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Tucked into their FAQ about the Steam Machine release was a mention about making your own Steam Machine by installing steamOS to a computer you already have. AMD only for now.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Allowed but janky, this is probably a more polished installer.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I see, and yes, you needed some technical savvyness (is that a word?) to do this on your own before

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

"Savvy" is both the noun for the trait and the adjective for someone who possesses it.

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's been janky about it? I have it installed on a custom build since like February, never had any hiccups, besides the same rare issues on my steam deck (some occasional sound issues when switching between desktop and game mode, recently now solved I think). It's otherwise been a flawless experience. Config is pure AMD : 5800X + 7600 XT 16GB with 16GB RAM. I was just hoping to get a steam controller but that proved harder than expected :(

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think some hardware configs are harder to use, like if you have Nvidia.

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure, but that has not changed with this official enablement, or has it?

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Have they not improved driver support as part of this?