Steam Machine, Valve
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The Steam Machine is Valve's new piece of hardware entering the scene as a mini PC built for living room gaming. I love a lot about it, had some issues with it, but overall came away from my time with it feeling very positive.
If you want a gaming PC that can run games up to 60fps with ray-tracing turned on, the Steam Machine might not be for you. In fact, some reviewers were struggling to get 60fps in newer games, even on medium graphics settings with ray-tracing turned off.
This pricey cube won’t win any console wars — but could it rise above them? My first day with the Steam Machine was a mess. Instead of enjoying a worry-free game console, I spent hours troubleshooting what felt like a finicky PC.
