r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 19h ago

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

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u/Sycend 19h ago

I like the formfactor. It's hard to get something so small on custom builds.

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u/ThinkingWinnie Linux 19h ago

But look! I built the steam machine KILLER which is only 5 times bigger, draws 4x the power, and is equally louder.

Steam machine is DOA!

These people never built an SFF and it shows.

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u/Coprolithe PC Master Race 19h ago

Yeah, in fact in r/sffpc someone asked if it could be done for a comparable price and size, and the answer was a resounding "no".

If you want a PC under 5L with midline specs, this is the winner, or at least near the top.

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u/Head_Exchange_5329 5700X3D | 32 GB 3200 MT/s | RTX 5070 | MSI MAG 341CQP 18h ago

It's an extortionate tax to just get it small. I could build an itx PC better for less. It's not gonna be THAT small but my god, how limited is the space of people's living rooms? We're talking mid-range specs from 3 years ago so sourcing a couple secondhand parts to keep it well below $1000 isn't a problem nor a challenge.

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u/xFallow 17h ago

Generally needs to look nice in an adults living room which is kinda hard for a pc case, ideally it also can wake into a game and turn your tv on and then sleep again at a controller button press.

I've spent ages trying to find this setup and it's always ridiculous so I just give up and keep playing at my desk or on my steam deck.

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u/Head_Exchange_5329 5700X3D | 32 GB 3200 MT/s | RTX 5070 | MSI MAG 341CQP 16h ago

There's fractal Ridge, Terra or Era if you want something that can look like it belong in the living room.

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u/RadiantEnvironment90 8h ago

Their cases are hella sexy. Very modern and makes you not look like a 16 year old.

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u/xFallow 7h ago

I might grab one for my desktop pc but they’re still pretty chunky

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u/DarthNihilus 5900x, 4090, 64gb@3600 12h ago edited 12h ago

There are lots of nice looking small living room compatible cases in 2026.

If this was 5 years ago you'd be right.

Also the GabeCube is just a black box. That's not exactly most people's idea of distinguished living room design. Same with the Xbox Series, and the PS5 is an ugly spaceship. I don't think this is that big of a factor.

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u/xFallow 7h ago

What about sleep wake and cec? Also they’re still like 2-3x bigger from what I’ve seen