HTPC + steam in home streaming

djskynet

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Hi all,

I am considering buying a mini-pc to be attached to the TV mostly for XMBC and some gaming.

I do not want to build from the scratch so I have two options:
-I5-4250U (http://www.amazon.ca/Intel-DisplayPort-Graphics-i5-4250U-BOXD54250WYKH1/dp/B00HZDLNWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419016631&sr=8-1&keywords=NUC+I5)
-Gigabyte Brix 4200 I5-4200U (http://www.amazon.ca/Gigabyte-Compact-i5-4200U-Processor-GB-BXi5-4200/dp/B00FNPCL36/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419017541&sr=8-1&keywords=gigabyte+4200)

Not sure about I5, I3 may be sufficient but just in case I do not want to stream games but install those directly on the mini PC, games like Flight Simulator X and Batham Arkham Origin...

A fully build system such as this one http://www.amazon.com/VM60-G072R-Desktop-i5-3337U-Processor-Windows/dp/B00J2FA7TS may also work...

What do you guys think?

Thank you!