ASUS ROG GR8S Steam Machine Announced

By Nathan Kirsch

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The ASUS ROG GR8S Steam Machine is now up on the Steam Store with prices starting at $699.99. The bad news is that it won’t be available until November 2015 along with the competition. The ASUS ROG GR8S is a console-inspired gaming PC designed to give you great gaming performance in a compact 2.5-liter chassis. The SFF gaming system is powered by an Intel Core i5/i7 processor and is paired with an NVIDIA GeForce 9 series graphics card.

GR8S core features include:

  • Precision-engineered SupremeFX audio for immersive sound
  • Intel Ethernet and GameFirst III for lag-free online gaming
  • Built-in Miracast receiver and dual-band 802.11 ac Wi-Fi
  • Incredibly low heat and and power use with a low operational noise of 20dB idle
  • Slide-off covers for additional 2.5 HDD/ SSD and DIMM upgrades

Asus ROG GR8S

  • Price: Starting at $699
  • CPU: Intel Core i5/i7 processors
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9-series graphics
  • Memory: DDR3 4GB ~ 16GB
  • 2.5-inch Storage: 500GB/1TB 7200rpm HDD, or 128GB ~ 512GB SSD
  • Audio: ROG SupremeFX 5.1 HD audio
  • Network: Intel Gb LAN with 802.11 ac Wi-Fi