It’s still $999 for a 7500x3d+5060 at microcenter. Why get “steam machine at home” when you can just get an atx build that runs circles around it all.
If you have some patience it’s very possible to find a deal out there just by looking at slickdeals every now and then until something pops up, but the best time to buy would have been before November '25… but there are always deals from time to time if you are patient and keep looking.
I get the form factor, and I don’t think the price is too nuts for that given the overall market for the actual machine. This rando knockoff however that got a ton of free press is just a shitty system overall.
It’s still $999 for a 7500x3d+5060 at microcenter. Why get “steam machine at home” when you can just get an atx build that runs circles around it all.
If you have some patience it’s very possible to find a deal out there just by looking at slickdeals every now and then until something pops up, but the best time to buy would have been before November '25… but there are always deals from time to time if you are patient and keep looking.
We don’t want Nvidia though.
so sell the 5060 for the ~330 it sells for on ebay, and buy a 9070xt for 550 from walmart or 630 from mc.
It’s not that hard to solve for stuff like that.
The kind of person interested in buying a prebuild doesn’t want to replace hardware or reinstall an OS.
Because most people don’t build their own computers. I agree with you, they should, but it’s not up to us.
Also a lot of people like the form factor. Again I don’t care but that’s what they want.
I totally understand man, but i’m talking about a prebuilt for $999. https://www.microcenter.com/product/699677/powerspec-g528-gaming-pc
I get the form factor, and I don’t think the price is too nuts for that given the overall market for the actual machine. This rando knockoff however that got a ton of free press is just a shitty system overall.