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I’ve already been using a “Steam Machine” for months, and I think it’s great (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 0 points 11 months ago (4 children)

We don't know how quite this will be!

You can tell by looking at the design, and by who made it.

there are fanless PCs that you can get. As powerful? No

Please go back and read my first comment on this thread. I said quiet, powerful, and compact. All 3.

I see you didn't address the other points I made

I did. Several times.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Alright, I'm done. By the "who made it" comment, I know there's no reasoning. There's nothing special about this device! The same amount of energy is used, which means heat, as any other device with the same hardware, and the hardware is just about off-the-shelf. Either the fans turn up, which means noise, or it thermal throttles. There's nothing here that could change the physics. Valve does not employ wizards.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    By the "who made it" comment, I know there's no reasoning

    LOL no you don't.

    The same amount of energy is used, which means heat, as any other device with the same hardware

    There is no other device with the same hardware. You know there isn't. I don't understand why you're making this up.

    There's nothing here that could change the physics. Valve does not employ wizards.

    No wizards required, just some smart engineers and novel design.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    There is no other device with the same hardware. You know there isn't. I don't understand why you're making this up.

    This again... Yes there are. Here's the specs: https://thegamepost.com/valve-steam-machine-full-specs/

    The "semi-custom" GPU they said is only firmware. The silicon is off-the-shelf. Everything else is also off-the-shelf. What don't you get about this? You can buy these parts yourself.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    I know what the specs are. Here's what your link says:

    the Steam Machine runs on a custom AMD setup

    You seem intent on ignoring the package as a whole. Even if you could buy the CPU and the GPU, You cannot buy the motherboard or the case or the coolers or the power supply. If you buy comparable ones piecemeal, "off the shelf", it will be significantly larger and louder because the package is simply not optimized that way. What don't you get about this?

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