# Building a better PC than the Steam Machine for cheaper: is it possible?

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> Published: 2026-06-24 16:46:22+00:00

I'm truly, genuinely sorry to everyone who was looking forward to helping Gabe Newell buy a hundredth yacht, but it's just an unavoidable truth: the [Steam Machine is kind of a bad deal](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/23/valves-steam-machine-will-run-you-at-least-a-thousand-dollars.html), guys. Valve's overpriced, underpowered little cube is just the latest victim of soaring component prices driven by investment in AI, because who cares if you can't afford a computer as long as the most racist person you know can make his virtual girlfriend say a slur. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/24/building-a-better-pc-than-the-steam-machine-for-cheaper-is-it-possible.html)

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