All Steam Machines Prices And Specs Guide

All Steam Machines Prices And Specs Guide Posted on March 6, 2015, 3:22 am By Billy D

Valve officially unveiled the Steam Machines from their licensed partners, with prices going from the $460 range up to the $5000 tier. Yeah, this takes enthusiast gaming to the next level. If you need to see how the specs compare to the prices of home consoles or you need a gauge on the hardware to see how it ranks, you’ve come to the right place.

Over on the Steam Universe page there’s a dedicated section to all the Steam Machines that they plan to have go on sale in November, 2015. For your viewing pleasure I’ve compiled all 15 of the Steam Machines into a single list, showing their starting and ending price range, along with all of the available specs for each unit.

The system at $460 is about par the course for the Xbox One, and somewhat lower-spec than the PS4 if you compare the benchmarks of the GPU to the one approximated to be in the PS4. The same applies for the $480 build when compared to the PS4. It does well measured against the Xbox One but still leaves a bit to be desired on the GPU front. By the time you get to the $500 range it starts to become comparable to Sony’s fourth outing. Nevertheless, you’ll be able to play a lot of the newer and older games alike on the lowest tier Steam Machine, save at the lower graphics settings. Also, don’t expect to boot up massive titles like GTA V and Star Citizen hoping to run them with the graphics maxed out if you plan on getting a lower tier Steam Machine.

Some of you might be wondering what a Steam Machine is good for if you already have a gaming PC. Well, it’s good for nothing. Steam Machines are for people who don’t have gaming PCs but are interested yet afraid of building their own. It’s an entry-level machine priced to give you performance and power without any of the hardware setup or the bulky appearance of a tower case usually associated with hardcore PC gaming. In addition to this, the small form factor of the Steam Machines are designed to make them appealing in a living room entertainment setting.

Each of the listed Steam Machines from the licensed vendors will be due for release this upcoming November during the holiday season. You can check them out below with accompanying images.

iBuyPower SBX: $459.99 – TBA

iBuyPower SBX Steam Machine Specs:

Price: Starting at $459 USD
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 840
GPU: ATI Radeon R7 250X 1GB GDDR5
RAM: 4GB Ram (Up to 8GB Ram)
Storage: 500GB HDD (Up to 1TB HDD)

Alienware Steam Machine: $479.99 – TBA

Alienware Steam Machine A

CPU: Intel Core i3 Dual-Core processor
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX – 2GB GDDR5
Memory: 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Storage: 500GB Hard Drive

Alienware Steam Machine B

CPU: Intel Core i3 Dual-Core processor
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX – 2GB GDDR5
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB Hard Drive

Alienware Steam Machine C

CPU: Intel Core i5 Quad-Core processor
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX – 2GB GDDR5
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB Hard Drive

Alienware Steam Machine D

CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad-Core processor
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX – 2GB GDDR5
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz
Storage: 2TB Hard Drive

Syber Steam Machine: $499.99 – $1,399.99

Syber Steam Machine A

Price: $499
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 840
GPU: AMD Radeon R9 270 2GB
Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage: 500GB 7200 RPM HDD

Syber Steam Machine I

Price: $599
CPU: Intel Core i3 4150
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750Ti 2GB
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB 7200 RPM HDD

Syber Steam Machine X

Price: $1,399
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 4GB
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB 7200 RPM HDD

Gigabyte BRIX Pro: $599.99

Gigabyte Brix Pro Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770R
GPU: Intel Iris Pro graphics 5200
Memory: 2 x SO-DIMM DDR3L slots 1600 MHz
Storage: Supports 2.5” SSD/HDD (1 x 6Gbps SATA3)

Asus ROG GR8S: $699.99 – TBA

Asus ROG GR8S Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5/i7 processors
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9-series graphics
Memory: DDR3 4GB ~ 16GB
Storage: 500GB/1TB 7200rpm HDD, or 128GB ~ 512GB SSD
Audio: ROG SupremeFX 5.1 HD audio
Network: Intel Gb LAN with 802.11 ac Wi-Fi

Digital Storm Eclipse Steam Machine: $699.99 – TBA

Digital Storm Eclipse Steam Machine Specs:

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 2GB
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB 7200RPM Machnical

NextBox – Starts at $799.99 – $1,299.99

NextBox Steam Machine – $799 USD

CPU: Intel Core I3 4160
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750
Memory: 8Gb DDR3
Storage: 1TB

• NextBox Steam Machine – TBD

CPU: Intel Core I3 4160
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960
Memory: 8Gb DDR3
Storage: 1TB

• NextBox Steam Machine – $1,299 USD

CPU: Intel Core I5 4460
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
Memory: 8Gb DDR3
Storage: 512GB SSD

Maingear DRIFT: $849.99 – TBA

The DRIFT Specs:

Price: Starting at $849
CPU: Up to Intel Core 4790K
GPU: Up to NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 and AMD R9 290X
Storage: Up to 2x 1TB SSD and 1x 6TB 3.5’ HDD
RAM: Up to 16GB of DDR 3 Memory
Other: Epic 120 Liquid Cooling

Materiel.net Steam Machine: $899.99 – TBA

Materiel.net Steam Machine Specs:

Price: $899 USD
CPU: Intel Core 4440
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 OC
Memory: TBD
Storage: SSHD – 1TB To (8GB Nand)

ORIGIN OMEGA Steam Machine: $899.99 – $4999.99

ORIGIN OMEGA Steam Machine Specs:

Price: $899 – $4,999+ USD
CPU: Up to an Intel Core i7 4770k
GPU: Up to 3-WAY NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980
Memory: Up to 32GB of 1866Mhz
Storage: Up to 14TB

Webhallen S15-01: $949.99

Webhallen S15-01 Steam Machine Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 2GB
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Storage: 1TB SSHD

Scan 3XS ST Steam Machine: $999.99 – $1,299.99

Scan 3XS ST5 Steam Machine – $999 USD

CPU: Intel Core i3
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750 Ti
Memory: 8GB of Corsair DDR3 as standard, with 16GB available
Storage: 120GB SSD as standard, with larger options available

Scan 3XS ST10 Steam Machine – $1,159 USD

CPU: Intel Core i5
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960
Memory: 8GB of Corsair DDR3 as standard, with 16GB available
Storage: 120GB SSD as standard, with larger options available

Scan 3XS ST15 Steam Machine – $1,299 USD

CPU: Intel Core i5
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
Memory: 8GB of Corsair DDR3 as standard, with 16GB available
Storage: 120GB SSD as standard, with larger options available

ZOTAC Steam Machine SN970: $999.99

ZOTAC Specs:

CPU: Intel 6th Gen Processor
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970M with 3GB GDDR5
Memory: 8GB DDR3 SODIMM bundled
Storage: 2.5” 1TB HDD + 64GB M.2 SSD

Alternate Steam Machine: $1099.99 – $1,999.99

Alternate Steam Machine

Price: $1,099 USD
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750Ti
Memory: 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
Storage: 500GB SSHD

Alternate Steam Machine – Advanced

Price: $1,299 USD
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960
Memory: 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
Storage: 1TB SSHD

Alternate Steam Machine – Power

Price: $1,499 USD
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
Memory: 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
Storage: 1TB SSHD

Alternate Steam Machine – Ultra

Price: $1,899 USD
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980
Memory: 8GB DDR3-1600MHz
Storage: 2TB SSHD

Falcon Northwest Tiki Steam Machine: $1,999.99 – $4999.99

Tiki Specs:

Price: $1,999 – $4,999 USD
CPU: Intel Core up to i7-4790K
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 900 series, including Titan and Titan-Z class
Memory: Up to 16GB of DDR3-1866 MHz
Storage: Up to 8 TB of SSD or SSDs and a standard HDD
Completely customizable configurations
Liquid cooled CPU
Overclocking available
Only 4 inches wide – 40% smaller than the “FragBox” Small Form Factor PC!