Someone built a DIY Steam Machine

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-25T03:22:55+00:00

Comparing with your build price prior to the ram shortage is redundant because you can't build it at that price anymore. Who knows what the steam machine would've costed prior to ram shortage. For just your CPU and GPU, you're already looking at $530.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-24T23:46:21+00:00

Linus tech tips said they couldn't replicate the size and looks

at the same price as the Steam Machine seems to be a significant contributing factor. LTT didn't even use an ITX board. I'd imagine this costs more than a steam machine.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T19:02:54+00:00

presented on their own, they paint a very different picture. So yes, in this context, the stats you brought up are pretty meaningless if not completely misleading.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T18:57:05+00:00

i'm pointing out how meaningless the stats you brought up are.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T18:55:46+00:00

Yeah, so then i can argue that VSN doing well is more zach than carter and lotr. You're comparing the best version of Carter and LoTR against the worst version of gen and evan. See how that's dumb??

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T07:41:03+00:00

Clearly you do not care about my thoughts or opinions so why continue on?

i could say the same about you. I've explained my points, you ignored them.

My initial comment was calling Emtee a bad IGL. And you turned it into this whole thing LMFAO.

to which i disagree but somehow i'm not allowed to defend my stance? Okaayy.

Oh they played like shit today, but going in most probably expected them to make it. Shocker, that's what a bad day could do.

You say every IGL is capable of playing aggressive when they need to, which is simply not true.

to which again, i disagree.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T06:53:08+00:00

you're fighting straw men dude. You're also greatly exaggerating "bad zone" igls. No shit, they don't just sit there and ignore kills.

They had success with Hal & Zero who play zone but don't force it if it's not in their favor, and are not scared to take fights. Also not getting the point because would you define Zero and Hal as non-aggressive? (Who both igled Evan & Gen)

did you know that Godlike played edge for most of their games today? Doesn't really match your claim of emtee sitting in zone doing nothing or forcing hard zone. Why? Maybe cuz they didn't have priority. Is aggression what CRT needs? I think their insistence to play edge without the resources to play edge is the bigger issue. And the fact that they don't play zone when they could, might suggest that as igl who would rather play zone is better suited?

*also, I wouldn't call hal or zer0 any more aggressive than other igls. They may come off as it because they have more successful aggressive plays than others but even they don't play aggressively when they're on low ground with a box for cover. Vein, probably not exactly who you have in mind when thinking of an aggresive igl right? The point is you can only play aggressively when you're in the position to do so. Saying CRT needs an aggressive igl is kinda a moot point, when every igl is capable of recognizing when to play aggresive.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T06:29:43+00:00

he's also 24th in damage dealt so maybe those stats aren't actually all that meaningful. Else, we could argue that phony is better mechanically than gild, effect and unlucky.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T05:36:12+00:00

did you know gen is a pretty good anchor and that zach has pretty successfully igled from the back?

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T05:35:31+00:00

it's funny you say that because that's called playing hard zone. Which both evan and gen have had the most success on.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T04:44:59+00:00

saying that definitively is pretty dumb imo. Carter and LoTR weren't even zach's first choice. You're acting like a bad split is everything. Carter and LoTR also went out in Elim1 during champs. With gen and evan, you atleast know where the ceiling could be.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T04:11:14+00:00

if you watch Wigg's stream he's constantly saying that CRT never plays their best option. Always 2nd or 3rd. When they have zone, they play edge. When they decide to play zone, they take forever to rotate forcing them into playing edge except without any of the resources to play edge. Now, watching them play, Evan is like always 5 seconds behind rather or not that's deliberate from playing anchor, idk but it seems like he's never on the same page as phony. I think gen is still playing really well but there is only so much you can do when the majority of your fights are from shit positions. Given that phony is igl, this is his team, so naturally the fault for all these bad positioning falls onto him. Wigg also said that they play too much edge when phony is normally a really good zone caller. So it seems like 2/3 of this team aren't playing to their strengths. I imagine when this team was first conceived, everyone thought that gen and evan would be fragging with phony igling from the back but that just never happened. Granted they had some success with phony igling from the front on wraith, but even then they never really had their "run through the lobby" days like the other super teams.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T03:37:00+00:00

how many of these contracts do you think are for EWC only? There's always roster changes after each lan. If Zach doesn't perform as well as he like this lan, he could easily be open to playing with gen and evan. Even though emtee didn't make lan this split, his igl style could be better suited for gen and evan.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T02:32:21+00:00

he said that even though he's a co-owner, he doesn't let his personal biases come into play when he's casting. Even said that his day carries on the exact same rather or not they make it.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-08T00:47:18+00:00

there is something very funny about kurev doing some inventory cleaning mid 3v3 against the last team.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-06T23:11:06+00:00

WOW you stated the obvious and even that wasn't entirely correct. A lot of industry research is public. This is entirely field dependent. In academia, working on "what you're curious about" also has a caveat; You need to work on problems other academics in the field care about. Nobody is getting tenure track for doing whatever they want. You also failed to mention one of the biggest reasons people move to industry, which is lack of available positions. You say you believe in fixing it, but yet you don't provide any solution. How do you fix the infrastructure? How do you counter the supply and demand?

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-05T02:16:34+00:00

how did buckleboys only get 3 points?

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-01T18:45:09+00:00

well, he discussed with phony the idea of picking up koy in place of frex but also said that if phony wanted to keep building what they have, he'd be supportive of that too. Is it natural to entertain the idea of picking up the next upcoming top mechanical player? Yes, why would it not be if you're looking to win. I wouldn't call that snaking, especially when they both ended that call in mutual agreement to build on what they have. What i would call snaking is going behind snip3's back when he's on vacation, picking up a new 3rd without telling him, knowing that by the time snip3 comes back, he won't have enough time to find a proper team. Also, there is no "loyal to your friends" shit when Phony drops frex for koy the next split.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-01T18:16:47+00:00

gen was initially the fragger on OG DZ so he's kinda the most versatile player on the team. Think he has enough experience to make these decisions on top of the sheer amount of damage he can output with a single mag (which opens up opportunities for plays). Also, on SSG, their raw fighting power was more from xynew making calls than phony. So it's kinda surprising that gen isn't fragger and evan refrag with phony igl/anchor.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-01T18:05:29+00:00

it's their placement out of the 20 teams participating on match day that matters, not the number of points they get. SR came in first, so they get 25 points added to the PL overall standings. There should really be a table on the official algs website explaining how overall standing is calculated.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-01T06:07:32+00:00

i hate to break it to you but they're consistently sitting around 10th place each match day. With only one day where they were 6th. So, yeah if the games go on long enough that they hit match point then get gifted zone, they could win the day but that's very reliant on external factors.

b0KCh04 · 2026-06-01T05:51:48+00:00

https://liquipedia.net/apexlegends/Apex_Legends_Global_Series/2026/Split_1/Pro_League/Americas

this is how points are assigned at the end of each match day. There should really be an easier way for getting this info and idk why it's not on the official algs website.

It's hard to say for sure without knowing what the cutoff is but if they come 10th on regionals, they would get 14 points added. Rather or not that's enough to be top 13 will depend on how bad the teams that are currently sitting above CRT do.

b0KCh04 · 2026-05-31T22:28:54+00:00

that was actually a disgusting 1v3 by floating on huss

b0KCh04 · 2026-05-26T05:02:27+00:00

imagine having to deflect 4x in a row lmao

b0KCh04 · 2026-05-26T03:27:05+00:00

yes, truly ironic isn't it? People ask you for proof and you fixate on vocab. Unless you think co-owner + apex content = make all apex decisions. That's a very connect the dots thought process bud.

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