thumb on the upper part of a trackpad than having to push a stick upwards constantly
> overpriced gear
Yea, Apple, gaming consoles and l33t gaming pre-built computers have been doing this all along.
I can only recommend to not let yourself be ripped off like a sucker. Computers can be pretty amazing for their price.
>>285762912
retards
>>285762479
>sarcasm
noun
1.
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark:
a review full of sarcasms.
>>285757989
They letting the market decide
>>285762391
None of them you moron
>>285762912
dumbasses with money to throw around
>>285762764
its still garbage for the price
>>285762912
dumbfucks who don't know how PC's work or how to build one, and don't bother to learn about hardware so they just look at $ amount and think more money = better machine
>>285757989
eleven thousand american burgers for an i3 build and a videocard i bought last year for $80?
so this is the power of valve gaming..... wow
>>285762679
Most cases come with fans. CPUs come with a shitty CPU cooler, but if you're not planning on overclocking it's good enough. If you want to make things easy on yourself just buy a complete kit from Newegg.
>>285762391
The Asus one
But something funny is going on because if you buy the cheapest possible variants of what they list as the specs they cost more than $699
>>285762674
>and that's why I started building instead of buying.
This holy shit, so much more bang for your buck. Plus not having to deal with bloatware is a strong bonus
>>285761917
Your right I need 5 business degrees and ten years of college before I can say 500dollars worth of parts should be sold for 1099
>>285761917
You are the exact audience these prebuilts are aimed at.
>>285762674
Yeah but what if I'm retarded
>>285761317
The point of these isn't to kill consoles in November. It isn't even to kill consoles by 2020. The OEMs selling these will probably be happy to see 3-5 million sales in the next two or three years.
The whole point of this is to fill a niche that has been abandoned by the console market in their race to lock hardware down, and to give system builders from the big OEMs like Dell, to the small local guys a new product that they can sell, and home builders a new option for a cheap machine other than pirating Windows.
With x86 SOCs with decent graphics hardware on the horizon combined with Vulkan's increased performance we could very easily have systems that cost what a console costs with better performance. Its not something everyone will want, but it will carve out a sustainable niche for PC gaming outside of the control of tablet companies.
>>285763118
Its the power of pre-builts which have always been priced like that
>>285757989
can you buy this with steam wallet money?
>>285763693
Then you deserve to have your money taken because PC building is so goddamn simple.
It's much easier now than it was 10-15 years ago, that's for sure. Literally just screws and plugs, 99% fits one-way and only in one spot.
>>285763764
I will trade 400 keys for a PC please.
>>285757989
Wow. It's even way fucking worse than a fucking Mac.
This is just impressive, really.
What happened to these being the same price as consoles but better?
>>285761364
>from the company that created the gaming PC
Hold on a second I have to dust off my reaction image.
Why not wait for ddr4 and build it around that?
It totally would have at least an edge to it.
>>285763579
>>285763361
I'd say Valve is going for Steam Link and VR above everything, their audience already have pcs so that's what users are probably more inclined to buy. Steam machines are a plus, hence they're not actually making them
The asus one actually sounds okay. The rest are shit
steam is kill
casuals won
it was a good ride.
>>285762912
The same idiots who spend hundreds for knives, carriers or hats...
Sure, you can build your own pc if you're so damn lucky that you had a friend working at a pc repair shop show it to you or you have your dad working as an engineer or something. I hate using this word, but you can't even understand how privileged you are. For the rest of us, building your own pc is not just "oh, of course I know where to plug each of these 15 cables".
I tried it once, after a few hours of trying I gave up and just brought the half-assembled machine to a repair shop. It turns out I broke both my CPU and video card, and in total it cost me over $600 more than just buying prebuilt.
>>285764241
There's still no generally available SOC that's the equivalent of the consoles, let alone better than them. Until AMD's Zen comes out we may not see a better single chip solution and that will keep the price relatively high.
Though not this high, some of these machines are just plain rip offs, and I'm not sure why Valve is allowing them unless they're in foreign countries and VAT and international shipping and other crap is factored into that cost.
Anyone here thinking about a Steam Machine should probably be building their own. I know that's what I'm going to do to get my friends and relatives off consoles.
>>285762391
materiel.net and webhallen
Given those two are in fact web hardware retailers, it's not a surprise. Good chasis, PSU and mobo garanteed as well.
GODDAMIT I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND IT HAD THE BROTHERHOOD OF NOD MARK ON THE SIDE
>>285765158
My brother built his PC last year, it took him like a week because he had to watch a ton of videos just to make sure he was doing it ruined right. Then there's the risk that something might break if you're too forceful. And certain parts will only work with only other compatible parts. I'm not autistic so i understand why a lot of people choose not to build a PC. People who are so triumphant about it are the same who only gain affirmation through their video games 'skill'.
>>285765158
That is why I always tell first time builders to take it easy, and to not spend more than $700.
As for Steam Machines, these will really take off in a few years when single board PCs start to be capable of playing games acceptably, and outside of developed countries SteamOS seems tailor made for net cafes where now you could keep the gaming PC locked in the back with just a cheap $50 box hooked up to the screen which can be a cheap HDTV instead of a computer monitor.
>>285765926
>failing at building legos
>>285765158
Congrats on being retarded.
>>285765926
Is your brother 12?
Are you?
>>285757989
Wow. What the fuck.
Valve are actually wasting money on this shit instead of actual videogame development.
Bravo Gabe.
>>285766080
to be fair it's legos for adults
>>285766068
>What is mATX
Steam machines have NO redeeming factors
>>285765926
Sorry to break it to you dude, but your brother is retarded. I bumbled my way through building my PC only having spent 5 minutes skipping through a video. Took about 2 hours reading off of the manual.
>>285757989
There is NO market for these devices, in order for them to sell Steam OS would need to be something incredibly new and amazing.
It's going to be the 3D0 all over again.
>>285764082
Not knowing which parts are compatible with each other can make things harder, but if you are just buying a kit on Newegg it's a no-brainer.
>>285757989
>intel
>nvidia
>overpriced
Are you even surprised?
>>285766369
Steam OS is free and will also be available on desktop PCs.
>>285766156
But they're not. They're making money by allowing third parties to sell their branded OS in their machines and using their existing marketspace.
>>285766080
>>285766132
>>285766262
All these triggered autists. /v/ never ceases to amaze me
>>285766445
AMDFags, everyone.
>>285766156
Stop being retarded. They obviously don't make these boxes, just the OS. That's like getting made at microsoft because dell makes shitty prebuilts.
>>285766445
It's a Core i3 and a GTX 750 Ti. Even your broke AMD ass could build a rig with those for $400.
>>285759373
>750 ti is more powerful than PS4's gpu
It's not though. It's faster than the Xbone's but not the PS4.
It goes
270X/270/7870>PS4>7850/R7 265>750 Ti>R7 260X/7790>Xbone
However, the PS4's held back by an abysmal CPU. That really can make all the difference if it's too slow.
>>285766580
>Being retarded
>Calling others autists
Tell your 'brother' that he's an ass.
>you can't buy outdated laptop boards in a kicking rad case until november
everest kek
>>285757989
You are paying for the power/form factor ratio
>>285761317
Microsoft are pretty much making their own steam machines after the Xbox One.
>>285766256
Even mini itx is too big and too expensive. Think about stuff like the Raspberry Pi, today x86 hardware is too expensive for a project like that but in a few years it won't be unreasonable to find a pico itx board with a $20 x86 core on it that will be able to run a lot of games.
Valve knows steam machines are dead. That's why they are pivoting to VR.
>>285766737
Sure, autist
>>285766580
>I'm retarded but at least I'm not an autist haha
ok
>>285766734
See the problem there is that the PS4 doesn't have a discrete CPU and GPU. It has one SOC chip so saying its equivalent to a discrete card if only it had a better CPU is nonsense.
>>285766369
>sell steamos
and how do you propose they sell an OS that legally cannot be sold
>>285759456
steam users have demonstrated an ability to buy idiotic shit already
>>285764445
Yeah I don't really see what everyone here is getting so mad about.
WE ARE NOT THE TARGET MARKET. Simple as that. These things being popularized can only mean good things for pc gaming and hardware prices. We profit from those who wish to play pc games with no effort in their living rooms. And with VR on the horizon and Valve's tracking solution being amazing, I suspect PC gaming is about to get more popular than it already is.
More people entering this market is a good thing for us. No ones forcing you to buy overpriced hardware.
>>285762597
it's necessary to stream minecraft
>>285766993
Since I never stated I can't build my own pc and yet you got so buttfucked about nothing, I'm assuming you're really autist or at least a person with seriously bad social skills
>>285766923
Lots of steam machines will be releasing at the same time as the Vive.
>>285762912
steam users, as pointed out by:
>>285762971
>>285763040
>>285763087
>>285765147
>>285767638
You're the most buttblasted person on this post right now, just stop.
>>285765182
>off consoles
>and onto another console
>>285767846
Cood to know you calmed your shit, now we can be friendos
Wow.
The fucking Alienware Alpha is a ripoff, and it's literally less than half the price of that AND outperforms it.
>>285759252
>running in non native resolution
what the fuck?
You do realize that 1080p with low settings in games is infinitely better than 768p with higher settings?
>>285765182
>Get my friends and relatives off consoles
>STOP LIKING WHAT I DON'T LIKE!!!!
>>285767885
>reading comprehension
>>285767136
On paper, the PS4's GPU is faster. It's specced between the 7870 and 7850, both of which are faster than the 750 Ti.
However, there's no real way to just up and compare the GPU itself to other systems using the same CPU, so wouldn't comparing a single GPU to a SOC be just as nonsensical?
>>285767885
PCs running SteamOS aren't consoles though in the same way that a PC running Windows 8 isn't a tablet.
>>285757989
this is the kind of thing that is going to completely kill any chance steam machines have. valve needs to get this and every other scam prebuilt off steam immediately.
The gaymen industry really just doesn't even hide it anymore, does it? They think GAYMURZ will just pay any amount for anything pandered at them that's the most "leet" and "hardcore" to "own" the "newbs" with. It's honestly kind of insulting to think that we're viewed as some stupid manchildren who need our own stupid manchildren stuff..... gamer grub, those yellow gaming glasses, these 1337 steam machines WITH 32 RAMS TO HELP YOU GET FRAGS FASTER
>>285765158
>WAH! I CAN'T BUILD A PEE SEE
holy fucking shit you children make me sick.
20 years ago, kids your age were rebuilding carbs, you can't even manage "Triangle connector into triangle slot"
You don't deserve to be called a man. We need a sub-catagory for people like you. Maybe "noballers". the kind of person who can't clean a rifle, or takes his car to the dealership for a tire rotation and oil change
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C92T3C
Something like this would be better.
Might need to do some checking on some parts, but for the basic parts, cpu/gpu/ram its a solid start.
This will be about 2-3x better than the steam machine.
>>285768986
>they think gaymurz qwill just pay any amount
the Xbox 360 Elite was a prime example of this being a fact. The typical dudebro ego has increased 10 fold over the past decade, they have to have the product that is marketed as hardcore or else they feel like inferior, while completely unaware that they're being scammed.
>>285768247
In the real world though its not faster because its clock limited because of the lower thermal overhead, it has no dedicated memory, and of course its tied to a CPU that by PC standards is a bit of a joke.
That's why review sites have to start reviewing whole systems instead of trying to isolate components. SOCs are going to become more and more common, and the vast majority of users buying machines today get integrated graphics.
I'm getting a controller and Steam Link. Will wait for Oculus and Vive to release befire I consider either of them.
![b0rLihz[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/tQGxGBQ.png "b0rLihz[1].png")
>>285769464
>>285768986
There's a reason that all is true, unfortunately.this must be what its like to be a woman and be marketed at, with stuff like "just make it pink, and those dumb bitches will buy it"
>>285769412
Steam machines comes with Steam Link, so add $200 to the final price
>>285765158
>>285765926
don't take the bait guys
>>285769331
>who can't clean a rifle
Murrican detected.
Sorry, but European children learn math and science instead of that.
>>285769692
They come with the Gabepad, I haven't heard that they include the Steam Link, but for some of the high end ones it wouldn't surprise me if four controllers and a Steam Link was factored into the cost.
>>285757989
>Valve why are you letting this fucking ripoff shit be sold on your store.
>>285769464
>>285770160
They all come with the Link, though, so it's about $250 more
>>285769691
Well with technology and games being a big part of every day life now, men are constantly competing with each other in their teen years to prove who is better at what. So when a product comes out that is marketed as hardcore, 1337, and "exclusive", they will buy it as fast as they can just so they can brag to their friends and feel superior.
It's what happens when normies pick up any trend, they will stop at nothing to make themselves look better than others so they can appear to be cool, and they won't stop until they run the subject into the ground.
I mean, I understand "cancer" is a considered a meme around here, but it truly is like a cancer.
I can get a pre-built system with a 970 or R9 290X and an i5 4690 for the same price, the fuck
>>285770389
>crysis
>bad
>>285769464
>people think they're hardcore for palying a casual piece of shit
Makes me kinda ill.
>>285770479
The Steam Link is like $50 though? At least I thought it was. It's just a stream box.
>>285770389
I'm so, so glad that faux hawks arent popular anymore
>>285770871
The controller was confirmed $50, there's no price on the Link yet but I'd say it's between $100 and 200
>>285768084
maybe that is his native resolution.
>>285770552
I'm reminded of a couple of coworkers at my last job. They were always talking about <insert latest AAA vidya here> non-stop and how hype they were, and they'd order <insert latest AAA vidya here> to the office, and unbox it, and talk about how hype they were to play it, then go home and beat it and one sitting. They would never talk about the game again... instead they'd start talking about <insert next latest AAA vidya here>. Never once would they even be aware of anything that wasn't <insert latest AAA vidya here>.
Like fucking goy zombie locusts -- just CONSUME CONSUME MUST CONSUME TRIPLE A VIDEO GAMES CONSUME.they even bought prebuilt gaymen pcs from >>>>>>>>ibuypower
The perfect modern h4rd0cre gaymerz.
>>285760589
No one does, but its provocative, it gets the people goin!
>>285760589
300% markup prebuilt gaming linux computer
>>285770980
Steam Link was also confirmed to be $50. The only way they'd get $250 would be four Gabepads and a Steam Link, which is maybe what some of these idiots are doing.
Or maybe they're setting their initial price high so that when they launch lower the competition won't have time to undercut them, and so that clueless people will say "Wow, regular price $1000 but I'm getting it for $600? What a deal!"
>>285770116
so they can keep track of how many muslim cocks they have in their asses no doubt
>buying a steam machine
>not just building a PC and installing steamOS on it
or even better
>not just building a PC and pirate windows, than install steam.
>>285764271
>not knowing about falcon jewest
>>285771536
>Steam Link was also confirmed to be $50
Wow, thats really good to know
>>285771628
SteamOS really has no purpose other than building/buying a steam machine, honestly. Anyone with a brain wanting to build a Linux powered rig would just install Debian, then Steam.
SteamOS literally gimps your machine into a console, so it should never be installed on a desktop
>>285757989
Can't wait for 80% off in the summer sale.
The only reason to buy a prebuilt is a good warranty. If it's less than 3 years for a $1000+ machine dont eben bother.
>>285771920
but most stand alone PC parts also come with warranties
>>285771802
>SteamOS literally gimps your machine into a console, so it should never be installed on a desktop
maybe that's exactly what some people want, a console with better specs and library
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/My8Xpg
$500 for prebuilt fees right?
kek
>>285772064
I understand that, but you'd have to be braindead to install SteamOS on a desktop. HTPC is a different story, but a desktop, no.
>>285759373
Has been disproven many times, but Nvidia shills keep spreading the myth.
750ti is between xbone and ps4.
>>285772103
Don't forget $30 for a case.
>>285771802
Right, but if what you want is a living room machine to use as an HTPC and to play games then its perfect. You can run Kodi on SteamOS and have something that we haven't really been able to do since XBMC was locked out of running on console hardware.
>>285771325
Sounds like you're mad they're having fun? Indie and AAA alike, lots of people finish a game and move on to the next. That's typically what video games are for, outside of multiplayer FPS/MMORPGs.
>>285771920
That's wrong though. Most parts have a default of a minimum 1 year warranty, up to lifetime, and you usually have to pay for any warranty on prebuilts. Best case offer is typically 1 year parts only and it's limited, and takes 3 months to get your PC back instead of a 2 week turnaround RMA for the single part.
>>285772047
Tricking Newegg is easy. Dealing most manufacturers is not. I dont consider those warranties legit. You have to go as far as saving the static wrap in pristine condition for replacement parts.
But it's okay when apple does it?
>>285772261
>you can run kodi
do you just add it as a non-steam game or something?
>>285772235
>>285772103
Oh whoops didn't notice it there.
How the fuck is that case that expensive holy shit.
>>285772103
Yes. Welcome to business.
>>285757989
>i3
WHAT THE FUCK
HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE
Good job Steam.
>>285772315
Reminder that the 5k iMac costs less than a 5k monitor.
>>285772371
HTPC cases will almost always be $65-100. Not sure why, I guess because they have to design it with more care as to allow airflow and space for hardware, but that's just the trend.
Could you build a computer that size with the same specs for less money?
>>285772361
SteamOS is still Linux, and its still an open platform. Yeah, you probably could launch it that way.
>>285757989
not even alienware overcharges like that
>>285772580
Its mostly because HTPC cases are a niche. Where as standard towers are, well, standard. Thus more pricing is more competitive there.
>>285772313
>Using a warranty is "Tricking" a company
>Saving static wrap
>I've never returned a part for replacement under warranty before
>>285770978
They were at least pretty reliable faggot indicators
>>285772587
What size, and for less than how much money? Because the answers are maybe, and yes.
>>285772608
I understand it's Linux and can do the same things as any other distro, I'm just curious as to how you would launch it, since Steam big picture autostarts on boot.captcha: icums
>>285759476
My 660 beats out consoles.
>>285772729
I don't know how big OP's is, but it looks small.
>>285772587
Much less. Hell, you could probably get a laptop with better specs for less.
That's one of MANY types of Steam Machines. Why is /v/ so retarded.
>>285757989
>our store
We don't own steam, he does.
>>285766372
>what is pcpartpicker.com
gtfo of here
>>285772794
>>285772587
Uh, it's just a microatx tower on it's side, of course you can build it for way less.
>>285758905
That's not horrible. Logical Increments has a 970 build at $1136, in comparison. Usually the markup for a preeb is far more.
>>285772797
example?
>>285772587
It's right here you DOUBLE NIGGER
>>285772103
>>285772587
>>285772587
The original Valve Steam Machine case looked quite nice and contained full fledged parts. If they somehow will ever release that, you could build a computer in there.
>>285772561
There's 5k monitors already? I feel like I'm getting like those old people. In 20 years I will still have a 1080p 'flat' panel.
>>285772538
>i5 with a GTX 980
How the fuck do they expect to sell these? You could have a near supercomputer for $2000
Is the $500 Alienware one even as powerful as a PS4?
>>285773038
>Thinking i5 bottlenecks GPUs
It wouldn't bottleneck SLI TitanX
>>285773093
No, all of the 'steam machines' are a ripoff.
Just build a PC yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZR-a35sxLg
>>285772931
MSI GE60 for one, it's $999 USD and has:
i7-4700 processor
8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
1024 GB 7200 RPM harddrive
NVIDIA Geforce GTX860M
Who are steam machines for?
consolefags are 90% teens and children, their parents aren't going to buy them this shit. Way too expensive
mustards already have rigs, if they want to do couch gaming they could do in home streaming or just move their pc
just seems like it's going to be a huge flop
>>285773093
Doesn't even say what the GPU is. Maybe, but by the time Steam Machines ship you can buy a PS4 for $300.
>>285773232
>Implying that rig could play current gen games.
>>285773337
Unless they halve their prices this will be ouya-tier
>>285773387
It's playing Crysis 3 maxed out at a constant 30+Fps. There isn't any game out now that is more demanding.
>>285773387
>760
nigger, you have no idea what you're talking about huh
>>285773387
They literally show it playing Ass Creed Unity, GZ, Ayylmaosolation, Far Cry 4, and a few others.
