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Don’t buy the Steam Machine, here's how to build a better one

Building your own Steam Machine gives you far more flexibility, especially when it comes to choosing parts and planning for ...

The console killer has a weakness: Steam Machine’s 8GB VRAM vs. PS5/Xbox

The main concern is that the Steam Machine has only 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM allocated to its GPU. Modern AAA games, especially when ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Hands-on with the new Steam Machine, Valve’s square shot at SteamOS PC redemption

Remember Steam Machines? Valve do, and they’re making a new one. The circa-2026 Steam Machine (it’s out early next year, date ...

How Much Will The Steam Machine Cost?

Right now, you can find something like the MSI Thin B13VF, with a Core i5-13420H, 16GB of RAM, an RTX 4060 and 512GB of RAM for around $780. That almost exactly lines up with the Steam Machine’s ...
Road to VR

Valve Unveils Steam Frame VR Headset to Make Your Entire Steam Library Portable

Valve has finally unveiled its long-awaited standalone VR headset, Steam Frame (aka ‘Deckard’). While pricing and release ...

Skeptics Slam Valve’s Steam Machine Specs But Don't Count It Out

I/O: 1 HDMI 2.0 port (up to 4K 120Hz), 1 DisplayPort 1.4 port (Up to 4K 240Hz or 8K 60Hz), 4 USB Type-A ports (Two front 3.2 ...