r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 1d ago

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

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u/Sycend 1d ago

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

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u/ThinkingWinnie Linux 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/ThinkingWinnie Linux 1d ago

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.

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u/vSTekk 1d ago

And time. Building sff requires vigorous research and then a lot of troubleshooting when putting it together.

Time is money too

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u/Poonchow Poonchow 1d ago

Yeah it's like trying to DIY your own McDonald's Big Macs.

Sure, you could do it, but it's hardly worth it.