Valve - Steam Machine
Valve has introduced a new set of Steam Machines.Steampowered Media

Valve has stepped up its plans for new gaming platforms by announcing 14 types of Steam Machine designs that are in production and set to be made available in 2014.

Valve showcased its potential at the ongoing CES 2014. The new line-up included features like:

  • Variety in prices and performance options
  • Open design
  • Every Machine to include Steam Contorller
  • It will be powered by SteamOS
  • Targeted for living room and Steam leveraging

"The first generation Steam Machines offers something for every gamer, which is a critical part of extending Steam into the living room. With over 3,000 games and more than 65 million gamers on Steam, it's important to offer gamers a variety of Steam Machines that allow them to select what makes the most sense for them," said Valve chief Gabe Newell, in a press release.

The following are some of the Steam Machines from Valve that are comparable to Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

  • Alienware
  • Alternate
  • CyberPowerPC
  • Digital Storm
  • Falcon NW
  • GigaByte
  • iBuyPower
  • Maingear
  • Materiel.net
  • Next Spa
  • Origin PC
  • Scan
  • Webhallen
  • Zotac

Below is the list of specs and pricings of Valve's Steam Machines (Steampowered Media):

Alternate

Price - $1339

 CPU - Intel Core i5 4570

Graphics - Gigabyte GTX 760

RAM - 16GB

Storage - 1TB SSHD

CyberPowerPC

Price - $499 and up

CPU - AMD/Intel Core i5 CPU

Graphics - AMD Radeon R9 270/Nvidia GTX 760

RAM - 8GB

Storage - 500GB

Digital Storm Bolt 2

Price - $2,584

CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K

Graphics - GTX 780 Ti

RAM - 16GB

Storage - 1TB HDD + 120GB SSD

Gigabyte Brix Pro

Price - TBD

CPU - Intel Core i7-4770R

Graphics - Intel Iris Pro 5200

RAM - 2 x 4GB

Storage - 1TB SATA 6Gb/sata

Falcon Northwest

Price - $1,799 to $6000

CPU - customizable

Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan

RAM - 8 to 16 GB

Storage - up to 6 TB

iBuyPower

Price - $499 and up

CPU - Quad core AMD or Intel

Graphics - Radeon GCN Graphics

RAM - 8GB

Storage - 500GB+

Materiel.net

Price- $1,098

CPU - Intel Core i5 4440

Graphics - MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC

RAM - 8GB

Storage - 8 GB + 1 TB SSHD

Origin PC Chronos

Price -TBD

CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K (3.9 to 4.6 GHz)

Graphics - 2 x 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX Titans

Next SPA

Price -TBD

CPU - Intel Core i5

Graphics - Nvidia GT 760

RAM - 8GB

Storage - 1TB

Scan NC 10

Price - $1,090

CPU - Intel Core i3 4000M

Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M

RAM - 8GB

Storage - 500GB

Webhallen

Price - $1,499

CPU - Intel Core i7

Graphics - Nvidia GT 780

RAM - 16GB

Storage - 1TB SSHD

Zotac

Price - $599

CPU - Intel Core (TBD)

Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX

RAM - TBD

Storage - TBD