Fifa HTPC :)

[the jolly roger]

Hi there forums, been a long time, been moving to another place n shit, but that's not what im here for.

 

i want to build a 500$-ish HTPC to play FIFA 15 or 16 qith my brother, i really enjoy playing fifa with him, and our PS3 is on its last legs.

 

to HTPC time madafaka

 

im thinking something along the lines of a core i3, and a 750 ti maybe? or an r7 260x

 

prefferibly it should be mini itx, or micro atx as long as its in a compact case to put in our tv furniture thingy next to the TV box and the router.

 

no need to include windows, i think i can get fifa on ubuntu but im not sure, if not, ill just get a windows 8 liscense off G2A for 30-ish dollars

 

let your minds free guys, no parts list is a bad parts list (unless it has an FX 9590, then yes, its bad)

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What type of dollars?

[the jolly roger]

What type of dollars?

'murican

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If you are just wanting to play fifa on it then I would get a build like this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dThwJx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dThwJx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $503.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 11:47 EDT-0400

[the jolly roger]

If you are just wanting to play fifa on it then I would get a build like this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dThwJx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dThwJx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $503.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 11:47 EDT-0400

that looks really nice, but i really dont need the cpu cooler, but other than that it looks fine, thanks

[Murdoch]

If I only had a $500 budget, I'd probably pick up something like a GTX 670 second hand on ebay, rather than buying a new 750 ti.