Ok, I think I'm gonna actually build myself a PC this Black Friday season instead of just talking about it. Goals:
- Living room PC attached to TV
- Will be hooking it up to this TV via HDMI [1] -- advertized as 4K HDR
- Want to play some games, mostly via controller. Mostly older stuff and less resource-intensive indie games. I think the most resource-intensive stuff I'm looking to play is, like, Outer Worlds and Control? I have no need to make them look great, and I won't be upset if I can't play them until I upgrade the box in a few years when prices are lower.
- I'm thinking I'll install Windows as well so I can get on GamePass when I feel like playing newer stuff, and just to generally avoid thinking too hard about administering the box.
I found a build on r/buildmeapc that that someone recommended for a user who had more or less my goals. The build is a