I want to build a budget htpc that's quiet, isn't power hungry, and can sit on my TV stand inconspicuously. The most intensive program it will be running is, of course, dolphin. Other than emulators it will be running Kodi on a HDTV. Can't think of anything else I'd use it for so I don't see the point of dropping a large sum of money on something to play games and watch movies on.
Part List: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/MHMXHN
Power Supply: https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Box-picoPSU-...B005TWE6B8
OS: Ubuntu???
Upgrade path:
AMD Polaris RX 460 / 470 (waiting on benchmarks to make my final decision) when it is released tomorrow.
When kabylake processors are released I'd look at them.
Could always get 16GB of RAM when prices drop for DDR4.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Part List: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/MHMXHN
Power Supply: https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Box-picoPSU-...B005TWE6B8
OS: Ubuntu???
Upgrade path:
AMD Polaris RX 460 / 470 (waiting on benchmarks to make my final decision) when it is released tomorrow.
When kabylake processors are released I'd look at them.
Could always get 16GB of RAM when prices drop for DDR4.
Any suggestions are welcome.