As promised, Valve unveiled Steam Machines from 12 of their partners (with Xi3 conspicuous in its absence). We’ll list down specs for each one as they are available.
· Alienware
Simply called the Alienware Steam Machine, Dell is reticent to share details on price or specs. Therefore, it is safe to assume that they will be providing a range of upgradeable options for their Machine. Still, it’s disappointing all they gave us is a case with an alien logo on it.
· Alternate
Alternate went for a sparse cube casing, which belies its specs. Intel Core i5 4570, Nvidia GTX 760, 16 GB RAM, and a 1 TB Hybrid SSD. $ 1339.
· CyberPowerPC
CyberPowerPC went for a grilled design which looks more like an air humidifier than a gaming PC. AM A6 3.9 GHz, 2GB Radeon R9 270, 8 GB RAM, and 500 GB internal storage. There will also be an Intel based build, Intel Core i3 and GeForce GTX 760. $ 499 and above.
· Digital Storm
Digital Storm’s Bolt II boasts a tall, slim case with breathable perforated sides. Intel Core i7 4770K, GTX 780 Ti, 16 GB RAM, and a combo 120 GB SSD / 1 TB HDD. $ 1,500 – 2,584, presumably depending on core configurations.
· Gigabyte
Gigabyte’s Brix Pro is a tiny, if attractive, box, and the 1st one we’ll note with less than top of the line options. Intel Core i7 4770 with Intel Iris Pro 5200 integrated graphics, 16 GB RAM, and 1 TB SATA HDD. To be fair, integrated graphics are no capable of more than what they were notorious for, but, caveat emptor. Gigabyte has yet to reveal price.
· iBuyPower
iBuyPower’s Steam Machine seems to take visual cues from the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Both AMD and Intel CPUs will be available, with (apparently) a Radeon R9 270, 8 GB RAM and 500+ GB HDD. $ 499 and above.
· Falcon Northwest
Falcon Northwest essentially took their Tiki model and rebranded it for their Steam Machine, fire embossing, logo and all. The Tiki is already modular, but known options include GTX Titan CPU, 16 GB RAM and 6 TB storage. $ 1,799 to as much as $ 6,000.
· Materiel.net
Materiel also has a very simple looking box (if more attractive than Alternate’s), with a conspicuous kip up from the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Intel Core i5, Nvidia GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD. $ 1,098, a decent deal for that much power.
· Next S.P.A.
Next S.P.A. is a European PC parts retailer that also makes their own PC builds, much like Materiel and Webhallen. Next S.P.A. is based in Italy, even if their machine doesn't reflect elegant Italian design sadly. Still, they offer a decent build: Intel Core i5, Nvidia GTX 760, 8 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD. Spa is currently unpriced.
· Origin PC
Origin PC’s cubelike configuration has been dubbed the Chronos, and it looks like you’ll have to travel in time to afford this setup. Intel Core i7, 2 Nvidia GTX Titans, 32 GB RAM and 14 TB HDD. We don’t know how much the Chronos will set someone back… yet.
· Scan
Scan’s N10 looks like it was built to stream, with one of the smallest cases on show. Intel Core i3, Nvidia GTX 765M, 8 GB RAM and 500 GB HDD. $ 1,090.
· Webhallen
Webhallen is offering a Machine a step above the average Steam Machine, but not full blown crazy like Falcon Northwest’s or Origin PC’s offerings. Intel Core i7, Nvidia GTX 780, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSHD. $ 1,499.
· Zotac
Rounding off our coverage is an unnamed, unpriced box the shape of a Roku. They’re using Intel Core CPUs and Nvidia GTX GPUs. That’s all we know for sure for now, but it looks like this one will be at the level of 8th gen consoles, if not higher.
Image is of Digital Storm's Bolt II
