Building a HTPC.

[kjb1686]

Hi everyone i am building a HTPC for my mother. It is going to mainly be used to watch movies on and browse the web. I am looking for one under 350. Also i put one together on pcpartpicker and would like opinions.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G3Cc

 

[Wolfshadw]

Looks like a decent build. More than enough to handle media playback/web surfing.

-Wolf sends

 

[kjb1686]

Alright sounds good i know next to nothing about AMD processors. So i wanted to make sure it was a decent one before i jumped on it.

 

[kjb1686]

Best answer selected by kjb1686.

 

[Aristotelian]

Sorry for the late reply.

I would get this PSU for $25 after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

8GB memory is more than you need...you could easily do 4 GB and save about $20.

The case is somewhat subjective, but that looks gigantic compared to what you need. One of these would be significantly more compact in the same price range:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hec-case-6t10lite
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000bl