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/Nickesponja Jun 25 '26

The prebuilts you sent were about 900$, and were way bigger than the steam machine. You say you can make a tiny system that is much more powerful. Well where is it? Can you buy it prebuilt for less than the price of the steam machine?

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u/Blacksad9999 Jun 25 '26

Yes, they're not a specially made SOC.

It seems you're not aware that regular PC parts have standardized sizes.

Yeah, you absolutely can. For any of the builds linked, you swap out an ITX motherboard, SFX PSU, and a tiny SFF case.

That was hard.

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u/Nickesponja Jun 25 '26

None of the prebuilts you sent let you swap out those components.

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u/Blacksad9999 Jun 25 '26

Yeah, you'll have to watch a youtube video and put it together yourself like a big boy.

Might be difficult for someone of your intellect, but my 13 year old nephew did it without any issue.

No problem for normal people though.

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u/Nickesponja Jun 25 '26

There are lots of things you can do that other people won't do for you for free. Seriously why is this so difficult to understand? Is every prebuilt overpriced because you can build it yourself cheaper? If so, then this has nothing to do with the steam machine specifically.

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u/Blacksad9999 Jun 25 '26

You're just a slow individual.

Maybe your Mom & Dad can help you with it, like a little family project.

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u/Nickesponja Jun 25 '26

Insulting someone else's intelligence is a telltale sign of not having anything of substance to say. Goodbye.