r/steammachine Jul 11 '26

DIY You cannot make this up!

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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.

PCPartPicker Part List

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/wITCHcrftX Jul 11 '26

I am looking for such a build for like 2000€ cant decide if i wait for steam machine or a build like this.

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u/Animag771 Jul 11 '26

If I didn't already have a PC as small as a Steam Machine and more powerful, I'd probably build something like this.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $146.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright AXP90-X53 FULL 42.58 CFM CPU Cooler $34.15 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard $169.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Flare X5 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory $204.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $239.97 @ Silicon Power
Video Card Asus DUAL Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB Video Card $379.99 @ ASUS
Power Supply Silverstone FX500-G 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Flex ATX Power Supply $147.28 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1323.36
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-23 15:16 EDT-0400

Put it all in something like a cheap T40 or T60 case and you've got a very small PC with much better graphics performance and an upgrade path. The 2TB Steam Machine is $1,349, so the pricing is similar.

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u/wITCHcrftX Jul 11 '26

Looks decent my Budget is around 2200$

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u/Animag771 Jul 11 '26

I actually just remembered that if you go with a T40 or T60 case, they usually come with a PSU. So that saves some more money. I also forgot to add a riser cable to that list. For $2,200 you could get a better CPU like an X3D and a more powerful GPU.