it's Linux...turn off the gaming front end and go to the desktop and you can install any Linux software you want.
the unofficial 'talking about building MiniPC emulator boxes' thread
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Emulation Station works just as well as EmuDeck. EmuDeck just has a few specific add-ons for the steamdeck (link linking emulator games directly into the SteamOS instead of having to go the desktop mode)
Do other game launchers work well on steam os? Example epic games.
if they have a Linux client, probably...but if they don't or if all their games have some sort of anti-cheat built in, it won;'t work on SteamOS at all.
"Supposedly" there is something call heroic launcher that does GoG and Epic for steam deck. Never tried it myself to confirm.
This looks like it's almost ready: https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-ai-m...-up-to-140w-power-128-gb-variable-memory-igpu
some MiniPC don't use a radial cooler...most do, but not all. that said, this particular one is on the large size of MiniPC and uses a fairly low profile HSF with a fan, not a blower. the Minisforum ITX boards don't use blowers either, but I'm not sure I'd call a system with an ITX board Mini any longer.
Been looking at these guys more and more, and I highly doubt I'll be doing my APU build now... sigh
Cheapest Minisforum with 780m that I can find is $530 on Amazon right now.. with no ram nor nvme drive. So close to $800 once built, if you go for 16gb of fast-ish DDR5 so-dimms. Even more for 32gb obv. So nearly a grand for a minipc with a noisy laptop fan, and barely 60fps @ 1080p for older, non-emulated PC games.
Its not bad, and probably more than enough for most emulator boxes (that arent planning to run modern PC games as much), but: I really want the option for my own fan choice, and want more gpu horsepower.
Then theres the quality Qs: Unless you've got an expensive TV or *gasp* a middle- to high- end receiver that does quality 4k upscaling, emulation gaming is going to look pretty mediocre on anything bigger than a 55" TV at about 8ft. To be blunt though, I haven't looked into retro / emulation gaming on huge modern TVs much, so anyone feel free to jump in if I'm way off here.
I *think* that having the miniPC emulator box getting the fps to 60 for all games should be it's priority, before resolutions above 1080p. That's why I think using a quality upscaler somewhere to lessen pixel blur would/should be used. But again, maybe I'm way off? Just seems like getting your ex: PS2 games to 60fps then getting it to be as clear as possible using upscaling is the way to go for those that might run these emulator boxes on like 70-80" TVs (or bigger).
Thoughts?
Cheapest Minisforum with 780m that I can find is $530 on Amazon right now.. with no ram nor nvme drive. So close to $800 once built, if you go for 16gb of fast-ish DDR5 so-dimms. Even more for 32gb obv. So nearly a grand for a minipc with a noisy laptop fan, and barely 60fps @ 1080p for older, non-emulated PC games.
Its not bad, and probably more than enough for most emulator boxes (that arent planning to run modern PC games as much), but: I really want the option for my own fan choice, and want more gpu horsepower.
Then theres the quality Qs: Unless you've got an expensive TV or *gasp* a middle- to high- end receiver that does quality 4k upscaling, emulation gaming is going to look pretty mediocre on anything bigger than a 55" TV at about 8ft. To be blunt though, I haven't looked into retro / emulation gaming on huge modern TVs much, so anyone feel free to jump in if I'm way off here.
I *think* that having the miniPC emulator box getting the fps to 60 for all games should be it's priority, before resolutions above 1080p. That's why I think using a quality upscaler somewhere to lessen pixel blur would/should be used. But again, maybe I'm way off? Just seems like getting your ex: PS2 games to 60fps then getting it to be as clear as possible using upscaling is the way to go for those that might run these emulator boxes on like 70-80" TVs (or bigger).
Thoughts?
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