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RAM has become expensive but not THAT expensive. It’s only 16GB right?
+$200 for the Steam logo.
This isn’t really a mass product like a (subsidised) PS5. Have a look at what a Ryzen Max 385 with 32 GB board costs. RAM is only a part of that SSD is another one (both went through the roof). They aren’t doubling the price but they certainly pushed it beyond 1000 USD/ EUR. They are also probably the reason why much less of the thing will be available than planned. Before the madness started, maybe Valve targeted 700-800 USD or so.
If it wasn’t going to be mass produced Valve should have just made it with off-the-shelf components and mashed in an HDMI CEC controller over USB or something.
A valve rep talking to LTT said they can’t disclose the original price but the price increase is similar to the price increase of the steam deck. So from the video they conclude that the target was around 800USD.
Gamers Nexus did a “DIY spec-equivalent comparison” for off the shelf atx parts, and it wasn’t that much more for this. Like $925 vs $1050.
Also, you do get a little 25$ discount on the controller if you buy the bundle that includes a controller.
But this is like the size of a toaster, custom, stable, and basically silent. It’s not a deal, but it’s not terrible either. If you can get a good deal on used parts, that’ll likely be better. Also, the Steam Machine is pretty low spec for 2026.
So only get this if you really understand what it’s offering. Instead of a must-buy, unfortunately, this is more of a situational or even novelty item. Not terrible, but 100% not something for nothing.
I’ll take this $850 machine from best buy 🤣
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12g vram 3060 And 32gb
I think you’re undervaluing the form factor. I don’t have unlimited space under my TV, and I don’t think you’ll be able to find a mini-pc that’s appreciably cheaper with the same specs.
That’s got a 4th gen i7 combined with a 3060, no wonder it’s so cheap. It’s designed to fleece people like you who think it’s a good deal. Plus the build quality (fans, cabling, etc) on a machine like that is going to further cripple performance even if it had comparable parts.
You’re a moron. The 12g 3060 is going to beat the piss out of anything with 8g vram. Toss on lossless scaling with lsfg and it’ll be significantly better fps and have more hearing for higher textures.
Google tracking link? No thanks. I believe you though.