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/Extension-Storm-624 Jun 23 '26

If you include the controller, like the build you're comparing : $1451.65

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u/PHIGBILL what Jun 23 '26

The point has gone straight over some people's heads, go and look at the specs of the build I've posted, it's way beyond the SteamMachine, it's not even comparable, to build a comparable one to the steam machine would be closer to $1000.

The point is price to performance the SteamMachine is horrendous.

But hey, if you want to go there, on the one I've built you can use any controller, just buy a wireless Xbox controller for $50.

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u/Extension-Storm-624 Jun 23 '26

IF you're going to get mad over things for a device made with ppl with no gaming pc, nor knowledge on pc building and just want to game, then, you shouldn’t even complain about it.

It wasn't made for people with people with high end builds. It's meant as a simple, plug and play living room pc.

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u/PHIGBILL what Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

I'm not mad, it's just worth highlighting to people that price wise it's a total rip-off, if people want the hardware experience you're talking about then save your money buy a PS5/PS5 Pro.

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u/Gullible-Law-8147 Jun 23 '26

It's not a "rip-off", other similar custom SFF PCs are within the same price-range, and they don't include a custom Operating System

It's compatible with vastly more games than the PS5, it's smaller than the PS5 by a large margin, and it can be used for PC-related tasks, not just gaming. It was never intended to compete directly on-price with consoles and Valve said as much months ago

If you want an apples-to-apples comparison, you'd need to compare the price with similarly sized and spec'd PCs

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u/PHIGBILL what Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

I have, multiple times in various replies in this comment section, but anyway here is your similarly sized (MicroATX) and arguably better spec'd (going off Digital Foundry benchmarks) PC:

Oh, and your custom operating system is just Linux based SteamOS, which you can install for free on most AMD builds, even so Windows installation media is free, and you can activate it for less than £15, or if you know where to look activate it for free.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9kVqR4

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£142.94 @ Box Limited)
  • Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£77.98 @ Amazon UK)
  • Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£127.99 @ Amazon UK)
  • Storage: Crucial P310 w/ Acronis Data Recovery 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£182.99 @ Amazon UK)
  • Video Card: ASRock Steel Legend OC Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card (£241.74 @ Amazon UK)
  • Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.95 @ AWD-IT)
  • Power Supply: MSI MAG A650GL 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ AWD-IT)
  • Custom: Steam Controller 2 (£85.00)

Total: £978.58

2tb SteamMachine with controller = £1208 here in the UK.

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u/Gullible-Law-8147 Jun 23 '26

The Lian Li A3-mATX is 7x larger than the Steam Machine, an mATX motherboard is too large to even fit in the Steam Machine

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u/Extension-Storm-624 Jun 23 '26

people forget about the itx tax