Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Valve's Steam Machine is too expensive considering the RX 6600 to RTX 5050-level of performance, but as a positive, the company has applied its Deck and Controller philosophy of making a highly repairable device. The Steam Machine has QR codes, clear labels, plain English text, numbers, and color codes scattered throughout the device in a way that makes it easier to take apart. Accessing the memory, such as to upgrade the RAM or enshrine the single stick you get in the gold that its value equals, is mostly easy except for some cables secured by (unfortunately) glue to the finstack.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Steam Machine Tear-Down
06:07 - Removing the Machine from the Case
12:35 - A Ridiculous Fan
15:17 - Accessing the RAM on the Steam Machine
23:09 - The CPU and GPU
25:45 - Conclusion
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SUPPORT US and GET A CUSTOM STEAM MACHINE FRONT PANEL: store.gamersnexus.net/products/custom-steam-machine-front-panel-airflow-upgrade-with-dust-filter and consider a Retro IO Coaster Pack while you're at it: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-drink-retro-io-coaster-pack-4-custom-3d-coasters-100x100mm
Valve's Steam Machine is too expensive considering the RX 6600 to RTX 5050-level of performance, but as a positive, the company has applied its Deck and Controller philosophy of making a highly repairable device. The Steam Machine has QR codes, clear labels, plain English text, numbers, and color codes scattered throughout the device in a way that makes it easier to take apart. Accessing the memory, such as to upgrade the RAM or enshrine the single stick you get in the gold that its value equals, is mostly easy except for some cables secured by (unfortunately) glue to the finstack.
Watch our in-depth review of the Steam Machine here: youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Steam Machine Tear-Down
06:07 - Removing the Machine from the Case
12:35 - A Ridiculous Fan
15:17 - Accessing the RAM on the Steam Machine
23:09 - The CPU and GPU
25:45 - Conclusion
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Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
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w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, Camera
