Build Your Own: $450 Media Center PC

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  • Case: Rosewill R363-M-BK with 400 Watt PSU
  • PSU: One that is included with the case
  • Motherboard: 
  • AMD: Asus F1A55-M LX Plus
  • Intel: ASRock H61M-GE
  • CPU: 
  • AMD: AMD A6-3670K APU
  • Intel: Intel Pentium G870
  • Ram: Kingston HyperX Blue 2x2GB Dual Channel Kit
  • HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB Hard Drive
  • ODD: Asus 24X DVD Burner
  • Sound Card: Vantec UGT-S110 7.1 Channel Surround Sound PCI-E X1 Sound Card
  • Card Reader: Vantec UGT-CR905 58-in-1 Memory Card Reader
  • Speakers: Logitech S-220 2.1 Multimedia Speakers

AMD $450.91 Shipped

Intel: $450.91 Shipped

I also need a better webcam

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a couple tips on the video since I took more than a few AV classes, your intro was great, but I would include a outro too, nice detail with the ram sticks

  • In order to smooth things out, I would explain why you choose each part before moving on to the next part
  • pictures and links might also help you can use these pictures to bridge the transistion from one section/take to another
  • so would a better camera, one with higher than 15fps, if you have to lower the Resolution to increase FPS, just like a video game
  • break it down (wica-wrowa) if you segment it into sections like above you can film each small part individually (makes remembering mobo model numbers a bit easier)
  • as far as speach structure, don't tell or talk at your audence, make it as thought they are right in front of you and you're trying to tell them why they should do this, eample
  • "this asus board is really great, it has digi-vrms and has industry leading quality asurance, it has lots of USB headers and back panel ports which is great for a HTPC"

after you do all that, all that's left is one of the most important one, have confindence in yourself, you are recommending these to people they want you to really want them to get it, you gotta feel like "I'm skullabyss and I know my shit, so heres what you should get because that's what I that's my opinion and that's important"

don't outright say that but you get the point

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I will study those tips closely. That is what I did need. I for sure will put more thought into the videos. Thank you!

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To be honest I think These are not bad parts for a media PC, Very good parts for the price though. I would go for the new Trinity line of APUS but that is my preferance, I would put a larger HDD in side (maybe a 2TB) but only if you have a lot of movies/music.