Here's the first dozen companies making third-party Steam Machines

Engadget reports that at least a dozen companies will be unveiling their own third-party Steam Machines at this week's CES trade show in Las Vegas.

Valve will hold a press conference today at 17:00 PT, where it seems likely we'll learn more information about its 2014 plans for Steam Machines, including its own model, and SteamOS.

Each Steam Machine is not bound to conform to a series of specs, dimensions, or price, and therefore the specifications between each box can vary wildly--just like with a PC. iBuyPower's machines, for instance, are reported to cost around $500. The consoles come complete with Valve's own Linux-based Steam operating system, although it's possible to just install Windows on the things if you're so inclined, and the 12 third-parties (so far) getting ready to show off their own Steam Machines are:

• Alienware
• Falcon Northwest
• iBuyPower
• CyberPowerPC
• Origin PC
• Gigabyte
• Materiel.net
• Webhallen
• Alternate
• Next
• Zotac
• Scan Computers

How many more companies do you think will announce their own Steam Machines before the end of CES 2014?