Building a computer for my living room

Coel

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Mainly for watching movies/tv shows, emulators, maybe some light gaming

Fractal Design Node 304
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352033

ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157464

AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 12 Compute Cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU) 3.7GHz Socket FM2+ 95W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113359

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149396

Not sure what size PSU I need, but the case will fit a Fullsize so thats what I would like to get. I may drop the ram to one stick of 8GB. Comments or suggestions welcome. (I'm sticking to AMD tho)

Approximate Purchase Date: Within 30days

Budget Range: No budget but not going insane.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Movies, TV Shows, Light gaming

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Asrock, AMD, GSkill, Corsair

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Mini-ITX
 
See http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice to help you provide all the info you need to. eg Budget.

I'm not sure if you are wanting help.

2x8gb is a bit over the top.

Try -

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.92
 
I beg to differ. If you didn't have a budget, youy'd build soemthing like -
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Professional EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.90 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($101.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($73.78 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: NEC EA244UHD-BK 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($1049.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer Naga Molten Wired Laser Mouse ($173.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $4451.90