Media PC for a parent

[Glockshna]

Thank you guys for pointing me in the right direction. I think this is what I'm going to settle on. 

The performance options I was seeing at my original price point weren't quite doing it for me so an extra 80 or 90 bucks to perk it up a bit is okay. I'll beef up the boot drive in the future but for now storage is a bit more important. 

 

If there's anything glaring that should be replaced or stepped down here let me know otherwise this looks alright to me.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.96 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($95.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($81.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $481.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 23:17 EDT-0400

 

Thanks again for all the suggestions!

 

 

 

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I've been looking at get my mother a micro style media PC for her living room for Christmas as the old laptop she's been using has seen better days and also doesn't have enough storage for all of her media. 

 

So here I am. I'm looking to build something in the 400 dollar range (A bit under if possible) that will last a few years as a media center with some photoshop usage thrown in there occasionally.

 

I know the best option for this is likely going to be an AMD platform but I have no experience with AMD so I'm looking for some suggestions in that area.

 

 

Thanks for the help!

 

[Deletive]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($90.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Apevia X-Master Black/Silver HTPC Case w/500W Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Mwave) 
Total: $394.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 22:09 EDT-0400

[PC-NOOB]

You could swap out the ssd with a hdd if you really need storage.

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec ISK 310-150 Mini ITX Desktop Case w/150W Power Supply  ($70.51 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208FB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($22.46 @ NCIX US)
Total: $407.92
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 22:16 EDT-0400

[mvitkun]

@Glockshna

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($78.30 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $398.23

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 22:21 EDT-0400

[mvitkun]

nvm

[Glockshna]

You guys are amazing. Thanks for the help!

[Glockshna]

Thank you guys for pointing me in the right direction. I think this is what I'm going to settle on.

The performance options I was seeing at my original price point weren't quite doing it for me so an extra 80 or 90 bucks to perk it up a bit is okay. I'll beef up the boot drive in the future but for now storage is a bit more important. 

 

If there's anything glaring that should be replaced or stepped down here let me know otherwise this looks alright to me.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.96 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($95.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($81.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $481.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 23:17 EDT-0400

 

Thanks again for all the suggestions!