{"id":12845,"date":"2026-08-12T23:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=12845"},"modified":"2026-08-13T01:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:24:41","slug":"reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit User Cuts Steam Machine Faceplates Out of Same Marble Michelangelo Used"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When I first saw the Steam Machine at Valve&#8217;s office back in October 2025, the company told me that it&#8217;d release the files to 3D print new faceplates for the mini gaming PC. And while there have been plenty of 3D-printed faceplates out there, a stonemason has cut a Steam Machine faceplate from the same marble Michelangelo used. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I spotted these faceplates on Reddit, where user \/u\/GinoWT showed off three faceplates they made from different stones. The first of these was Statuario from Carrara, which is &#8220;the same quarry basin Michelangelo worked from,&#8221; according to the thread. They made faceplates from Sahara Noir (with a beautiful gold stripe going across it) and Roman Travertine as well. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Steam Machine Marble Faceplates \u2013 Photos<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image credit: \/u\/GinoWT\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Each slab is 5\u20136mm thick and bonded onto a 3D printed faceplate. That&#8217;s super thin, but according to the post, that&#8217;s to keep the weight down and prevent cracking. The result looks incredible. The Statuario one especially pops, contrasting really nicely off the black chassis of the mini PC. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you really want to get your hands on one of these faceplates for your own Steam Machine, you can. It looks like \/u\/GinoWT is preparing a small batch to sell. They&#8217;ve thrown together a website where you can enter your name and email, and they&#8217;ll send along the pricing and shipping info whenever the marble plates are ready. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The biggest question I&#8217; have about these faceplates is whether or not they negatively impact Steam Machine temperatures and performance. I did reach out to \/u\/GinoWT to ask if they&#8217;ve tested thermal performance, and they told me they&#8217;ve been running the Steam Machine daily with the faceplate attached and haven&#8217;t noticed any problems. They also said they&#8217;d be running a stress test with the stock faceplate against the marble one to see if there&#8217;s a difference. If that happens, I&#8217;ll update this article with that information. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Even though the Steam Machine was quite a bit more expensive than Valve was planning, I love all the cool things I&#8217;ve seen people doing with it. As more units make their way into the wild as reservations are filled, I can only imagine the incredible things people are going to do with it. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her <\/em>@Jackiecobra<\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reddit-user-cuts-steam-machine-faceplates-out-of-same-marble-michelangelo-used.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-12845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12847,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12845\/revisions\/12847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}