[Help] Living Room Streaming PC

[ReesZRB]

Well, I am not usually home(parents). The only computer at home is my sister's laptop which she hogs onto everyday and refuses to borrow it. For the sake of my mother from getting blind by watching movies on her phone. I was thinking I should buy her a computer or more like I got to ask you guys

 

Essentially I was planning to get an Intel Compute Stick, but I realize specs aren't good enough for certain task.

 

Should I get a NUC or a Brix?

 

Things she might do on that PC:

Streaming Movies

Email

Browse the internet

Skype with me

Might be some lightweight gaming for me

 

I plan to strap that to the TV and get a USB Hub, Wireless Mouse, Wireless Keyboard and some good quality speakers

My budget is $650(includes all the peripherals)

 

Which NUC/Brix should I get?

[Molten]

build any system with a mini itx motherboard and small form factor case and you'll be fine

[Inception9269]

Well, I am not usually home(parents). The only computer at home is my sister's laptop which she hogs onto everyday and refuses to borrow it. For the sake of my mother from getting blind by watching movies on her phone. I was thinking I should buy her a computer or more like I got to ask you guys

 

Essentially I was planning to get an Intel Compute Stick, but I realize specs aren't good enough for certain task.

 

Should I get a NUC or a Brix?

 

Things she might do on that PC:

Streaming Movies

Email

Browse the internet

Skype with me

Might be some lightweight gaming for me

 

I plan to strap that to the TV and get a USB Hub, Wireless Mouse, Wireless Keyboard and some good quality speakers

My budget is $650(includes all the peripherals)

 

Which NUC/Brix should I get?

 

Something like this should be nice and discreet, her not even knowing that it's there.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 2.3GHz 18-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($3909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($505.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar He8 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($479.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar He8 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($479.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1028.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1028.99 @ B&H)

Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($289.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA T2 1600W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($393.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($130.29 @ B&H)

Total: $10377.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 03:23 EST-0500

[infamous_last]

Either will do the job fine.

You could also look at an Android device if she is already familiar with that OS.

 

If it were me and had the cash to spare, my choice would be the new Skylake based Brix that's on show at CES.