Building Your Own DIY Steam Machine is Easier Than You Think

A DIY small-form-factor gaming PC is built around the ASRock DeskMeet X600 barebone, paired with an AMD Ryzen 9700X and a PowerColor 960 XT Reaper GPU.

The build also uses 32GB of DDR5 memory, fast SSD storage, and a compact cooler to stay within the case’s size and thermal limits.

Bazzite is recommended for AMD-friendly Linux gaming, making the system a practical Steam Machine-style setup.

Performance lands around 90 FPS at 1440p and roughly 55-60 FPS at 4K in Cyberpunk 2077, showing strong results for such a compact rig.