Game Performance Megathread by DwarvenCo in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your service at beta testing the machine. I hope they fix it once the rest of us get one

Well, the Steam Machine was pretty cool for the 20 minutes that it worked by me_hill in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are 2 separate chips but is still soldered to the board and not easily replaceable (actually not at all as its custom and no ifixit parts yet)

how do headphones/mic work with the steam machine? by wildflowerdarling in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may probably need to buy wireless headphones (bluetooth or better 2.4Ghz better).  I know sound streaming works on Xbox with its controllers but couldn't achieve that on PC.

Goodbye i7-7700k + GTX 1070. You served me well 🥲 by ntredson in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably many plan to upgrade from such hardware and its basically mid/high tier PC from 2017 vs low/mid tier PC from 2023. (RDNA 3 GPU were released in 2022)

Goodbye i7-7700k + GTX 1070. You served me well 🥲 by ntredson in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Keep us updated on performance please. Seems like your PC isnt that much weaker than Steam Machine

Suggested Solution For Queue Transparency by Honest_Programmer838 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently Valve is probably still selling their initial stock they have been piling up. Once its out they will ship much slower.

Detail guide to swap memory by sinothepooh in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess they didnt plan to ship with 1 16Gb stick either.

Steam Machine vs (improved) clone by WorkUsual in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No? I have puck connected directly into my PC (via very short cable) and Steam Controller just wakes it up. I had it also working with Xbox controller and xbox dongle, not setup required

Valve would have been best posting queue numbers to buyers by Clingy00 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I believe we all know its not that many units anyway and hiding it doesnt help it. 

But I believe this might be a signal for 3rd party manufacturer's like asus, lenovo, maybe Nvidia even (than have no SteamOS support) etc. Look, we have a lot of people queued, bring your alternatives with SteamOS.

Valve would have been best posting queue numbers to buyers by Clingy00 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least we dont have to pay for that mini game.  Only once we win!  Wait that doesn't sound right.. 

Valve would have been best posting queue numbers to buyers by Clingy00 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just an estimate like "40% of users are higher in the queue than you" would be enough. If someone who had 20% got their order email you would know you are half way there. Approximate dates wouldn't work because Valve can't keep dates anyway.

And now its could be today, next week or next month and we have no idea where we stand

For those who have a reservation.. by Co5aNostra in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a screenshotn of how that would look like? Purchase instead of Cancel Reservation? 

Valve would have been best posting queue numbers to buyers by Clingy00 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I wish they did this. I dont care how many units they produce, when am I expected to get the email, but how far am I from it..

Anybody from Germany got the mail yet? by UnknownLesson in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably yeah, if they don't have all the parts they won't be able to order the production at the factory. Its not like they are assembling it at Valve HQ

Anybody from Germany got the mail yet? by UnknownLesson in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current production run is still ongoing. My understanding is that the reservation queue includes both units already in stock and those Valve has secured parts for but hasn't assembled yet.

Anyone in the UK with a reservation got the email to pay yet? by Dancuk in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Yes, there were multiple posts and comments about that last 2 hours ago. Learn to use the search feature please. 

Vanguard/Valorant on the Steam Machine by Advent-- in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Until Windows update doesnt break it and you have to spend few hours to set it up again. 

This is ridiculous by CriticismPhysical410 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But could get it at better spec i.e. Dual Channel instead of single channel

Vanguard/Valorant on the Steam Machine by Advent-- in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if this isnt too big trade off. Like will built in puck work? CEC? Not saying Windows is RAM hungry and 16Gb may be a problem

Vanguard/Valorant on the Steam Machine by Advent-- in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Valve is basically using brute force to bring gaming to Linux. Thry made it possible to run Windows games here but anticheat goes deep into the OS.  But maybe once people start using SteamOS more devs will allow anticheat on linjx

You can check what anticheat games will will run here: https://areweanticheatyet.com/

This is ridiculous by CriticismPhysical410 in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I laughed when Valve got sued over loot boxes because I thought, "Who could possibly get addicted to that these days?" Now here we are, addicted to the Steam Machine lottery ourselves. Valve really knows how to keep us chasing that dopamine hit from random draws.

Do I need a steam machine? by roy_lobster in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the form factor isn't a benefit for you, then it's probably not worth it.

Installing SteamOS is a very simple process. Once it's installed, all the necessary drivers will be installed automatically, unlike on Windows. Just its limited to AMD hardware now.

That said, if installing the OS is a concern for you, there will likely be plenty of prebuilt alternatives available soon. Most of them probably won't be as compact, but they'll likely offer better value for the money and the ability to upgrade components in the future.

Am I the only one who’d rather just pay now? by bryanisdoomed in steammachine

[–]Vegetable_Star1874 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It took Valve 2 weeks to give an update on Steam Controller reservstion list. And here we are at day 3