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    19 hours ago

    I feel like Valve would have been better off designing a new motherboard and discrete GPU design to facilitate cooling and smaller cases.

    Make a new standard and allow any third party to use it.

    They just wanted to make a new GameCube instead.

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      19 hours ago

      Yeah, because everyone agrees the price is too low and more engineering and manufacturing costs are needed to beef it up.

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        18 hours ago

        I’m talking about something that is closer to a true PC ecosystem than the locked-in underpowered overpriced DOA system.

        If the price is going to be exorbitant the system might as well be customizable and not limited to AMD’s trash bin.

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            16 hours ago

            You’re asking me to create the design? I’m not an engineer.

            I can tell you that PCs are generally a mess and are definitely limited by standards set decades ago.

            That’s what Valve should be doing instead of making a $1000 PS4.

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              15 hours ago

              You’re asking me to create the design? I’m not an engineer.

              yeah, so the hardware does not exist yet. but valve is not AMD either, I doubt they have the money (yes) or the expertise to effectively become a graphics card manufacturer. probably they would have to come up with their own data and power sockets, and then it wouldn’t be compatible with anything else, maybe a steam machine 2

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                6 hours ago

                It wouldn’t be compatible with anything else? Like the current overpriced and underpowered hardware which they designed themselves?

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                  2 hours ago

                  yes it wouldn’t be compatible with anything else, but you would be even more angry because the research and manufacturing costs would make it even more expensive.

                  complain to micron and openai about the price, not valve. they can’t do anything.