Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’
(www.videogameschronicle.com)
Sadly NCIX went out of business, which was my go to recommendation for this, but they used to build your PC, install an OS, stress test it, and provide a 3 year warranty for like $150 (Canadian). I’m sure there are computer places like that out there still…