Valve’s Third-Party Steam Machines Details Unveiled at CES 2014

Valve’s Third-Party Steam Machines Details Unveiled at CES 2014

Get hype!

I’ve been eagerly awaiting to hear more about what Valve’s third-party partners powered by the Steam OS, had in store and the details were recently revealed this evening via Polygon.

The machines have been touted as the next new gaming revolution that will shake up the video game industry.

The initial lineup of Steam Machines will all come equipped with a diverse range of specs that consumers to meet their gaming needs (and budget.) Prices start at $499 and run as high as $6000 (wow!)

Below are the featured specs which were outlined in the CES 2014 Valve brochure.

Alternate – $1339

CPU – Intel Core i5 4570
Graphics – Gigabyte GTX 760
RAM – 16GB
Storage – 1TB SSHD

CyberPowerPC – $499 and up
CPU – AMD/Intel Core i5 CPU
Graphics – AMD Radeon R9 270/Nvidia GTX 760
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 500GB

Digital Storm Bolt II – $2,584
CPU – Intel Core i7 4770K
Graphics – GTX 780 Ti
RAM – 16GB
Storage – 1TB HDD + 120 GB SSD

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Gigabyte Brix Pro – TBD
CPU – Intel Core i7-4770R
Graphics – Intel Iris Pro 5200
RAM – 2 x 4GB
Storage – 1TB SATA 6Gb/sata

Falcon Northwest – $1,799 to $6000
CPU – customizable
Graphics – Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan
RAM – 8 to 16 GB
Storage – up to 6 TB

iBuyPower – $499 and up
CPU – Quad core AMD or Intel
Graphics – Radeon GCN Graphics
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 500GB+

Materiel.net – $1,098
CPU – Intel Core i5 4440
Graphics – MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 8 GB + 1 TB SSHD

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Next SPA – price TBD
CPU – Intel Core i5
Graphics – Nvidia GT 760
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 1TB

Origin PC Chronos – price TBD
CPU – Intel Core i7 4770K (3.9 to 4.6 GHz)
Graphics – 2 x 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX Titans

Scan NC 10 – $1,090
CPU – Intel Core i3 4000M
Graphics – Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 500GB

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Webhallen – $1,499
CPU – Intel Core i7
Graphics – Nvidia GT 780
RAM – 16GB
Storage – 1TB SSHD

Zotac – $599
CPU – Intel Core (TBD)
Graphics – Nvidia GeForce GTX
RAM – TBD
Storage – TBD

Source: Polygon

Chris has worked in and around the gaming industry over the past 16 years, including two gaming enthusiast websites and several freelance positions with mainstream media covering trade show expos, strategy guides, and game reviews.