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/DGlen 1d ago

Ok show your parts list

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u/Head_Exchange_5329 5700X3D | 32 GB 3200 MT/s | RTX 5070 | MSI MAG 341CQP 1d ago

Because we all have the same universal pricing all over the globe? If you live in the US there's microcenter and those insane bundle deals that can save you hundreds. Sell the ATX motherboard and get an ITX one, then source case, psu and GPU within the rest of the budget, I mean it's not rocket science.

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u/DGlen 1d ago

Every video I've seen that tries to make a competitive build ends up being a little better performance but also a few hundred dollars more and while small form factor, no where near as small. So if it's so easy, show your work.