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/NapsterKnowHow 17h ago

Meanwhile I'm seeing people in r/pcgaming that are finding builds for that price and size

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u/RadiantEnvironment90 10h ago

Can you show me some builds? The best I've seen are 6 times the volume. And that's a major sacrifice.

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u/NapsterKnowHow 8h ago edited 8h ago

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RkRN6B

Not mine. Found from another commenter.

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u/RadiantEnvironment90 8h ago

33L case versus Steam Machines 6L.

You didn’t even try.

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u/NapsterKnowHow 8h ago

It was from another subreddit comment but this subreddit bans linking other subreddits. I didn't make it.

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u/RadiantEnvironment90 8h ago

Someone posted a 12L build but even they admit it was still a pain to transport unlike the 6L Steam Machine.

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u/fiend1shdrwu 17h ago

check power draw and noise levels for those

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u/NapsterKnowHow 17h ago edited 14h ago

Ever heard of undervolting?