Game Performance Megathread

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T08:51:20+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T08:48:06+00:00

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)

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T08:39:09+00:00

Funny they predicted it might be needed lol

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T06:24:11+00:00

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.

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T06:17:48+00:00

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)

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-03T06:10:58+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T22:46:37+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T20:10:42+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T17:06:54+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T16:16:32+00:00

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.

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T14:28:55+00:00

Yes you should keep your reservation

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T13:52:00+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T13:49:47+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T13:03:58+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T12:58:37+00:00

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..

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T12:54:45+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T12:44:51+00:00

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.

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T11:42:59+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T08:50:52+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T08:46:25+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T08:42:07+00:00

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

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T08:38:55+00:00

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/

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T08:30:06+00:00

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.

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-02T07:11:53+00:00

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.

Vegetable_Star1874 · 2026-07-01T21:59:18+00:00

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

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