The studio valve and Xi3 manufacturer took advantage of CES 2013 to unveil Piston, a mini PC show dedicated to video games via the Steam platform. You'll understand that it is a material similar to the mysterious Steam Box.
While many eyes are on the living room PC Steam Box of Valve which has recently been confirmed and will be sold this year, Valve has just learn more, including its code name: Piston. This mini PC fair proves Xi3 built by the company and partly funded by Valve. Unveiled as part of the CES 2013, Piston is primarily dedicated to video games, since it includes the download platform Steam which, coupled with technology Big Picture by Valve, can adapt effectively to the TV screen. The hardware architecture also look under GNU / Linux.
In terms of specifications, we find that the mini PC Piston relies on a range of PC X7A of the manufacturer Xi3, by embedding 1TB storage capacity. The processor is an AMD quad-core 3.2 GHz, between 4 and 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, and an integrated graphics card (details of which are to be revealed). It is said that the configuration can be customized. Level connections, it will take about 4 USB 3.0 ports, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 4 sockets eSATAp, 2 outputs Mini DisplayPort, 1 DisplayPort / HDMI, 1 audio output 1/8 and SPDIF optical audio port. The price of the mini PC Piston, as it will be based on the range X7A, its price will oscillate probably around $ 1000 in its standard configuration, but the manufacturer refused to say more for the moment.
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