I think this is the appropriate place to post something like this:
https://youtu.be/zvaO4DPM1ZM
You can easily build a PC that's better at a lower cost.
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No offense, but I really don’t like this take.
The Steam Machine is not about price/performance. It’s about easy access with zero hassle to your existing Steam library in your living room. Of course you will be able to match the price/performance if you disregard HDMI CEC, noise levels, size and accessibility/ease of use.
Of course people wanting a PC shouldn’t get this. This is for people who doesn’t have a console since they are PC gamers, and now for the first time can access their existing library at the TV.
Yep, this comes up in every post involving the Steam Machine, so we get it. 👍 I'm getting a Steam Machine anyway, but power to anyone who does a custom build.
When we did the one-time randomization of the list, your place in line ended up beyond the number of units we'll have in this production run.
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Didn't get picked for the lottery, but i did look into hardware more specially for what I need that can get away with older tech for cheaper and still cover what I want to use it for
I think this is the appropriate place to post something like this:
https://youtu.be/zvaO4DPM1ZM
You can easily build a PC that's better at a lower cost.
Not yet! But I'm not in a hurry and if I'm nearer to the end of the year, that's fine by me.
I just want to know how/if it out-performs the steam deck in docked mode.
I've been using that in my living room for the better part of two years and it's been great aside from some AAA games.
It has beefier internals and is running the same software so it will easily outperform it. Whether it will be enough to bridge the gap for the AAA games to meet personal preferences is a good question.
I think the CPU should be at least 50% faster, and the GPU more than that. I believe they said the GPU was up to six times as fast, but I feel like the "up to" might be doing some heavy lifting in that statement
I just got the email last night to purchase and it's a bad time some I'm going to have to pass and try again later. Very disappointed, oh well, such is life
Got the email to purchase mine (2TB no controller, but I managed to get a controller when they first came out so not too disappointed I didn't get the bundle) last Wednesday, it shipped the following day and should be arriving on Monday. I actually have the day off too so I'm looking forward to spending a good amount of the day testing it out when it arrives.
Paid for mine on Friday and it's all packaged up, waiting to be picked up by the courier, presumably tomorrow on Monday morning. UK buyer and it seems to be coming from the Netherlands. I'm going away for a week starting on Friday so fingers crossed that the 3-5 working days lands on the lower side
Still waiting on my second email to be able to buy the thing. I got the first email saying I'm in the reservation queue, but I have no idea how quickly they are moving through said queue.
Same. Got a reservation mail for the 2TB with controller and still waiting. I’m located in Sweden.
My reservation is for the 512GB with controller. I'm in the US. I signed up for all four options when it first went live.
Got my mail to buy the 2TB with controller yesterday but after some thought I am going to undo my reservation. I just can't justify the price of this thing. I have a pretty beefy computer upstairs and would probably get really annoyed by the lack of performance in comparison. I will probably go for a mini pc (with steam controller) and stream my games instead.
Btw, if you enlisted on more than one model, your option to buy will only be for the most beefed up one. I enlisted for 512GB and 2TB, but can only buy the 2TB and the 512GB spot is gone.
Btw2, for me it said 3-5 business days for delivery.
Good luck with your reservations, hope you all enjoy your steam machines.
I don't mean to be rude, I'm just curious.
If you already have a beefy computer, why were you planning to get it in the first place?
To also have my steam library available downstairs mainly. When the rumours started about a new steam machine I was all excited, big fan of the stuff Valve makes. But after seeing the specs and price I started having second thoughts but reserved one thinking it would probably take a couple of months anyway before I could buy one. Oh well.
If it was around 700 euros I would definitely have gotten one. The lack of performance could have been justified then because I could also use remote play if needed.
That's not true. If you reserved for multiple models, then you were rolled randomly in each. Whichever model you rolled best on is the model you can buy.
Ah I read that wrong then. But the end result is the same for me at least. My 512GB reservation request was removed when my 2TB queue spot was granted.
Yea, it just means you were rolled closer to the front of the line on your 2TB slot.