Help building HTPC type system

[LordLeewee]

Hi guys, new to the forum after reading for a while and following on youtube.

Was hoping someone could help, i'd like to build a second system for my bedroom which will be used to stream games from steam and movies from my main system (i7 4770, gtx970, 16gb ram, 3tb hdd, 128gb ssd) which us pretty capable of handling storage and running games. I've just built my dad an intel celeron NUC as an htpc and have enjoyed testing it out so its inspired me to build my own but i wouldnt mind a bit more power for my own. maybe capable of rocket league and some older games without streaming.

 

I've specced up the following, and have an old 2gb gtx645 to throw in there with it. could i do it any better without spending too much more?

[Xenift]

I see no one has replied to you just yet, this thread would get buried really quickly, ill just make one HTPC build just for comparison sake and see if going for each gives you any advantages. 

-EDIT-

Your build looks great, and it's very difficult to get similar pricing on the Intel side.

 

So i would call your build a success. Maybe more RAM?

[Aereldor]

You could try a tiny APU-based build in something like an Antec ISK 300-150.

Also, the Crucial BX200 240GB is a killer deal right now- it's going out for just over $50 US.

Give me a moment, let me try to come up with something based on that.

[LordLeewee]

You could make a tiny APU-based build in something like an Antec ISK 300-150.

 

and most of that means nothing to me... I'm still relatively new to computer stuff sorry

[Aereldor]

and most of that means nothing to me... I'm still relatively new to computer stuff sorry

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7800 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£97.98 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  (£79.98 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Antec ISK 300-150 Mini ITX Desktop Case w/150W Power Supply  (£67.46 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £323.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 14:18 GMT+0000

It's a really, really small case with an integrated 150w power supply from Antec. An APU is essentially a CPU and GPU all in one, as its cores consist of both processing cores and graphics cores.

[LordLeewee]

that case wont fit my graphics card will it? in which case, is that cpu/mobo combination better than the selection in my original post with the addition of a gtx card?

[LordLeewee]

also considering over 50% more cost

[Aereldor]

Well, it'll outperform the CPU you have, but it might lose out to the GPU. Sorry- I didn't read that you already had a GTX 645.

Your build seems solid, but you probably won't be playing anything on it without streaming it from your rig.

[LordLeewee]

is that pretty much a guarantee that it wont handle any games at all? dont mind console quality 30fps for the odd time i'd try

[LordLeewee]

 

this looks pretty decent, same processor with a gtx950, 1080p on high getting 50fps