steam machine spec

Tohrazer · 6 Jul 2014 at 18:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4360 3.70GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £73.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX - Black £72.95
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £44.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless £42.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £36.98
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (52A-00005) £23.99
1 x Gigabyte M7700 Wireless Laser Mouse - Black £17.99
Total : £681.85 (includes shipping : £11.75).

what do you guys think? i know it's not really a steam machine as it's running windows OS, but it's intended to live by the TV permanently, ps the GPU i chose is stock and i'll actually be using a 270x which i already own

William-Mathew · 6 Jul 2014 at 19:18

The motherboard that you have selected is a ATX board where your case is a Micro ATX board, so the board will not fit into the case. This is a good alternative:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
Total : £81.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Tohrazer · 6 Jul 2014 at 20:45

oh gosh, that's what happens when you change your mind about your form factor half way through choosing components

thank you!

revised setup:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £73.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX - Black £72.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless £42.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £36.98
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (52A-00005) £23.99
1 x OcUK Bluetooth Keyboard (8280BT) £19.99
1 x Gigabyte M7700 Wireless Laser Mouse - Black £17.99
Total : £570.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Tohrazer · 6 Jul 2014 at 20:48

i did notice there's a Raven case that looks perfect for a steam machine, however it's out of stock and im not very confident about attempting to build into something that small

scotsdragon · 6 Jul 2014 at 20:49

^^^ missed out the GFX this time lol

Tohrazer · 6 Jul 2014 at 21:03

scotsdragon said:
^^^ missed out the GFX this time lol

read the OP

William-Mathew · 6 Jul 2014 at 21:06

Whats your budget?

scotsdragon · 6 Jul 2014 at 22:29

Tohrazer said:
read the OP

I saw it there in first one but not the second that's why I pointed it out lol

Tohrazer · 7 Jul 2014 at 00:56

William-Mathew said:
Whats your budget?

budget around £600 without the GPU, although that's pushing it, 550 is a much happier number! at £570 currently