HTPC Build

Lavish · October 13, 2015

Hey all, Im looking for an HTC Pc Build, and im trying to stay under 600$ although extra points for 500$ or less . This HTPC will be used for streaming video from netflix, hulu, and youtube, as well as extremely light gaming. (Mostly cheap driving games). I already know what peripherals I want for this rig, and I will need a wireless network adapter, and a bluray drive, (I will settle for dvd if I have too). I would like a AMD system since I know its cheaper than intel, and I wont be using this too much to the point where Ill need the power of intel and nvidia, but whatever you guys think is best I would also like a enterprise grade harddrive with at least 2TB of storage Thanks all!

CJ Chua · October 13, 2015

here you go. I didn't go for a GPU because AMD intergrated APU is good. So APU + High speed ram = Excellent. that's why I went with a 2400MHz ram http://pcpartpicker.com/p/72rfbv

jimakos234 · October 13, 2015

Here you go, but i i have an alternative, because having a ssd would be better.

Both with quad core and a dedicated 950

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $570.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 04:28 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $565.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 04:30 EDT-0400

techguru · October 13, 2015

Hey all, Im looking for an HTC Pc Build, and im trying to stay under 600$ although extra points for 500$ or less . This HTPC will be used for streaming video from netflix, hulu, and youtube, as well as extremely light gaming. (Mostly cheap driving games). I already know what peripherals I want for this rig, and I will need a wireless network adapter, and a bluray drive, (I will settle for dvd if I have too). I would like a AMD system since I know its cheaper than intel, and I wont be using this too much to the point where Ill need the power of intel and nvidia, but whatever you guys think is best I would also like a enterprise grade harddrive with at least 2TB of storage Thanks all!

you already have a very decent desktop pc..you probably should just use it for the games

cause adding gaming in the the htpc build..jacks up the price..a fair bit

you could get a htpc build for like 200-300 otherwise

and personally I would just find a second hand pc for cheap...and throw in a hdmi videocard and your pretty much good to go

Lavish · October 13, 2015

you already have a very decent desktop pc..you probably should just use it for the games

cause adding gaming in the the htpc build..jacks up the price..a fair bit

you could get a htpc build for like 200-300 otherwise

and personally I would just find a second hand pc for cheap...and throw in a hdmi videocard and your pretty much good to go

Yeah, I basically wanted it for family use, so a Apu would work.

I think I know what I want, what do you all think?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($136.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.89 @ OutletPC)

Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ OutletPC)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T4U 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Logitech K830 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Touchpad ($65.99 @ Amazon)