Tag:Steam machine

Steam Machine ‘red line of death’ claims first victim, days after launch

Allegedly following less than half an hour of use, the AMD Radeon GPU on one customer's Steam Machine has mysteriously failed.
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Steam Machine review: a charming but heartbreakingly underwhelming mini PC

Valve's adorable compact design and console-like user experience shine, but its performance is difficult to stomach at this price.
Samuel Willetts -

Steam Machine would be 15.3% faster in Baldur’s Gate 3 if it didn’t have single-channel memory

Valve’s Steam Machine leaves some performance on the table in CPU-heavy games, as shown by tests using dual-channel DDR5 RAM.
Fahd Temsamani -

Valve changes Steam Machine 4K performance claims on the sly

Claims of 4K/60fps performance have fallen away, with Valve now describing the Steam Machine's capabilities as "up to 4K" in games.
Samuel Willetts -

Valve hints that Steam Machine price was initially around $750 before RAM crisis hit

RAM prices saw the cost of a Steam Machine increase by up to 44% hints Valve, mirroring the Steam Deck's price hikes.
Samuel Willetts -

Valve saw no “viable way” to offer barebones Steam Machine at launch, but that could change in future

Considerations for a barebones Steam Machine, without the RAM and SSD, fell away early in the system's development for several reasons.
Samuel Willetts -

Valve now allows you to run SteamOS on your own DIY Steam Machine, with Nvidia GPU support in the works

Valve is releasing SteamOS 3.8 for desktop users who want to build their own Steam Machine, and is working with Nvidia to support GeForce GPUs.
Fahd Temsamani -

Valve Steam Machine CPU appears in Geekbench, with six cores at 4.86GHz

A SteamOS-powered rig appears on Geekbench, revealing the CPU clock speeds and giving us an indication of performance.
Fahd Temsamani -

Valve appears to be shipping Steam Machines ready for launch

A number of "game console" shipments have been spotted heading to Valve in the US, suggesting the Steam Machine release could be imminent.
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