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The article examines the cost of building a PC comparable to Valve's Steam Machine using off-the-shelf parts, concluding that a similar build is more expensive and larger, despite using comparable components.
Valve has released SteamOS 3.8.10 with improved desktop hardware compatibility, including early Nvidia driver support, allowing users to build their own Steam Machine-like gaming PCs. The update aims to make SteamOS easier to install on custom hardware, though dual-booting is not yet supported.
Valve has announced that the Steam Machine will start at $1,049 and go on sale June 29th via a reservation system. The living room-friendly PC offers four configurations and aims to compete with consoles like PS5 and Xbox Series X.
NZXT is offering various discount codes and deals in June 2026, including 50% off PCs, subscription plans, and free shipping on orders over $75.
Asus announced the ROG Xbox Ally X20, featuring an OLED screen and control upgrades, but it will only be sold as a limited-edition 20th anniversary bundle with Xreal AR glasses.
A blogger describes how they acquired a Tesla V100 SXM2 datacenter GPU for £150 and used a custom adapter to install it in their gaming PC alongside an RTX 4080, achieving 32GB of total VRAM and enabling local inference of 27B parameter models at 32 tokens per second.