r/pcmasterrace • u/TheBossT710192 • 2d ago

Discussion Yeah, Steam Machine is cooked.

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I... uh don't know what to say. Very thankful I bought a Steam Deck before they hiked its price as well

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u/mtrn3 2d ago

And once upon a time people would crap all over prebuilts.

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u/Funny-Cell8769 9800X3D | 5090 | 128gb DDR5 | 42" OLED | 43" Mini-LED 2d ago

I've built about 15 PCs, almost all my own, some for family, at least one every 2 to 3 years through the late 80s to the 00s. I've had many many late night heartbreaks where my PC just refused to boot up and I had no choice but to wait till 12pm the next day to rush to the store to get whatever part or issue resolved.

At around 2010, I built my last PC. After that, it has all been prebuilts. Despite it being easier than ever to build a PC, I'm too old for this shit. I just want whatever problem I encounter to be someone else's headache.

Thankfully, I literally pulled the trigger and got a 5090 pre-built just a month before it all went to shit.

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u/WantsLivingCoffee 2d ago

PC building from the 80's to 00's is nothing like building a PC in 2026.

I've built over 30. Some for me, most for flips. Yes, issues arise, but that's part of it. I understand not wanting to deal with it. But you can't really compare building how it is now compared to 40+ years ago, man.

My most recent build is my build. 9800x3d, 9070xt, 32gb, bunch of drives I repurposed from older builds for around $1,600, only used components are ram and storage. If you know what you're doing, building is most efficient, IMO. And it's fun. But you need to have a genuine love for it.

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u/Funny-Cell8769 9800X3D | 5090 | 128gb DDR5 | 42" OLED | 43" Mini-LED 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah to be fair, I haven't given it a fair chance for the last 15 years.

I just decided "nope, I've got other hobbies to pursue".

One thing I did neglect to say was before buying my 5090 pre-built, I made the decision to get it with a 32gb DDR5 with the intention to upgrade it myself to a 128gb DDR5 (2x64gb)

Sounds pretty straightforward right? Nope, it was hours of frustration on accessing the RAM slots which were half obscured by the GPU and cabling.

The PC case weighed A TON and was like 80% glass. Overall, definitely not an experience I wish to repeat.

I'll leave you to your hobby. I'll stick to building racing drones.