
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($35.99 Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 Newegg)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantĬPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.00 B&H) I don't want 1000w unit but i also don't want to undercut. What does you assume to be an average power requirement for a HDD? I plan on starting with an SSD, and (1) 3TB but will definitely add more as the year progresses and budget dictates. That's why i have you guys to help spend my money! What might cost $400 on newegg may be in the realm of $325-$350 elsewhere which might help bump the budget a smidgen. This system is designed to be purely a starter system that has upgrade ability further down the road.Īs for the parts, i will start to plug them into pcpartpicker as soon as i/we are comfortable on the selection and will move from there. Also, i want to keep this system for home use only because unlike you fine gentlemen, i do not have an IT background. I don't know about an operating system yet as I havent found my windows 7 disk.Īt any time, 2 will most likely be the max for at least a couple years before my new roommate even needs to begin thinking about watching movies. Standard Bluray Burner Drive I need this in order to rip anything. G.Skill Ripjaw 4 (2x4GB) This ram is compatible with the Gigabyte MB. Gigabyte Micro Atx MB Reason for Micro because I know the Cosmos is just too big but I'm on a budget

Everything sourced from Newegg for simplicity of gathering information. I don't know how comfortable I am using this 7-8year old PS that hasn't run in a long time.ĭraft #1 for missing parts. I want to keep it around $400+- with the lesser being more desirable.ĥ30W BFG Power Supply - This is the questionable device for me. I will be serving media to 3 rooms for now, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, and a Fire Kindle. The main purpose of this build is for serving media and storage system (with secondary storage elsewhere) for pictures, home videos, and documents. This is the initial build that will need constructive criticism to get out off the ground.
