Help with my PC Build

[Marziman]

It's a low end build and I need some help deciding on parts

 

I can get a used Core 2 Duo Q6600 for about 20$ USD would it be better than the x4 860k?

 

What about the Q9650 at around 65$ USD?

 

Should I pick up a different GPU, used?

 

This PC will be running sort of like a NAS and will have Foobar2000 running almost 100% of the time(May do ultra light gaming on it)

 

It will also be hooked up to various pieces of audio equipment

 

AMPs, DACs, Audio Receiver, Pre-AMP, USB Audio cleaner etc.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vmykFT

 

CPU

AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor

$70.99BuyMotherboard

ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard

$71.98BuyMemory

Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

$39.99BuyVideo Card

Zotac GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card

$46.99BuyCase

Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case

$34.99BuyPower Supply

SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

$33.99BuyKeyboard

Monoprice K9 Wired Standard Keyboard

$8.98BuyTotal:$307.91

[Dzzope]

300W PSU is not enough for that system...

 

Go for a used GPU, much better than going low end new..

Might be worth your while looking at something like an old work-station based on sandy for the best bang for buck... Ust throw in a decent gpu (if it doesn't have one) and whatever storage you need...

 

Whats your budget for the whole build?

[Guest SkyFall]

300W PSU is not enough for that system...

 

It should be perfectly fine.

@Marziman , wouldn't be an AMD A10-7700K or similar better suited for your job, since you won't need an external GPU?

[Dzzope]

It should be perfectly fine.

@Marziman , wouldn't be an AMD A10-7700K or similar better suited for your job, since you won't need an external GPU?

Not if he's running a q6600 a gpu and brace of HDD's... the amd build... sure.

 

But still, I'd be looking for a used workstation or even old server for his use / budget.

[Marziman]

300W PSU is not enough for that system...

 

Go for a used GPU, much better than going low end new..

Might be worth your while looking at something like an old work-station based on sandy for the best bang for buck... Ust throw in a decent gpu (if it doesn't have one) and whatever storage you need...

 

Whats your budget for the whole build?

No, it's only 180 Watts.  300W is more than sufficient.

[Marziman]

It should be perfectly fine.

@Marziman , wouldn't be an AMD A10-7700K or similar better suited for your job, since you won't need an external GPU?

Yeah but!  I prefer CPU's without integrated graphics.  Especially AMD because it's something I can't utilize later on if I do end up buying better components like a better GPU.

[Guest SkyFall]

 

Yeah but!  I prefer CPU's without integrated graphics.  Especially AMD because it's something I can't utilize later on if I do end up buying better components like a better GPU.

 

 

What hardware do you already own?

[Marziman]

300W PSU is not enough for that system...

 

Go for a used GPU, much better than going low end new..

Might be worth your while looking at something like an old work-station based on sandy for the best bang for buck... Ust throw in a decent gpu (if it doesn't have one) and whatever storage you need...

 

Whats your budget for the whole build?

300$ and under because it's a 10 TB music archive basically.  I already own all the drives.

[Marziman]

 

 

 

 

How about this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.95 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($39.88 @ OutletPC)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Keyboard: Monoprice K9 Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $320.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 09:42 EST-0500

AFAIK, this should be enough for your needs @Marziman 

What do you already have? (Storage etc.)

I COULD go cheaper on the RAM and like I said, I really don't want one with integrated graphics.  Plus the X4 860K beats that A10 in compute performance, I'm pretty sure.

[Marziman]

 

 

 

 

What hardware do you already own?

 

Some Hard Drives...some more hard drives and some more hard drives.