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gibe nao plz !!! I have no graphics card in my system, and the AMD integrated graphics suck too much. I am trying to make a system that can stream games through the internet to my laptop without me actually having to play them. If that doesn't work, I'll just make it an HTPC/server and scrap the laptop altogether.

Price update as per newegg price drops. OP updated

PSUs for replacing the RAIDMAX (wow, I still can't believe I bought it...): Antec 450W :: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045 $ EVGA 430W :: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438015 $$ Corsair 430WM :: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-049 $$$ The Antec had somewhat worse reviews than the EVGA, The EVGA is 80+ non-modular continuous supply with the best reviews. The Corsair has worst reviews of the three but is modular.

Hmmm. I don't, but you are probably using Windows... From what I have heard/seen on the internet,the APU can push a youtube stream fine if you have the internet for it... I am also using Linux, not Windows, which I am 90% will improve performance. But I will keep that in mind. I think I can get my hands on an r7 250 for cheap, so I'll keep an eye out... And just so you know, they never intend to play any sort of game other than maybe chess. (My grandfather still has a deck of cards he's been using for years, and he has a whole library of reader's digest books to keep him company.) Oh and nice rig. Looks like somwthing I might have built for myself. Edit: You also were probably using Chrome, which is a resource hog and is much heavier in general that Firefox. I have seen the difference, and (funnily enough) so did my grandparents. They used to use Chrome, but it was way too slow, and lagged out way too much. Now they are using Firefox, and are having a better time, and less (though not entireley gone) lag. And I since I grew up on linux, I also grew up with Firefox, and I am much better at helping people with Firefox than Chrome (the new menu is so much cleaner and nicer now too, especially with the customize button)

It has to look good. If it was me, the case would have been nearer to $40... but as it is, my grandfather has a ton of other electronics down there that look nearly identical to this case, so... It is what it is... -.- Thanks. I saw the Corsair one last night. I'll try and find a buyer for the RAIDMAX. I'd hate to tell them that I messed up in buying a part becuase they would freak out. I'll use the RAIDMAX for now WITH CAUTION, and maybe get them to chip in an extra $35-ish for some higher-quality parts (I don't think they would disapprove of that. ) They were able to sign in from a Slackware 13 with Lilo with no issues (on the old toshiba satelite), and found XFCE rather easy to use... They were stuck on windows 2000, and their "new" main machine still uses vista (Augggghh!) I think that KDE Plasma 5 won't be too horrible as all they want to do is stream youtube and maybe have a couple pictures/downloads. Provided I have firefox shortcut on the desktop and a file manager, I think they will be OK. And other than maybe Pantheon, I think that KDE 5 will be the best for them. They aren't exactly tehcnical idiots, either... But I will hang onto that advice. Edit: I have installed full Slackware 14.0 on another ooooold computer and it worked like a breeze. It relieved it from the weight of XP and gave it a couple more years of use. I think slackware 14.1 will be sturdy enough. And if not, I can go to ArchLinux, as I find that one to be rock solid as well. Edit 2: I have looked at a bunch of reviews and apparently KDE 5 is soooooo much more stable and nicer, so I will give it a shot. If not, I'll try the above mentioned pantheon and if not, Cinnamon/MATE. If it ends up being too heavy, XFCE might have to do... But, "that remains to be seen" (The Hobbit reference ).

Really? Well, that was a bad idea... and I already got it... Oh well. I might be able to sell it off on ebay and get a better one later. I think it is low enugh wattage that it shouldn't affect anything as of now. I will keep an eye out for a good cheap one. Got any suggestions for a 30ish dollar PSU 350-400W?

Hello everybody So, I am looking at building a MiniITX HTPC for my grandparents, because they are using an extremely old toshiba satelite laptop (which was scrapped for parts and I salvaged) for a secondary computer. The funny thing is that they have a perfectly good 55" 1080p TV screen that they only use for the nightly news, and occasional other shows. I think that that would be something to take advantage of... BTW, I am building in a Xigmatek Nebula (aluminum, not the plastic one) which I think is one of the sexiest looking MiniITX cases out there under $80. Bought: [ $60 ] -- Xigmatek Nebula MiniITX Aluminium case [ $30 ] -- RAIDMAX XT 400W Power supply (a bit overkill for the rest of the below partlist) To-Buy: [ $50 ] -- AMD Athlon 5350 [ $20 ] -- (with rebate) MSI MiniITX AM1I Motherboard [ $23 ] -- G.Skill Ripjaws X 4GB 1866MHz CL9 DDR3 SDRAM [ $40 ] -- Silicon Power S60 128GB SSD --=--=--=--=--=--=--=-=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-- I am being funded by them for the rest of the system, and I have to keep those parts under $150 (preferably ~$125 by decree of mis abuelos). As for an OS, I am going to be using Linux (Slackware/Arch Linux, which I have grown up on), and probably KDE Plasma 5 DE. Do you think that the system can handle it? And in general, what do you all think of it? (And if you offer an "refinements", then I would like it to be on newegg, as I have had the best experience with them, especially with RMAs)

Well, here is my opinion on the situation: 390 beats 970 just about everywhere, and 390X beats the 980 In Windows 10 Latest drivers, espeically at 1440p/high-resolutions. If you want to get the 390X, go for the Sapphire Nitro or MSI Twin Frozer cards. (I personally prefer MSI)

290 hands down PSU: Seasonic (1st choice) or EVGA G2/B2/GS (2nd choice)

This ^^^ It is your best bet, and I know that AMD generally does better at higher resolutions, so yeah... Go with the 390.

Well, first off, some HD 7000 series GPUs are advertized to be optimized for DX12, so there is a good reason why the refreshes are DX12 (Win10) ready. Its all in the DX12 optimizations and the drivers, so if AMD tries harder on their drivers, they can actually squeeze some more performance out of their cards.

380 looks like your overall best bet.

BTW: 380X To be released on the 15th, though it probably won't be in stores until 17th-20th or later...

Dual 390s will beat Titan X in a lot of games, and the better DoublePrecision will help with anything else other than gaming. Plus, AMD's CF does better than NVDA's SLI. If you can, you might want to give X99 and a 5820k a try. Broadwell-E (6800K-6950X) will also be using X99, so you will have upgradability for another generation. Plus, 5820k can hold its own against the 6700k, for nearly identical prices.

I think CPU stress test would be prime95, but I am not really familar with CPU stress testing..