I built a Steam Machine

[@HowdyYT]

This is a great little option, especially if you already have the hardware! I love the case btw

[@YogertPC]

Silverstone OP

[@machinerin151]

"But at what cost?" You said it yourself in the previous sentence: just over $500

[@YogertPC]

Fair enough, perhaps its only really worth it if you don’t want a steam deck, and already have the hardware. In which case the cost is using a non final version of an OS made for different & newer hardware. And figuring out the quirks of Linux, such as adding a different drive to mount with permissions on boot. A necessary change that should be easier to do than it was.

[@Andoonline]

I’d build something like this if steam game streaming doesn’t get better

[@Rhomagus]

Currently spec'ing out a mini pc SteamOS build I can carry around with me in a backpack. I'm waiting to see if the new AMD laptop APUs can handle 1080p comfortably.

[@YogertPC]

Realistically thats what we’re all waiting for. I want an incredibly efficient mini gaming pc!

[@BernieFromTheInternet]

On a system like this where you have some actual horsepower, why isnt native windows compatibility for everything just better? i know you have a stack of valid windows keys just chillin.

[@YogertPC]

Lol well i’ve got two keys, but I usually just set up windows without key. You could have a windows system boot straight into steam big picture but its not the same experience. Using a controller for everything and not needing to touch a keyboard can have its advantages when youre just trying to chillax. I’ve been turned off from Windows. Windows 10 is bloated and has too much telemetry by default. And windows 11 is only worse. With Windows 10 losing support late 2025 Linux needs to get better for the average user fast. Steam is pushing this process forward with Proton.

[@rigierish3807]

There is no reason to stick to Windows when you can have SteamOS or another Linux distro because even if we only consider games, in which Windows is supposed to be optimized for, considering most games are only compatible with this OS, Linux using emulation like Proton as mentioned in the video still gives you 2/3 of the performance in the worst cases for games that are only Windows compatible, strictly identical performances for a lot of games or even much better performances for some because Linux with its own API can fix problems that can appear on Windows due to software limitations or unfitted using of graphic API, drastically improving the performances. So on Linux distros (SteamOS included), you have in average similar performances on games and a lot more RAM because Linux doesn't need as much as Windows to run. So there is little to no reason to use Windows when you're accustomed to Linux environment and able to manage it. And anyway, you can still dual boot if you really have bad performances on Linux on some games.

[@hamshintani1172]

'PromoSM'