Mini PC for TV and Gaming

[DidiG]

Hey guys,

so as a title says I need a mini PC that would be connected to the TV via HDMI just for some streaming purposes and maybe maybe sometimes some gaming.
The game in question is Smite.
I am wondering which proc. to go with Intel or AMD, since I will not be using a GFX in the build. And Intel HD graphics are not that bad I hear.
I mainly need the MB, CPU, HDD, 6/8GB of RAM,PSU and a small case, smaller the better, kinda compact in-sense.
The budgets would be around 350 CA$. Could go up to 400$. And would buy at in NCIX Canada.

I would use wireless mouse and keyboard, and the PC would be next to the TV and modem.

Thanks for your help.

[Deleted]

Ugh. Honestly, I'd save up some and get a Micro-ATX build, or look at a mini-ITX build with a discrete GPU.

[Ghâzh]

Something like this should work;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($136.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($93.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Silverstone SG06BB-LITE Mini ITX Desktop Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply ($55.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $401.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 14:46 EDT-0400)

Only thing I'm not sure is if you'd be better of with A10-7800k with slower ram instead of what I chose. Anyone have some data?

[chazus]

Only thing I'm not sure is if you'd be better of with A10-7800k with slower ram instead of what I chose. Anyone have some data?

I've found that the A10's perform very poorly when lacking a motherboard >.>

[Ghâzh]

I've found that the A10's perform very poorly when lacking a motherboard >.>

Whaaaat. I swear there was a motherboard there. Well, that won't work then.

Okey, this is the lowest I dare to suggest;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($98.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.01 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.79 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Silverstone SG06BB-LITE Mini ITX Desktop Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Silverstone 300W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($52.73 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $404.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 18:09 EDT-0400)

The thing is that if you could spare a few more bucks ($3.63) you could have 2133MHz memory which should boost gaming performance by quite a lot and $5 more you could have 500GB bigger HDD. Also the most expensive part in this build is the motherboard since it's mini-ITX. If you wanted to save some money you could use micro-ATX board with bigger / different case.

[chazus]

The above setup ought to work fine for basic gaming needs. Both my laptop (A6-4400m) and my work computer (A8-5600K) play WoW decently enough.