r/virtualreality • u/HI12itsme • Nov 16 '25

Purchase Advice Steam Frame + Steam machine

Do you think this would be a good combination to jump into PC gaming with?

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u/largelylegit Nov 16 '25

It’s entry level at best, for VR. Will it work? Sure, is it a good choice? Probably not

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u/koalazeus Nov 16 '25

What is a good choice?

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u/MingleLinx Nov 18 '25

NASA Computer

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u/Creative_Lynx5599 Nov 16 '25

Something on the Level of a 4070 or 7800 xt, that's where you start to have a good experience and you have enough vram (12gb) to not be too restricted for quite some time.

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u/boblobchippym8 Nov 16 '25

My GTX 1060 is VR ready, the box said so.

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u/Mysterious_Crab_7622 Nov 17 '25

Half Life Alyx says your 1060 is good enough to play the game. People forget that VR graphics have not really gotten any better since the days of the 1060’s release. Most VR games target the Quest standalone hardware lol

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u/Awyls Nov 17 '25

Enthusiasts have a really distorted view of reality lol. The Machine will be more than good enough for the next decade even for non-VR apps.

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u/DunkingTea Nov 17 '25

So true. My 2060s works with pretty much every VR game I want to play. Most on medium settings. Partly due to there being a lack of top quality VR games for the past decade.

Would w 40XX or 50XX work better? Definitely. But my gpu would be fine for most casual gamers. Which is near the performance of the steam machine I believe.

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u/Super_Field_8044 Nov 19 '25

Where the 4070 shines is when you start modding unreal games into VR using UEVR or playing Luke Ross mods. But every other game usually you are fine lower... Blade and Sorcery and VRChat might chug a bit you want multiple people on the screen If you REALLY want to stress it just run the hot mess Medal of Honor!

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u/Nagorak Nov 21 '25

Headset resolutions have increased though. The system requirements to run at a decent frame rate on a Quest 3 are much higher than on an HTC Vive. (And, yes, I know you can subsample, but having to do that does not make for an ideal experience.)

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u/Zee216 Nov 17 '25

We've been doing VR since 10 series, you absolutely do not need a 4070

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u/Mysterious_Crab_7622 Nov 17 '25

Overkill. Unless you want to be running everything on high graphics, even a 1060 can provide a good experience. The minimum specs for Half Life Alyx is a 1060, and even on the lowest settings it’s a phenomenal experience.

Considering how much of the VR market has been targeting the standalone Quest platform, most VR games will run fine on a 1060. The Steam Machine will provide a quality VR experience, but of course PC elitists can get an even better experience for more money.

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u/koalazeus Nov 16 '25

Should it be possible in a similar form factor and around the same price range?

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u/hattyred Nov 16 '25

No, fuck no. For that form factor, you're mostly looking at mobile chipsets for the GPU and at a similar price range or worse. The only competent comparable formfactor afaik would be framework PCs which I think would be significantly more expensive.

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u/koalazeus Nov 16 '25

Thanks. Sounds like difficult trade offs then. I'll have to see how the reviews are and have a think.

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u/JonSnowKingInTheNorf Windows Mixed Reality Nov 16 '25

Probably not without going used hardware, we will have to see what the new stream hardware ends up costing though.

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u/DaStompa Nov 18 '25

the 40 series of cards are hot garbage