Best HTPC/Minor Gaming PC for under $400

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I need a HTPC/Minor Gaming PC for under $400 INCLUDING an OS.
The only games that will be played are small games like Minecraft. Please help!
 
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Alec Mowat

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If you want Windows, than this is my point exactly.

Do you have any spare parts, PSU, harddrives, mouse/keyboard?

You are probably better off looking for something used at this point.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *AMD A6-7400K 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($97.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.70 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $413.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-20 21:45 EST-0500
 
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ArkHavoc

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How is this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CzYkzy
Anything not on there is not needed. Also, how do you get it to where all the parts show up like you did?

 
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Alec Mowat

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Top right is "Export", change the code to "BBcode" and copy/paste

I'd put all the extra money into a much better PSU than that. That thing will fry in a week.
If you can, bump up to 1866Mhz DDR3. Faster RAM greatly boosts performance on the A series APU's.

The A6 is not fast enough to run any real games.
 
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This would actually not be as bad as you would think.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bz7QhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bz7QhM/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $365.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-20 22:41 EST-0500
 
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The cpu only supports 1866mhz so it would run at that by default. That kit was a couple $ cheaper than the actual 1866mhz kit. That 2000mhz kit should be a decent overclocker. It would easily "overclock" from 1866 to 2133 and run at 2400 easier than a 1866 kit would.
 
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