TCP Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 They're absolutely only making 300 of those. They're going to be worth well in excess of what their internal guts would value them at. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/4/5063760/we-try-the-steam-machine-valves-video-game-console-of-the-future (man they still have shitty sites) Also maybe GPU design has advanced a bit since I last stuck one into a PC, but I'm pretty sure that GPU isn't plugged into anything. Not even screwed into the case by the looks of it. Also not a great shot, but it actually seems a bit more bespoke than I'd have expected. PSU is next to nothing there would be the biggy (in fact apart from the hole in the case I don't think it's there). Verge seem pretty amazed by basic airflow design though. Oh wait no, Wired have shots from the other side: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/11/valve-steam-machines/all/ PSU is on the other side of the case. So I assume a lead is running through the case to the back. Man it's like a sardine can in there. Also is it really just a flap holding in the HDD? When I ask whether Steam Machines will have a dedicated hardware specification, the team reveals that they're working on something a little more elegant: a system built into Steam that shows you which games your hardware configuration can actually run, and conversely, what hardware you'd need to buy to play a given game well — based on the real-world data about computer configurations that Valve already collects with its Steam Hardware Survey. Only taken like...5 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Also maybe GPU design has advanced a bit since I last stuck one into a PC, but I'm pretty sure that GPU isn't plugged into anything. You mean you didn't hear about those wireless GPUs Nvidia rolled out last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I spy; 2 USB 2.0 ports 4 USB 3.0 ports 3 DVI outputs (one likely dud) 2 HDMI ports (one likely dud) 2 DisplayPorts (one likely dud) 1 Ethernet port 5 3.5mm jacks 1 TOSLINK 1 e-SATA 2 Wi-fi antenna 1 PS2 port And a partridge in a pair tree. (And maybe a kensington lock, they're pretty rare on desktops these days though) Some proper press shots. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/1966113289566972393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Why do you suspect one of each video port to be a dud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Because there's a big ass GPU that houses all of the not-one-of-each, and the "duds" would be on the motherboard connected to whatever Intel GMA be housed within. I guess you could maybe enable them and use those, but then I'd hope the closest human in vicinity beats you to death with the free GTX720/Titan you just got given. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 PS2 port?Sweet. Now I'm getting this instead of the ps4. On a serious note...I'd sooo rather build my own computer. Done with prebuilts...but they do look sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 If I was rich I'd buy a Falcon Northwest pre-built and be done with it. Seriously, look at this sexy fucking thing: http://www.falcon-nw.com/desktops/tiki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 As a budding geologist, I approve of the stone base but for $3000+, I would expect that they would allow me to have a custom base. It has to be an ultramafic rock. No vanilla, felsic granite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I just built a $10k computer on that site. It's glorious. It has dual Titans, 64 GB of DDR3, and four 960 GB SSDs, because obviously. I wish I had $10k to blow on a gaming PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Let's all chip in together for one of those computers.Then we will raffle off who the owner will be. I'll draw the winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I trust you implicitly, Vecha. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/1945848997594939000 They're now chatting about the in-home streaming stuff. They don't seem to be making a point of any specific magical Valve-only improvements to streaming, so it's pretty much going to be same as most other services - higher res = more latency. Better router = better latency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814395741989999/ http://repo.steampowered.com/download/ It's out if you wish to give it a spin. Not the simplest of install procedures though, and given it's based on Linux that's saying something (actually modern linux kind of spoils u s with the relative simplicity). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 What they've released is a recovery image for a steam box, basically, rather than a proper installer/iso for the distro. Also it looks pretty easy to install. You just have to have sacrifice your drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 If I had a computer lying around that wasn't doing much of anything I would try this out, but thats not the case for me. Still it's pretty neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 http://www.steamfirst.com/ces-2014-ibuypowers-499-steam-machine-is-officially-coming/ ibuypower steam machine for $499, comes with a Radeon R9 270 and AMD chipset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Damn that looks huge. I'm not sure where I'd even put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Looks like it's the size of the Xbox One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 The article says it's between the size of a PS4 and Xbone. Looks nice, and I like that price, I don't know much about PC specs though, I'm imagining this thing is comparable to the now current gen console systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 $500 + no accessories and a free OS will be closer to next-gen than current gen. Just a quick google of benchmarks shows it running games better than the console versions and even handling a heavyweight like Metro Last Light at 45fps. BF4 benchmark I saw had it running at 85fps. 1080p and high settings is the standard for PC game tests but many tests go even higher. Part of that is of course what processor they pair with it but this thing will not be a slouch for performance. Most console games run at 720p (sometimes lower) and what is generally equivalent to medium settings. So yeah, this smokes that quite easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks, sounds good, I suppose we'll be finding out more about Steam Machines this week. Oh and when I say current-gen I mean PS4/Xbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I really like the look of that case, I think it looks neat. It'll be interesting to see how everything plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 That is one ugly chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Looks great to me. Why do you think it's ugly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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