Possible HTPC/SteamBox Build Input

[schocker]

I am thinking of building and HTPC/SteamBox for streaming in my TV room. This is what I have chosen for cost effectiveness as it is hard to find mitx motherboards apparantly. Any input would be appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Dguj) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Dguj/by_merchant/) / Benchmarks (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Dguj/benchmarks/)

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad785kxbjabox) ($181.24)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a88xnwifi) ($97.49)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) ($83.78 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-rvz01b) ($84.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st45sfg) ($94.35)
Total: $541.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 18:11 EDT-0400)

[Stine]

depending on what games you expect to play you may want a dedicated graphics card, but then I think you would also have to upgrade that PSU

[pheoxs]

I'm assuming you already have a hard drive? Definitely suggesting a ssd if you don't already have one.

[firebane]

1) SteamOS is still in beta
2) SteamOS will require a dedicated nvidia card; as of right now Intel and AMD are not supported.

SteamOS will not be a viable solution for quite some time.

http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown

[schocker]

You guys are too slow, I ended up buying a macbook pro :rofl:
Steam in home steaming works great on it and I set up xbmc for htpc use and it is also portable so I can use it for work stuff

[Stine]

ah Stream not Steam ... funny

[schocker]

Ya, so hot it works as a steamer whoops :rofl:
Wireless AC though and it works perfectly, it is pretty neat too to see your main PC launch the game then be controlled by the laptop. Just need to order a really long HDMI cable now from monoprice to plug it into the tv and also a mouse.