Steam Machine

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: EVGA Stinger WiFi Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.64 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($251.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $912.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 22:06 EST-0500

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Questions:

1. Budget & Location
<$1000 
Greater Twin Cities

2. Aim
Gaming (SteamOS)

3. Monitors
LED TV via HDMI

4. Peripherals
Some sort of wireless remote for it

5. Why are you upgrading?

Not upgrading but rather something to substitute a regular console and to do what an iMac can't do.

[Ashley]

Looks good. Although I'm not sure if Steam OS is supporting AMD graphics cards yet.

[OriginalPromise]

At first, that case looked like a microwave.

Also, why not get a Pentium G3258 and overclock?

Are you not willing to?

 

The motherboard is way too overpriced.

You can just get something around the $70 range and add a wireless card to it.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

At first, that case looked like a microwave.

 

Ya, I would order the Black Node 304 rather than the white one just because it would most likely not look like a microwave.

Also, I mean if I just did a stock i3 I wouldn't need to be concerned with the stock cooler maybe not keeping it cool enough.

And considering Pentium doesn't have hyper threading and i3 does. The little extra cost in my opinion makes it worth while for an i3.

[Ashley]

At first, that case looked like a microwave.

Also, why not get a Pentium G3258 and overclock?

Are you not willing to?

 

The motherboard is way too overpriced.

You can just get something around the $70 range and add a wireless card to it.

Given the Pentium savings probably won't mean a better graphics card (unless the OP wants to put in a little more money) the i3 is worth it for hyperthreading. Some games are more CPU dependent.

[Warthoger89]

Don't buy the 280x, just get the 280 and OC it yourself. It will save you some money you can put elsewhere. Speaking of saving money good god change your motherboard, just but a wifi card with the money i saved you on the graphics card.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Don't buy the 280x, just get the 280 and OC it yourself. It will save you some money you can put elsewhere. Speaking of saving money good god change your motherboard, just but a wifi card with the money i saved you on the graphics card.

Okay then.