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Steam has streaming built right in. You literally just turn both machines on, start Steam on the PC connected to your TV, and you should see your library right there in the Steam client. You can just hit the 'Play' button and it'll stream it directly. This is the easiest option. There is also Steam Link which is an even more paired down streaming client that runs in Big Picture mode and makes everything super easy.
Some people may say Moonlight or Parsec for a better experience, but that's subjective. Steam Streaming directly is the simplest way to do it.
Perfect, I'll try it out. Sounds like no reason to get a steam link, and that what I have should work well enough
Steam Link as a name is confusing as well. There is a Steam Link device, and then Steam Link the app. Both do the same thing.
Yeah, you don't need a Steam Link (device), you just need the Steam Link app installed on your HTPC. Or, you could fully install Steam, which has the Steam Link functionality built in. If you're on the same network, you get the option to "stream" games from another PC. That would let you locally run games that your HTPC is capable of running, and stream the ones that are too demanding.
Minimum requirements for running Steam Link are quite low, so I bet your HTPC is capable.