iBuyPower AMD-Powered Steam Machine Revealed

[tommybhoy]

iBuyPower Previews AMD-Powered Steam Machine

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.

http://www.techpowerup.com/195019/ibuypower-previews-amd-powered-steam-machine.html

http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=retail-steam-machine-prototype-36260

http://www.pcgamer.com/uk/2013/11/26/a-new-steam-machines-prototype-emerges-from-ibuypower/

 

[Gregster]

$499 is a great price in honesty. A 270 is a little on the low side mind but still a good performer.

 

[LtMatt]

270 is great for 1080p.

 

[Gregster]

270 is great for 1080p.

Is it? I need to look at the table to see what a 270 is in old money

 

[teppic]

If it's got Kaveri it may be able to Crossfire with a 270 to give 7950 type performance.

I hope AMD can sort out the Linux drivers soon though, as it's not feasible yet.

 

[LtMatt]

270 is around about stock 7950 territory, only with 1gb less memory and a 256bit bus.

 

[Diagro]

Yea the 270 Would run well for 1080p And if games are actually boosted with Mantle (and steam games supported it) then i can see it being a much better device than the consoles.

 

[Martini1991]

Kaveri Quad core with R9 270X ?

 

[teppic]

270 is around about stock 7950 territory, only with 1gb less memory and a 256bit bus.

270 is basically a non-GHz 7870 with lower power use.

 

[LtMatt]

270 is basically a non-GHz 7870 with lower power use.

Yep im thinking of 270X. Nonetheless its still a capable card for 1080p.

 

[Gregster]

270 is around about stock 7950 territory, only with 1gb less memory and a 256bit bus.

Yer, just had a read up and performs well on high settings in BF4 at 1080P

 

[Fulax]

That's what the Xbone should have looked like.

 

[teppic]

Can't have a green light on an AMD powered box

 

[Diagro]

Can't have a green light on an AMD powered box

Very good point, Will have the AMD and NVIDIA bumchums up in arms

 

[LtMatt]

I assumed the red light was for AMD and the Green was for Nvidia.

Both colours look smart imo.

 

[oldestgregg]

I like it. Its around the xbox price and hopefully will convert a few more people to PC gaming. I cant understand those peeps who are ****ging the steam box off and saying its pointless as its clearly not aimed at us and at the same price as the consoles offers people a better jumping in point

 

[teppic]

CES 2014 could be quite exciting with all the Steam stuff.

A Kaveri powered box with a discrete GPU may well be a lot more powerful than expected.

 

[Diagro]

needs to accept a mouse and keyboard and im game

 

[Martini1991]

Yep im thinking of 270X. Nonetheless its still a capable card for 1080p.

270X is just a higher clocked 7870.

 

[wazza300]