iBuyPower Previews AMD-Powered Steam Machine

Cristian_25H · Nov 26, 2013

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 · Nov 26, 2013

Kinda reminds me of this cake.

RCoon · Nov 26, 2013

radrok said:
Kinda reminds me of this cake.

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

kn00tcn · Nov 26, 2013

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 · Nov 26, 2013

That's an italian classic pastry

It's called "diplomatica" as in diplomatic.

Loosenut · Nov 26, 2013

It looks good... The cake I mean

RCoon · Nov 26, 2013

kn00tcn said:
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 · Nov 26, 2013

Now you guys got me hungry for cake :peace:

Yorgos · Nov 26, 2013

radrok said:
That's an italian classic pastry

It's called "diplomatica" as in diplomatic.

diplomatica as in διπλωμάτης/διπλωματικός/δίπλωμα

Doc41 · Nov 26, 2013

I love how this thread transformed from steam to cake :roll:

,.........

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

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

RCoon · Nov 26, 2013

Doc41 said:
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 · Nov 26, 2013

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

NC37 · Nov 26, 2013

radrok said:
Kinda reminds me of this cake.

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

dj-electric · Nov 26, 2013

Cake... Valve... AMD

A means 1
D is the 4th latter

4 -1 = 3

Half life 3 confirmed

radrok · Nov 26, 2013

Mind = Bronies

RCoon · Nov 26, 2013

Dj-ElectriC said:
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 · Nov 26, 2013

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

kn00tcn · Nov 26, 2013

Doc41 said:
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

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