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SFFPC for couch gaming (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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Okay I'm planning to build a sffpc for couch gaming. I'm building around the a1p case. But it was ages since my last build so I wanted to get some input for the build. I don't really know which games I will be playing but I want to be able to run new and old ones 😁

Would really appreciate thoughts and tips!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FLzBdH

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[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Ok hear me out.... Steam deck and the dock. 4 8bitdo controllers and a Logitech wireless kb/mouse combo.

Use Firefox as a non steam app for Plex, Spotify, streaming site of choice etc....all the artwork is available. Spend a few minutes to map the controllers so you can use them on those non steam apps and you're golden.

This is the setup I have and it works pretty well. My family got to grips with any little annoyances pretty well.

[–] ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh really interesting. I'm gonna do some research about this approach! Thanks

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

If you go this route, let me know if you have any questions on how to set some of it up. SteamOS is pretty great as a media center that's gaming focused.

For stuff that doesn't work great as a non steam app, you can boot into the desktop mode, which is just kde on immutable arch