2 Steam Machines Amazon configurations under 500 USD

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Alienware Alpha SM starts at 549 USD



Only going to Amazon you can start at 446.16 (Intel) or  486.36 (AMD)



And be under the 500 USD price tag that the actual Xbox 1 Tb is with far more power

Even better if you preinstall Steam OS, no matter it is in beta, it is a GNU/ Linux OS that also can carry a great Home entertaiment system as XMBC now named Kodi



Intel Pentium G3258 69.99

Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel H81 USB3.0/SATA 6Gbs HDMI Dual UEFI BIOS mATX Motherboard GA-H81M-H 53.99



or



AMD FX-6300 114.29

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard 49.89



Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 52.92



Kingston HyperX FURY 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Blue (HX316C10F/4) 44.29



ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 Graphics Cards 154.99



Sentey® Gs-6000 Optimus 2 Gaming Case / USB 3.0 / Sd-mmc Card Reader / 2x 120mm Blue LED Fans + 1 X 60mm HDD Slim Fan Cooler Included / Water Cooling Ready / Fan Speed Control / Secc 0.7mm Chassis / Extreme Division Computer Case 59.99





Twelve-Button USB 2.0 Game Controller For PC 9.99



AMD SM: (114.29 + 49.89) + (52.92 + 44.29 + 154.99 + 59.99 + 9.99)

= 164.18 + 322.18 = 486.36 USD





Intel SM: (69.99 + 53.99) + (52.92 + 44.29 + 154.99 + 59.99 + 9.99)

 = 123.98 + 322.18 = 446.16 USD