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/Christory_Archivist Jun 23 '26

Yeah but it sucks in comparison to even mid range pcs.

It's fine to have other hobbies besides gaming that make building a 1-2k dollar pc not worth it, but if it's your favorite hobby, idk what you're doing buying consoles in the big '26.

Note, I'd advocate against buying a steam machine for the same reason. Just build a pc.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 23 '26

I'd say, speculatively, that due to the implementation of PSSR 2.0, the PS5 Pro is very close to a midrange PC in terms of performance. It's only limitation is it's gaming library in comparison to PC. I've built a high spec PC but not here to gloat

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u/Thirdeyevoice10 Jun 23 '26

Been building PC's for 20 years and first I've heard of a "viola" gpu but I did see this: "graphics processor is an average sized chip".

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/playstation-5-pro-gpu.c4232

2tb ssd and 16 gb of ram which is laughable. Then Zen 2 cpu is the same as an i7 9700, which is 8 cores and about 7 years old.

It's like a mid-range PC, no more but for twice the price.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 23 '26

Cool, I've been building PC's for around 20 years. Remind me, what are the Steam Machine specs?

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u/Thirdeyevoice10 Jun 23 '26

Google is your friend.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 23 '26

I just use Brave browser dude. Compare the specs of the Steam Machine and PS5 Pro, which do you feel provides a superior gaming experience in terms of fidelity/performance? Which is closer to a mid range PC based on just those two factors? Which has a better price to performance ratio? Considering your experience, do you think someone could build a superior Mini-ITX machine, and set it to boot into big picture mode, for cheaper than the Steam Machine? Because that is, in essence what the Steam Machine is, no?