~$500 budget for multimedia pc

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jojomexi

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: ~$500 (can be a little over if need be)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming movies, playing movies.

Are you buying a monitor: no



Parts to Upgrade: everything

Do you need to buy OS: no

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: whatever. pcpartpicker works for choosing so yeah lol

Location: des moines, ia

Parts Preferences: no preference

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p

Additional Comments: It's for my dad. i would prefer a 64 or 128gb SSD with a 1TB storage drive.blu ray r/w player. video card with hdmi ports (of course).

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: upgrading from an ancient e-machines lol.

i appreciate all your input! :)
 
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Try -


CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.52 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.84 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Silver) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $528.96

Add another $100 for a SSD
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.52 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.84 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Silver) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $528.96

Add another $100 for a SSD
 
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Because0789

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On board graphics are good enough for media viewing purposes and with this build you can add a half-height GPU later or a full height one if you pick a different case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.92 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $486.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-25 19:36 EDT-0400
 
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Because0789

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After reading some of the reviews of that case if you go with it a SFX PSU might be a better idea. Also if you can push the budget I'd go for at least 2 fans( 2 intake probably ) but they have to be 80mm

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-25 21:04 EDT-0400
 
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For just HTPC try -

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.98 @ OutletPC) - much stronger graphics than Intel integrated graphics
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($70.82 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.52 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.39 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $451.68
 
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