Description
The new official Steam Machine has everyone talking, but what if you could build something significantly faster for less than half the price? In this video, I take a beaten-up, B-Grade Dell Optiplex office PC and transform it into an absolute 1440p gaming beast running SteamOS 3.8!
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By combining a cheap 10th Gen Intel Core i7 with an upgraded 500W TFX power supply and an AMD Radeon RX 7600, this sleeper PC build completely outperforms the base model Steam Machine at native 1440p and even handles 4K! We benchmark the most demanding AAA games of 2026, including Forza Horizon 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Crimson Desert, and Cyberpunk 2077.
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00:00 - The Half-Price Steam Machine Concept
01:17 - The Base: Finding a Cheap B-Grade Optiplex
02:33 - Essential Upgrades: RX 7600 & TFX Power Supply
03:46 - Benchmarks: Official Steam Machine vs. Custom Build
05:16 - Crimson Desert Gameplay & Performance
06:29 - Cyberpunk 2077 Benchmarks (1440p)
07:08 - Doom: The Dark Ages Benchmarks
07:33 - Forza Horizon 6 Benchmarks
08:02 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Benchmarks
08:42 - Conclusion: Should You Build One?
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