Just getting sick of trying to use my underpowered laptop to stream movies on my 32" LCD, I want something that can play movies while letting my play some Skyrim after the wife goes to bed.
Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week or Two
Budget Range: 500-600$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Moviews, Internet, Games
Parts Not Required: Anything that doesn't go in the case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: I have always been an AMD fanboy but I'm pretty open at this point in my life.
Overclocking: Mild Overclocking
SLI or Crossfire: no
Monitor Resolution: not sure, want to be able to stream in hdmi to my tv though
Additional Comments: Don't like Bling or LED's or Noise
Here is what I am looking at so far.
I always end up skimping on everything but the cpu so help me make sure I'm getting quality components this time.
APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144162 79.99$
Should I get a different PSU? I figure that I will never come close to needing 300W but will this thing just die on it's own? Reviews don't seem too bad if the load is kept low, not sure though.
ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157260 74.99$
I don't want to settle for the A55 because you get no USB 3.0 or SATA 6GB/s... is this just upping my cost for no noticeable effect?
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001 139.99$
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 82.99$
Just want this for a boot drive... and to try out SSD because I haven't had one before. Crucial seemed to have the best reviews for reliability if not performance.
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518 69.99$
Need that fast ram for the APU to give me decent graphics right?
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AUDX 500GB IntelliPower 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236080 89.99$
CHEAP DVD BURNER 20$
Total ~ 560$
Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week or Two
Budget Range: 500-600$
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Moviews, Internet, Games
Parts Not Required: Anything that doesn't go in the case
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: I have always been an AMD fanboy but I'm pretty open at this point in my life.
Overclocking: Mild Overclocking
SLI or Crossfire: no
Monitor Resolution: not sure, want to be able to stream in hdmi to my tv though
Additional Comments: Don't like Bling or LED's or Noise
Here is what I am looking at so far.
I always end up skimping on everything but the cpu so help me make sure I'm getting quality components this time.
APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144162 79.99$
Should I get a different PSU? I figure that I will never come close to needing 300W but will this thing just die on it's own? Reviews don't seem too bad if the load is kept low, not sure though.
ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157260 74.99$
I don't want to settle for the A55 because you get no USB 3.0 or SATA 6GB/s... is this just upping my cost for no noticeable effect?
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001 139.99$
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 82.99$
Just want this for a boot drive... and to try out SSD because I haven't had one before. Crucial seemed to have the best reviews for reliability if not performance.
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518 69.99$
Need that fast ram for the APU to give me decent graphics right?
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AUDX 500GB IntelliPower 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236080 89.99$
CHEAP DVD BURNER 20$
Total ~ 560$
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