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Alright I posted this before but I wasn't clear enough. If the mods want to remove the other one they are more then welcome to. :) Anyways I need a HTPC as my personal one will be on hold due to remodeling our basement. Well I plan on having a 60 inch tv down there, and would like a way to record tv programs to my windows media center. I would also like to play a few games on there as well. My requirements are:

1. Must be below 2,700 USD.

2. Must be compact.

3. Must have a blue/black theme.

4. Must have a bluray player.

5. Must have a 250 gig ssd

6. Must have two 3 tb drives.

So my base components atm are:

1. I5 for gaming

2. R9 290x for scaling possibly?

Suggestions?

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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Alright I posted this before but I wasn't clear enough. If the mods want to remove the other one they are more then welcome to. :) Anyways I need a HTPC as my personal one will be on hold due to remodeling our basement. Well I plan on having a 60 inch tv down there, and would like a way to record tv programs to my windows media center. I would also like to play a few games on there as well. My requirements are:

1. Must be below 2,700 USD.

2. Must be compact.

3. Must have a blue/black theme.

4. Must have a bluray player.

5. Must have a 250 gig ssd

6. Must have two 3 tb drives.

So my base components atm are:

1. I5 for gaming

2. R9 290x for scaling possibly?

Suggestions?

Honestly I'd go i3 + 750Ti/760/R9 285. (Assuming the TV is 1080p)

2 X 3TB WD Red

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

Node 304 (For HDD Capacity, Although just B/W)

System: 5930K, MSI X99 SLI PLUS, GTX 780Ti (SLI),  840 EVO, Fractal R4 (Full Custom Loop)  (IP)

Media Server/Perm Folder: i3 4130, CX500, 4 X WD Red 1TB, 60GB Adata SSD for boot, Node 304, ASrock Z87-E ITX, 8GB Kingston Value Ram

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Honestly I'd go i3 + 750Ti/760/R9 285. (Assuming the TV is 1080p)

2 X 3TB WD Red

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

Node 304 (For HDD Capacity, Although just B/W)

I3 for gaming tho?

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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I3 for gaming tho?

For Casual, If you're playing Triple A go i5.

System: 5930K, MSI X99 SLI PLUS, GTX 780Ti (SLI),  840 EVO, Fractal R4 (Full Custom Loop)  (IP)

Media Server/Perm Folder: i3 4130, CX500, 4 X WD Red 1TB, 60GB Adata SSD for boot, Node 304, ASrock Z87-E ITX, 8GB Kingston Value Ram

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Here's what I came up with, it's what you asked for but 780 ti over 290X. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YT9tkL

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.97 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($122.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($651.78 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($67.17 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1765.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:54 EDT-0400

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Here's what I came up with, it's what you asked for but 780 ti over 290X.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YT9tkL

Will that scale okay with it being 60" at 1080p? I'm not good at scaling with tvs

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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Will that scale okay with it being 60" at 1080p? I'm not good at scaling with tvs

Yes, it'll be perfectly fine. 

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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