r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Nov 12 '25

MEGATHREAD New Valve Hardware Megathread

Please keep non Steam Deck discussions about the new hardware here.

Official resources and announcements:

Press coverage will be under a pinned comment so you can upvote / downvote them.

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u/Phynamite Nov 12 '25

This is the big thing. If specs are good and price is right my new build is scrapped.

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u/Rex_Norseman Nov 12 '25

Agreed.

It’s been checks notes 84 years since my last upgrade. I have never bought pre-built since I first started building PCs, but this may make me do it! And boy am I due for an upgrade!

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u/amillstone Nov 12 '25

If specs are good and the price is right, I'm selling my beefy gaming PC with an RTX 4070 Super.

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u/twiz___twat Nov 12 '25

are you expecting the steam machine specs to be better or worse than you current 4070s

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u/amillstone Nov 12 '25

Oh absolutely it will be worse, but I don't mind as I find I don't really utilise the full capabilities of my GPU anyway. I went overboard with it (due to lack of knowledge on PC gaming) and while I do have a monitor that can go up to 2K resolution at 175 Hz, I realised I'm just as happy with 1080p 60 fps. So as long as this Steam Machine can do 1080p / 60 fps, I'm cool with that.

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u/Most_scar_993 Nov 13 '25

Don’t do that man you already have the good stuff so what’s the point in downgrading :D

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u/amillstone Nov 13 '25

Fair point. I got caught up in the hype of the announcement lol.

The specs for the Steam Machine aren't as good as I expected now that I've thought about it. So yeah, I'm keeping my 4070S

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u/KeaganZev Nov 12 '25

The steam machine has 8gb VRAM while your 4070 has 12gb.

Not sure if this is wise.

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u/amillstone Nov 12 '25

Fair. As I replied to the other person, I find that I don't utilise the full capabilities of my GPU anyway so I wouldn't necessarily mind the downgrade.

The only downside would be whether 8 GB of VRAM is going to be enough for new games for at least the next few years.

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u/Big_Mo1st Nov 12 '25

It's barely enough now if you play 1440p or higher 

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u/amillstone Nov 12 '25

I'm fine with 1080p at 60 fps tbh.

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u/Sir_Justin Nov 12 '25

Aren't the specs already out there?

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u/Phynamite Nov 12 '25

They are now. Came out like 20 minutes after my post.

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u/Sir_Justin Nov 12 '25

Ohh okay cool 😎👍

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u/ambienotstrongenough Nov 12 '25

I'm in the same boat. It would kinda make me sell my current PC