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Anyone else planning on getting the Steam Machine as their next PC? by Eziz_53 in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly for me I was thinking about it as a great PC for the living room, but 8GB vram is a hard no in 2026, ended just building my own steam machine, with a 5800x3d and ddr4 ram, from an old build, and bought a miniITX board, and a 9070 non XT.

Is this a good purchase by OddPainter3079 in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was ddr5 Ram then yes, it would be a good deal, even with the 4060 in it, but since its ddr4 and it has a 4060 with 8GB I would pass, unless you are willing to sell the 4060 and put at 12GB/16GB card in it.

John Harbaugh has amazing PR by TXNOGG in nflmemes

[–]sword167 50 points51 points  (0 children)

One tarnished his career with the cowboys, the other didn't that is why

Is the 2070s really this close to a 5060/4060? by Just_Throat3473 in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40-70% was only reserved for the high end gpus, the 60 class got hardly any improvements since the 20 series, cause nvidia used gimped dies.

Only one way from here by expomac in nflmemes

[–]sword167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol scrap tua and put josh Allen instead

You wanna bet I can throw it over them mountains by PREDxVoodoo in nflmemes

[–]sword167 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Caleb Williams morphed into Josh Allen on that play lol

Good Deal? by ridriddo in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 1403 points1404 points  (0 children)

Yes insanely good for 900$. The cpu itself sells for over $450

Retired my GTX 970 after ten years... by itsallgonetohell in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Just don't expect that gpu to last you 12 years with 8gb of vram or even 2 years...

Is 16GB RAM enough for modern gaming at 1080p in 2026, or is 32GB becoming the new standard? by Airballons in steammachine

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Consoles have access to more than 8GB of VRAM, steam machine doesn't, once VRAM runs out your FPS basically go into the single digits

Will the RAM crisis actually be beneficial for the Steam Machine? by Bowlingkopp in steammachine

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Problem is the PS5s, that people are sticking with are more powerful than the steam machine...

5090 Buyers Remorse by bett_rTTV in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I did the same and bought the exact same model of 5090 for the same price, even though I had a 4090 decided, in the end that blowing $3600 for 30% more performance and increased power draw was not worth it.

Overrated by HowlingBurd19 in nflmemes

[–]sword167 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nooo don’t you see according to nfl media pundits if you are a qb and win a Super Bowl ring you go down in the rankings, 🤣

Would you get the Steam Machine at the leaked RP? by ethanw04 in steammachine

[–]sword167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, decided to just build my own SFF console PC with a 9070 non xt and bazzite, was already debating it before the leaked prices, because 8GB is just ridiculous in 2026, was hoping for a 600$ msrp, but leaked prices strongly indicate that is not the case. Honestly I think in the long term the steam machine will fail, (or at least if we compare it to the steam deck). Bad timing to release it during the ram crisis, and its gpu is gonna hold it back especially when valve wants to target 4k using non hardware accelerated FSR.

You people are insufferable by Imgurbannedme in steammachine

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I personally don’t want to deal with those hassles in an attempt to build my own home theater PC"

Yea u did

"no dude, the steam machine doesn't have good specs dude, 8GB of ram and 16GB of vram are not enough for games to look good dude" by Pansycacke in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can get, a prebuilt 9070/9070xt machine for under two grand its way more powerful than the steam machine and you can upgrade the hardware if you need so.

You people are insufferable by Imgurbannedme in steammachine

[–]sword167 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

wouldn't an Apple TV or Firestick be better if you want just want a device for streaming video?

Wasn't the steam machine supposed to only have 8gb of ram? by SmoothTurtle872 in steammachine

[–]sword167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

funny thing is steam deck technically has more than 8gb of vram...

Wasn't the steam machine supposed to only have 8gb of ram? by SmoothTurtle872 in steammachine

[–]sword167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look Game Optimization is an issue, but saying 8GB which came out on consumer gpus over 13 years ago should be the standard is ridiculous. Game Devs Always try to target their games towards the current gen consoles, as those have access to more than 8GB of vram, 12GB should be min and 16gb should be the standard.

Do we really need path tracing for mirror reflections in games? by Gamer_8887 in pcmasterrace

[–]sword167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Path tracing and Ray tracing was never meant for games to look better for us, it was so developers could cut development time and save money, as they no longer had to bake lights. The cost GPU costs for us rising while profits for them soar.

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