# Valve greenlights SteamOS installs on normal PCs with AMD GPUs, so you can go make your own Steam Machine if you don't wanna fork over $1,049

> Mostly what I do here at PC Gamer is wait for my colleagues to post about their tech issues in Slack and tell them to install Linux in response. Webcam broken? Linux. Frame drops? Linux.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-machines/valve-greenlights-steamos-installs-on-normal-pcs-with-amd-gpus-so-you-can-go-make-your-own-steam-machine-if-you-dont-wanna-fork-over-usd1-049/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3aa720f1ae8b0770c5b4d6)
- **Published:** 2026-06-23
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nvidia #amd #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3aa720f1ae8b0770c5b4d6

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