Would this make for a good HTPC? (500 bucks budget)

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Tico1711

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Hello guys and girls

Given the question is already in the title, here are the parts I planned:

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($102.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.38 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B-Q Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $504.82

The goal is to watch online content (youtube, netflix, etc) and also already downloaded HD movies and stuff (1080 ideally).

Thank you in advance for your comments and advice!!
 
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Gam3r01
No need to spend 500 bucks for that, this will do the job just as well (probably even better given the i3) for 150 less.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply...
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No need to spend 500 bucks for that, this will do the job just as well (probably even better given the i3) for 150 less.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $355.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 13:24 EST-0500
 
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BadActor

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It will definitely work, but you may get better performance, upgrade potential and lower energy use with an Intel build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $513.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 13:29 EST-0500
 
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