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Low Powered $500 Gaming/HTPC

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I'm looking for a light gaming HTPC for my living room. My requirements are very similar to this posters: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/355261-31-htpc-gaming...

I would like to buy most of my parts from Amazon, since I frequently get giftcards. Does anyone have any suggestions? I like screwysqrl's build in post 3, but people complained about the noise of the stock cpu fan in the comments, so maybe a different cooling suggestion? I also prefer this case:

SilverStone-Front-Panel-Computer-GD04B

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Front-Panel-Computer-....

nolegrl said:
I'm looking for a light gaming HTPC for my living room. My requirements are very similar to this posters: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/355261-31-htpc-gaming...

I would like to buy most of my parts from Amazon, since I frequently get giftcards. Does anyone have any suggestions? I like screwysqrl's build in post 3, but people complained about the noise of the stock cpu fan in the comments, so maybe a different cooling suggestion? I also prefer this case:

SilverStone-Front-Panel-Computer-GD04B

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Front-Panel-Computer-....


the upcoming A8s and A10s should do well in that respect they are likely to be released in october, if you cant wait a current A8 or A6 should do well.

As another option, Lifehacker recently posted an article about a cheap media center PC, would this be good for a light gaming HTPC setup, or should I stick with the I5?

CPU: AMD A8-3870K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($12.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock A75M-ITX Mini ITX FM1 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($62.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Apex MI-100BK Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($46.75 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $400.68
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-24 18:59 EDT-0400)


Also, if going with this setup, should I swap out the built-in power supply for something else?
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