Thats a good idea. Does the board take ddr4 ram?
Comment on Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open
cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 2 days ago
i still added myself to the raffle queue. even thou the price is steep, I still see it as an option in the diy PC building landscape. it’s a PC, free from the console ecosystem, I can install any os I want, games from my gog library, emulate freely, all in a tiny quiet box.
i think this price is not what they intended, and in the bigger picture valve is tiny compared to console manufacturers, they can’t get deals in hardware like they can.
I also think valve could sell as option a version with no storage and memory, lower price, it would fit the diy/options community like a glove
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh man, I saw your post calling it a raffle and jumped to sign up. It’s not.
It a wait list to make a reservation.
cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ah sorry if I mislead you, it’s a raffle because you sign up for a reservation list but it’s not guarantee you’ll be selected, on the 25th their system will random pick some and send the email, with the 72 hour deadline to buy
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I should have spent a little time figuring that out. Now I just need to hope I don’t win: I don’t want it as much as they’re charging
cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If you’re selected just let the 72 hours period expire, it will move on to someone else
Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Wait so the raffle would have been the better option??
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They are really cool machines and my teens would love them, so yes, if it were an actual raffle that would be fantastic.
However a couple years ago I spent a ridiculous amount of money helping them build their own gaming PCs, and get rid of their consoles. We don’t need to spend another $1,500. And I rarely have time to game
Smaile@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Oh I see, you mean an actual raffle and not just a pert chasing que, that would be fun but idk feel like that could be manipulated by scalpers somehow. It would be fun tho.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Did you say steam is tiny? This is what bothers me about steam fanboys, you guys act like steam in an underdog. You behave like steam is YOUR billionaire corporation, and Gabe is YOUR billionaire.
It’s a corporation that makes 15 billion a year and does not care about you, your games or anything but money
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Compared to Microsoft? Sony? Are you fucking dumb?
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They’re all billionaire corporations, yours isnt special. Thats the point, damn you Americans aew assholes
KingKong33@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Dude, you’re pulling so much out of your ass right now. All they said was Valve is tiny compared to Microsoft and Sony, and you went ahead and threw in every thing else everyone else has ever said about Valve. You heard one sentiment expressed and now you’re ranting like the crazy guy on the bus.