 TigerLordResident pentaxianPremium,Mod
join:2002-06-09
Canada
kudos:6
 ·ELECTRONICBOX
| Valve's First Steam Machine Prototype Is Crazy Powerful »kotaku.com/valves-first-steam-ma···41267520
So for our own first prototype Steam Machine ( the one we're shipping to 300 Steam users ), we've chosen to build something special. The prototype machine is a high-end, high-performance box, built out of off-the-shelf PC parts. It is also fully upgradable, allowing any user to swap out the GPU, hard drive, CPU, even the motherboard if you really want to. Apart from the custom enclosure, anyone can go and build exactly the same machine by shopping for components and assembling it themselves. And we expect that at least a few people will do just that. (We'll also share the source CAD files for our enclosure, in case people want to replicate it as well.) Here are the specifications for Valve's 300 prototypes.
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
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 GhastlyonePremium
join:2009-01-07
Las Vegas, NV
kudos:3 | Holy shit. I thought they were going cheap route with this.
So the Titan machine will be $2,000 purchase. haha
I guess they aint joking around. |
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 shinjuruPremium,Mod
join:2000-10-29
West Coast
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| reply to TigerLord
May as well build your own rig, for that kind of money.
Another interesting model to be released soon is »xi3.force.com/piston
But I'm more interested in the Next Unit of Computing (NUC) models. Hopefully, these will be more affordable and playable.
For more information about Steam Machines, check out »store.steampowered.com/livingroo···achines/
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 pnjunctionTeksavvy ExtremePremium
join:2008-01-24
Toronto, ON
kudos:1 | said by shinjuru:May as well build your own rig, for that kind of money.
Another interesting model to be released soon is »xi3.force.com/piston Eww at least for $2k with the Steam thing you are getting a beastly machine built around a $1k GPU and $300 CPU. Add in mobo, RAM and HD and that could be a decent deal to someone not interested in building themselves, certainly better than Alienware or whatever.
Those $1k xi3 things are built around an AMD APU that costs less than $150. Ripoff, you can destroy that thing with a $1k budget build. |
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 El QuintronResident Mouth BreatherPremium
join:2008-04-28
Etobicoke, ON
kudos:2 | reply to TigerLord
Wow that test build isn't screwing around, at a 2k pricetag that's almost tempting, I like everything except for the PSU.
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