Tag: SteamOS
More Reasons To Dump Windows For Gaming
While Microsoft slowly removes things that no one asked for in an attempt to stem the disgust being expressed by their users, gaming on Linux just keeps getting better. If you have…
Read MorePodcast #852 – 9850X3D Launch Imminent, RTX SUPER Delay, 8GB GPUs, Zoicware, New SK Hynix Plant, Linux malware and MORE
Every episode this year just keeps getting better, try it, you'll see. This food podcast brought to by the tech news! Also, 9850X3D this month, welcome back 8GB GPUs, and 2026 will…
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Time To Dump Windows For Gaming … Or No?
There are many gamers who use Microsoft Windows out of convenience; not because they want to. Recently Linux has become more feasible, with thousands of Steam games officially supporting that OS. …
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Why Wait For A Steam Machine When You Can Just Use A Steam Machine
Ars Technica jumped the gun on Valve and built their own Steam Box, and described exactly how they managed it. This is not a Bazzite build, which offers a similar experience to…
Read MorePodcast #825 – AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Review, Microsoft Wants to Fix USB-C, Nvidia Pricing, Cyberpunk 2 + MORE!
The wait is over - we have the only JoshTEKK review of the new AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT on YouTube. You're welcome. We also have a serious discussion of Molex. And…
Read MorePodcast #824 – NVIDIA Money, ASRock Ryzen Fix, 10 Dollar 10GbE, Two Great Sub-$25 IEMs, 6 Ghz WiFi + MORE!
Another quarter is behind us, and NVIDIA just made more money than ever before. Thankfully this "ai" bubble will NEVER burst...right?? ASRock says they have fixed their AM5 issues, 10Gbe is going…
Read MorePodcast #802 – Win 11 TPM, Intel Reinvention, Cyberpunk Arrow Lake Boost, Raspberry Pi 500, Arc B580, LLMs + more!
This show even mentions Astro Bot, let's get that out of the way first. In other news ... Intel looks to reinvent itself: best of luck to ya! Looking at some Arc…
Read MorePodcast #786 – Ryzen 9900X and 9950X Performance, Intel Microcode Update, New RTX 4070 Variant, AMD Vulnerability + MORE!
This was a short show. Be warned! This episode is just over an hour, and probably a lot more exciting than the Ryzen 9000 launch, itself. Plus Josh had a really messy…
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SteamOS Slims Down During Steam Deck Delay
Reading the excellent ComputerBase website through a translator - as one does - I was made aware of Valve's latest SteamOS build, which reduces the footprint on a device's storage by a…
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Valve’s Steam Deck is the PRO Handheld that Might Make You SWITCH to Linux
It's coming: a handheld from Valve (makers of Steam if you reside under a rock) that promises to run your library of PC games - and has some pretty serious specs to…
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“What’s the Point of Steam OS?”
Ars Technica UK published an editorial called, Hey Valve: What's the point of Steam OS? The article does not actually pose the...
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GDC 15: Maingear Launches Customizable Drift Steam Machine
Maingear is joining the Steam Machine fray at the Games Developers Conference with its announcement of the upcoming Drift Steam Machine. The Drift is a configurable small form factor gaming PC that…
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GDC 15: ZOTAC Announces the SN970 Steam Machine – Powered by a GTX 970M and Intel Skylake CPU
Favor a steamier TV gaming experience? ZOTAC has announced a new Steam Machine on the eve of Valve’s presentation at GDC on Wednesday. The SN970 presumably gets its name from the GTX…
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E3 2014: SteamBoy Project Is Not a Valve Product
To be doubly clear, if the title was not explicit enough, this announcement is not made by Valve. This company is called, "SteamBoy Machine team". If not a hoax, this is…
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Steaming on a Sempron
A popular question that has arisen from the release of the four new low cost Kabini processors has been their effectiveness in powering a Steam Machine. Phoronix have just finished...
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Intel NUC BIOS Update Fixes Debian Booting
Two days ago, Intel added a new BIOS for the NUC to their download center. Its main update addresses a problem with booting some operating systems, such as SteamOS....
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SteamOS Beta Non-UEFI Support & Other Untested Features
When Valve launched SteamOS, it was definitely a beta product. Its installer prompted Ryan to make a troubleshooting video on our Youtube channel. It also apparently required a computer equipped...
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Steam In-Home Streaming Closed Beta First Wave Begins
In-Home Streaming could be the feature most likely to kick-off SteamOS adoption. This functionality brings existing PCs to televisions without requiring the user to actually bring the box to their living room.…
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