Put it in your living room and enjoy the full power of a gaming PC, in a tiny console like form factor and enjoy all of the associated benefits the PC can offer in your living room.

What Zotac has created here with their ZBOX NEN SN970 is what I see as the ideal first generation Steam Machine, the hardware is modern, the form factor is perfect for the living room and it is capable of powering a 4K 60Hz display and even game at 4K on some titles.

Zotac shows through this machine all its know-how.

 It's a well-built gaming machine that manages to pack a surprising amount of hardware into a tiny frame.

Get some Windows installed, run the PC version of Steam in Big Picture Mode and connect up a 360 controller. That’s how to get the best from the Zotac Steam Machine and it is that configuration which wins it our recommended award.