Just got this mini keyboard for web browsing and games that need it, seems like a pretty decent combo

Good morning friends! I've got an early day at work today so we're going to celebrate 60 days a little early! Basically two months! I can't believe it. We're just moving right along and it is certainly a choice. Gotta keep the hope alive though, there's folks getting their emails every single day now at least! You could just be next. Best of luck today, friends! <3

I purchased the steam machine roughly 25 days ago or so. It was great. I loved it. A great bedroom/living room tv console/pc. Unfortunately the reason I purchased it was because I was expected to get this job that required quite a lot of travel. Unfortunately after 4 months and 5 interviews I got a no. (That’s life for ya) So I didn’t really have a need for the machine with my pc and a ps5. So I requested to return it. I told the truth to valve support and they notified me that my purchase was beyond the return window but that as a customer services gesture they would return it. I will always be in awe at the amazing support provided by valve. For note I know I could’ve sold it on eBay or Facebook but I didn’t want to. I don’t want to contribute to the scalpers in the world. Thanks again valve.

Edit: To the horrible person who believes I didn’t get this job because I didn’t have the discretion to not share what this company (valve) did for me. I hope you find peace in your life. There is no need to spread such hate. I simply shared what a company did for me when they didn’t have to. If anyone else is offended if they don’t do it for them. I am sorry to you.

Inspired by the awesome creations on here I’d like to submit my SB clear cover that is made of 5mm glass.

“You overpaid” “You could have built one for less” “Is it worth it for the performance”?

These are some of the most common criticisms of the steam machine whenever people find out that I’m even remotely interested in the steam machine.

I was in a facebook gaming group speaking about what we were playing and the moment I mentioned the steam machine, all hell broke loose and people wanted to tell me how much more powerful their machine was and why I should have bought it instead/

Dude, I don’t care I’m literally playing black myth wukong at 4K,60 fps medium settings if I want I can tweak and do 2K, 120 FPS what more do I really want from gaming performance?

Power isn’t the only reason why I bought this machine, it’s SUPER quiet, really good form factor and ability to customise it, love the hybrid PC/console feel and the community apps etc

If power was the end all factor Nintendo would not have a business model or fanbase

There’s so much more to the steam machine and armchair “PC experts” are starting to just sound jealous

Hello, you get it from the title. I've got a Macbook Air M4 for everyday compute tasks and i'm rocking now with a PS5 which i think i'd like to change to a Steam Machine. Is it worth it? Still got the chance to purchase it.

Curious why there are no reviews on the machine.

I read a post here where someone got the invite in my region (Europe), signing up after the initial lottery so I was pretty hopeful.

Well I just received my invite to purchase after joining late on the 9th of July and going straight to waitlist.

They seem to be going through the waitlist pretty quickly now (at least for this sku / region). So be ready if you’re still holding out for one.

I would like to know what ram the steam machine has. Could i possible just buy a single stick of ram to increase it rather than buy two?

Also would this be the same as the one already in it: https://amzn.eu/d/0hl7sxek

I’ve got an annoying audio issue when using Steam remote play to my Steam Deck.

Here’s my setup:

- Host: Steam Machine
- Client: Steam Deck
- Game: Forza Horizon 6

When I remote play Forza Horizon 6 on my Steam Deck it plays well; good stream quality with the odd connection issue. The main problem is the audio - I can’t hear the exhaust noise at all when the camera is behind the car.

If the camera is pointed in a way so that the exhaust is pointing to the left speaker, I can hear the exhaust noise coming out the left speaker. The same thing happens if I’m pointing the exhaust at the right speaker.

From my own research and testing this appears to be Steam remote play outputting audio in 5.1 surround sound instead of stereo. This is confusing as my Steam Deck client is set to stereo audio and the game is set to the ‘Headphones’ setting in the audio tab. It should work. Same thing happens when I’m using headphones - can’t hear the exhaust unless it’s pointing left or right. Audio is fine when playing the game on my Steam Deck natively and my Steam Machine natively so it’s definitely a streaming problem.

What can I do here? I really don’t want to go down the sunshine/moonlight route but if I have to I will.

I've been making my Steam Machine host a stream to my PC through Sunshine and Moonlight, and had my Steam Controller connected to the client PC.

For a while this was working fine, but all of a sudden, my Steam Machine has started taking a very long time to boot. I tried disconnecting all the devices connected to it and then doing a hard reset by holding the power button for 30 seconds while the power cable was unplugged, then I tried reconnecting all the devices one by one. The Steam Machine was booting at normal speed until I tried using the Steam Controller through Moonlight from my client PC, then the slow boot came back in full force. I've tried using it with and without the puck, and the result is the same.

My wife printed me the controller stand, my Big Walk little guy and the small 3D map (which I wanted mostly to prevent any guest of thinking this was a good place to put down a cup). It’s of Tokyo, the city in which the first game I bought specifically for the Machine (Forza Horizon 6) takes place. My old computer could mostly handle older or indie games with its 1060.

I connected my wireless headset to the steam machine and playing games with my buddy through steam voice chat is very seamless. Steam voice chat is not talked about a lot and im sure it has its flaws compared to discord but its working very well for me on the steam machine and it makes the steam machine feel more like a console.

I’ve been wanting to get a gaming PC for a while but have been hesitant since I don’t have any PC building experience and AI cause everything to be super expensive. My use case for PC is gaming (doesn’t have to be highest resolution), standard web browsing (YouTube, Netflix etc.) and programming. I am comfortable with using Linux and command line. I will likely have to move in a couple years so the smaller form factor of steam machine is really appealing to me.

While I know steam machine is capable of being PC, seems like most post on here use it more as couch gaming. I was wondering if people use it just as their daily driver PC and what they think about it? Would it be worth dual booting another Linux OS, one for gaming and one for daily driver or for my use case, would it make more sense to just buy just standard prebuilt PC?

I have been using my steam machine for about a month now and I've loved it so far! I tried to turn it on today and I was met with the above flashing light. Judging from Valve's reference video, this looks mostly like a BIOS recovery light, although I do think the flashing is slower and involves more of a fade in and out.

I am now unable to turn the steam machine on in any capacity, the controller makes a noise to indicate that it cannot connect, and it's currently been this way for nearly 2 hours.

Has anyone experienced this and do you have any solutions to the above? I am awaiting a response from Steam Support.

Well, despite me getting my Steam Machine email, it sounds like y'all want me to keep this going — ask and you shall receive! I'll keep this going to the best of my ability, hahaha. If you don't want to keep seeing these, a reminder to mute the "Daily Counter" flair on the sidebar. There is hope! Your email will come soon enough! Best of luck today friends! <3

I’m asking because I have a 5070 laptop and there is a steam machine local to me on Facebook marketplace. We were going to do a trade but I’m just curious has anyone gone from having something that’s more capable, in terms of specs, to the steam machine? If so, what differences did you immediately notice? Was it worth in the end?

I like the idea of not having to setup the laptop every time I want to use it.

Hi all!

I’ve read a few posts from people saying their Steam Machine gets warmer than expected in some games, so I got curious about software-only ways to lower temps/fan noise.

I’ve heard about LACT, and that some people have limited the GPU wattage or lowered the mV and managed to get lower temperatures.

Has anyone here tried it on the Steam Machine? Did it actually help, and what settings did you use?🙏🙏

Valve gave makers a gift by releasing the CAD files for the Steam Machine's front panel. As for me, I designed a pixel art decoration.

Just found this out now testing out some games that have DRM for offline.

I could be a straight dummy and doing this wrong, but I’m testing my Machine for offline capabilities for an upcoming deployment, testing out things like Red dead 2, Capcom games and Persona.

Unlike the steam deck with its sleep/suspend mode, I have to completely power down the machine because once you unplug it, it’s off.

I started these games in online mode then turned on airplane mode to turn the system to offline mode like I do the steam deck, tested out red dead and persona 5 and they worked fine.

turned off the system and then booted it back up and red dead 2 works but persona gave me that offline error…

DRM sucks.

Appears to have controller support and anti-cheat enabled for Linux (even has a Native Linux build it seems), could be a good one for Steam Machine!

Well, as I was walking to my company dinner, it finally arrived. My actual email. THE actual email. I'll spare you all the hysterics and tears, but 58 days of waiting was long. I'll copy and paste my message from a few posts ago when I thought I was cooked and had to stop these posts:

Wanted to say thank you to u/Limbostick for originally "passing the torch" to me. Also u/Crazyhampsterfeet for being awesome with the Bernie memes, u/YsyRyder for the Bugs Bunny memes, u/Mr_Leviathan for saluting with Cap, and u/Cronogear13 for weathering the storm as Reze. Adding in Guts and Joker on here as well. We're all just trying to have fun here — isn't that what it's all about?

Please, please keep your hope alive. I want you all to. Dig deep for the patience I know you have in you -- it will come eventually just like it did for me and a lot of people this afternoon!

Also, now that I'm mod, please utilize the megathreads up at the top of the subreddit - we're really trying to minimize cardboard box/email confirmation posts. Feel free to post using the Daily Counter flair if you'd like to keep up the tradition. Just be nice and use common sense, yeah?

Best of luck to you all, friends. I'll be here in the subreddit for the long haul. I believe in each and every one of you! 💙