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CrispinSaro

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I am looking to build a HTPC that will look stylish among other modern looking items in my bedroom.
It has to be powerful and power saving and quiet so it can run games like WatchDogs at low settings but no lag.
The price limit is £450
Any builds are welcome
P.S the case I am considering is a Fractal Design Node 604- builds that fit inside are very welcome
:) :D Thanks for looking :p
 
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ganon11000
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I would get:
PCPartPicker part list

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£39.74 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£54.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£168.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone GD05B-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case (£64.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £398.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)...
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ganon11000

ganon11000

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Is this any good?
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£36.22 @ Dabs)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£54.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£105.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone GD05B-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case (£64.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £444.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 17:17 BST+0100)
 
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CrispinSaro

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Thanks for the reply, I am looking for more of an Intel based system, I would rather have USB 3.0 at the back as well I do not mind if it goes up to £500 if needed for that. Overall it is a good system but I would not build or use it as i have had bad experience with AMD set ups sorry :S
 
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andrei65

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I'd get something like this instead
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£46.01 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£49.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£105.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone GD05B-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case (£64.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £445.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 17:27 BST+0100)

It's almost the same build but with an intel processor , intel mobo and 1x8 gb of ram just to save up some space and a few pounds
I got an intel processor just if later on you want an i5 or an i3 , could be usefull
 
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CrispinSaro

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I find the Intel Pentium CPU too weak for the needs of playing such games as watch dogs, plus i will not need an operating system as i have a retail windows 8 disk already. Something the likes of intel i3 or i5 would suit the needs of games like watchdogs.
 
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ganon11000

ganon11000

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I would get:
PCPartPicker part list

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£39.74 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£54.05 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£168.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone GD05B-USB3.0 (Black) HTPC Case (£64.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £398.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 18:24 BST+0100)

With this CPU:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2400-3-1-GHz-Quad-Core-BX80623I52400-Processor-/121352175789?pt=UK_Computing_CPUs_Processors&hash=item1c412740ad

(same CPU as me)

Don't forget you NEED a powerful gpu for games like watchdogs
 
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Seems like a pretty solid mini-ATX build.
 
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