Does anyone exclusively use their desktop in this fashion? I can't really decide if it's a large waste of money having a desktop pc with a 5800x3d and a 4080 in it exclusively use via streaming software, mostly it does give a "I forgot I was even streaming" experience but still. Maybe it's the new way, allows desktop to be crammed in a discrete corner somewhere far far away, the RGB definitely is a waste of money in this case.
Not exclusively, but very regularly.
I think about 60-70% of my gaming is now streamed from my PC to my TV's, or tv's at one of my parents, or to various laptops.
I use Steam for everything as I like the UX.
Mostly stream to my TV with an NV Shield Pro, followed by my other TV in bedroom with a Chromecast 4k w googleTv.
Also at my mums she has a cheap ISP provided ''amigo'' android box, which works fine for 1080p streams.
At my dads usually my old laptop there.
Sometimes at work from home and from work as well (5700XT)...
Mostly for controller gaming on my tv's, as working in IT developed a dislike for desk sitting on working days mostly, but I also try to make ''desk-free'' weekend days... But I use so many digital devices (4 laptops, 2 desktops, and various tablets and mobile phones), I hate carrying stuff so have lappy's scattered everywhere around where I want a computer, hell I used to play God of War with a dualsense in my bathroom on my Ipad while pooping
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1080p streaming works fine over wifi usually, but I have a good wifi infrastructure at my home, with 2x wifi 6 AP's and 1 wifi 5 AP in various ''corners''. The 2160p streaming is handled exclusively over cabled ethernet on the shield (I play mostly at 1080p on the chromecast w google TV (4k version) as I think it's decent enough but gives less latency and performance issues).
Funny thing is that with just 30 mbit upload, 1080p gaming over the internet is fine as well (getting fiber tomorrow cheapest 100/100 for now as I got used to 100/30, but I can actually ask for 8gbit if I wanted, which would be a waste with my 1gbit lan). I remember playing witcher just fine streaming over just a 30 mbit upload. Yes it's not as responsive perhaps but who cares...
I mostly play RPG's, racing games, Hack and slashers, Roguelikes (Hades), stardew valley, some old gameboy games, some ps2 games (1080p is with AA and AF is a bliss compared to my ps2 controle which just looks like someone stabs you in the eyes now at its native res, especially on a 75'' tv).