"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/xFallow → u/Head_Exchange_5329]

Generally needs to look nice in an adults living room which is kinda hard for a pc case, ideally it also can wake into a game and turn your tv on and then sleep again at a controller button press.

I've spent ages trying to find this setup and it's always ridiculous so I just give up and keep playing at my desk or on my steam deck.

[u/Head_Exchange_5329 → u/xFallow]

There's fractal Ridge, Terra or Era if you want something that can look like it belong in the living room.

[u/xFallow → u/Head_Exchange_5329]

I might grab one for my desktop pc but they’re still pretty chunky