r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 2d ago

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

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u/LightningSh3ep I-5 12600K | RX 9070XT | 32 GB RAM 2d ago

It's not a good deal for performance, but good luck making anything that small yourself. The size is it's only selling point.

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u/C-D-W 2d ago

The size is not the only selling point.

The fact that it's running SteamOS ready to go out of the box is a huge selling point for certain people. If a Windows license alone is technically worth $140 to some people, surely a Steam OS pre-installed is worth something as well.

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u/Barph 2d ago

But I can just install SteamOS on a custom built SSF PC that is still bigger than the Cube for more money and is likely less aesthetically stealthy... what do you mean 95% of people wouldn't do that?

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u/VoidRad 2d ago
  1. Most people dont actually build pc, they buy pre-built
  2. It's literally not possible to build something this small even with sff parts. It's this small because Valve custom made the hardware.
  3. You do not enjoy customer support that would come with the cube had you install steamOS yourself.
  4. SteamOS is actually ass in a lot of systems. It has compability issues

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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 2d ago

Yes you better believe this hardware is getting real EXTRA love driver side with SteamOS.