My Steam Machine Build

[menamealex]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm building a Steam machine soon (don't judge) and am 3D printing my own Mini ITX case. I've got a pretty good knowledge of PC parts but I just want a second opinion. 

 

Requirements:

$800 AUD

GPU max length: 160mm

Mini-ITX

No case or OS

Include a $36 Noctua fan (I recently bought the LTT one for this)

 

Thanks in advance,

Alex

[alexhelvetica]

What are you planning on getting?  I cannot give a second opinion on sometime I don't know. 

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, menamealex said:

 

Are you going to actually play games on it or just stream them? because you could just buy a Steam Link which can stream your games on the cheap

[menamealex]

13 hours ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

What are you planning on getting?  I cannot give a second opinion on sometime I don't know. 

i5-6400, H110M-ITX, R7 360, 1TB HDD, CX 430 PSU, 8GB RAM

[menamealex]

13 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($165.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.30 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply  ($61.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($36.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $755.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-11 20:02 AEDT+1100

 

I hope I followed the instructions properly.

I like it! Something I forgot to mention: it needs to be Mini-ITX, and I prefer Skylake.

[menamealex]

13 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Are you going to actually play games on it or just stream them? because you could just buy a Steam Link which can stream your games on the cheap

I'm going to play games on it. I've looked into a Steam Link before, not a big fan. The idea of this project is the case. I'm getting the parts too because hey, why not?

[menamealex]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply  ($61.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($36.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $815.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 09:28 AEDT+1100

 

Gunna cost more to get the same GPU performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($165.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Antec 500W ATX Power Supply  ($61.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($36.00 @ Umart) 
Total: $780.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 09:28 AEDT+1100

Wow! Didn't realise you could get that good value!

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, menamealex said:

Wow! Didn't realise you could get that good value!

Ya, an i3 + 380 is going to be better for gaming than an i5 + 360

 

Should get a single 8GB stick of RAM though, in case you should ever need to upgrade to 16gbs.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2BpZkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2BpZkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $839.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 09:35 AEDT+1100

[menamealex]

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Ya, an i3 + 380 is going to be better for gaming than an i5 + 360

 

Should get a single 8GB stick of RAM though, in case you should ever need to upgrade to 16gbs.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2BpZkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2BpZkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($152.90 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($299.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $839.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 09:35 AEDT+1100

Thanks for your advice! Firstly, I have a limit on my GPU length to about 160cm so the PC 380 won't work. Also, do you think an i5 6400 + R7 360 combo will throttle?

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, menamealex said:

Thanks for your advice! Firstly, I have a limit on my GPU length to about 160cm so the PC 380 won't work. Also, do you think an i5 6400 + R7 360 combo will throttle?

It's not going to throttle or anything, it's just that the 380 is going to be a faster GPU, you could look for a 970 ITX version, or there's a 380 ITX card

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8H53968025&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD%2FATI-_-9SIA8H53968025&gclid=COTYm9iJussCFU6SfgodGvwGZg&gclsrc=aw.ds

[menamealex]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

It's not going to throttle or anything, it's just that the 380 is going to be a faster GPU, you could look for a 970 ITX version, or there's a 380 ITX card

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8H53968025&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD%2FATI-_-9SIA8H53968025&gclid=COTYm9iJussCFU6SfgodGvwGZg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks for your help!