Recommend me a reliable MiniPC for my needs and around my budget?

Hi all,

I’m tired of trying to stream games from my gaming PC to my living room PC via the Steam Link app on the tv. I’m tired of trying to use Disney+ on the PS4, YouTube on the TV, and juggling a bunch of different controllers.

I want a mini PC I can put on my TV stand, use the Steam Link app on that to stream games from my gaming PC. Ideally this mini PC is able to handle some light gaming on its own too, nothing graphically intensive, but some couch-friendly co-op games I can play with my wife, the LEGO games, maybe something like Skyrim at the higher end. More powerful is better, but it doesn’t need to be playing brand new AAA games at 4K ultra, just last decade games at OK settings would be a nice enough bonus.

There are SO MANY choices for mini PCs, it’s hard to know what’s a good choice, what’s a risk, how powerful something ACTUALLY is. So I come asking you fine people for your advice. Light gaming, game streaming, media playback, something that won’t be the bottleneck in my home entertainment system.