Home Theater PC

[CruxYo]

I don't know if that is the actual name for this type of PC but ill briefly explain. I currently have a Radeon HD 7870 and I am planning to buy a 1080 to upgrade. I want to build another pc around the 7870 and I thought a pc that I could watch netflix and other streaming services. Like a firetv or something like that. I'm just wondering what parts I should get for a build like this. OS info wouldn't hurt either.

[JakeNTech]

oh. You mean home theatre pc?

[CruxYo]

Just now, fixitnow said:

oh. You mean home theatre pc?

I guess, yeah

[JakeNTech]

will you use it for gaming? What is your budget?

[CruxYo]

1 minute ago, fixitnow said:

will you use it for gaming? What is your budget?

200-350, and some casual gaming maybe.

[swordsman247]

14 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

I don't know if that is the actual name for this type of PC but ill briefly explain. I currently have a Radeon HD 7870 and I am planning to buy a 1080 to upgrade. I want to build another pc around the 7870 and I thought a pc that I could watch netflix and other streaming services. Like a firetv or something like that. I'm just wondering what parts I should get for a build like this. OS info wouldn't hurt either.

For just netflix and videos a 7870 is way overkill, lol. But here's a good bang for the buck htpc build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xdzv6X

 

EDIT: case is meh

[CruxYo]

Just now, swordsman247 said:

For just netflix and videos a 7870 is way overkill, lol. But here's a good bang for the buck htpc build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xdzv6X

 

EDIT: case is meh

I have no other use for it lol. Thanks

[swordsman247]

1 minute ago, CruxYo said:

I have no other use for it lol. Thanks

okay,  and if you don't end up doing any gaming you can use the intel hd gfx for movies and do something else with the 7870.

[CruxYo]

6 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

okay,  and if you don't end up doing any gaming you can use the intel hd gfx for movies and do something else with the 7870.

I3 is the best way to go?

[swordsman247]

1 minute ago, CruxYo said:

I3 is the best way to go?

In that price range right now yeah, otherwise, amd might have something later this year worth going for. I should note for an htpc quite and cool are good...amd am3 and fm2 series are not really either at the moment. But I can whip you up a fx 6300 build if you want.

[CruxYo]

1 minute ago, swordsman247 said:

In that price range right now yeah, otherwise, amd might have something later this year worth going for. I should note for an htpc quite and cool are good...amd am3 and fm2 series are not really either at the moment. But I can whip you up a fx 6300 build if you want.

I mean I really like intel, I just don't want it to be slow at times. 

[swordsman247]

1 minute ago, CruxYo said:

I mean I really like intel, I just don't want it to be slow at times. 

Well that i3 has 4 threads and ddr4, so with an ssd it will be supper peppy.

[CruxYo]

Just now, swordsman247 said:

Well that i3 has 4 threads and ddr4, so with an ssd it will be supper peppy.

sweet

[swordsman247]

1 minute ago, CruxYo said:

sweet

For reference, I have the cheapest skylay cpu for a htpc right now and it wipes the floor with my older A10 apu in terms of speed and cool, silent operation.

[CruxYo]

37 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

For just netflix and videos a 7870 is way overkill, lol. But here's a good bang for the buck htpc build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xdzv6X

 

EDIT: case is meh

Can I get a smaller motherboard so I can get a smaller case?

[swordsman247]

8 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

Can I get a smaller motherboard so I can get a smaller case?

Yeah sure, if you get too small of a case your 7870 won't fit though.

 

Edit: smaller parts tend to get a bit pricey at times fyi

[CruxYo]

8 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

Yeah sure, if you get too small of a case your 7870 won't fit though.

 

Edit: smaller parts tend to get a bit pricey at times fyi

Oh yeah, ill see what looks good and pick it 

[swordsman247]

2 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

Oh yeah, ill see what looks good and pick it 

Good plan, cases are a personal preference as far as looks go.

[JakeNTech]

If you are only going to be adding a GPU then the best motherboard to go for is mini-ITX as you can get really small cases for them which will fit better next to a TV then a full ATX board. A I3 would be perfect but if you where going to be gaming or other high intensive tasks a I5 might be good. But for Netflix and YouTube a i3 should be perfect.The only other thing to consider is getting a different CPU cooler to add performance and make your HTPC quieter. You can also get intel chips that can be overclocked but unless you are running really intense programs then there is not point.