▲ 154 ▼ Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com) submitted 11 months ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/games@sh.itjust.works 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/2330473
[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) What GPU/CPU did you go for to fit into that budget? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] troed@fedia.io 5 points 11 months ago Asus B360 Prime with 32GB RAM i5 9400F CPU 6700 XT GPU w/ 12GB VRAM (all of that used) ... however, I originally bought it all for a virtual pinball build so I'm sure it could be done better with Bazzite in mind from the start. I went with a white+birch Lian Li A3-mATX to get something barely good looking enough to fit with the rest of the gaming room. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] troed@fedia.io 5 points 11 months ago Asus B360 Prime with 32GB RAM i5 9400F CPU 6700 XT GPU w/ 12GB VRAM (all of that used) ... however, I originally bought it all for a virtual pinball build so I'm sure it could be done better with Bazzite in mind from the start. I went with a white+birch Lian Li A3-mATX to get something barely good looking enough to fit with the rest of the gaming room. permalink fedilink source parent