Third way between PC and consoles, Steam Machines arouse the interest of the players and many manufacturers and assemblers PC players. CES 2014 was the opportunity to glimpse. Discover the images. If some multiplied the loaves, Valve and its partners multiplying incarnations of what could be the future of PC gaming! The first Steam machines were unveiled at the opening of CES in Las Vegas. These computers with which Valve hopes to get the PC game towards the living room and TV screens thanks to a home operating system, take many forms. The least we can say is that there is something for all tastes and wallets, both technical characteristics differ depending on the model! Here are the images.
Digital Storm
Any other class that Bolt 2 of this American assembler. This beautiful boîier features a Core i7 4770K and a graphics card that sends (GTX 780 Ti) 16 GB of RAM and two disks: a 120GB SSD, coupled with a conventional hard drive 1TB.
Falcon Northwest
Attention monster in sight! The price of this fully customizable machine given by a reputable assembler oscillates between 1800 and 6000 ... dollars, depending on the chosen configuration.
Gigabyte
Brix Pro is the smallest of the Steam Machine and undoubtedly one of the least powerful of a graphical point of view: must here simply an integrated circuit Intel Iris Pro 5200. The GPU comes with a Core i7 4770R, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive Price not announced, but it should be reasonable.
Alienware
This is the most anticipated and the most mysterious: any of its technical specifications have been revealed. Subsidiary of Dell, the largest partner Valve on this project merely indicate that the Intel processor will be signed and nVidia graphics chip, and the price should be around the next generation of consoles.
Alternate
German retailer will launch this big box at a rate of about $ 1350. There is a Core i5 4570, 16GB of Ram, a graphics card Gigabyte GTX 760 and a hybrid disk 1TB.
CyberPowerPC
This machine manufacturer PC "customized" American has the look and a new generation of console price. Is basic, $ 500, for this price, an AMD processor (detail unspecified) Radeon R9 270, 8GB RAM and a hard disk of 500 GB.
iBuyPower
Look nice and reasonable price for the first Steam Machine have been unveiled at the launch of the Xbox One. This PC again eyeing to nextgen consoles is appealing. Little information on the technical specifications, however; just know when you're able to dig up one for less than $ 500.
