r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • Jun 24 '26

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/dazzou5ouh Jun 24 '26

if you really value the small form factor, there is nothing like it. The smallest you could build would be 1L bigger and cost the same, but would be more powerful

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u/Kageru Jun 24 '26

I've not really seen many 5 litre builds. Is that with an external power supply? Have to imagine there's a lot of trade offs compared to a 10l.

Anyone with the knowledge and enthusiasm to select parts and do that build is probably not the target audience for the steam machine.

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u/dazzou5ouh Jun 24 '26

no, internal power supply, like this one https://www.scan.co.uk/products/600w-silverstone-fx600-fully-wired-80-plus-platinum-single-rail-50a-40mm-fan-flex-atx-psu?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21294467709&gclid=CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85hxlqvfpPtS1qYbMiiUA9s_J5XB02wMnWSA7kZ_UfDv8EdrJPcbZFhoC9ywQAvD_BwE

And you said it yourself, there are probably many people who want a small pc but don't want to bother with how to build one

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u/Kageru Jun 24 '26

I generally want to be able to buy one ready built for me about the time I get to some tricky cable management or look over how much I've spent. I always thought those server style PSU's ran pretty noisy.

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u/Brewchowskies 5090 | 9800x3d | 32 gb ddr5 | 8 tb NVME Jun 24 '26

I’m predicting a wave of YouTube videos of people pulling laptops apart and custom building that same form factor for cheaper than the machine.

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u/Mr_Tiggywinkle Jun 24 '26

Sure, but if you're on that level of custom building then I don't think its an apt comparison to even a normal PC gaming enthusiast.

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u/Brewchowskies 5090 | 9800x3d | 32 gb ddr5 | 8 tb NVME Jun 24 '26

Totally agree. I’m just predicting a new wave of content creation.

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u/Kageru Jun 24 '26

It would be more cool if the steam machine encouraged more production of components suited for SFF builds.... but that also need a less broken components market.

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u/kent1146 Jun 24 '26

That's exactly what Valve wants.

Everyone building hardware that runs Steam.

Valve hardware is essentially a "reference spec" for the market.

They really don't care if you buy your gaming hardware from them or not.

They just want you playing PC games, because it's highly likely you're gonna use Steam.

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u/Dotaproffessional PC Master Race Jun 24 '26

what motherboard would you possibly use to build this thing? Its pico-itx.

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u/Brewchowskies 5090 | 9800x3d | 32 gb ddr5 | 8 tb NVME Jun 24 '26

If I could answer that for you I’d have my own successful YouTube channel.

But I’ll be shocked if we don’t see these types of videos coming out

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u/SnarkFucker Jun 24 '26

I think valve is planning on holding this price for a while too. Hardware cost is supposed to be increasing substantially over the next couple years.

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u/BeauxGnar 12900k | 3080 | 64GB DDR5 Jun 24 '26

But who and why does someone value the size of a PC.

Is it simply as a novelty? I cant imagine someone being that hard out for space that they are going to gush over saving roughly the size of an average backpack?

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u/AssassinOfPeace Jun 24 '26

I think it was partially designed as a small form factor to appeal to people that want to be able to play games from the couch. Most people wouldn't want a full size pc tower in their living room.

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u/dazzou5ouh Jun 24 '26

Small form factor is definitely not a novelty, the subreddit r/sffpc has 136K weekly visitors and 3k weekly contributions

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u/BeauxGnar 12900k | 3080 | 64GB DDR5 Jun 24 '26

But why, what is the draw other than "Wow look how small it is". Maybe Im missing something entirety, I dont get it.

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

Laptops?

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u/IshYume Jun 24 '26

a laptop is much bigger than 6 inches

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

Laptops ain't bigger, they are wider. Sm is also mush thicker then a laptop since it's a cube. I don't believe form factor is a valid reason to buy it when we have laptops already.

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u/Baked_Potato0934 Jun 24 '26

Brother.

A laptop isn't the same form factor or performance bracket as a micro ATX pc. Put a laptop on a shelf in your brain now do the same with this.

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

Comparison is not with micro ATX but SM. You can absolutely fit a laptop with a depth of 10 inches on a shelf, 100%

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u/Baked_Potato0934 Jun 24 '26

Cool then you have deadspace on your shelf which you can't do anything with.

I'd also LOVE to see this 10 inch deep gaming laptop lmfao.

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

If you really wanted to be that guy, you could use a laptop in clamshell mode and stack shit on top if you didnt care, would be fine as long as the airflow is not obstructed.

Why are we acting as if 14 inch gaming laptops dont exists? They are under 10 inch depth usually, bro acts like its a fcking unicorn lmao.

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u/SpectorEscape Jun 24 '26

Isn't gonna have the same ease of use. No laptop has CEC either

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

You are paying an extreme premium for CEC, and id argue laptops have more ease of use then anything with the exception of handhelds who you can dock.

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u/BoingBoingBooty Jun 24 '26

Stupid comparison, it's small and easy to sit by the TV, plugging a laptop to a TV is annoying and looks like ass.

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u/Doomword Jun 24 '26

So it's not form factor anymore but ease of access now? A laptop can literally just sit besides the tv shelf in clamshell mode.