Asus plans to implement a merger between the Republic of Gamers brand and Valve Steam Machine with the new GR8S, which will reach stores in the next November.

 The merger between the Republic Of Gamers brand and the steam engine will be implemented with the new machine ROG GR8S, specifically aimed at gamers with a size comparable to the Xbox One. It is a system configured by the user; both in the initial setup that as regards the ability to upgrade.

 You can choose between an Intel Core i5 or Core i7, between the GeForce GTX 900 GPU family “Maxwell”, between 4 and 16 GB of DDR3 RAM, a HDD of 500GB or 1TB or, alternatively, between a 128 GB SSD or 512 GB. Asus ROG GR8S is also equipped with WLAN 802.11 ac controller and receiver Miracast.

 Offers, then, two USB 2.0 ports for keyboard, mouse or gamepad, along with four SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 2.0, the latter two both with support for 4K Ultra HD resolution at 60 Hz. Do not miss gigabit Ethernet connection and multichannel audio digital and analog.

 The chassis is designed to allow expansion of certain components, such as the amount of system memory and storage space. It is not, moreover, the first model of the family, as Asus has already marketed GR8 comes with Intel i7-4510U and GeForce GTX 750Ti as you can see at this address.

 Asus ROG GR8S will reach the market in the month of November at a price of about $ 699 with respect to the basic model.

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The Chinese manufacturer Zotac has just unveiled its Steam Machine: the SN970. A Steam Machine mini format that can be placed discreetly in your living room.

 Tony Wong, CEO of Zotac, is honored to be working with Valve product (called Zotac Steam Machine SN970), calling it “machine fully optimized as a gaming platform, through the use of the latest Intel processors recent Nvidia graphics solutions “. As such, we wanted of course to learn more about the heart of the machine, which also benefits from a brand new never before seen in housing Zotac. Ultimately, the first Steam Machine brand will carry an Intel “6th generation” (Skylake engraved in 14 nm?), 8GB of DDR3 and mobile GPU Maxwell, namely the GeForce GTX 970M MXM with 3GB GDDR5. What actually provide a very acceptable power game, especially for a PC of this size.

 We also know that each copy will be delivered with a joystick Steam Controller ($ 50 each), and the Zotac Steam Machine will offer SSD storage next to M.2 format associated with a 64 GB hard drive 2.5 inch 1TB. A combination ideal for a priori associating system responsiveness and storage capacity for games, we regret in our review of the Alienware Alpha. Also, we know that the WiFi / Bluetooth module embedded respectively be compatible with ac and 4.0 standards, and a HDMI input will be proposed, Valve wishing that it appears on all Steam Machine to provide functions registration and control of television.

 Of course, the future selling price of the Steam Machine We is very interested. A priori, Zotac has set a maximum price of $ 999 for its most powerful configuration, without specifying what would be the entry-level price.

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