I have a GTX 970 which is waiting to be replaced by a Polaris or Pascal GPU. In the meantime I plan on using an APU for my gaming needs, such as dungeon crawler and indie games that are not graphically demanding. I chose a motherboard with WiFi as I can control VLC using my phone this way. I was just truly in love with the case by Fractal. Comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcome. FYI my main complete rig is a 6700K and a GTX970. I can post my main rig, but I think I digress. Oh and I'm going to use Kodi and not Windows (blawh for HTPC)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $416.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 12:07 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $416.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 12:07 EDT-0400