I have a spare 7970 laying around, and i'd love to do a "console" style build.
any ideas for the mobo, CPU, Case and OS?
all the other hardware i have laying around.
also, i 've got a shared folder filled with movies, is there an OS or "Media program" that runs on boot?
I do want to be able to connect trough VNC or Remote desktop.
budget?
Maybe this would be a nice setup?
Case+PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163208
Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130740
CPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116946
RAM:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104360
is steam OS worth it yet?
@Coynej i love this setup. price is right and case is awsome. is there an asus alternative for the MSI?
budget 600-700
No, not yet. It's still in beta. And not for your AMD card just yet (only intel and nvidia supported).
You just have a 7970 lying around ... what are you, the son of Gaben?
na, i bought 4, and now i use crossfire for my mom's pc and 1 for my dad.
damn you steam... support AMD!!
For a case a Silverstone Raven RVZ01 might be might be an idea.
As for the CPU I would rather go for a quadcore like the i5 4440, but is more a preference.
As for programs running on boot, every windows program can. Just put a shortcut in the startup folder in your start menu and it will start at startup ;)
There's this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132041
Just my two cents, instead of steam os, you could still run windows, but use xbmc as a shell and have it launch you into steam big picture mode. I also think it is possible to use steam big picture mode as a shell as well. To me this makes more sense than going to steam os because you will still be able to play all of your games and basically use whatever hardware you wish.
check it out: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/1/864958451556578063/
PS, I think if you build inside a raven rvz01 that would be really cool, but you will unfortunately need a new PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856164013
Smaller than a XBone or a PS4 and technically all what you can do is load Windows, make Steam startup in Big Picture Mode and you have yourself a console. The only thing you need is Laptop memory and a HDD. You also have an option to put in an M-SATA SSD but they can be a bit expensive. Gigabyte is also making one thats going to have a Nvidia Geforce GTX "760". I put quotes around 760 because everyone is unsure if it's a desktop 760 or a laptop 760. Either way, its extremely powerful for that small of a PC. Perfect LAN Box I say.
why the necro :<