Old graphics card salvage

[ADJS Design]

Hi,

 

 

My goal is to have a multifunctional tv-pc where I would:

- play steam games (in-home stream) from my desktop pc

- media center (plex)

- future: play VR maybe?

- occasional CAD from the comfort of my couch without the "burning" laptop on my legs

- ...

So a small form-factor case would be preffered as it would have to stand in sight, I was thinking in the range of Ncase M1 (from the video "The BEST Tiny CASES on the Market!" video Linus put on 3 years ago) or a Fractal Node case...

 

But the kicker is that I want to salvage my old graphics card as I still believe it is descent enough in these times,

an Radeon R9 380 OC edition (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-strix-r9-380-directcu-ii-oc-4-gb.b3439).

 

Budget is max 500$-750$ with the most budget to motherboard and cpu.

 

I have technical hands and insight, so building wont be the problem.

But the tech savvy computer specs deal is somewhat unknown territory for me for optimizing parts(as the market is overwhelming).

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$128.97 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$58.17 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case	$78.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA GM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$76.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$583.08
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$563.08
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-15 06:08 EST-0500