LaP Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm not sure its advisable for anyone to be building an htpc around SteamOS yet. I don't think it is. He should wait no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickierStinky Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks so far the responses... for those saying I should wait, I do realise what you are saying about waiting to see what the specs are and that the OS is in it's infancy. But I'm seeing this as a more a project I have come into some money so I would love to really tinker and hopefully come out with something playable. And to the others, I've taken your suggestions and tried this CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (?95.79 @ Ebuyer) Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (?59.77 @ Scan.co.uk) Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (?54.94 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (?78.10 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card (?133.00 @ Ebuyer) Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (?32.44 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (?39.92 @ Scan.co.uk) Total: ?493.96 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-16 13:00 GMT+0000) but I don't know I feel like I've gone slightly backwards for more cost does that look correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey_richie Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/12/everything-you-need-to-know-to-install-steamos-on-your-very-own-computer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted December 16, 2013 MVC Share Posted December 16, 2013 How about this for a bit less: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / BenchmarksCPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (?137.99 @ Aria PC)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75N Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard (?61.50 @ Aria PC)Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (?49.67 @ Amazon UK)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveVideo Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card (?136.48 @ Ebuyer)Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (?32.44 @ Amazon UK)Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (?39.92 @ Scan.co.uk)Total: ?458.00(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-16 14:40 GMT+0000) Changes: Ivy-Bridge i5 instead of a Haswell i3. Ivy-bridge motherboard. Faster clocked R9-270 Cheaper hard disk You could replace the R9-270 with a GTX 660 as well assuming that the AMD drivers continue to suck, although it is slower than the R9-270, and won't get any Mantle goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hello, I agree with most on here: You shouldn't be buying a "Steambox" You should be buying a regular PC. As noted, RIGHT NOW, you should go with NVidia because SteamOS supports it. Also, as recommended: CPU: Intel Core i7-4770, i5-4570, and i3 Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan, GTX 780, GTX 760, and GTX 660 Graphics card RAM: 3 GB GDDR5 Main RAM: 16 GB DDR3-1600 Hard drive: 1 TB storage/8 GB SSD cache hybrid drive Power: 450 W power supply Measurement: 12" ? 12.4" ? 2.9" high (30.5 cm ? 31.5 cm ? 7.4 cm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 The only part of a Steambox that interests me is the controller, which I can't buy off the shelf (yet) anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Honestly you're better off installing Ubuntu/Debian/Mint and installing Steam that way, rather than running SteamOS at the current time. SteamOS is basically Debian Wheezy with backports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member Posted December 16, 2013 Member Share Posted December 16, 2013 Honestly you're better off installing Ubuntu/Debian/Mint and installing Steam that way, rather than running SteamOS at the current time. SteamOS is basically Debian Wheezy with backports. And 250+ RT patches and a custom compositor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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