Posted December 21, 2015 My budget is $400 for an HTPC. This is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vR2JJx. How can i make it cheaper? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 21, 2015 By not getting an Asus AMD GPU as they don't cool the VRMs properly. Try any brand except Asus and Gigabyte. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6795152 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 21, 2015 but... why in the world would you need an R9 380 for a htpc? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6795163 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 21, 2015 just get like a pentium and use the igpu Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6795255 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 21, 2015 Is this an htpc or a mini low cost gaming rig? What exactly are you wanting to use this for? PC Audio Setup = Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro 80 ohm and Sennheiser pc37x (also for xbox) hooked up to Schiit Fulla 3 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6796390 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 22, 2015 Author weez a mini low cost gaming rig. Something to kill consoles and be small enough to be in the living room. I also have an SSD for it. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6802536 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 22, 2015 Author but... why in the world would you need an R9 380 for a htpc? Is it too much for a little gaming? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6802641 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 22, 2015 Is it too much for a little gaming?Nah it's fine. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6802726 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 22, 2015 Author Nah it's fine. Do you think i can get something cheaper and still get good performance? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6802798 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 24, 2015 Cheaper RAM, and no graphics card. (You don't need it unless you want to play games on this system as well.) --Gas_Mask_ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6821828 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 25, 2015 A much cheaper graphics card like a 950, 750 ti or a 750 would be good enough for some medium to lightweight gaming. Personally I would go with an Intel CPU like a Pentium G or an i3. I've got an i3-4150 and it does really well for most games that I play. Paired with my 750 I can easily play on medium graphics on intensive games and high settings on less intensive ones. Intel Xeon 1650 V0 (4.4GHz @1.4V), ASRock X79 Extreme6, 32GB of HyperX 1866, Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT, Silverstone Redline (black) RL05BB-W, Crucial MX500 500GB SSD, TeamGroup GX2 512GB SSD, WD AV-25 1TB 2.5" HDD with generic Chinese 120GB SSD as cache, x2 Seagate 2TB SSHD(RAID 0) with generic Chinese 240GB SSD as cache, SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 850, x2 Acer H236HL, Acer V277U be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4, Logitech K120, Tecknet "Gaming" mouse, Creative Inspire T2900, HyperX Cloud Flight Wireless headset, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/509541-htpc-help/#findComment-6825803 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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