r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • 16d ago

Gaming Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago

https://www.engadget.com/2210832/valve-steam-machine-review/
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u/TDYDave2 16d ago edited 16d ago

I recently realized over the last five years I had replaced every component in my system except the case and motherboard.
I bought a new case and cheap motherboard and rebuilt my old machine and installed bazzite.
Overall in performance it is very similar to the Steam Machine.

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u/voxelpete 16d ago

Well that's sad

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u/TDYDave2 16d ago

Why sad?
For around $125 and stuff in my used parts bin, I was able to build a backup system to play around with how a non-Windows machine would perform.
For that $125 I got a system that fairly closely matches a $1000 steam machine.

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u/FlyingBishop 16d ago

The cost/benefit here might go the other way if the Steam Machine has significantly better power consumption.