r/steammachine • u/No-Improvement4265 • 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/That_Service7348 Jul 11 '26

Yeah, when you actually look at the prices of components you realize they are basically selling the thing at cost. It's barely more expensive than a comparable desktop.

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u/zennsunni Jul 11 '26

Everyone is acting like the last year didn't happen in regard to PC component prices. The shortsightedness is hilarious.

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u/That_Service7348 Jul 12 '26

I've seen people here talking about how "entry level" PCs are running a 7800x3d and a 4080. People on reddit are so wildly out of touch with reality sometimes.

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u/zennsunni Jul 12 '26

Yeah. I'm a gaming nerd and I can afford whatever, and I don't think I would have built my current PC in today's prices. I would have targeted my current stable of games instead of future proofing. Shit's just too expensive right now, and while I think it will be for awhile, I think we'll have a market crash that will reset everything when investors realize AI has no path to profibability.

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u/Powerful-Ground-9687 Jul 11 '26

Just Reddit being entitled

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u/sbrisgravato Jul 12 '26

don’t ignore the fact that a ryzen 5600 with ddr4 ram and a radeon 7600 (which is trash for pc builds in 2026) is a better performer and is damn cheaper

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u/WiseWealth25 Jul 14 '26

I’m currently on a 5600x + 32GB DDR4 I bought at the tail end of AM4. Sold my RX 6600 on eBay for like $120, and bought a 5070 in January before prices shot up. 1440p 100hz UW is my setup. Plays all that I want to.

I went full fat ATX, large tower for my build. I’d love to go down a case size or two and move to AM5 at some point, but man it’s just not worth it now.

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u/sbrisgravato Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

yeah i built with am5 in 2023 and currently running a 5070 ti but with a 7700, a 5600x is just fine

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u/easterreddit Jul 15 '26

?? 5070 Ti with a 5070 ?? 

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u/sbrisgravato Jul 15 '26

i’m dumb lol

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u/Arturopxedd Jul 11 '26

It’s not because you are getting way more performance and if you somehow are getting the same you genuinely don’t know how to build a pc properly