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jonoj96

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Hey guys I've recently been looking into a HTPC build for streaming movies and tv series

If possible can we keep it under $400 and if not $450 please can you also tell me why you pick certain components

OS not needed will be using Ubuntu or XBMC

Monitor also not needed :)
 
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AMD Radeon

AMD Radeon

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you can start from here

AMD APU with powerful iGPU for watching HD movie
2x4GB Ram
120GB SSD for faster boot
2TB HDD for movie storage
very small miniITX case
you can add bluray drive if you like

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.58 @ Adorama)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $429.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 05:29 EDT-0400)
 
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Outlander_04

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Drop the bluray and it is $425

The intel onboard graphics are fine for TV . Power consumption is very low .
The case has plenty of room for expansion and with a little work undervolting the fans its exceptionally quiet , but can take a full height expansion card . MB has DVI and HDMI . Power supply is exceptionally quiet and efficient . The hard drive is a hybrid with a buit in SSD that speeds loading and boot times
 
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Modified version from AMD Radeon's build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $463.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 05:37 EDT-0400)
 
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IDontUnderstand

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Streaming movies or HD playback in general can eat up a lot of RAM, but then again, you probably would be full screen-ing that and doing nothing else in the background.

It's recommended, not necessary.
 
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