How to build a Framework Desktop alternative that's actually repairable and upgradable and MORE powerful, for 35% less $$$
How to build a Framework Desktop alternative that's actually repairable and upgradable and MORE powerful, for 35% less $$$
The Framework Desktop is a deep disappointment to me. Framework, the company that got into the business with an explicit purpose of building modular and repairable computers, went into a space where that was the norm (desktops), and introduced a PC that was none of those things, at an exorbitant price. When they debuted it, it was marketed specifically as a gaming machine. As much as I want to support them, I cannot reward them for this specific product, as it abandons their fundamental tenets.
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Here's the build. You can see similar builds featured on many YT channels at this point with the new NV10 case and 5060 LP GPU.
Here's one from ETA Prime
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And another from "MRGUI on PC"
This build: $1100
Comparable Framework build: $1700
I will concede the Framework is still better at a few things:
- Efficiency (I'm not sure that this is to any degree that's worth being factored in)
- Being that it's more efficient, it's also quieter
- Local LLMs (which no one should care about or be using)
- A bit thinner due to not have a dGPU