iBuyPower Previews AMD-Powered Steam Machine

[Cristian_25H]

Next year PC maker iBuyPower is planning to embrace Valve's Steam OS and release its own Steam Machine. Seen below in prototype form, iBuyPower's upcoming Steam OS-running 'console' looks a bit like a PlayStation 4, design-wise, and packs an AMD processor (likely an APU) and AMD Radeon R9 270 graphics card (in contrast, Valve's own Steam Box prototypes have Intel CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs), and a 500 GB hard drive.

The iBuyPower Steam Machine also has a glossy white chassis with a customizable light bar, and is set to cost $499 (as much as an Xbox One). The Steam Controller wasn't mentioned but it's likely at least one will be bundled.



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[radrok]

Kinda reminds me of this cake.

 

[RCoon]

Kinda reminds me of this cake.

I love those cakes, ate many of them in romania around christmas time. Dericious.

 

[kn00tcn]

as technically an eastern european from the country right below rcoon's(?) romania, i'm not sure what kind of cake that is, something italian? based on my google attempts of the filename

 

[radrok]

That's an italian classic pastry

It's called "diplomatica" as in diplomatic.

 

[Loosenut]

It looks good... The cake I mean

 

[RCoon]

as technically an eastern european from the country right below rcoon's(?) romania, i'm not sure what kind of cake that is, something italian? based on my google attempts of the filename

What country is right below Ireland? Sadly I'm not from Romania, I just travel a great deal

EDIT: I guess both Ireland and Romania could be mistaken for Gypsylands, so I understand the confusion.

 

[Lionheart]

Now you guys got me hungry for cake

 

[Yorgos]

That's an italian classic pastry

It's called "diplomatica" as in diplomatic.

diplomatica as in διπλωμάτης/διπλωματικός/δίπλωμα

 

[Doc41]

I love how this thread transformed from steam to cake ,.........

Spoiler

also you can access an index of such images just by deleting the pic's name from its URL
http://www.prodottitipicitoscani.it/images/

err, ehm so whats the point of these boxes of steam? as in how will they differ from a pc or console

 

[RCoon]

err, ehm so whats the point of these boxes of steam? as in how will they differ from a pc or console

There's a steam box in this thread? I only saw cake.

 

[Doc41]

mmmmm..... cake!
did i say steambox, everything seems fuzzy to me

 

[NC37]

Kinda reminds me of this cake.

LIES!!!!!! LIES I SAY!!!

 

[dj-electric]

Cake... Valve... AMD

A means 1
D is the 4th latter

4 -1 = 3


Half life 3 confirmed

 

[radrok]

Mind = Bronies

 

[RCoon]

Cake... Valve... AMD

A means 1
D is the 4th latter

4 -1 = 3


Half life 3 confirmed

Mind = Blown
My sides are in orbit

 

[dwade]

Dead on arrival. Too limited for PC gamers, too alien for console gamers.

 

[kn00tcn]

err, ehm so whats the point of these boxes of steam? as in how will they differ from a pc or console

a tight case, steam OS, for those that dont want to get the OS & build themselves, it's just another option?

the valve prototype & this ibuypower one are very horizontal, clearly designed for 'the tv room' & its cabinets/shelves/etc, while the existing HTPC cases seem much more cubic shaped, & regular towers are just that, towers