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Title: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 03:47:15

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam_machines (http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam_machines)

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: Novus on Fri, 06 March 2015, 04:04:55

I want the controller - and of course windows/mac compatibility  :p

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 06 March 2015, 07:48:55

I see rebranded PCs!

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: Latin00032 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 08:21:53

Quote from: Findecanor on Fri, 06 March 2015, 07:48:55

I see rebranded PCs!

Pretty much.

You can technically get a steam machine now. All these manufactures already are selling these machines just without the steam os and controller.

You can get the controller later and the steamos will have to be installed seperately.

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 10:57:31

I think things like the Bolt-2 looks really good..

But I need harddrive bays lots of harddrive bays..

I can't get enough harddrive bays

every one of my desktops has 8 harddrives and at least 1 or 2 ssd

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:24:41

I really wish they'd have one of these machines with a Wider water cooler that incorporates a GPU loop

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:26:27

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:24:41

I really wish they'd have one of these machines with a Wider water cooler that incorporates a GPU loop

Just build your own HTPC, install SteamOS, get Xbox360 controller. Boom, done.

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:29:22

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:26:27

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 11:24:41

I really wish they'd have one of these machines with a Wider water cooler that incorporates a GPU loop

Just build your own HTPC, install SteamOS, get Xbox360 controller. Boom, done.

I mean like a Bolt 2,  it's super compact..  if they got rid of the cd drive and used a thicker 240mm

OR 

if they made a custom 80x320 loop and put it above the gfx card.

I have built my own matx before..  but I realized I couldn't live without the harddrives..

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: Latin00032 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 14:12:22

What I have been trying to find out is who is this Next company. They are making a Nextbox steam machine. I can't find their homepage.

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 17:58:03

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 10:57:31

I think things like the Bolt-2 looks really good..

But I need harddrive bays lots of harddrive bays..

I can't get enough harddrive bays

every one of my desktops has 8 harddrives and at least 1 or 2 ssd

Indeed...
I'm at 32TB already and running out of space XD

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:07:26

Quote from: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 17:58:03

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 10:57:31

I think things like the Bolt-2 looks really good..

But I need harddrive bays lots of harddrive bays..

I can't get enough harddrive bays

every one of my desktops has 8 harddrives and at least 1 or 2 ssd

Indeed...
I'm at 32TB already and running out of space XD

I've recently bought enough drives for full backup ..  90TB total.. 11TB free

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:16:37

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:07:26

Quote from: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 17:58:03

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 10:57:31

I think things like the Bolt-2 looks really good..

But I need harddrive bays lots of harddrive bays..

I can't get enough harddrive bays

every one of my desktops has 8 harddrives and at least 1 or 2 ssd

Indeed...
I'm at 32TB already and running out of space XD

I've recently bought enough drives for full backup ..  90TB total.. 11TB free

Awesome! What drives did you get? What RAID controller do you use?

Title: Re: Steam Machine prices and manufacturers announced
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:31:06

Quote from: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:16:37

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 19:07:26

Quote from: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 06 March 2015, 17:58:03

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 10:57:31

I think things like the Bolt-2 looks really good..

But I need harddrive bays lots of harddrive bays..

I can't get enough harddrive bays

every one of my desktops has 8 harddrives and at least 1 or 2 ssd

Indeed...
I'm at 32TB already and running out of space XD

I've recently bought enough drives for full backup ..  90TB total.. 11TB free

Awesome! What drives did you get? What RAID controller do you use?

Not using raid for data drives..

all back up drives are taken off line..

I got mostly seagate 3TBs and a few hitachi 4TB for the (special movies)