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How to Build a Console-Killing Steam Machine for Just $450

Discover the exact parts list and strategies used to create a $400 console-killing gaming PC capable of smooth 1440p and 4K ...

The Secret to Getting the Ultimate Steam Machine? Build It Yourself

Explore the benefits of transitioning to Linux for gaming and how to build a small form factor PC that rivals modern consoles ...
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Build Your Own Steam Machine With These Black Friday PC Hardware Deals

Valve's Steam Machine, affectionately nicknamed the "GabeCube" after Valve founder Gabe Newell and Nintendo's similarly-shaped GameCube console from the early 2000s, is launching early next year at an ...
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10 Principles of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Design: Building a Safer, More Efficient Machine

Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...
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I built a $500 Arcade1Up machine in my living room — was it worth it?

Is there any better feeling than the rush of being in an arcade? The clack of the buttons; the dim rooms illuminated by glowy, pixelated monitors; the suspiciously sticky floors; that one machine that ...