At this moment, most gamers are just waiting for a better choice to be able to either save for the Steam Machine or to grab a different console. Our sympathies for those who own an AM4 platform PC, but frankly, this machine is not a Steam Machine. In many respects, it is equally comparable, if not better.
1. AM4 Machines Still Give Insane Performance Today
Old technology into some years now AM4 is powered. On the CPU part of it, it could be Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 5600, or Ryzen 7 family, which can grant a bit of power even to game all the contemporary games. A nice GPU-it could be anything like GTX 1660 or RTX 2060 or RX 6600-and you are good to go with 1080p gaming and maybe with some titles even with 1440p.
On the other side, most of the Steam Machines come preconfigured with custom hardware.
2. It should have an installation of your SteamOS
When it comes to possessing a Steam Machine, SteamOS ought to be its greatest entice. But did you know? SteamOS or some other SteamOS-like Linux distros can be installed much better on your AM4 machine. It allows you to set:
* Big Picture/ Gameplay Mode
* Console-like experience
* Interface very similar to that of Steam Deck.
Bam! Same software advantages, without buying a new device.
3. Upgrade Your Components
Becoming a Steam Machine owner probably includes being saddled with the limitation of very little expandable hardware. But upgrading is what AM4 PCs are legendary for:
* Adding from an extra RAM.
* Changing GPU
* Adding SSD or NVMe drive
Things that Steam Machines can never do.
4. Cost to Performance Ratio
Investing in an machine's GPU or CPU for a Steam Machine's price will greatly benefit you in FPS, graphics quality, and multitasking under that budget, PC Captain.
5. Not Just Games; Other Functions
All Steam Machines are just PCs for gaming but on your PC you can:
* game
* stream
* edit video
* study/work
Everything in one box.
Conclusion
If you're up and running on your AM4 PC, then there's really no sense saving for a Steam Machine. Just put the money into upgrading your PC, give Steam OS a try, and enjoy a full console-like experience, while at the same time for much less and (most importantly) much better.
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