Best PC Build Poll: Steam Machine Under $1,000

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Simple Reality

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($294.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $989.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 12:44 EDT-0400


AMD Radeon

Radeon 390 8GB Steam Machine HTPC

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone ML07B HTPC Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $981


Lightheart

Gaming in a Shoebox

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 6MB Skylake 65W 3.2GHz Quad Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Graphics Card: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SAMSUNG SM951 M.2 128GB PCI-Express 3.0 SSD ($99.95 @ Newegg)
Case: SilverStone Sugo Series SG05BB-LITE ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SILVERSTONE SX500-LG 500W SFX-L 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG 6X BD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive For Notebooks Model CT40N - OEM ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Cable Adapter: StarTech SLSATAF50CMS 1.6 ft. Slimline SATA Female to SATA with SATA Power Cable Adapter ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $997.86

 

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Radeon 390 8GB Steam Machine HTPC

That 8GB GPU Will kick ass with the i5-6500

Just if you could fit 16gb of ram into it, it would last you forever!