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The Console Clone

Estimated

The smallest, cheapest way in: an 8-litre ASRock DeskMeet barebones — case, board and a 500W PSU in one box — with the only current AMD card that fits its 200mm limit. The closest thing to a Steam Machine you can actually buy the parts for.

Estimated build cost ≈ $1,570 — a modeled total from our catalog, parts as of 2026-07-13, not a live price. Check each retailer below for the current number.

Compatibility

Before you install

  • SteamOS requires Secure Boot to be disabled in your BIOS before installing.
  • SteamOS 3.8 does not support dual-boot — it expects the whole drive. If you want Windows too, build for Bazzite instead.

Buy this build

  • ASRock DeskMeet X600No link yet
  • AMD Ryzen 5 9600XNo link yet
  • PowerColor Reaper RX 9060 XT 16GBNo link yet
  • Thermalright AXP90-X53 FULL BLACK (copper)No link yet
  • Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30No link yet
  • WD_BLACK SN850X 1TBNo link yet

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