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0 pointsiLoveOncall3d ago0 comments

I think you would struggle to NOT build a more performant PC for the same price.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/brbFsK This is $50 more but it has 1TB of storage and a newer generation of both CPU and GPU and will absolutely destroy it.

I'm sure you could get actually easily cheaper and better even, I haven't followed the market a lot lately.

Prebuilt are likely to be even better deals because they will use some cheap noname parts for the RAM and the PSU, which is mostly fine.

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amunozo3d ago· 2 in thread

For me, size and aesthetics play a role. A PC like that is huge and, imo, much uglier. I know a lot of people do not care but I am sure I am also no the only one.

drnick13d ago

> A PC like that is huge and, imo, much uglier.

It's not huge, it's a mid-tower (admittedly, not a pretty one). But the real benefit is that it is upgradable. Basically you are trading off user serviceability for "it just works" and the form factor.

Another thing the Steam machine has is HDMI-CEC support, which is nice if you intend to use this with a TV, perhaps with KDE Plasma Bigscreen. But $1000 is rather steep for a console/HTPC.

amunozo3d ago

Yeah, I know that for a lot of people that does not make sense, and I understand, but it does for me.

xinayder3d ago

Even with similar specs you can still get more performance from a PC because Valve is throttling the Machine to keep thermals down.

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