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It does still highlight an issue with SteamOS showing non-SteamOS games on the store. Valve are being far too slow to act on this issue. It should show only SteamOS compatible games everywhere by default, Windows games should be the checkbox, not the other way around. I've mentioned this many times before, but it's a real shame it's still an issue.
It's as dumb as showing Xbox games on a PS4, it just shouldn't happen.
I do love the look of the Alienware Steam Machine, but their new editions are a bit on the pricey side.
They still have their original $450 box, but the new edition above that is a whopping $750 which is going to be a pretty hard to convince people to fork out for it. It does have a much better processor, more RAM and a better GPU though.
Still, it's really pleasing to see them advertise it more.
Anyone here own one, are you happy with it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: meraco750$ for a sub-par gaming PC.
Meraco? The meraco!? It's an honor to meet you here. Glad that you don't restrict flaming to the Steam forums and make a forceful impression here.
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Quoting: meraco750$ for a sub-par gaming PC.
In absolute terms, yes. But it is the size of a Mac Mini, $200 cheaper than a top-end Mac Mini, and a much more capable gaming machine than a top-end Mac Mini. Yes, I just compared it to a Mac Mini, and regret nothing.
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they got dying light the following running that smooth ? What's inside it a quad sli titan x setup ?
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It's very nice to see the video compare it directly to what it should be compared to, consoles. Good job, Alienware.
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psycho_driver Jul 9, 2016
Throw a 1060 in and I might bite for $750. I built all five of my current steam machines, but I'll probably buy a premade soon to keep my daughters busy for a couple of hours each day after school in my office.
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Quoting: mr-eggthey got dying light the following running that smooth ? What's inside it a quad sli titan x setup ?
Dying Light runs pretty well for me on an Nvidia GTX 760 in my SteamOS HTPC. Had to turn some settings down but that video probably isn't maxed out either.
Needless to say it also runs great on my Arch Linux desktop with a GTX 980 ti.
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ProfessorKaos64 Jul 9, 2016
Quoting: LinasOoohhh... nice! I am totally posting this on my workplace intranet where I run Daily Linux Propaganda. True story.
Ha so do I. :)
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Segata Sanshiro Jul 9, 2016
I feel honestly that this new generation of Nvidia cards could breathe new life into Steam Machines. Equipping them with GTX 1060s which should have the power of a 970-980 but more compact and less power consumption... I just hope they stop kitting these things out with overpowered CPUs, i7s are nice, but if you're trying to make an affordable mass-market console, it adds little in terms of power/performance ratio.
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TheRiddick Jul 9, 2016
960? Come ON! the 1060 is out, at least have that in it! And I agree a I7 is a bit high end for JUST a gaming rig, i5 4core is plenty. I would say go AMD, but they haven't got their Zen shit together yet and we don't know if that will be cheaper or not.
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Last edited by TheRiddick on 9 July 2016 at 10:57 pm UTC
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What sucks is that the new Alienware Steam Machine doesn't have a graphics amplifier port, while the new Alpha does. Yet the graphics amplifier does unofficially work on Linux and there were a few kernel commits a few months back for support too. This gives the Alpha a very big advantage over the Steam Machine--support for upgradable graphics, if you buy the graphics amp. You can even put a GTX 1080 inside the amplifier.
IMO, it makes more sense to buy an Alpha R2 then put SteamOS or another distribution on it instead of buying the Steam Machine at this point.
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IMO, it makes more sense to buy an Alpha R2 then put SteamOS or another distribution on it instead of buying the Steam Machine at this point.
Last edited by Xaero_Vincent on 9 July 2016 at 11:16 pm UTC
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