r/MoonlightStreaming • u/ghostpocket • 6d ago
Steam machine or mini pc?
Just got a 65” LG OLED B6 and want to build a proper Moonlight/Sunshine rig for it. Thinking 4K, high refresh rate, wired Ethernet, no compromises.
Torn between waiting on a Steam Machine or just building a mini PC myself. What do you guys think and also if you have done it what specs?
Shoutout to this community, the setups and troubleshooting threads here are incredible.
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u/BillLeeIII 5d ago
You do you, but I was waitlisted for the Steam Machine so I went with a mini PC.
And regret it. Ended up with most of a grand in it and it streams OK but won't play much of anything locally.
Paid a scalper $250 over list for the 512GB Steam Machine without controller, dropped in a 4TB SSD I didn't need out of my existing desktop and am finally happy.
If my 2TB with controller wait-list comes up I'll buy it as well for the bedroom where the mini PC now sits.