staknhalo
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Can't decide what to do. Turning to you guys for help in the decision. It's a bit convoluted, so here we go
I have my main rig/gaming PC where I play games @ 1680x1050 which contains
Intel Core i5 3570k
16 GB DDR3 (2x 8GB)
Geforce GTX 650Ti BOOST 2GB
Geforce GTX 650Ti 1GB (Dedicated PhysX card)
Now I want to build a Steam Machine for my TV @1080p. I have the following spare parts that could be used:
Intel Core i5 3470
8GB DDR3 (2x 4GB)
Geforce GTX 650 1GB
Intel Celeron 1037u embedded CPU/MoBo
So here's my conundrum, should I just build a receiver machine with the 1037u CPU/MoBo for Steam In-Home Streaming (would be connected via MoCa); or divide up my spare parts and parts in my current gaming rig to make a dedicated/local Steam Box?
I encode Blu-rays on my main rig/gaming rig, so the 3570k is staying in there. So the Steam Box, if dedicated/local play oriented, would get the Intel Core i5 3470. But I game at a lesser resolution on my main rig (1680x1050 at the gaming rig, 1080p at the TV), so do you think I should just use the GTX 650Ti 1GB in there, and stick the GTX 650Ti BOOST into the Steam Box for 1080p (along with just the regular GTX 650 1GB acting as a dedicated PhysX card)?
And then with the RAM, should I just use the 8GB (2x 4GB) in the Steam Box; or divide it up between the main rig and Steam Box, so each would have 12GB (1x 8GB & 1x 4GB)?
Or should I forgo all that and just do the streaming option/1037u? My worry is that streaming, you lose visual fidelity with it having to encode the stream. Plus with streaming as easy as it is, it's much simpler to just turn a dedicated Steam Box on and start playing, versus turning on the main PC, and then going and turning on the receiver machine. Plus I might want to game while the main rig is encoding a Blu-ray.
Any input you guys might have is welcome
I have my main rig/gaming PC where I play games @ 1680x1050 which contains
Intel Core i5 3570k
16 GB DDR3 (2x 8GB)
Geforce GTX 650Ti BOOST 2GB
Geforce GTX 650Ti 1GB (Dedicated PhysX card)
Now I want to build a Steam Machine for my TV @1080p. I have the following spare parts that could be used:
Intel Core i5 3470
8GB DDR3 (2x 4GB)
Geforce GTX 650 1GB
Intel Celeron 1037u embedded CPU/MoBo
So here's my conundrum, should I just build a receiver machine with the 1037u CPU/MoBo for Steam In-Home Streaming (would be connected via MoCa); or divide up my spare parts and parts in my current gaming rig to make a dedicated/local Steam Box?
I encode Blu-rays on my main rig/gaming rig, so the 3570k is staying in there. So the Steam Box, if dedicated/local play oriented, would get the Intel Core i5 3470. But I game at a lesser resolution on my main rig (1680x1050 at the gaming rig, 1080p at the TV), so do you think I should just use the GTX 650Ti 1GB in there, and stick the GTX 650Ti BOOST into the Steam Box for 1080p (along with just the regular GTX 650 1GB acting as a dedicated PhysX card)?
And then with the RAM, should I just use the 8GB (2x 4GB) in the Steam Box; or divide it up between the main rig and Steam Box, so each would have 12GB (1x 8GB & 1x 4GB)?
Or should I forgo all that and just do the streaming option/1037u? My worry is that streaming, you lose visual fidelity with it having to encode the stream. Plus with streaming as easy as it is, it's much simpler to just turn a dedicated Steam Box on and start playing, versus turning on the main PC, and then going and turning on the receiver machine. Plus I might want to game while the main rig is encoding a Blu-ray.
Any input you guys might have is welcome
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