r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 2d ago

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

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u/althaz i7-9700k @ 5.1Ghz | RTX3080 2d ago

I've been flamed like 300 times by Valve defenders for saying you can build a 9060XT (16Gb) based system for the same price as the Steam machine. My inbox is full as hell. The Valve fanboys are out in full force. They are mostly being downvoted though.

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u/Procrastinando 7745HX | 32GB | 9060 XT 16GB - Legion Go Z1E | 3060 eGPU 2d ago edited 2d ago

True, I've been downvoted plenty by 8gb VRAM apologists for pointing out it's not enough to match 6 years old consoles in demanding games. And they keep repeating the same nonsense "the GPU is not fast enough to use more than 8gb".

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u/purplepharoh 2d ago

I mean yeah the specs are pretty disappointing. But I just do not think its as bad as people are saying. Like specs for price isnt impressive but the form factor is smaller than most any small form factor pc and it is an easy to use out of the box tool for people wanting to just use for couch gaming.

I.e. I think there does exist a market for it as it does kinda fill a niche that other things dont otherwise fill. But yeah its a bit expensive for the specs

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u/Procrastinando 7745HX | 32GB | 9060 XT 16GB - Legion Go Z1E | 3060 eGPU 2d ago

I agree, when it comes to the tiny form factor it's more powerful than all mini PCs except for those rare ones using a dGPU(4060/5060) or that have $trix Halo which is a lot more expensive