Here is my HTPC build so far:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $49.99)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (Purchased For $25.00)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.50)
Storage: Sandisk 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($31.77)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $20.00)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($64.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $22.99)
Total: $282.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-09 09:33 EST-0500)
Do I need an aftermarket cooler? Or would the stock cooler be sufficient? If the former, what is the cheapest cooler that can fit the Silverstone ML03B? I may get an AMD A6-6400k as well. Same question for this processor as well. Thank you for any responses!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $49.99)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (Purchased For $25.00)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.50)
Storage: Sandisk 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($31.77)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $20.00)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($64.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $22.99)
Total: $282.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-09 09:33 EST-0500)
Do I need an aftermarket cooler? Or would the stock cooler be sufficient? If the former, what is the cheapest cooler that can fit the Silverstone ML03B? I may get an AMD A6-6400k as well. Same question for this processor as well. Thank you for any responses!