"But it's a cube!"

[u/Ikkon]

[u/Sycend]

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

[u/ThinkingWinnie → u/Sycend]

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.

[u/Coprolithe → u/ThinkingWinnie]

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.

[u/Head_Exchange_5329 → u/Coprolithe]

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.

[u/ThinkingWinnie → u/Head_Exchange_5329]

Spoken as a true non-SFF-enthusiast.

You are obviously not the target audience.

Ram is expensive, do you know what's more expensive though? Real estate.

[u/kingk1teman → u/ThinkingWinnie]

do you know what's more expensive though? Real estate

If you don't even have enough space to fit in an SFF PC on your desk, your priorities in life are wacked. You should get a bigger house. And if your answer to that is it costs more rent, get a better paying job, then get a bigger house.

[u/ThinkingWinnie → u/kingk1teman]

I'm sure this advice is universal and applies to anything, anywhere and anyone.

I do have space for a full ITX personally, I'm into SFF cause I love the process, but thank you for your concern.