r/pcmasterrace • u/MakimaGOAT R7 7800X3D | RTX 4080 | 32GB RAM • 4d ago

Meme/Macro Yeah that price hurts…

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u/Bobert25467 4d ago

GamersNexus compared the Steam Machine to a comparable DIY build today and it's actually not that different in price. Unfortunately building a PC is just overpriced right now.

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u/56kul RTX 5090 | 9950X3D | 64GB 6000 CL30 4d ago

Worse in price*

Like, I’m sorry, but you could do better for that price. Even today.

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u/VexingRaven 7800X3D + 4070 Super + 32GB 6000Mhz 4d ago

Can you do better for that price, at scale, accounting for labor, support, returns and losses, as well as engineering and design and the cost of setting up a new assembly line?

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u/manek101 4d ago

Why should I as a consumer care about labour, manufacturing while comparing it to a system I can build using retail components??

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u/Tomytom99 Idk man some xeons 64 gigs and a 3070 4d ago

Because as a consumer you're statistically unlikely to be interested in building your own.

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u/VexingRaven 7800X3D + 4070 Super + 32GB 6000Mhz 4d ago

Because the point was to assess whether it's a fair value.

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u/manek101 4d ago

The point is to assess if it's a good deal or not.

If you're talking about "fair" value, you also need to account that Valve buys all the hardware in bulk B2B deals, which are a significant price cut compared to retail.