Can anyone reccommend a good case and MoBo/CPU combo for a Gaming HTPC? Im thinking of going with the coolermaster elite 120 but I have no idea what I will get for the Motherboard/CPU. I have a budget of around $600 for the entire system (not including monitor/mouse+keyboard/OS). If anyone just recently built one, feel free to link me your purchase list. Thanks!
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Building Gaming HTPC
- Thread starter welly31
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| System Name | Orange! // ItchyHands |
|---|---|
| Processor | 3570K // 10400F |
| Motherboard | ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus |
| Cooling | Stock // Stock |
| Memory | 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41 |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070 |
| Storage | Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB |
| Display(s) | LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD |
| Case | NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M |
| Power Supply | Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w |
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| System Name | Halloween Boo! |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7 3770K |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z77-Up7 |
| Cooling | Custom Water/ Thermalchill TA 120.3/ Swiftech Apogeee XT/ MCP655/ Swiftech M icrores/ XSPC RX 240 |
| Memory | 16G G.Skill trident 2400MHz |
| Video Card(s) | 3 x Radeon 7970 |
| Storage | OCZ Revo Drive 240G |
| Display(s) | 24 inch Viewsonic |
| Case | Phobia WayCoolIt Test Bench |
| Power Supply | Nexus 1100 watt |
Simple, build an AMD Trinity HTPC. A10-5800K or A8-5600K. I built one and it is good for the money.
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| System Name | Vintage |
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| Processor | i7 - 3770K @ Stock |
| Cooling | Scythe Zipang II |
| Memory | 2x4GB Crucial DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX970 |
| Storage | M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung SM223BW 21.6" |
| Case | Generic |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX 520W |
| Software | Windows 7 |
Exactly what I'm going to do in two month when I can afford it all. Though I may wait for Kavari not sure yet.
Amd APUs offer damn good performance for what you pay for them. And if graphics aren't to your liking you can always buy a discreet and get crossfirex or whatever they call it.