Valve Considered a Barebones Steam Machine - So Why Isn't There One?
Valve's Steam Machine is available for pre-order, and based on our testing it's a well-designed system supported by an excellent OS - though its price is significantly higher than…
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The Steam Machine looks like an incredible bit of kit - but it's also expensive, understandably so given the price of RAM and SSDs these days. Creators Valve have been keen to…
June Steam Hardware Survey Results: RAM/SSD Crisis Continues, 1440p Gains on 1080p and Windows 11 Rolls On
…It'll be interesting to see if the number of SteamOS users rises with the release of the Steam Machine . Monitor evolution is also continuing on pace, with pretty much straight replacement…
OneXPlayer 3 Arc G3 Extreme Tri-Mode Handheld Pre-Orders Start at $1399 on Indiegogo
…Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that the "console-equivalent" Steam Machine costs over $1000 , the OneXPlayer 3 starts at quite a bit more. $1399 gets you the entry-level 512GB configuration with 24GB of…
Nvidia Is Making Laptops Now: N1/N1X Leak Shows a 128GB Monster Derived From Their DGX Spark Desktop AI Workhorse
…For example, it's easy to imagine a series of powerful Nvidia-based handheld gaming machines a la the Steam Deck or ROG Ally, while Valve or its partners might consider using…
What's the Best "Good Enough" Console-Beating Gaming CPU?
…Plus, how sensitive are you to latency? And what frame-rate is the bare minimum for you? We spent some time a few weeks back speccing out Steam Machine alternatives on PCPartPicker…
Report: FSR 4.1 Currently Doubtful For RDNA 3.5 Processors
…We'll be looking at FSR 4 on RDNA 3 as soon as we can - and as the semi-custom AMD GPU within Steam Machine is based on RDNA 3, we hope…
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Nvidia Announces Automatic Shader Compilation - But What Does It Actually Do?
…different machines? - but Valve's approach with the Steam Deck is instructive. Here, shader caches are distributed automatically alongside games using a library and Vulkan layer called Fossilize, allowing Steam Deck users…
Review: Valve's Steam Controller Is a Genuine First-Party Pro Controller for PC
Originally envisaged as one third of a Valve hardware push that included a new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, the Steam Controller instead arrives alone on the 4th of May for £85…