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@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-26 18:19:10

New PSU in and it's smol. The case should be in here soon and I can get this build back online. Also not pictured, I installed a 2TB NVMe drive in the M.2 slot on the back of the motherboard.
#steamMachine #diy

An AMD Radeon 7900XT GPU, a Corsair 1000W SFX PSU, and an ASUS STRIX X570-I Gaming motherboard sitting on top of a silicone pad.

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-26 06:12:16

Everything pulled out of the old build and ready for installation into the new case along with the new cooler and what have you. Smol motherboard, but yuuuge GPU by comparison. Basically the same hardware going into the larger case but with much improved cooling and a significantly reduced risk of snapping something off of the GPU.
#steamMachine

An AMD Radeon 7900XT sitting next to an X570 mITX motherboard with a 5950X socketed in it.

@KazuShuSora@social.tchncs.de
2026-06-23 09:43:26

RE: #SteamMachine

@KazuShuSora@social.tchncs.de
2026-06-22 17:35:44

💀
#SteamMachine #Steam

Steam Machine prices for Germany.
1039 € for the 512 GB base model (1108 € with controller) and 1359 € for the 2 TB model (1428 € with controller).

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-23 15:51:05

WiFi antennas installed, things are downloading/installing. Next step is to take this downstairs, plug it into the home theater system, and see what small issues will crop up.
#steamMachine #diy #gaming

Downloading Hades 2 using the integrated Wifi chipset on the motherboard after finding some Wifi antennas.

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-23 17:10:58

Pictures of the "final version" of the Steam Machine knock-off. The case looks great, and there was absolutely no way I was gonna pull the motherboard out of the case to put the IO shield on it...lol
#steamMachine #diy

A picture of the front and side of the NCASE M1 V5 case that houses the Steam Machine knock-off. Beside it is a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard for scale.

A picture of the rear of the NCASE M1 V5 case that houses the Steam Machine knock-off. A ton of ports are available, but evidently not the IO shield because the builder was being very, very lazy and wasn't worth tracking it down.

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-22 20:30:36

Finished up with the build, turned out pretty well. I do wish I had some quieter fans, but considering the space constraints I'm happy that they work as well as they do. The 240mm AIO keeps CPU cool enough though I worry that the Radeon 7900XT is going to catch fire considering airflow, but it was well-behaved while testing it out.
#steamMachine