After 3 months of designing, prototyping, printing, and testing… it’s finally here.

The ITX Steam Machine.

Built as an alternative to what Valve should have released by now, this compact console-style PC uses standard ITX motherboards and a Flex power supply, making it both powerful and upgradeable while keeping the classic Steam Machine aesthetic alive.

Specs support:
• RX 9060 XT GPUs
• 8GB or 16GB variants
• Compact console-sized footprint

One of my favourite parts of the build is the front light bar — powered by an ESP32 running WLED, giving it fully customisable effects and animations.

The goal with this project was simple:
Create a 3D-printed and hopefully cheaper alternative to Valve’s original vision while still delivering real gaming PC performance.

This has easily been one of my favourite projects so far.

Full list of parts.

Magnets - [https://amzn.eu/d/0fckjQmK](https://amzn.eu/d/0fckjQmK) 6mm x 2mm
M3 Heat inserts - [https://amzn.eu/d/0iMtuQR6](https://amzn.eu/d/0iMtuQR6) 
M3 x 10mm - [https://amzn.eu/d/000X4OLw](https://amzn.eu/d/000X4OLw) 
esp32 - [https://amzn.eu/d/0byPKhCS](https://amzn.eu/d/0byPKhCS)
led strip - [https://amzn.eu/d/06lzvT9e](https://amzn.eu/d/06lzvT9e)
usb ports for front of case - [https://amzn.eu/d/02aSG5EX](https://amzn.eu/d/02aSG5EX)
pcie extention - [https://amzn.eu/d/08sas9EN](https://amzn.eu/d/08sas9EN)
Flex PSU - [https://amzn.eu/d/0fMtusFU](https://amzn.eu/d/0fMtusFU) ( cheaper on ali express )
Kailh switch for power button - [https://amzn.eu/d/03Cr9jEX](https://amzn.eu/d/03Cr9jEX) (again, cheap on aliexpress )