OK for a Media PC?

[flibberdipper]

So I made this at 2 in the morning, so don't kill me if i screwed up. I want to try and keep it under $330 USD, if possible, and have it look very nice and clean, which is why I chose the Source 220. Don't expect me to reply immediately, since it is 2 in the morning, after all. AND I WANT TO KEEP IT THROUGH NEWEGG, TIGERDIRECT, AND AMAZON.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.93 @ Amazon)
Case:  NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $323.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 02:10 EST-0500)

[JoshM]

Why not itx?

[Ryan Leech]

Why an atx case with a micro atx mobo?

[kizoku_95]

nyc!

[Grave]

I wanna give this a shot..

 

Shabam!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.94 @ Amazon)
Case:  Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $359.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 02:56 EST-0500)

 

mATX and has cable management (also comes with 1 or 2 case fans), better performance on this APU and way more storage. I really don't think you need the cpu cooler, though. Can get faster RAM with that money (and more of it!). This is amazing for $360, completely blows your list away.

[s3ns3]

AMD dual cores are just bad.even for media. this haswell has like double performance 

[Grave]

s3ns3, on 24 Dec 2013 - 02:55 AM, said:

AMD dual cores are just bad.even for media. this haswell has like double performance 

The build I posted wouldn't be as cheap but it's definitely better. The way I see it is you should be using a G3220 with a 7850 or something.

[flibberdipper]

Why an atx case with a micro atx mobo?

My mom liked the way the Source 220 looked.

 

I wanna give this a shot..

 

Shabam!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.29 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory:  G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.94 @ Amazon)

Case:  Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($21.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $359.19

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 02:56 EST-0500)

 

mATX and has cable management (also comes with 1 or 2 case fans), better performance on this APU and way more storage. I really don't think you need the cpu cooler, though. Can get faster RAM with that money (and more of it!). This is amazing for $360, completely blows your list away.

Replace the case with the Source 220. Then my mom will like it.

 

AMD dual cores are just bad.even for media. this haswell has like double performance 

That's sad, since my Atom N270 likes to play 720p in VLC.

[Grave]

Replace the case with the Source 220. Then my mom will like it.

Why are you telling anyone to do that? You do it.

[s3ns3]

My mom liked the way the Source 220 looked.

 

Replace the case with the Source 220. Then my mom will like it.

 

That's sad, since my Atom N270 likes to play 720p in VLC.

yeah but it has to carry other things along with it,os and stuff.its more...snappy.it does the job alright but hey...

[flibberdipper]

Why are you telling anyone to do that? You do it.

I'm just saying if that was switched with it it would be perfect.