Need advice on $600-700ish HTPC build

[VagabondWraith]

I would like your guys' help on a $600-700 HTPC build. The build must contain an AMD card. I never had one before and want to go with AMD (looking at an RX 470 or 480). I'm gonna game (console settings or higher) occasionally on this, but mainly want this build for 4K movies and surround sound setup. Idk if an i3-6100 will suffice, or if I can fit an i5 in there, I will. I would like this to be a small build. 

 

PCPP lists would be welcome. 

 

Thank you you for the help.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, VagabondWraith said:

I never had one before and want to go with AMD

you know, this is probably the best reason ever to specificly choose a brand

 

aside from that, small in which direction are we talking?

the settopbox formfactor

or the shoebox formfactor?

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Node 605 HTPC Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $650.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-26 12:05 EDT-0400

 

Featuring a FRACTAL design node which is quite small

Even though you insisted on a RX 480 but I went with similar GTX 1060 because they available in mini size which will be nicer.

[AdamBGames]

14 minutes ago, VagabondWraith said:

I would like your guys' help on a $600-700 HTPC build. The build must contain an AMD card. I never had one before and want to go with AMD (looking at an RX 470 or 480). I'm gonna game (console settings or higher) occasionally on this, but mainly want this build for 4K movies and surround sound setup. Idk if an i3-6100 will suffice, or if I can fit an i5 in there, I will. I would like this to be a small build. 

 

PCPP lists would be welcome. 

 

Thank you you for the help.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yt62xY

i5 6400

cryorig c7

asrock h110M-itx

8GB Gskill Aegis

Avexir E100 120gb ssd

1TB HDD

RX 470

Thermaltake Core V1

EVGA Supernova 650W PSU

[Guest]

Just now, AdamBGames said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Yt62xY

i5 6400

cryorig c7

asrock h110M-itx

8GB Gskill Aegis

Avexir E100 120gb ssd

1TB HDD

RX 470

Thermaltake Core V1

EVGA Supernova 650W PSU

i5 6400 alrady have a stock cooler

why hitachi. wd blue is only 5 bucks or so more and that psu could be better

[AdamBGames]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

i5 6400 alrady have a stock cooler

why hitachi. wd blue is only 5 bucks or so more and that psu could be better

Thanks for the constructive critisism, The reason i put a better cooler is to improve audio levels as the stock cooler is pretty loud, plus if they wants to upgrade to z170 in the future this will be a great addition for overclocking. The Hitachi was cheap so I put it in, tbh probably wasnt the best idea but still. and the PSU is fine its EVGA and its a supernova its going to run fine

[AdamBGames]

3 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

i5 6400 alrady have a stock cooler

why hitachi. wd blue is only 5 bucks or so more and that psu could be better

though they could get rid of the cooler and then spend the money on a better HDD but thats up to them

[VagabondWraith]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

you know, this is probably the best reason ever to specificly choose a brand

 

aside from that, small in which direction are we talking?

the settopbox formfactor

or the shoebox formfactor?

Sorry, should have specified. Definitely the shoe box. It's a sexy look for an HTPC. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, AdamBGames said:

Thanks for the constructive critisism, The reason i put a better cooler is to improve audio levels as the stock cooler is pretty loud, plus if they wants to upgrade to z170 in the future this will be a great addition for overclocking. The Hitachi was cheap so I put it in, tbh probably wasnt the best idea but still. and the PSU is fine its EVGA and its a supernova its going to run fine

yeah.

I agree on the point but not all cooler are loud. sometime  a bad hdd could vibrate a lot (an example with my seagate which is horrible)

[AdamBGames]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

yeah.

I agree on the point but not all cooler are loud. sometime  a bad hdd could vibrate a lot (an example with my seagate which is horrible)

yeah i have 2 seagate barracudas and they are loud af when under load

[Sahil10416]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6XMCy

[manikyath]

47 minutes ago, Sahil10416 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6XMCy

that is NOT a small case, at all

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.71 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $638.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-26 13:14 EDT-0400

- i3 6100, will probably be plenty

- that mobo is hideous, but you wont see it, and it has wifi. (in case you need it, it's there.)

- 8GB ram, plenty is plenty, and you can add another stick in the future

- WD blue

- zotac GTX1060, i tried looking for a decent card on the amd side, but the prices are just... why... the RX480 seems to be cheaper than decent RX470 offerings, and the RX460 offerings all look rather questionable for the price as well... besides, this thing will fit in your kid-sized shoebox case

- talking about kid-sized shoeboxes, this case is practicly about as small as you can get without removing those things that make your pc a pc

- this power supply.. may look odd, except for this: place it fan-side up, it'll passively vent out the top of the case, is a good quality unit, and will *never* need its fan. on top of that it being modular is a huge leg up on a tiny system like this

[manikyath]

1 hour ago, AdamBGames said:

yeah i have 2 seagate barracudas and they are loud af when under load

*sits quietly with his WD black tucked in 1cm worth of neopreen to keep it from sounding like a midget with a hammer*

[VagabondWraith]

Great you guys! I'll look in more detail when I get home. 

 

I still insist on an RX 470/480. Probably 480 since I like to try and buy a little above what I really need. I also want to OC the GPU as I've never played around with AMD. And I'll probably buy an i5 6600K. CPU and GPU is what I like to spend the most on. Even if I have to raise the budget a bit to say, $800-900 I'll do it. I would like this build to last me for quite a few years so having overclockable components when I need to is worth it to me.

[Sahil10416]

You should probably have a mini itx build.

[AdamBGames]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yrjv4C