The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts’ opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

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    5 days ago

    Could you really build something better for less? Not to mention all that plus OS install and stuff is already done so most people will prefer that I think.

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      5 days ago

      I’ve priced it out for myself, and I couldn’t get a build that’s as good at that price, not on new hardware at least. Not sure how they worked out their numbers

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      3 days ago

      Less than $1,000? Yes, why not? We’ll see what the price actually is, but I doubt it’ll be anywhere near that high. Valve was pretty smart about sourcing their parts for low cost and decent performance. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were closer to $500 even.

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        3 days ago

        Why not? That answer is easy. Because maybe you can’t. That’s why I asked 😂

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          2 days ago

          Yeah, but you can though. Go spec your own gaming rig if you don’t believe me.

          Also, again, there’s pretty much no way it’ll be $1,000.