| ▲ | sedatk 9 hours ago |
| GamerNexus found out that an equivalent DIY machine would cost $979 in parts only to give a perspective on the pricing. It would probably be bigger too due to the discrete GPU. |
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| ▲ | Forgeties79 9 hours ago | parent [-] |
| So you'd save $150-$200 building it yourself, around 15-20%. Seems reasonable to me. |
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| ▲ | neogodless 9 hours ago | parent [-] | | $1049 - $979 = $70 (7% savings) | | |
| ▲ | Forgeties79 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Depends on which model the 979 is competing with and if it includes tax. Do you have a link to the article you saw with this build? | | |
| ▲ | neogodless 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | The comment I replied to... replied to the comment about GamerNexus. They estimated a comparable build (to the $1049 Steam Machine) based on their benchmarks would be about $979. |
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