PC Gaming Mini Terbaik yang Layak Dibeli di Tahun 2026

When I first opened up the Asus ROG NUC, I was surprised by how small and light it was. Sure, it's using all mobile-class hardware, but for something I'm hooking into my TV, it has surprisingly little heft to it. Couple that with the fact that it looks exactly like a cable box, and this is a mini gaming PC that's perfect for blending into a living room. It's great for a media center PC already, but the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 means it's no slouch when it comes to gaming, up to a point at least.

The wall I kept running into again and again when I reviewed the Asus ROG NUC is that the mobile-class hardware is always a limiting factor, especially when it's connected to a 4K TV. Don't get me wrong: The ROG NUC absolutely can power through any PC game on the market, including demanding ones like Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong... at 1080p. If you connect this to a 4K TV, you will have to turn down some settings in some of the flashiest games if you want to maintain a solid framerate.

It is still quite a bit more powerful than the PS5 even with its limitations, and the Nvidia graphics do allow it to use DLSS to narrow the gap at 4K. Just keep in mind that you're not going to be maxing out Black Myth: Wukong with full ray tracing or anything, and you should be fine. To be clear, with how tiny the Asus ROG NUC is, there's no way a full desktop-class graphics card would even fit inside.

The Asus ROG NUC is probably one of the best mini gaming PCs you're going to find anywhere, but just like any mini gaming PC, you'll have to do some calculus about whether or not it's worth just going with a gaming laptop instead.

Ever since Intel first unveiled the NUC form factor more than a decade ago, it's been a blueprint for mini PCs. The Minisform X1-255 is a perfect example of that in practice. Right now, you can get this tiny little computer with a Ryzen 7 255 CPU – which has an RDNA 3 GPU similar to the Z1 Extreme you'll find in most handheld gaming PCs – for just $350. That seems like a really good deal, but there is a catch.

Most budget mini PCs are barebones systems, which means it's a box with a mainboard, a CPU, and not much else. You'll have to supply the RAM and the storage and install them yourself. That's not a terrible deal, however. In my experience, those components are usually cheaper to buy yourself anyway, as manufacturers tend to upcharge when you move up configuration tiers.

Keep in mind that I haven't reviewed this system myself. However, looking at the specs and the chassis, it seems like a solid little machine. The fact that it plugs into a wall instead of running off of battery also means that you can probably push a bit of extra performance out of the Radeon 890M GPU that's built into the processor, but you're going to want to pair it with decently fast memory.

Still, even if you do pair it with some pretty good RAM, you should still temper your expectations going in. This will run most games at 1080p – just like its handheld counterparts – but you'll likely have to compromise on quality settings. But, especially if you have some extra components lying around, this could be the cheapest way to add a mini gaming PC to your setup.

It's seriously small. Probably the most noticeable thing about the Steam Machine when I took it out of its box was the size of it. This is a full-fat gaming PC in a chassis that's about the third of the size of the PS5 and half the size of the Xbox Series X. Even a couple weeks after I've started testing it, every time I look at it, I'm surprised at just how small it is.

A perfect living room PC. The Steam Machine's small size and simple aesthetics make it a perfect fit in the living room. That's something that game consoles have excelled at for years, but if you're anything like me, what with hundreds or thousands of games on Steam, a PS5 just means you're going to have to re-purchase anything you want to play on the TV.

Great performance for the size. Even though the Steam Machine is tiny, it plays pretty much any game I throw at it. However, that comes with a bit of a catch. Because of the cut-down 28CU RDNA 3 GPU, you will have to trim down settings to hit a decent frame rate in some games. In my testing, I was able to get the Steam Machine to hit 60 fps in everything, but some games, like Death Stranding 2 did take some serious tweaking to get over the line. But that's nothing new for mini gaming PCs.

It is expensive, though. In the lead-up to the Steam Machine, I was hoping that Valve would be able to sneak the mini PC into the market under $1000. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. However, at $1,049, the Steam Machine is still a pretty decent deal, especially for the level of hardware available in its tiny chassis. You can build something more powerful for less money, but it will be bigger, louder, and will probably rely on somewhat shady power supplies.

Read my full Steam Machine review.

While most true mini gaming PCs will be running mobile-class hardware – especially with today's power-hungry components – there are still machines out there that can find a way to stuff high-performance components in a small chassis. Clasically, the Corsair One has been one of the best. While I haven't reviewed the latest model, I've reviewed plenty of them in the past and they've all been incredible.

The new one is powered by an RTX 5080 and an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, along with 64GB of memory. That's a high spec for a full tower, so it's impressive that Corsair was able to build it into a chassis that's only 15 inches tall, 11.8 inches long, and 7.2 inches thick. Now, that does make it the largest system on this list by quite a bit, but this is about as small as you're going to get for this level of performance without building something crazy yourself.

However, with this kind of performance in such a small chassis, you're going to be paying a premium. At the time of writing, this PC will set you back $4,499. You could definitely get similar specs for less money, but it would likely be in a chassis that'd take up much more space. Whether or not that's a sacrifice you're willing to make is up to you, but either way, you're edging closer to a full gaming PC with the Corsair One.

You might not think of gaming when you think of the Mac mini M4, but it delivers surprisingly good performance, allowing you to play a wide range of games at a decent frame rate. Given its cost, it’s hard not to consider the Mac mini M4 as a capable gaming mini PC. With a noticeable performance increase over the M3 chip, the M4 chip comes with 10 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores, supporting strong performance, whether you're playing games or getting work done.

Thanks to its many ports, the Mac mini M4 supports up to two 4K displays at 120Hz, and because the M2 natively supports Thunderbolt, you can even back it up with an external GPU later down the line. It also comes with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, so you can plan to game online, even if Wi-Fi 7 would have been a nice touch.

For pure gaming performance, a Windows PC is a better option, but Macs have been getting better at actually playing games. More and more game developers have been launching games on macOS, and the Metal API is getting more powerful every year. Still, the Rosetta translation layer isn't quite as reliable at getting things running as Proton on Linux, but that likely has more to do with Apple being more picky about the games it allows to run on its operating system.