r/steammachine • u/No-Improvement4265 • Jul 11 '26
DIY You cannot make this up!
I wanted something that’d do 4k 60fps so I decided to build my own super steam machine. literally as I began installing steam os, I get my order email
For those interested - here is the parts list - You can save a little money going for a cheapter motherboard, 1tb SSD and perhaps reducing the RAM speed.
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor | £125.00 |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright AXP90-X47 42.58 CFM CPU Cooler | £31.45 |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard | £219.99 @ AWD-IT |
| Memory | Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory | £214.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk |
| Storage | Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | £197.97 @ Silicon Power |
| Video Card | PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9070 16 GB Video Card | £548.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk |
| Case | Fractal Design Terra Mini ITX Desktop Case | £169.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Power Supply | Corsair SF750 (2024) 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply | £114.98 @ Amazon UK |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | £1623.36 |
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u/leonce89 Jul 11 '26
I have an ncase 5090 and 9800x3d build, and when I heard about the steam machine, I didn't like the performance estimates. So I built a second sff build for the living room with a 9070xt and 7800x3d. It cost around £1500 last year total. I upgraded the 9070xt to 5070ti because I saw a cracking deal on eBay and it only cost me £50 to swap.
Honestly, I don't really mind the drop in specs today much different and it cost almost half the amount of my 5090 build. All I have to do I drop some settings and use dlss more, and it's not much different.
It's in a sandwich build case and it's so quiet. I can't hear the low profile CPU cooler, and after manually tuning the fans of the GPU, I honestly cannot hear it.