SteamOS Build
So, since I didn't make the cut for an initial Steam Machine, I decided to build my own. I was looking to spend around $1200(went overboard...). Having a set of 32x2 DDR5 sticks laying around helped this be possible, mostly. It took me about a month of waiting for decent pricing and buying from different retailers. What really put me on board was an insane deal on a 9070xt. Here is the breakdown -
GPU - Gigabit 9070xt - $549.99(Walmart)
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 76003DX - $172.96(Microcenter)
MB - ASrock B650i - $147.02(Microcenter)
Power - Corsair SFF850 - $179.99(Microcenter)
CPU Fan - Thermalright AXP120-X67 - $29.90(Amazon)
Memory - Kingstone NVMe 4.0, 1TB - $164.99(Newegg)
Case - Fractal Ridge White - $144.99(Amazon)
Ram - Corsair Dominator 32x2 - $0($299.99 Amazon at time of purchase).
Total Cost - $1389.84 not including Ram, 1689.83 with.
The whole reason I got the Fractal Ridge was so it would fit in my TV Console but after initial startup it got WAY to hot in the confined space. After removing it and setting it up beside my TV it doesn't look so bad and I'm happy how the system preforms on SteamOS. I don't have much experience with Linux, but I'm excited to dig in. Let me know what you all think!
