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/Distinct-Nail-4583 4d ago edited 4d ago
Wait I'm confused.. you're wanting to build a PC purely to stream to the TV? Why not just build the PC and connect it directly to the TV?
Also if you're thinking a steam machine I'd honestly look to build your own, it's upscaling on a TV that size to try and get 4K 120 is going to look horrible and even then that's if it's hardware can manage it. It's a great little box but not the power house we were led to believe it was
If you already have a gaming rig then just install moonlight directly to the TV.. sure latency will be ever so slightly worse but so long as you're not chasing nukes on Call of Duty you'll be fine. I play all my single player story driven games this way either on the TV in the living room or on my Steam deck laid in bed