Steam Machine Review: Compact Design Matches Console Performance at a Premium Price
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Digital Foundry
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A review of Valve's Steam Machine, highlighting its compact, silent, and beautifully designed hardware that resembles a taller Nintendo GameCube. Performance is comparable to Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, built from existing AMD parts. The article weighs whether buying Valve's pre-built system is better than building your own PC, noting the premium price for the attractive form factor.
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· 3 pulledTiny, virtually silent, beautifully designed, it's a simply irresistible design.
Imagine a taller Nintendo GameCube and you have some idea of how tiny it is, with performance falling into line with the kind of output you'll get from an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5.
Buy Valve or build your own - the choice is yours.
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