Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.

The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/2330473

  • troed@fedia.io
    181·
    7 hours ago

    I built a $700 Bazzite-based Steambox with some parts used and the Steam Machine seems about par on performance and is both better looking and has additional features so … yeah

      • troed@fedia.io
        2·
        4 hours ago

        Asus B360 Prime with 32GB RAM i5 9400F CPU 6700 XT GPU w/ 12GB VRAM

        (all of that used)

        … however, I originally bought it all for a virtual pinball build so I’m sure it could be done better with Bazzite in mind from the start.

        I went with a white+birch Lian Li A3-mATX to get something barely good looking enough to fit with the rest of the gaming room.