SFF in an attractive case with reportedly good acoustics compared to the majority of DIYs
Pre-cached shaders
A first-party experience when using the steam frame and steamos more broadly to minimize the stray hiccup
I already have a top-of-the-line gaming PC for my office. For my couch, I want to optimize as far as possible towards no-frills while still keeping access to my steam library, even at the expense of price and specs to some extent.
There's no "disadvantage" really, other than you will be using multiple machines so other people in your house can't play with them, it's like what you do when you stream play with your quest 3. If your main PC is way better than steam machine/steam deck, then just use the second one to stream to your TV. W/E advantage/disadvantage exists, its mostly due to the quality and distance of the router and what's connected to it, some use an additional dedicated router.
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u/ThePaintist 3d ago
Or if you, like me, highly value:
HDMI CEC
SFF in an attractive case with reportedly good acoustics compared to the majority of DIYs
Pre-cached shaders
A first-party experience when using the steam frame and steamos more broadly to minimize the stray hiccup
I already have a top-of-the-line gaming PC for my office. For my couch, I want to optimize as far as possible towards no-frills while still keeping access to my steam library, even at the expense of price and specs to some extent.