Unlike some, I actually got on the reservation queue for a 512gb no controller model, but after a few days I figured I'd put a build together myself.

The background here is that I already had the SG13 case and both SSDs. This used to be the case for my sons pc, but when I moved my build into a Dan A3 I also moved my sons from this case to my old NR200.

So I used this opportunity to replace the itx motherboard and sfx psu in my pc with matx parts,, freeing them up for this steam build too.

RAM was £40 from marketplace, DDR4 2X8GB LPX

CPU and GPU are new. 

CPU: Ryzen 5500

GPU: RX9060XT 16gb

Mobo: Gigabyte b550i Aorus

Ram: Corsair 2x8gb ddr4 3200 LPX

Cooler: Axp90-53 

256gb nvme

2tb 2.5" ssd

PSU: Corsair sf750

Noctua NF-A14X25 G2 Chromax 

The 256gb nvme was laying around unused as I'd been using in a USB enclosure as a USB stick. The 2tb ssd was in another pc, but empty. If I didn't have these already, I would have kept the Steam machine reservation. 

I've got the cpu capped at 30w and fan profiles set to keep it all near silent below 60'C. There's another fan to be added once I've printed a mounting bracket.

Performance is excellent so far, no real issues. I was finding wierd white static dots in black areas during games but have narrowed that down to the scaling method in the Steam menu. Setting it to integer and manually setting resolution in game to match the system res is the only way I've found around it so far.

The SG13 is the most cube like case I know of, so pretty damn happy with how this has turned out. I may see if I can get a custom power cable for the sata ssd, as that's the one thing that's really messy. 

Another homebuild Steam Machine - SG13