a10 based living room gaming pc

deathman_23

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i want to build a small form gaming pc for my living room based on the a10 (6800k or 5800k). what case and parts should i use, also will a network card fit in it. preferably itx form
 

drunkducki

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($128.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($88.75 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $568.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-23 11:37 EDT-0400)
 
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Yeah if you're gaming at all, the Pentium/HD 7750 combo is going to be much better. If you're just watching movies or something though, I'd probably go for a 65W A6. The only place I can see the A10 being best is if you do some CPU intensive stuff that takes advantage of all the cores, in which case an i3 might be better.