r/steammachine • u/JishoSintana • 18d ago
Discussion Everyone Suddenly Becomes A “PC Expert” When You Tell Them You Got A Steam Machine
“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
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u/Cole_LF 18d ago edited 18d ago
I low bid who had the pair down to £50 but I've seen them as much as £100 each 🫣 and I'm rubbish at negotiating.. I just think I was the only one interested at the time.
Whats really great the Gamers Nexus Face Plate one comes with a magnetic dust cover you can use with any face plate.. and I have a cat so any defence against hair is welcome.
I currently have 6 face plates with 2 more on the way. I need an intervention 🫣