*EDIT: Final product: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FuDA*
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fkrg
After all the discounts and such it comes to 408.93 + $3.99 shipping. My ideal budget was <$400, but I can splurge the extra $15..
I want the PC to be compact and out of the way. I will be using it mostly for streaming, media, a light use server, and low-end games like DOTA 2.
I chose the WD 1.5TB because it's $65 on newegg right now. I'm not doing dual channel memory because I may want to throw in another stick and I want to see the clearance of the cooler and the slots. From what I read the difference in speed is pretty negligible, but for the Trinity graphics it is important to have higher clocked RAM (hence the 1866). The AMD A-series seemed like the most bang for your buck and on the GPU side is much faster than Intel HD. I am unsure whether I really need to go for the quadcore, but the bump in graphics capabilities for games and the fact that I will be running a server in the background convinced me to do so. I've also never had a quadcore
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I'm not planning on OCing now, but down the road probably will when I have some cash to buy a low profile cooler. I was looking at the Cooler Master GeminII for that.
This is my first build in a while, and the last PC I built for my parents HTPC did not come out as I would have liked (granted it was limited due to parts already bought by my stepdad), so any input is appreciated! Thanks!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fkrg
After all the discounts and such it comes to 408.93 + $3.99 shipping. My ideal budget was <$400, but I can splurge the extra $15..
I want the PC to be compact and out of the way. I will be using it mostly for streaming, media, a light use server, and low-end games like DOTA 2.
I chose the WD 1.5TB because it's $65 on newegg right now. I'm not doing dual channel memory because I may want to throw in another stick and I want to see the clearance of the cooler and the slots. From what I read the difference in speed is pretty negligible, but for the Trinity graphics it is important to have higher clocked RAM (hence the 1866). The AMD A-series seemed like the most bang for your buck and on the GPU side is much faster than Intel HD. I am unsure whether I really need to go for the quadcore, but the bump in graphics capabilities for games and the fact that I will be running a server in the background convinced me to do so. I've also never had a quadcore

I'm not planning on OCing now, but down the road probably will when I have some cash to buy a low profile cooler. I was looking at the Cooler Master GeminII for that.
This is my first build in a while, and the last PC I built for my parents HTPC did not come out as I would have liked (granted it was limited due to parts already bought by my stepdad), so any input is appreciated! Thanks!