Well, I ordered a Steam Machine from eBay. I couldn't handle the "wait list" and the hunting is exhausting
I picked up a 512GB w/Controller for the price of a 2TB w/Controller. I mean...not bad considering the circumstances. That was my budget to pick one up.
I did as much due diligence as I could. He has a 100% rating with over 1,000 ratings and sales. Seems to someone that jumps on trends to sell the hottest items, but was also reasonable with his pricing. He had a bunch of shoes, LEGO sets, and baseball card packs. He did sell a number of big ticket items, as well.
His listing was for a confirmed order where he has the ability to place the order with Valve within 3 days or he loses his spot. I created a paper trail in DMs to confirm everything I needed to know and I used PayPal. At least eBay favors the buyer way more than the seller.
So far, he's been excellent with his communications back and forth.
This is only my second time ever doing something like this. Last time end up okay. I figure that prices will only go up from here directly from Valve and from 3rd party sellers. Tried to get in when prices are relatively within my range.
I have a 2TB drive in my Steam Deck OLED that I can swap with this one pretty easily.
Best case I end up with a Steam Machine. Worst case, I have a life lesson.
Wish me luck guys. I'm nervous and scared AF.
Oh trust me, I know. I'm not thrilled about this at all. I mean, not even reservation queue people know when they're getting their machine...and I was on the wait list for a 512GB without a controller. I'm also on the reservation list for the controller for 2027. It's bonkers. Retail prices may go up even more by the time I can place an order for the SM. Nothing in the market is pointing at things getting better any time soon.
Well, I ordered a Steam Machine from eBay. I couldn't handle the "wait list" and the hunting is exhausting
I picked up a 512GB w/Controller for the price of a 2TB w/Controller. I mean...not bad considering the circumstances. That was my budget to pick one up.
I did as much due diligence as I could. He has a 100% rating with over 1,000 ratings and sales. Seems to someone that jumps on trends to sell the hottest items, but was also reasonable with his pricing. He had a bunch of shoes, LEGO sets, and baseball card packs. He did sell a number of big ticket items, as well.
His listing was for a confirmed order where he has the ability to place the order with Valve within 3 days or he loses his spot. I created a paper trail in DMs to confirm everything I needed to know and I used PayPal. At least eBay favors the buyer way more than the seller.
So far, he's been excellent with his communications back and forth.
This is only my second time ever doing something like this. Last time end up okay. I figure that prices will only go up from here directly from Valve and from 3rd party sellers. Tried to get in when prices are relatively within my range.
I have a 2TB drive in my Steam Deck OLED that I can swap with this one pretty easily.
Best case I end up with a Steam Machine. Worst case, I have a life lesson.
Wish me luck guys. I'm nervous and scared AF.
I, too, would have done questionable things had I not landed in the reservation queue, and even then, the wait almost got the better of me. Valve really needs to start taking pre-orders for their hardware. The scarcity is annoying.Well, I ordered a Steam Machine from eBay. I couldn't handle the "wait list" and the hunting is exhausting
Can't say I'm proud of it! We're in a really messed up hardware era. It really sucks.
dude I know you said you couldn't waitWell, I ordered a Steam Machine from eBay. I couldn't handle the "wait list" and the hunting is exhausting
I picked up a 512GB w/Controller for the price of a 2TB w/Controller. I mean...not bad considering the circumstances. That was my budget to pick one up.
I did as much due diligence as I could. He has a 100% rating with over 1,000 ratings and sales. Seems to someone that jumps on trends to sell the hottest items, but was also reasonable with his pricing. He had a bunch of shoes, LEGO sets, and baseball card packs. He did sell a number of big ticket items, as well.
His listing was for a confirmed order where he has the ability to place the order with Valve within 3 days or he loses his spot. I created a paper trail in DMs to confirm everything I needed to know and I used PayPal. At least eBay favors the buyer way more than the seller.
So far, he's been excellent with his communications back and forth.
This is only my second time ever doing something like this. Last time end up okay. I figure that prices will only go up from here directly from Valve and from 3rd party sellers. Tried to get in when prices are relatively within my range.
I have a 2TB drive in my Steam Deck OLED that I can swap with this one pretty easily.
Best case I end up with a Steam Machine. Worst case, I have a life lesson.
Wish me luck guys. I'm nervous and scared AF.
Too many unknown factors and I want one sooner than later:dude I know you said you couldn't wait
Considering that I will likely drop $260 for an extra Steam Controller it's really not that bad of a deal lolI was okay with paying a $300 premium to get a Steam Machine with a Controller (which is also impossible to get). It's just not normal times right now
DarkShadowXI
you basically would have been losing money NOT getting that Steam Machine from ebay
lol, man I even ran it past my wife and she's like "why don't you just order it now before the floor raises even higher?"It actually ended up being $280 with tax. See
Based off of what I saw on eBay just now that isn't terrible if you got it for 2TB pricing. The only 512s I saw on eBay were all $1700 or above.
Even though it was sorta risky and not ideal, my gut was telling me that was the cheapest it was going to be. Crazy how much difference a day makes. I've been seeing the same with the Steam Controllers on there
Dozens of us!
Good catch. I will not edit it as I cannot hide from the shame. Talk about a faux pas.
I just assumed I woke up in an alternate reality today.
1080p gaming is exactly what I'm expecting and am totally cool with that
Best case I end up with a Steam Machine. Worst case, I have a life lesson.
Wish me luck guys. I'm nervous and scared AF.
Shogmaster
lol, I'm saving my GAF crashout thread for a rainy day.You should make a dedicated "Will I actually get what I ordered?" thread. It worked out great for
The box never came and he got banned lol
1080p is exactly what I was expecting as well and am more than okay with. That's exciting news!
Congrats man!! Looking forward to your impression! Perfect timing for the weekend!
That Steam Controller is so good, man.
You insist on making me buy one ha
We need pictures dude
Pictures of ...?
FSR 4.1 is out I think, but since this is a PC and it's all coming in hot, I think you'll have to look up how to actually use it in games. Proton Experimental, and Optiscaler, I believe.Pictures of ...?
It's a black little cube .. but! It is hooked up to a 98" tv.
So I played a few games, but nothing super demanding. I did however try some games that I had recently played on the PS5 Pro, like the Riven remake and Stray. I am currently downloading FF7 Rebirth and that takes a bit so I will try that later tonight.
I can say FSR 2 is total crap. They had that running on the Riven remake and it was just a noisy mess. No idea why anyone would ever release that. I thought this thing was supposed to get FSR 4? Or maybe its a per title thing. Im thinking of getting RDR2 to see how that runs, its pretty cheap on Steam right now.
Initial impressions are that it's "fine" but it's unfortunate what the current climate has done to pricing. I feel like if prices were normal and they wanted to release something like this, they could have had a version with a slightly larger form factor, and better specs.
Also, I could be wrong but I swear PC games have a "feel." One of the games I tried was Chrono Trigger (yeah I know, doesn't test squat) and it just didn't feel like playing a console game. It feels like playing a console game ported to PC. I don't know what it is, and it also doesn't make sense. Maybe I am just biased as hell.
