My sub $550 Steam Machine

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akeating89

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Hello!

I'm looking to build a steam machine next month, for less than $600. This is it so far:

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The only addition is the upcoming Fractal Design Node 202 which SHOULD (I say, should) retail for $139 with a 450w PSU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsDW0Q9Jeas

Granted, a lot on that list may go up or down in price by the time I buy, but for right now it seems pretty solid for the price. The 202 should be out at the end of the month. Total price $540.

What do you guys think?
 
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noobgamer40
I don't recommend this build since it has a Pentium which is only a dual-core, you really need a 4-core these days! + the it's a bit weak to handle the gpu, so expect some bottlenecks, anyway here is a solution:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @...
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I don't recommend this build since it has a Pentium which is only a dual-core, you really need a 4-core these days! + the it's a bit weak to handle the gpu, so expect some bottlenecks, anyway here is a solution:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $588.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 06:01 EDT-0400

I upgraded the CPU to an i5-4460 , which will be very helpful, and slightly downgraded the GPU to a gtx 950, but if you overclock it you will get very close performance to a gtx 960 :) other than that, everything is ITX, I changed the case since it's cheaper and the reviews are pretty good...
case: https://youtu.be/DSIpPOwlnL4
of course as I saw from the vid, the case is very compact, but you might face some problems with cooling, of course I recommend an htpc case and a micro-atx mobo instead, so here is an alternative:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $593.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-12 06:26 EDT-0400

The card is also very compact :)


 
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