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Good specs for a custom Steam Box?
So I'm interested in a Steam Box
I'm beginning to start a project of the summer. A custom Steam Box. Basically it's just the Steam OS with custom parts.
What would be the best specs for a steam box?
I'm beginning to start a project of the summer. A custom Steam Box. Basically it's just the Steam OS with custom parts.
What would be the best specs for a steam box?
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[spoiler][spoiler][quote="53MP3RF1"]Considering you didn't specify a budget, I'll put together a few different builds for you to pick and choose at your leisure.
[spoiler=$200 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/9KwHTW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/9KwHTW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad5350jahmbox]AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/ecs-motherboard-kam1i10]ECS KAM1-I(1.0) Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard[/url] ($24.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/pareema-memory-md316c81609l1]Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($22.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/hec-case-enterprise]HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $202.82
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 22:57 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
This build will be fine for playing a game like Minecraft in low settings at 1080p with 60 frames per second. It's also great for streaming games to your TV from your main computer.
[spoiler=$400 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/W8GtFT]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/W8GtFT/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad5350jahmbox]AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-am1bm]ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard[/url] ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9602gd5toc]MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card[/url] ($192.49 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fbm01]Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $419.32
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:00 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
This build should be fine for playing most games at medium or high quality in 1080p. If you note the CPU stayed the same, you can easily mix and match several components in this build and the last one to create a $200 machine which you can buy a different graphics card for as time goes on. The 5350 isn't the best CPU, but it really does pull through with budget builds. It's also a quad-core for cheaper than all of Intel's Pentiums out right now as well as most of their Celerons, both lines of which are only dual core.
[spoiler=$650 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/YVVZ7P]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/YVVZ7P/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34160]Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary]ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003623l]Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card[/url] ($283.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1]Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500]Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($56.05 @ Directron)
[b]Total:[/b] $643.84
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:04 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
Now we've made the switch to Intel. The i3 will be able to power most of your games quite handily, and the 290 backing it up will make sure that the system can play the vast majority of games at high or ultra settings in 1080p.
[spoiler=$800 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/DQrPTW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/DQrPTW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary]ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card[/url] ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1300bl]Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($44.99 @ Directron)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1]EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($79.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Total:[/b] $776.78
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:08 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
We've upped our graphics cards from the 290 to the 390, which should perform better than nVidia's offerings once DirectX12 comes out and is integrated into games. We also got a case upgrade, and brought the CPU up to an i5.
Hopefully those give you some good options as to what you'd like to build. Some of my choices may be questionable, and if you want I can explain them further.
Good luck![/quote][/spoiler]
Thanks!
[spoiler=$200 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/9KwHTW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/9KwHTW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad5350jahmbox]AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/ecs-motherboard-kam1i10]ECS KAM1-I(1.0) Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard[/url] ($24.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/pareema-memory-md316c81609l1]Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($22.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/hec-case-enterprise]HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $202.82
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 22:57 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
This build will be fine for playing a game like Minecraft in low settings at 1080p with 60 frames per second. It's also great for streaming games to your TV from your main computer.
[spoiler=$400 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/W8GtFT]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/W8GtFT/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad5350jahmbox]AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-am1bm]ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard[/url] ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9602gd5toc]MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card[/url] ($192.49 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fbm01]Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr]EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $419.32
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:00 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
This build should be fine for playing most games at medium or high quality in 1080p. If you note the CPU stayed the same, you can easily mix and match several components in this build and the last one to create a $200 machine which you can buy a different graphics card for as time goes on. The 5350 isn't the best CPU, but it really does pull through with budget builds. It's also a quad-core for cheaper than all of Intel's Pentiums out right now as well as most of their Celerons, both lines of which are only dual core.
[spoiler=$650 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/YVVZ7P]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/YVVZ7P/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34160]Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary]ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003623l]Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card[/url] ($283.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1]Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500]Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($56.05 @ Directron)
[b]Total:[/b] $643.84
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:04 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
Now we've made the switch to Intel. The i3 will be able to power most of your games quite handily, and the 290 backing it up will make sure that the system can play the vast majority of games at high or ultra settings in 1080p.
[spoiler=$800 Build][url=pcpartpicker.com/p/DQrPTW]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=pcpartpicker.com/p/DQrPTW/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary]ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600c4g9dr]A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($42.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card[/url] ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1300bl]Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($44.99 @ Directron)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1]EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($79.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Total:[/b] $776.78
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:08 EDT-0400[/i][/spoiler]
We've upped our graphics cards from the 290 to the 390, which should perform better than nVidia's offerings once DirectX12 comes out and is integrated into games. We also got a case upgrade, and brought the CPU up to an i5.
Hopefully those give you some good options as to what you'd like to build. Some of my choices may be questionable, and if you want I can explain them further.
Good luck![/quote][/spoiler]
Thanks!
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Considering you didn't specify a budget, I'll put together a few different builds for you to pick and choose at your leisure.
This build will be fine for playing a game like Minecraft in low settings at 1080p with 60 frames per second. It's also great for streaming games to your TV from your main computer.
This build should be fine for playing most games at medium or high quality in 1080p. If you note the CPU stayed the same, you can easily mix and match several components in this build and the last one to create a $200 machine which you can buy a different graphics card for as time goes on. The 5350 isn't the best CPU, but it really does pull through with budget builds. It's also a quad-core for cheaper than all of Intel's Pentiums out right now as well as most of their Celerons, both lines of which are only dual core.
Now we've made the switch to Intel. The i3 will be able to power most of your games quite handily, and the 290 backing it up will make sure that the system can play the vast majority of games at high or ultra settings in 1080p.
We've upped our graphics cards from the 290 to the 390, which should perform better than nVidia's offerings once DirectX12 comes out and is integrated into games. We also got a case upgrade, and brought the CPU up to an i5.
Hopefully those give you some good options as to what you'd like to build. Some of my choices may be questionable, and if you want I can explain them further.
Good luck!
$200 Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ECS KAM1-I(1.0) Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $202.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 22:57 EDT-0400
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ECS KAM1-I(1.0) Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($22.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $202.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 22:57 EDT-0400
This build will be fine for playing a game like Minecraft in low settings at 1080p with 60 frames per second. It's also great for streaming games to your TV from your main computer.
$400 Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($192.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $419.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:00 EDT-0400
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($44.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($192.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $419.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:00 EDT-0400
This build should be fine for playing most games at medium or high quality in 1080p. If you note the CPU stayed the same, you can easily mix and match several components in this build and the last one to create a $200 machine which you can buy a different graphics card for as time goes on. The 5350 isn't the best CPU, but it really does pull through with budget builds. It's also a quad-core for cheaper than all of Intel's Pentiums out right now as well as most of their Celerons, both lines of which are only dual core.
$650 Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($283.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.05 @ Directron)
Total: $643.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:04 EDT-0400
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($283.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.05 @ Directron)
Total: $643.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:04 EDT-0400
Now we've made the switch to Intel. The i3 will be able to power most of your games quite handily, and the 290 backing it up will make sure that the system can play the vast majority of games at high or ultra settings in 1080p.
$800 Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $776.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:08 EDT-0400
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $776.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 23:08 EDT-0400
We've upped our graphics cards from the 290 to the 390, which should perform better than nVidia's offerings once DirectX12 comes out and is integrated into games. We also got a case upgrade, and brought the CPU up to an i5.
Hopefully those give you some good options as to what you'd like to build. Some of my choices may be questionable, and if you want I can explain them further.
Good luck!
1
For most games you'll find on Steam, you could get away with a 750 Ti (though the GTX 950 is coming out in a few weeks with both 2 and 4 GB variants), an i3 (though an i5 is always nice), and 8 GB of RAM.
Personally I'd pop in a fairly large SSD just for kicks, but a hard drive will work well enough. Micro Center has a sale on 1 TB WD Blues going on right now - they're only $40.
Personally I'd pop in a fairly large SSD just for kicks, but a hard drive will work well enough. Micro Center has a sale on 1 TB WD Blues going on right now - they're only $40.
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Will you be playing games on it, or will you be mostly streaming them?
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Playing them.
I didn't really ask for the bare minimum. Just wanted to see what would be good for it.
DlljsThe minimum hardware requirements for a Steam Machine are as follows:
Processor: Intel or AMD 64-bit capable processor
Memory: 4GB or more RAM
Hard Drive: 500GB or larger disk
Video Card: NVIDIA graphics card
AMD graphics card (RADEON 8500 and later)
Intel graphics
Additional: UEFI boot support
USB port for installation
Obtained from http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown
I didn't really ask for the bare minimum. Just wanted to see what would be good for it.
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The minimum hardware requirements for a Steam Machine are as follows:
Processor: Intel or AMD 64-bit capable processor
Memory: 4GB or more RAM
Hard Drive: 500GB or larger disk
Video Card: NVIDIA graphics card
AMD graphics card (RADEON 8500 and later)
Intel graphics
Additional: UEFI boot support
USB port for installation
Obtained from http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown
Processor: Intel or AMD 64-bit capable processor
Memory: 4GB or more RAM
Hard Drive: 500GB or larger disk
Video Card: NVIDIA graphics card
AMD graphics card (RADEON 8500 and later)
Intel graphics
Additional: UEFI boot support
USB port for installation
Obtained from http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown