And how many compare with gaming performance at that price point point?

I don’t know of a single one that can match it.

Also I’d say that’s moving the goalposts from building a cheaper one, to buying a shittier one

I couldn’t put a finger on it for the longest time, thank you for verbalizing it. It really does read like “me” and there’s all there is. A universe of one

I don’t think you can if you take into account the form factor, noise and thermals.

I built my mini itx before this silliness and it was a good 20% more expensive on account of no space and specific components