That prototype with a black case with a silver frontend is using a ANTEC ISK-310-150 case.
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Hmm, that little box looks cute. But it's so highly integrated... I wonder if one can repair anything, add anything and if the heat will still be dealt with. He said it will be modular, but probably it is a proprietary socket / slot and they'll be the only ones offering new addon/upgrade boards for the device. Still, it looks cute and has lots of interfaces. Lacks RS232 though.Stop TCPA, stupid software patents and corrupt politicians!
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Originally posted by Adarion View PostHmm, that little box looks cute. But it's so highly integrated... I wonder if one can repair anything, add anything and if the heat will still be dealt with. He said it will be modular, but probably it is a proprietary socket / slot and they'll be the only ones offering new addon/upgrade boards for the device. Still, it looks cute and has lots of interfaces. Lacks RS232 though.Hi
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"We?ll come out with our own and we?ll sell it to consumers by ourselves. That?ll be a Linux box, [and] if you want to install Windows you can. We?re not going to make it hard. This is not some locked box by any stretch of the imagination. We also think that a controller that has higher precision and lower latency is another interesting thing to have." -- Gabe
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While this seems based on AMD, I think Valve's "real" Steam box will be based on Nvidia's GPU's and I guess Intel CPU's. I think that since both Sony and MS are going with AMD in their consoles, they want a bit of differentiation against them, and there are probably other reasons, too. I think it's smart of them. I think they will use a Maxwell GPU.
Wouldn't it be great if the Steam box would be ARM-native and based on Project Denver? It's unlikely, and the fact that it will be based on Linux offers them enough limitations, and they probably don't want to take on the ARM one, too (all the porting, etc). At least I'm glad they went with Linux, as that will help even more game developers decide on OpenGL for their games, as both Steam box and PS4 will use it. And they can also use the games on tablets.
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Originally posted by Krysto View PostWhile this seems based on AMD, I think Valve's "real" Steam box will be based on Nvidia's GPU's and I guess Intel CPU's. I think that since both Sony and MS are going with AMD in their consoles, they want a bit of differentiation against them, and there are probably other reasons, too. I think it's smart of them. I think they will use a Maxwell GPU.
Wouldn't it be great if the Steam box would be ARM-native and based on Project Denver? It's unlikely, and the fact that it will be based on Linux offers them enough limitations, and they probably don't want to take on the ARM one, too (all the porting, etc). At least I'm glad they went with Linux, as that will help even more game developers decide on OpenGL for their games, as both Steam box and PS4 will use it. And they can also use the games on tablets.
But it does seem like Maxwell is in play and might be used for other things:
Originally posted by GabeThe Steam Box will also be a server. Any PC can serve multiple monitors, so over time, the next-generation (post-Kepler) you can have one GPU that?s serving up eight simultaeneous game calls. So you could have one PC and eight televisions and eight controllers and everybody getting great performance out of it. We?re used to having one monitor, or two monitors ? now we?re saying let's expand that a little bit.
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Originally posted by Krysto View PostWouldn't it be great if the Steam box would be ARM-native and based on Project Denver? It's unlikely, and the fact that it will be based on Linux offers them enough limitations, and they probably don't want to take on the ARM one, too (all the porting, etc). At least I'm glad they went with Linux, as that will help even more game developers decide on OpenGL for their games, as both Steam box and PS4 will use it. And they can also use the games on tablets.
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Originally posted by Krysto View PostWhile this seems based on AMD, I think Valve's "real" Steam box will be based on Nvidia's GPU's and I guess Intel CPU's. .....
Gabe already said that they will likely have multiple versions: a "good", "better" and "best" version. The APUs make perfect sense in the lower end versions for sure. Not needing space for a graphics card is a huge plus. I guess it all depends on if AMD can manage to produce a powerful enough chip, that people will be happy with performance wise.
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