The field guide & gear lab · 2026 edition
Streaming,
tested in the real world.
Home studios and backpack rigs. Bonded uplinks and home gigabit. Platform monetization, creator safety, and the gear logs to back every recommendation — for streamers everywhere.
247
Builds tested
34
Carriers tracked
1,820h
Live test hours / Q1
● LIVETWITCH Q1·26+4.46% QoQTIKTOK LIVE Q1·26−11.92% QoQTWITCH MONETIZATION-FOR-ALLlive · May 26VERIFIED BUILDS247PLANS TRACKED34 carriersSOURCE · STREAMS CHARTS Q1 ’26
01 · Start Here
Skip the
overwhelm.
Pick your environment.
A single answer about where you'll stream from generates the right build tier, platform mix, budget range, and data-plan strategy. No fluff, no funnel.
Beginner-safeQuarterly verified
Start Here · Path Selector
Where will you stream from?
Recommended path · Home setup
↵ generateBuild tier
Home Creator
Platform
Twitch + YouTube
Budget
$1,200 – $4,000
Data
Residential gigabit
02 · Field guides
Ten sections.
One brain trust.
Flagship · Live tool
The Build Configurator.
Sliders, filters, live BOM. Tell us your budget, environment and platform mix — we return a tested gear stack with wiring, runtime, and data strategy.
As tested in the wild · selected profiles
BROWSE PROFILES ↗▌StreamerHouse · LA▌Roady · Pro IRL · 4.2K avg▌NeonRunner · Tokyo▌Desk Studio · ATX · twin-PC▌Convention-Cam · 3 carriers▌Glassblower IRL · welding rig▌GamerHouse Lab · home rig▌CitySolo · Berlin handheld▌NorthernLights · Reykjavík home OBS▌Cold Brewer · sim-racing IRL▌StreamerHouse · LA▌Roady · Pro IRL · 4.2K avg▌NeonRunner · Tokyo▌Desk Studio · ATX · twin-PC▌Convention-Cam · 3 carriers▌Glassblower IRL · welding rig▌GamerHouse Lab · home rig▌CitySolo · Berlin handheld▌NorthernLights · Reykjavík home OBS▌Cold Brewer · sim-racing IRL