Cheap Steam Machine (under £600 would be very nice)

Autizmo_1

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Will this cut it for gaming at 1080p+ on around mid-high graphics? I would like to keep costs AS BUDGET AS POSSIBLE as I'm a student and we all know how that goes ;)

I know about building pcs and what goes well etc but never made a system for gaming alone. If its not great, make a better build and add it in the comments for me! Obviously don't need to worry about OS as Steam OS is free, and I don't want a case because I'm going to do a custom desk mount :)

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/DkpyFd

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor £92.91
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £49.99
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory £34.99
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £41.99
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card £179.49
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £49.99

Total: £449.36
 
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GraySilencer

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Looks fine to me, just switch out the GTX 960 for the RX 470. Much faster and less cost. ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£92.91 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£34.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: *Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card (£176.48 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £446.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-20 22:19 BST+0100
 
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Autizmo_1

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Thankyou! Graphics cards are where my knowledge dies out...I'm a music producer so have little need for a GPU :p

 
Here's one right on your budget, I highly recommend getting this, or a combination of this and a cheaper graphics card.
The i5 will give a significant improvement over an i3, and is well worth it imo.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£63.14 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card (£208.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.74 @ More Computers)
Total: £584.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-20 23:14 BST+0100