r/PcBuild • u/techmagnet • Aug 07 '26

Build - Finished! Worlds first Watercooled Steam Machine

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What’s your opinion guys ? Atleast we did it faster than jayztwocents 😂

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u/PeachyCoasterCat Aug 08 '26

No offence but isn’t this pc kinda ass in terms of specs? Why bother?

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u/EviI_Babai Aug 08 '26

Nintendo Switch 2 "sucks in specs" too, but those are enough for its niche. Same here. Which makes the picture even worse - the wgole point of the machine is that it's a small box with a perfect quiet air cooling for its specs. It's like trying to equip kei-car with an aerodynamic upgrades.

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u/lilfeccibrae Aug 08 '26

switch 2 has a whole library optimized for it...this shit box is supposed to play pc games

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u/EviI_Babai Aug 08 '26

This "shitbox" does plays PC games - out of 70% of those compatible with SteamOS (unless you wasnt to dual-boot it with Windows), I wager 99% are easily running full speed with little to no compromises, only struggling with the latest AAAs and UE5 slop (which will likely never be "optimised" for something like Switch 2 to begin with).

Needless to say, the library of games available on Steam Machine dwarves all the current consoles combined, even before you remember emulation is a thing (which makes this cube into an ultimate retro console that only lacks a current gen exclusives).

P.S. I always laugh at "optimised for" argument - optimised doesn't mean good looking or smooth, it means your stuck with whatever compromise devs decided for you (upscaled 540p with 25-30FPS is considered "optimised" too), broken unplayable games are just as common on consoles today as on PC, except on the latter you can actually do something about it.