Thread: Steam box $499

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Steam Machines and Controllers Shipping This Week to Beta Participants | Side Mission | GameTrailers

and here are specs that the different 300 beta units will have

The 300 prototype units will ship with the following components:
GPU: some units with NVidia Titan, some GTX780, some GTX760, and some GTX660
CPU: some boxes with Intel : i7-4770, some i5-4570, and some i3
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1600 (CPU), 3GB DDR5 (GPU)
Storage: 1TB/8GB Hybrid SSHD
Power Supply: Internal 450w 80Plus Gold
Dimensions: approx. 12 x 12.4 x 2.9 in high

from here:Here Are the Steam Machine Prototype Specs | Side Mission | GameTrailers

I am liking those dimensions, if this thing turns out awesome it might be my new gaming pc thing whatever it is.

My buddy that I sit next to in my Python class just got an email this morning from Valve that he was chosen to get a free beta Steam box. What a lucky duck; I'm so jelly

Oh snap, apparently if you get one, the also give you a bunch of free games to test on it as well. Jelly x2!

Steam Machine Teardown - iFixit

Woah, Nelly!!

$1300

Originally Posted by gehn

Has there been some announcement on Steam Box exclusive games? If not I don't see why I would want this. I buy my Playstation a few years after they have been around and dropped in price to play their exclusive games. Uncharted, MGS, FF, etc. I also have a feeling this thing is going to follow the loosest definition of a console possible. How is this going to be different from a HTPC I could build and put on my TV that could play DirectX and OpenGL games?

Its not meant to replace the pc. It's meant to replace xbox and ps4. From my view point, it's targeting the folk that are to lazy to build HTPC's (aka console gamers )

And if you are getting 1300 dollars worth of parts for 500 bux... it's worth it just to wipe steamos and install windows.

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

And if you are getting 1300 dollars worth of parts for 500 bux... it's worth it just to wipe steamos and install windows.

LOL and I thought people did not like windows.

Originally Posted by i8pptuakamonstercam

LOL and I thought people did not like windows.

He's a hard core Windows fan boy



But has a point

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