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Discussion in 'Home Theater PC' started by JB_Spice, Jul 13, 2017.

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  1. JB_Spice

    JB_Spice Newbie

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    Hey guys, This is a budget PC made for home theater purposes or even some light gaming. It costs ~$300 as of 7/13/2017. I will list some of the details down below, but one great thing is that this system uses >150 watts.

    https://pcpartpicker.com/user/JB_Spice/saved/YjhWZL

    Specs:
    * AMD A4 6320 2 cores @3.8 gh/z + 2 gpu cores = $42.04
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOMFAJC/?tag=pcpapi-20

    * Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN Wifi Mini itx = $71.99
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FYKNEVS/?tag=pcpapi-20

    * Crucial 4gb ddr3 @ 1600 mh/z = $25.99
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WAGG14/?tag=pcpapi-20

    * ADATA 32gb 2.5" sdd = $40.20
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009SKB5HA/?tag=pcpapi-20

    * Western Digital 1tb 7200rpm = $39.99
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-blue...D=1&siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-eUi9E2NGymLHSrOeKWZLMg

    * Cooler Master Elite Mini 110 itx case = $42.99
    https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-110KKN2&c=CJ

    * Rosewill 550watt 80+ Bronze psu = $34.99
    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=


    Total - $303.19

    Specific Specifications:
    * CPU is dual core @ 3.8gh/z
    * GPU has 2 processing cores and is built into the CPU
    * Built in Wifi Supports 2.4gh/z and 5gh/z networks at a/b/g/n/ac @ up to 867mbps.
    * Built in Bluetooth 4.0
    * RAM is 4gb of ddr3 @1600mh/z.
    * 32gb ssd for OS.
    * 1tb hdd for downloaded shows & movies.
    * PSU is Semi Modular & 80+ Bronze.
    * Total power usage is >150 watts.
    * Case is compact and well suited for multiple purposes.
    * System has multiple usb 3.0 ports. (For transferring large files such as movies.)
    * Mobo has a pci-e X 16 slot making it able to upgrade to a dedicated GPU later on.
     
  2. ddp

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    if only uses 150 watts then why a 550 watt psu? wouldn't use an amd dualcore as not enough ram cache on it, would use an intel dualcore at least as more ram cache. up the ram to 8gigs being the system ram is shared with onboard video.
     
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    Well, im using the 550 watt psu b/c its the cheapest one that I could find thaf is Semi modular. Note that I said that the system could only do lite gaming and steaming tv shows and movies which makes the 4gb of ram plenty for this system even as the apu can only take up to 512mb of ram for gpu processing. If I was going to use an intel cpu than it wouldn't be an apu, causing me to buy a dedicated graphics card for the system. Also, I probably wouldn't be able to find a motherboard that had inbuilt wifi/ 2 hdmi pirts and a dvi port and have a usb 3.0 connecter for the front of the case for the same price.

    Best Reguards,
    James
     

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