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[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago (15 children)

This thing has pretty interesting hardware:

The chip almost looks like a cut down AMD Ryzen AI Max 385, but with fewer CPU cores and GPU CUs, but the GPU gets its own dedicated VRAM, rather than sharing it, like it does in something like a Framework Desktop.

It also seems like it gets a decent amount of power, so likely at higher clock speeds, performance should be pretty good for not that much money. If this is supposed to be a console then it can't be much more than a PS5 at $550 or PS5 Pro at $750.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 37 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

Dave2D mentioned that Valve said it isn't aiming to directly compete with consoles, but rather sff PCs. So the price will likely be in the $700-900 range(?)

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 9 months ago

I can see this going for around $750 personally

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

Is it an APU, or is it a "desktop" CPU and GPU on one board? CPU specs are close to the 7600x but downlocked. And with dedicated vram I'd assume the GPU is it's own separate thing.

GPU looks like it's probably a tweaked RX 7400 based on the specs.

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (5 children)

This seems to blur the lines between desktop and mobile APU's, but I would bet that's it's closer to a higher clocked mobile chip, than it is to desktop. The only reason I think this is the case is due to the similarity spec wise with the Max 385, and that it's semi-custom.

If it was just a 7600x CPU + 7600 GPU I think they would have just said so. It could be separate CPU+GPU, but I think it might be possible that it is built more like a SOC, where the GPU is just given its own dedicated VRAM.

Looking at the hardware of say a PS5, it has 16 GB of GDRR6, the same as the Steam Machine's VRAM.

If everything is soldered anyway, there is no reason to have separate chips for CPU+GPU, especially if that hardware already exists like the AMD Ryzen AI Max line.

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[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The GabeCube looks awesome! The GabeGoggles probably aren't riddled with spyware. The controller fucks so hard it could be an aphrodisiac. Massive win for valve today.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Valve just casually changing the entire PC gaming landscape on a Wednesday...

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[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Companion Cube 😍

The only thing the old Steam Machines were missing a decade ago was good Linux compatibility via Proton, but now we've got that! I have literally never been more excited for a new "console." Goodbye, Steam Deck.

[–] Datz@szmer.info 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Goodbye to Steam Deck for this? Both, both is good.

I'm buying this not just for TV play, but hopefully also streaming to SD as a performance upgrade (without handing a ton of money annually to GeForce for laggy inputs), as someone who hasn't had a desktop to do that in a long while. At that point, Steam Deck is a GabeCube accessory turning it into a Switch.

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I, for one, can't wait for the limited edition companion cube edition to get released exactly 30 days after I have my steam machine delivered.

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[–] raptir@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

Goodbye, Steam Deck.

Nah, just stream from the Steam Machine to your Steam Deck.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 34 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Let's goooooo I just need to sell one kidney and I can complete the set

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's expensive, but not that expensive.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I meant that I am that poor

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[–] DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Love to see it! Been very excited about the rumors of the steam machine! Probably won't get one for a while cuz money, but I'll probably pick up a steam controller!

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There's an LED strip, y'all!

Cool, I hope they keep that idea. 😀

Anyways it all depends on price/performance is good.
Previous attempts at 3rd party Steam Machines were not good in that regard.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Have you heard of the Steam Deck? Things aren't the same as they were ten years ago.

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[–] EveningPancakes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Pretty exciting announcement! I was thinking about building a new rig and retiring my current machine with a 3080 to the TV. This might change that.

What I'm more curious about is how are the folks at Microsoft reacting to this news, since it sounds like the next Xbox was essentially going to be a PC. With Valve doing it first and the fact that the Steam store is so huge, I'm imagining this makes them a bit nervous.

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

Never buying Microsoft after the recall bullshit. Also not paying monthly subscription to enable Internet on my device

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Prreciousssss....

We wants it!

[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In one of their videos on the store page, they even show the face plate being changed. :O

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[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I'm still surprised that there's no USB c on the front. I've felt this way for 3 hours now since I first saw the picture.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I won't be able to afford the Steam Machine at launch, but it will probably be a long time before I can easily get one anyway. Pretty sure I'm going to be jumping ship from traditional consoles to Valve with the way the industry is going. They've really impressed me with the Steam Deck.

I wonder if I'll be able to drag and drop the game and save files for my non-Steam games from the Steam Deck to the Steam Machine and have them just work? That would be nice!

[–] bert@piefed.monster 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I read that SD cards will be hot swappable, which seems to imply you might get your wish!

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[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

This is the weirdest looking humidifier I have ever seen.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago (7 children)

No 4k120Hz. bummer. To be fair, 4k120hz is not a primary market pull.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It's for people to play on their living room TV. Most of those don't do 120 Hz.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Right, like I said, 4k120hz is a very limited market. However, for those of us with living room OLEDs, 4k120hz would be very much appreciated. The couch gaming experience on a 77 inch 4k120hz oled is pretty wicked.

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[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It has DisplayPort 1.4 which supports 4K@120hz

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Fair enough. The displayport has limited use though, given how there aren't many (any?) large 4k120hz televisions with displayport. And let me be clear, that's no dig against displayport (which is the better standard). As far as I know, certain shady license deals keep hdmi artificially ubiquitous on televisions.

[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 10 points 9 months ago

That same shadiness is why AMD GPUs can't directly support HDMI 2.1 on Linux. But there are workarounds like DP to HDMI converters or using 4:2:0 which is tolerable for non-HDR gaming at least (not so much general PC use).

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[–] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This will no doubt be good for linux pc gaming. On the steamdeck Valve contributed greatly to the opensource proton project.

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[–] AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I'm a bit concerned about the vram situation. 8Gb is not a lot nowadays, particularly if you start adding stuff like ai framegen and stuff which these types of machines tend to need further down the line.

An extra 8gb wouldn't have killed the profit margins.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

An extra 8gb wouldn't have killed the profit margins.

I see you haven't checked ram prices lately...

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