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fumanstan

11-26-13 03:17 AM

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iBuyPower's prototype Steam Machine for $499.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/25/5...-radeon-r9-270

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This morning, iBuyPower revealed a prototype of its own upcoming Steam Machine, which will go on sale for just $499 next year. For the price of an Xbox One, the computer will offer a multicore AMD CPU and a discrete AMD Radeon R9 270 graphics card — that's a $180 GPU all by itself — and come with Valve's Steam Controller as part of the package deal.

The company says the box is bigger than a PlayStation 4 but smaller than Microsoft's Xbox One, and comes standard with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 500GB hard drive. The glossy white case also has a fully customizable light bar running down the center channel, and an integrated power supply. You won't have to find room for a power brick on your home entertainment center shelves.

Matthew Chmiel

11-26-13 09:07 AM

re: Steam Machine - coming 2026

What we don't know that'll be important for the iBuyPower's console:

How much RAM will it have? All of the Steam prototypes are running with 16GB 1600 MHz.
Will it be a hybrid drive like the Steam prototypes?

I personally don't like the look of their unit, but $499 is fuckin' fantastic for a mutlicore AMD CPU (I'm betting it'll be an 8-core) alongside a 2GB graphics card.

With Valve and other hardware manufactuers now being aggressive to revive PC gaming, 2014 might be one of the best years to be a PC gamer.

chuckd21

11-26-13 09:49 AM

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Please don't come out until late next year. My credit card is hurting.

RocShemp

11-26-13 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd21 (Post 11924539)

Please don't come out until late next year. My credit card is hurting.

It's coming out tomorrow.

In other news, Solid Snake came out today. He will now be Voluptuous Viper.

Trevor

11-26-13 03:31 PM

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I knew it!

fumanstan

12-11-13 03:13 PM

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The Steam Machines are going out to the chosen beta testers Dec 13th.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ste...88300965516570

Steam OS is going to be released too.

Matthew Chmiel

12-11-13 03:17 PM

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The 300 selected beta testers are being notified today (at about 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) that they’ll soon receive Steam hardware and SteamOS for testing.

I'm going to be glued to my email come 2pm.

fumanstan

12-14-13 04:03 PM

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This guy got one :sad:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jXCbdn00pKY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

RocShemp

12-14-13 10:22 PM

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I don't get unboxing videos. I just wanna see the Steambox in action. Why would I care to see someone open the packaging?

taffer

12-14-13 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 11945491)

I don't get unboxing videos. I just wanna see the Steambox in action. Why would I care to see someone open the packaging?

You don't want to watch videos of people opening their mail? It ranks right up there with watching grass grow and paint dry in terms of excitement!

Deftones

12-15-13 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 11945491)

I don't get unboxing videos. I just wanna see the Steambox in action. Why would I care to see someone open the packaging?

normally i would agree, but this is a super limited item. it's pretty cool to see how this was packaged.

Drexl

12-15-13 09:26 AM

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I'm curious about the official name of this thing. People often refer to it as "Steam Box" and their website calls them "Steam Machines," but it doesn't appear to be trademarked and they don't capitalize the word "machine" outside of the heading.

I suspect there isn't really an official name; it's just Steam and you can call the hardware whatever you like. Or perhaps it will vary based on the particular model.

Music

12-15-13 11:32 AM

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It's the Valve Steambox One 4 U

Nausicaa

12-15-13 02:26 PM

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These look surprisingly impressive, much better than most micro pcs I have seen. Someone on reddit posted theirs which was outfitted with an i7 quad core and Gtx 780! And they all have 16gb of ram. I'm not sure how they do all that in such a as all package. Will be interesting to see pricing as time goes on. With AMD in Ll the consoles, I could see nvidia making a push for this.

fumanstan

12-15-13 07:32 PM

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I guess this is how :)

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xVkas2E3NAg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

RocShemp

12-16-13 05:58 AM

re: Steam Machine - coming 2026

That second video is actually interesting. So I take it none of these Steam units will be SLI/Crossfire capable, given how cramped for space they are. Or will Steam release larger versions?

Nausicaa

12-16-13 02:37 PM

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Yeah interesting vid, impressive stuff.

I doubt they will have anything SLI in that form factor. Way too much heat, and despite pretty good support for it these days, it is still an extra complication that would be unwelcome in a more consumer oriented device like this. I have a big case and lots of fans, my cards still push 90 degrees C each under heavy load.

Jay G.

12-16-13 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 11946831)

That second video is actually interesting. So I take it none of these Steam units will be SLI/Crossfire capable, given how cramped for space they are. Or will Steam release larger versions?

Has Steam even committed to releasing their own consumer version? I though the idea was to let OEMs release a variety of SteamOS powered Machines.

An OEM certainly could build an SLI/Crossfire enabled box running Steam OS. I'm guessing they'll be in a bigger case though.

fumanstan

12-16-13 04:16 PM

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I imagine it helps too that the target resolution is only 1080P, so needing SLI/Crossfire isn't as big of a deal for TV's these days... unless they start thinking about 4K.

RichC2

12-16-13 04:36 PM

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That's true, we're finally at the point where a single card, mid-ranged card can run most everything maxed out at 1080p with little problem, may not all be 60 fps, but it's still silky smooth.

fumanstan

12-19-13 12:08 PM

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iFixit teardown.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Steam...Teardown/20473

RocShemp

12-19-13 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 11950683)

iFixit teardown.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Steam...Teardown/20473

So how much do those individual parts cost?

RichC2

12-19-13 12:49 PM

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It says $1300 on the page.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/green47/saved/3bhh

RocShemp

12-19-13 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RichC2 (Post 11950778)

It says $1300 on the page.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/green47/saved/3bhh

I somehow glossed over that. AT least it gives me an idea how much to save up for my next gaming rig.

Drexl

12-19-13 03:57 PM

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Wow, I didn't realize the controller was wired. I think that's really dropping the ball if they expect to compete for the living room, in which people have become accustomed to wireless controllers for 7 or 8 years now.

Or is this just a prototype?

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