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Alienware Steam Machine Console (Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD) NVIDIA GeForce GTX
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Brand | Dell |
Model Name | ASM100-980 |
Color | Black |
Memory Storage Capacity | 4 GB |
Resolution | 1080p |
About this item
- This refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new. The refurbishing process includes functionality testing, basic cleaning, inspection, and repackaging. The product ships with all relevant accessories, and may arrive in a generic box
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 7.87 x 7.87 x 2.17 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.99 pounds |
ASIN | B016IH067A |
Item model number | 998-BWON |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
3.5 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | November 11, 2015 |
Manufacturer | Dell Computers |
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Ease of console. Freedom of a PC. Massive game library with thousands of native Steam OS games + 5000 games via streaming. Bundled with in-game content and games. Steam controller: unlock new games and experience the ultimate living room gaming accessory. The steam OS can be Autorepaired by Autorepair boot loop. You’ll end up with a boot loop on the following message: SteamOS is attempting to recover from a fatal error If that happens you may try the following steps. The goal is to launch the Steam client manually from a desktop session and let it repair itself. 1. At early boot press Esc repeatedly to reach boot menu; 2. Choose Advanced options, and then the first (recovery mode) entry available; At this stage you should be in front of a root prompt like root@steamos:~# 3.If not done already, create a password for desktop user: passwd desktop and enter the password twice. 4. Disable automatic login for login manager lightdm: sed -i -e "s/^autologin-user=/#\0/" /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/20_steamos.conf 5. Reboot and login as desktop user with the previously set password. Note: If you get an error right after login, see this 6. Open a terminal and launch Steam as steam user: sudo su -c "steam" steam Then let the Steam client fix itself. 7. When done, exit Steam and restore automatic login for lightdm: sed -i -e "s/^#\(autologin-user=\)/\1/" /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/20_steam
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The steam OS can be Autorepaired by Autorepair boot loop. You’ll end up with a boot loop on the following message: SteamOS is attempting to recover from a fatal error If that happens you may try the following steps. The goal is to launch the Steam client manually from a desktop session and let it repair itself. 1. At early boot press Esc repeatedly to reach boot menu; 2. Choose Advanced options, and then the first (recovery mode) entry available; At this stage you should be in front of a root prompt like root@steamos:~# 3.If not done already, create a password for desktop user: passwd desktop and enter the password twice. 4. Disable automatic login for login manager lightdm: sed -i -e "s/^autologin-user=/#\0/" /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/20_steamos.conf 5. Reboot and login as desktop user with the previously set password. Note: If you get an error right after login, see this 6. Open a terminal and launch Steam as steam user: sudo su -c "steam" steam Then let the Steam client fix itself. 7. When done, exit Steam and restore automatic login for lightdm: sed -i -e "s/^#\(autologin-user=\)/\1/" /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/20_steam
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Alienware Steam Machine ASM100-2980BLK Desktop Console
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The power of Alienware, the freedom of Steam.Powered by Steam: Valve brings the benefits of Steam — over 100 million users to play with, thousands of games across multiple platforms, user modifications and more — to the living room via Steam Big Picture on the Alienware Steam Machine. Better yet, you can kick back on your sofa with just your controller – no keyboard and mouse required. Go ahead, get social: Simple set up and support for up to four controllers gets you to gaming faster, easier, and with more friends. |
Control. Customize. Conquer.Power in your hands: The Steam Controller puts impressive functionality in your hands without the keyboard. Featuring dual trackpads, HD haptic feedback, dual-stage triggers, back grip buttons and fully customizable control schemes, you’re free to find your favorite mappings in the Steam community or create and share your own. |
Fully loaded and ready to game.Content is king: Alienware’s promise to gamers is unmatched content right out of the box. Every Alienware Steam Machine includes free games as well as exclusive downloadable content for Alienware customers. Alienware Steam Machine will come bundled with free bonus content including the complete versions of Brawlhalla, PAYDAY 2 2015 GOTY Edition, Screencheat and Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball. Alienware Steam Machine will also include an Alienware branded skin and 200 Mammoth Coins in Brawlhalla, the Bozak Horde DLC in Dying Light (must own base game) and M18 Black Cat Tank and XP-38G Lighting plane in Warthunder, as well as an Alienware exclusive demo of Coffin Dodgers and other cool in-game items. |
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Your central hubMerge everything you love about PC gaming with the sociability of your living room. Log into any Steam account and access your gaming library, so you can have fun with your Steam friends whether they’re sitting right next to you or gaming from afar. |
An arsenal of gamesYou can play thousands of native SteamOS titles directly on the Alienware Steam Machine, or stream any Steam game or content over your local network — including your favorite AAA, co-op and indie games, all without the online-play subscription fees and down-resolutioned textures. |
Family sharingFamily sharing remembers familiar users on your console, and lets you create kids' accounts that feature custom parental settings. |
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Processor | Intel Core i3-4170T Dual-Core Processor(3M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz) |
Operating System | SteamOS |
Memory | 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz Memory |
Video Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU 2GB GDDR5 (comparable to 860M class performance) |
Hard Drive | 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 7,200 RPM |
Multimedia Drive | No Optical Drive |
Media Card Reader | No Media Card Reader |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth tied to wireless card |
Display | No Monitor |
Audio | 7.1 optical audio out (Toslink) |
Input Device | Wireless Valve Steam Controller |
Ports and slots | 1. USB 2.0 | 2. Power adapter port | 3. HDMI In & Out | 4. Optical audio out | 5. RJ45 port | 6. USB 3.0 |
Dimensions and weight | Height: 2.17" (55mm) | Depth: 7.87" (200mm) | Width: 7.87" (200mm) | Starting at Weight: 4lbs (1.81 kg) |
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Customers like the value of the video game console, saying it's the best for the price. However, some customers report issues with the boot up, saying the light blinks and it doesn't work. Opinions are mixed on quality, ease of installation, and speed.
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Customers appreciate the value of the video game console. They say it's the best for the price.
"...would recommend to anyone wanting something smaller, easy to move and cheaper...." Read more
"Nice system real good deal just a little hard to configure" Read more
"Good quality. Reasonable price." Read more
"Best for the price" Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the video game console. Some mention it's very good and fast, while others say it'll never work well.
"when the machine is working it's very good and fast but at least 5 times a week it's so slow it's lagging and sometimes it won't even boot up" Read more
"...I did try loading up WOW using the Steam OS, but was not impressed with the OS...." Read more
"...had this little box for about 4 months now, and I'm really impressed with its performance, after a few tweaks...." Read more
"Very buggy console. With the i3 I've been experiencing periodic freezing and stalling...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of installation. Some mention it's a great plug and play experience, while others say it'll be hard to configure and fix.
"...Everything she would do with a laptop or desktop but much easier to use, much smaller and very portable if she wants to move it to another TV...." Read more
"Nice system real good deal just a little hard to configure" Read more
"...the ram, the console runs current gen games well and older classic games effortlessly. I'm satisfied." Read more
"...which was an easy installation and configuration...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the video game console. Some mention that it's very good and fast, while others say that it lags, freezes, and stalls.
"...Graphics are pretty good, fps is 60, and haven't really had any issues. My wife uses this to surf the internet, to do some schooling, etc...." Read more
"...However, when downloading on Steam my downloads stop frequently and I have to repeatedly press resume throughout the download for it to finish...." Read more
"when the machine is working it's very good and fast but at least 5 times a week it's so slow it's lagging and sometimes it won't even boot up" Read more
"...it's very good and fast but at least 5 times a week it's so slow it's lagging and sometimes it won't even boot up" Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the boot up of the video game console. They say the blinking light means it doesn't boot up and never worked well. They also don't want to deal with the hassle of getting it to work on some days.
"...least 5 times a week it's so slow it's lagging and sometimes it won't even boot up" Read more
"...Don't get this if you don't want to deal with the hassle of getting it to work on some days. Because it just won't happen sometimes...." Read more
"Yellow blinking light.......means it doesn't boot up....never worked well." Read more
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Firstly, I upgraded the HDD to a 500GB Samsung Evo SSD. That should be the first upgrade you do with this little box, because it goes from "Meh" to "Wow!" really fast with just this single upgrade.
Secondly, I threw in 16GB of RAM, because the 2x8GB kit was only marginally more expensive than the 2x4GB kit. Really, 8GB is probably perfectly fine for this little box.
And lastly, I put Windows 10 on the box. SteamOS is fine, and I love GNU/Linux, but there are a few games (Elderscrolls games) that I need Windows for, so there you have it.
It took a little while, but I adjusted to the Steam Controller, and now I can't play a game without it. It does take some time to get a feel for it, and more often than not I need to tweak the controller for each game, but that's part of what makes it great.
This little machine is super easy to take apart and upgrade all the components, as well as clean the fans and heatsinks. It's also super small and fits really nicely in my entertainment stand. It does get a little loud when running at 100% utilization, but generally the sound-bar drowns out the fans.
Unigine Valley benchmark I get an 844 on Extreme HD settings. Skyrim Special Edition sits between 35fps and 55fps Maxed out. But I downloaded MSI Afterburner and overclocked the GPU by 135mhz and the RAM by 400mhz. Temps only rose slightly, but I saw a 14% performance boost and hit 954 on Unigine Valley benchmarks.
Short and sweet version:
Upgrade to an SSD, 8GB of RAM, and if you throw windows on there use MSI Afterburner to overclock the GPU. It's a great little box that holds its own against the Xbox One and PS4 while still retaining a huge library of games because it's a PC.