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The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room
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You can buy it 'naked' without the desktop shell, for clustering (though also just to choose your own case).
It's really meant as an LLM-runner that fits on your desk, for people who aren't looking to have a rackmount setup. Hell, unless I want to add a 4U monster to my rack for a GPU setup, even a single FWD is going to outperform most rackmounts for running LLMs.
I do think there's value to it as a gaming machine if only because other OEMs aren't offering desktops with Linux, and certainly not ones that can run games very well without any user upgrades, but yeah, it's definitely not intended as a "gaming machine".