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LIR: spamlet. I was going to link you an article on a DIY "Steambox" but see that you already came across it

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Mar 26 '13, 13:06

I've also been really tempted to consider transitioning off my desktop PC and building a box like that just for gaming connected to the TV and do all my "home office" type work on my wife's all-in-one Dell upstairs also.

Of course, then what would I do with my basement office? :)

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Link me! -- nm - David Mar 26, 13:10 7
- here -- (link) - oblique Mar 26, 13:13 6 1
  - I should note that the price-point should stay relatively static even though the specific components would change over time (and probably already have -- nm - oblique Mar 26, 13:21 5
    - Yeah, the barebones PC no longer exists for instance. -- nm - spamlet Mar 26, 13:30 4
      - yeah, but it was replaced with another version of the same thing - tRuMaN Mar 26, 13:35 3
        
        Yeah. Building a barebones PC for this purpose shouldn't be hard. Find a great deal on a processor, add an inexpensive but capable discrite graphics - oblique Mar 26, 13:43 2
        
        You: IT guy. Me: idiot. - spamlet Mar 26, 13:47 1
        
        its actually not very hard. the most aggreevating parts would be - tRuMaN Mar 26, 13:57
why not just upgrade your desktop, buy a tv for your office - tRuMaN Mar 26, 13:10 2
- well, truthfully, it's mostly about not having to go to the basement to game. I like the idea of just pulling up the chair/lapdesk I use for xbox-ing - oblique Mar 26, 13:13 1
  - aww, i see - tRuMaN Mar 26, 13:16
Every few weeks I pull up the link from Instapaper and wonder. - spamlet Mar 26, 13:09 2
- link me please/ -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 26, 13:09 1
  - See above. -- nm - spamlet Mar 26, 13:15

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LIR: spamlet. I was going to link you an article on a DIY "Steambox" but see that you already came across it

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