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It comes out to $150 more, roughly 4X the volume, and about 3 hours more of my time in effort, all to get something that won't be as well-supported by games. What am I missing? [0] https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KY3VW9", "context": "", "use_case": "PC parts comparison", "switched_from": "", "story": "Steam Machine"}, {"id": 778177696, "item_id": 48636106, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48636106", "by": "bgirard", "date": "2026-06-22", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3WkCdq", "excerpt": "I don't recognized the CPU/GPU and PC building isn't my field so I could way off. But here's my honest attempt at it without paying a premium for the form factor which isn't an important feature for me: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3WkCdq Price: $1021", "context": "", "use_case": "Building PC part lists", "switched_from": "", "story": "Steam Machine"}, {"id": 778173712, "item_id": 48635857, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635857", "by": "WithinReason", "date": "2026-06-22", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Here, try your hand at assembling one much cheaper at the same performance:", "excerpt": "Here, try your hand at assembling one much cheaper at the same performance: https://pcpartpicker.com/", "context": "", "use_case": "PC build planning", "switched_from": "", "story": "Steam Machine"}, {"id": 774139424, "item_id": 48383714, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383714", "by": "snkline", "date": "2026-06-03", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "The memory in the PC I put together early last year is now worth about three times the total cost of all the parts I used to build the thing. 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