Hey all. I’m currently renovating my basement and have been thinking about finally creating a comfy couch gaming setup. One of the many options I’ve been mulling over, besides running Steam Link over ethernet (~ugh, that lag though!~ lag actually wasn’t that bad, but for some reason I can’t get Steam Link to adapt the screen resolution to my tv) and running a RUIpro HDMI cable through my walls from the tv to the rig in my office, is maybe moving my 3080TI into a new SFF build to serve as a PCMR steam console for the basement. Preferably something small and nondescript, yet powerful enough to comfortably drive my 3080TI. I would stick an xbox adapter in it, hook it up to ethernet and my 4K TV via HDMI and call it a day. Bonus points if it can double as a blu-ray player, because why not.

If I am going that route I would like to not spend too much, so I was wondering if maybe I could just pick up (from eBay) a prefab with a removed GPU, since that used to be a thing a year or two ago. Is that still a thing? And if so, can you recommend any specific models that would work well in my use case? Or did I miss the proverbial boat and am I better off just building a new SFF unit?

Any and all input appreciated!

  • trigonated@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Thanks. I meant games. I currently have a 3840x2160 so I’m used to some quirks but was wondering in general if many games have you trouble or looked broken. The 60hz thing sucks but oh well, there simply isn’t anything out there with that resolution and higher freqs.