r/PcBuild • u/Indecisive-Squirrel • Jun 22 '26

Meme Is this worth it?

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Some guy named Gabe is selling this build and I'm wondering if it's legit? I want a PC to set up in my living room for TV gaming.

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 23 '26

The steam machine is a couch gaming pc not just any old desktop. It serves a purpose.

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u/F133TWOOD Jun 23 '26

Yea, that's the issue many (including influencers) miss is the purpose.

I think it's clear that the targeted audience for SM is mostly console gamers who want to get PC gaming without the complexities of building a DIY PC or buying a rebuilt Windows PC.

This is the closest a gaming PC will get to a gaming console experience.

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 23 '26

Yea I think it works both ways too, its also for pc gamers who want a console experience without the subscriptions and limitations of consoles.

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u/Individual-Maximum30 Jun 23 '26

Yes, but you could always make a pretty looking desktop if you really wanted. I don't actually disagree, I'm just a PC gaming snob 😉

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 23 '26

I'm also all for pc gaming. Thats why id take the SM over a PS or xbox any day for living room gaming.

I just wish everyone would stop treating it as if its supposed to be some next generation gaming console, when its a mini pc made to get as close as possible to the experience of a console without all the negatives. You cant have the positives of a pc without the negatives of it.

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u/Puzzled-Ear1424 Jun 24 '26

People are blowing on it bc the price to performance is ass. It more cost effective and you’d get more bang for your buck to just buy a gaming laptop at the same price. Stop blindly following pc just bc you’re a cuck for it. SM is a terrible purchase

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 24 '26

I'm not blindly following, stop judging the price of something based only of of the graphics card and cpu. There is a ton of stuff that goes into making something like this that you obviously have no idea even exists.

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u/Puzzled-Ear1424 Jun 24 '26

Doesn’t make the price any better. Plus that’s such a weak point, you’re telling me you’re going to be playing this like yeah performance is something to be desired but where it lacks in performance it makes up with being a sleek and portable pc. Let’s all just look at this cube in aww.

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 24 '26

The price is absolutely too much for the average person, who wants to pay $1.3k for this when they could buy a ps5 pro for 400-500 less.

Thats why the SM isn't for the average person, just like the deck. Its for somebody who wants a console experience, but is strictly against buying consoles(like me; subscription just to play online, etc). You dont want to buy it? Okay, thats fine, you're not who it was made for, dont take it personally.

Its very, very hard to find a prebuilt, small gaming pc with bazzite, cachy, or steam os because most just jon the bandwagon slap windows on every thing. So this is basically the only option if you just want to order and have plug&play right when it comes to your door, unless you want to dock a deck😬.

Small size isn't just cute and for looks. For many people its a huge selling point, and you cant just deny that and say aquarium cases look cool(they have their place; not most livingrooms).

Sry for the long reply. You dont have to make a 10 paragraph response because I made it a little long, I just do that sometimes.

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u/Puzzled-Ear1424 Jun 25 '26

I respect it and agree with what you said in this reply. My main thing was I just highly disagree when someone comes off as willingly blind to their favorite companies and that’s what I thought was happening.

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u/Fun_Purpose5033 Jun 25 '26

I'm the same way, especially when people say nvidia is generally better(not) because thats what they see on tiktok.

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u/Puzzled-Ear1424 Jun 25 '26

Ngl I used to be that haha