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Biggerboat1 on 06 February 2019
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sethnintendo said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

Just tried to create a similar build on Alternate to compare (since it has an Uk website and a PC configurator), got slighly more expensive (probably due to the mainboard and cooler) but everything should work out

The way I understood it is he wants to play on it like a console, solely with gamepad on a TV. In that case a bigger case would be quite cumbersome, hence the itx form factor.

Ah I know people have trashed the Steam link a bunch but that actually works good in my house so far (played about 6 hours or more on it).  Had a few hiccups like audio not syncing right a few times but most times played flawless.  Have a 1 gb hard connection and wifi puts out no more than 20-50 mbps.  Played a few racing games like Grid Autosport and didn't notice any lag. 

I do actually have a Steam link but my experience is that everything looks a little soft & laggy, and if memory serves, I think it maxes out at 1080p.

It could well be due to the quality of my electrical wiring as I was connecting through one of the powerline adapter thingies...

My apartment was built around 1900 so walls are super thick - so wifi connection wasn't an option.

Although, after doing a bit of research there doesn't seem to be any big drawbacks with the smaller form-factor - of course cooling will suffer but I don't intend on overclocking & the ambient temperature is normally quite chilly here in Scotland :)