I tried SteamOS on NVIDIA hardware...

I tried SteamOS on NVIDIA hardware, it did not go well.

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00:00 - Why SteamOS hasn't shipped
01:01 - Why Ditch Windows?
02:46 - System Specs
04:17 - Upgrading Storage on ROG NUC
05:05 - Benchmarks
05:53 - I Failed
07:51 - We're Stuck with Windows...for now
09:12 - Next Steps
11:24 - Conclusions - Good but...

[joshuawalker]

I’m just gonna wait for valve to put out a tv console.

[DrDoomFate]

Shang Tsung: perfection must not be rushed.

[bobbydigital]

I'm waiting patiently for SteamOS

[chasenhorizons]

Man, I cannot WAIT for SteamOS to come to all handhelds. Seriously, used a Windows-based Legion Go at my bros last night, and the experience is just absolutely horrible. It really makes me appreciate what Valve did and does with SteamOS.

[TheWokerDCJ]

Steam OS full release is a meme at this point.

[Captain-Chats]

I’m really getting pissed off with windows 11 I need steam os ASAP ! Working with my 4080

[Pruflas-Watts]

I resurrected my FX-8350 with RX 580 8GB rig with bazzite OS. It's absolutely amazing.

[vitorsilveira]

Mini PCs are so nice. Unfortunately the ones that are good enough for gaming are so expensive

[oron]

The day SteamOS is out there is a Fractal Ridge waiting for me to build a SFF PC in it.

[danielcoffman]

That is what I do for my gaming PC. It is the best console I’ve ever done.

What I did was install Linux distro of my choice, set my system to auto-login, auto launch Steam in big picture mode, and then I had a wireless keyboard in case I needed it. I honestly have a better gaming experience with this setup that I can imagine.

[BTMaverick]

Excited to see all the different Xbox OEM's hybrid PC/consoles that will run Steam and Xbox

[neil_]

I just disable UAC, I'm only installing things from steam, epic etc, so I'm not worried about rogue programs trying to run.

[rklrkl]

Nvidia drivers for Linux have always been an issue, primarily because they're closed source and therefore can't be shipped with the Linux kernel (if you run the latest stable kernel, Nvidia's closed source drivers will often break for weeks until Nvidia release a fixed driver) and the community can't help with driver development either. It's why Linux users tend to recommend AMD GPUs instead of Nvidia.

I do suspect that the first SteamOS 3 ISO release will only be certified against a limited set of hardware (my guess is specific PC handhelds with an AMD APU), but you just know people will try it on desktops/laptops with Nvidia/Intel GPUs anyway (probably with bad results - Valve mjght be wise to block installation onto uncettified hardware, but the community would probably try to work around those blocks anyway).

[saberspecter]

To control volume on the arcade cabinet they sell those mini macro keys that have like three buttons and a volume knob. That might work plugged into the nook.

[AndrePhilippeRamos]

Tried this recently too, Bill. Installed Bazzite on a Ryzen 3600 + RTX 2060 (6GB) mini ITX box. It just so happens that I am in the midst of a Dragon's Dogma 2 (best game that runs like crap that I've ever played) playthrough and, unfortunately, found out that DD2 (and any other VRAM-heavy game, apparently) is virtually unplayable on an Nvidia Bazzite machine. DD2 crashes almost without fail in the vocations menu, apparently due to the Nvidia driver's inability to deal with substantial VRAM spikes when the GPU's VRAM is already nearly maxed out.

Big TV mode also runs like crap, in general, with the Nvidia RTX 2060.

[LloydOzil]

In this use case, you're better off getting a console.
100% this will be the way to go in the future with SteamOS and price drops for the hardware. Hopefully compatibility improves too for software and hardware.
Subscribed too!

[peterd]

Happy Holidays Bill!! Always a pleasure watching your videos.

[claytonlopez]

For the audio, here are two things that I use for my modded cabinet:

1: HDMI audio LCD controller
2: digital audio decoder DAC amplifier

[cshaw]

Just installed Bazzite to my 1TB ssd on my AMD rig to dual boot with Windoze. It is now getting the 2TB drive Windoze is on! It is that good! For the Win only games, they can sit on the 1tb drive and I will boot into that when needed. Also there is a couple of nice scripts which make switching between OS’s very easy.

[JeremyLeePotocki]

For Nvidia users there is a alternative, but it's not a easy plug & play set up. Batocera allows Steam to be loaded regardless of GPUs (except if the GPU was just released) though you have to do a remote install (via WiFi) there are step by step tutorials on how to do it. When you install the Nividia Linux drivers, Steam, and the individual games the games will appear in Batocera's main menu (which you can use a controller to navigate). You can also install other flatpak software including browsers, Lutris, Minecraft, etc. However you can only use one app at a time like if you were using a console. I have a PC that has a RTX 4060 currently, but I am getting a AMD (or Intel) card to replace it. I am going to use that 4060 to make a SFF Batocera PC for the living room, or when I travel (the case is a Jonsbo T8 original with metal side panels instead of glass). It'll take about 2-4 hours to set up the software, but it'll be worth it.

That said I do wish Valve would hurry up, and fix the Nvidia issues soon.