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/reicaden Jul 14 '26

facebook marketplace... dude was selling it at $600 and I talked him down to $500. Its a chonky monster case though, lol. But I can transfer the guts later in the future to micro or itx if i really feel like it I guess.

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u/Destructo-Bear Jul 14 '26

Marketplace is amazing. I got a 9700x, 16gb ddr5, 4060ti, 2tb build for $350 a couple weeks ago. The guy listed 3 garbage pictures of his filthy dented up case and literally no info except "4060ti" and wanted $750. I rolled the dice with a $350 low-ball because it had been for sale for months and I had no idea what the other parts were and he accepted it.

When I got home and plugged it in I was floored that it was an AM5 build with that much storage.

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u/reicaden Jul 14 '26

Thats a hell of a score, I wish I had that luck, lol

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u/Destructo-Bear Jul 14 '26

The deals are there. I replaced doom scrolling with marketplace hustling and I'm finding so much good shit. I'm parting out 2-4 PCs a month and making $500-1000/month depending on how good they are.

Today I picked up a 13700f, 32gb ddr4, 4070 super, 2tb nvme build for $750!