I got a free A8 5600K from AMD Fan Day a while back and have been wanting to build a HTPC with it.
I have a budget of around 550 USD but because of shipping and CA tax that would come out to around 470-~480
I prefer newegg but I guess any retailer would work if I can get it for a lower price without the sales tax or shipping
I am not going to be going into hardcore gaming, this will be more like a living room box so I need a HTPC keyboard but nothing too fancy or expensive. I might want a 360 style controller for PC too if I can game on it
This is an unlocked processor but I am not going to be overclocking it, if anything I might underclock it depending on fan speeds and temperatures.
I will not be going for any kind of watercooling on this system
OS is not included in the price, I have already purchased a copy of Windows earlier for this.
I will not be mining Bitcoins
>gaming
If I am playing games I will play probably go for 1080p if the settings dont work I will lower it down to 720p but nothing lower than that.
I will not play on "low" settings, medium is the lowest I game at.
This would mainly be casual games, but I might want to try Mass Effect ( 720p if I can't get good details in on 1080)
I really like the mini-ITX form factor so I am kinda limited in parts I can choose but I have a tentative build here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/17wH0
EDIT: I have a SATA slimline adapter from a previous build where the dvd player stopped working.
Thanks,
Rishiswaz