[Juntistik]

So I'm trying to build a cheap HTPC for media and light gaming. The most powerful game I'm most likely going to run is Team Fortress 2. The game has low demands but I'm not sure if this build is going to cut it. Do you think the APUs graphic power will be good enough for a released 2006 game and some emulators. This build WILL be running Windows 7, I'm not bitstreaming audio.

MOBO - ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard[$59]

APU - AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D [$110]

SSD - Patriot Torqx 2 PT232GS25SSDR 2.5" 32GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive [$65]

RAM [2x] -Kingston HyperX Blu 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9AD3B1/2G [2x $14]

Case - MILO Series ML03B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case [$60]

Power Supply - HP485D 485W ATX12V Power Supply [$30]

Subtotal - $351.93

Shipping - $23.00

Total - $375.00


I don't think I will need to upgrade to a beefy graphics card down the road because this machine will be primarily for XBMC use. I might install a low profile card in the future. I have a spare optical drive so I won't be needing one of those, (might upgrade to bluray in the future) I would to have a little bit left over for getting extras like fans, remote, and PC gaming controller for emulators(can be purchased later)