E3 is all about the games, but it’s usually all about the console games. That held true at E3 2014, but PC gaming hardware still surged at the show. For this we can thank the rise of virtual reality; a bunch of snazzy (and sometimes expensive) PC gaming peripherals; and both hulking rigs and itty-bitty Steam Machines—which were picking up the slack for the still-immature Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.

Here’s the best of the PC hardware bunch, starting with a would-be Steam Machine that’s launching without SteamOS.

