I was mildly disappointed with Vavles pricing, so I told my nephew i’d make him a Bazzite system. He plays simple games.
Specs: Ryzen 4650G 450W PSU B550 Asrock ITX board 16GB DDR4 @3600MT/s 1TB PCI-e 3.0 Nvme Coolermaster 240 AIO (somehow crammed in) Silverstone SG-13 case
Ive had this case for years, loved it before switching to a mesh case that fit in the same space as a stereo receiver.
I build mini PC’s for fun. This is my main rig
THINBOI
I’ve wanted to do one but don’t trust myself not to make dinner out of it. Any tips?
Honestly, wait until this rampocalypse ends. This is my last system for some time, because the memory alone was more than the cost of any other part.
Case: Raven RVZ02, CPU Ryzen 7800X3D, GPU RTX 3080
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This was about 4 years ago. This is the system I sharpened my teeth on. Had to modify the 3080 to fit with a fan mod.
Those cases are a real pain to pack but look great when you’re done
Yeah man, had to cut out about 10x20mm of steel to fit the AIO tank. A minor modification. Good news: You only have to remove the PSU to upgrade NVME, CPU & Memory. I suspect when this AI bubble pops, i’ll drop 64GB @4000Mhz, and a Ryzen 5600G in it. wishful thinking…
How’s performance relative to the Steam Machine?
Steam Machine is faster
Around +300% GPU and +65% CPU compared to this build
It’s closer to a Steam Deck
Absolutely. This system isn’t a high performer, however it is extremely quiet as the fans rarely ever need to turn on.
If I were a kid, I’d be stoked to have Vega 7 for a GPU.
It may not be the most performant thing in the world, but it can run almost anything.
What was the total damage on all that? DDR4 would save some money, but 1TB Nvme isn’t cheap.
Just curious how custom builds really are comparing to the steam machine.
It was $540. But admittedly, the ram came before the AI apocalypse. So it’s probably closer to $700 now. All off ebay, except the case & PSU.
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Missed you comment on the performance difference to the steambox. It’s bad. The 4650G isn’t great. Played deep rock galactic at maybe 45 FPS.
I haven’t done benchmarks, but it’s about the speed of a GTX 1650, but being AMD it works much better on Bazzite (Linux)
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I have about 10 nvme drives of varying sizes from before. The 1TB drive cost me $70 (about $78 after tax) before the shitstorm.
