Third-Party Desktop PC Ships With SteamOS Preinstalled
The STEAMROLLER is the first non-Valve desktop PC to ship with SteamOS, testing whether the operating system's appeal extends beyond Valve's own hardware after the Steam Machine's sellout launch.
Key Facts
- META PCs began accepting pre-orders for the STEAMROLLER desktop gaming PC on June 27, 2025, at a price of $1,299.
- The STEAMROLLER is the first third-party desktop PC to ship with Valve's SteamOS preinstalled, using the current version of the operating system.
- The PC features an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU and an AMD Radeon RX 7600 GPU, with 16GB DDR5-5600 memory and a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD.
- The product page lists games like Counter-Strike 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Baldur's Gate 3 as running at high frame rates at 1080p.
- Users can swap the GPU or add memory because the parts are standard, and Valve already licenses SteamOS to third parties for devices like Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld.
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PC manufacturer META PCs announced the STEAMROLLER desktop gaming PC on June 27, priced at $1,299. It comes with Valve's SteamOS preinstalled, making it the first third-party desktop PC to ship with the current version of the operating system. The machine targets 1080p gaming with an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Radeon RX 7600.
META PCs began accepting pre-orders for the STEAMROLLER on June 27. The $1,299 desktop uses a Jonsbo D32 case, an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, and an AMD Radeon RX 7600 GPU, with 16GB DDR5-5600 memory and a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD. The product page lists games like Counter-Strike 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Baldur's Gate 3 as running at high frame rates at 1080p. Because the parts are standard, users can swap the GPU or add memory. Valve licenses SteamOS to third parties and already offers it on Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld. The company also distributes SteamOS for free and supports installation on AMD-powered handheld PCs like the Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally series.
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