$630 HTPC Build - AMD A10-7870K / Silverstone Grandia GD09B 

That's a really smart design for the optical drive and HDD. Love it.

Built an equivalent machine for roughly $400 a few months ago. Got a case with a built in 270w, an 88x with built in wifi/bluetooth, and a 2 tb HD. Using stock cpu cooler, so it runs a little hot, but otherwise it plays games as well as I could have hoped for. I would suggest a smaller psu if y'all are gonna build this, there's no need for going over 400w with an htpc.

0:38 "our first step is to remove the motherboard from the case" ryan 2015

This is actually still an interesting case today for certain applications, and it's still available for a decent price.

It's January 2017.. I'm considering buying this case because I have held onto AMD FM1 A8-3850 and gigabyte A75 chipset mATX for years just because I could never throw them away and no ones buying a dead platform. I bought 8gb of 2400mhz RAM on ebay last month for $40 with options to upgrade my gaming PC or build an HTPC. I have an old Thermalright XP90 with a 92mm noctua fan and DVD drive from a prior build so all I need is a PSU and case to have an HTPC for my bedroom. I'm choosing this case because the computer I'm using now is full ATX z97, I5-4960k and 290X. I plan on frankensteining all the parts from my current Gaming PC to this HTPC some day. I think the GD09 is highly underrated as a gaming PC case and the 120mm fan set-up is probably the main reason why I'm choosing this case over steadily dwindling selection of HTPC cases on the market. My only concern is with the optical drive installed really limits the height of which heatsink you can use which most reviews of this case fail to mention. But then again, who uses optical drives these days? Hope this helps anyone out there in my position.

I used the same case in my htpc using the following parts: SilverStone Technology 600W SFX Full Modular Power Supply SX600-G) Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler Crucial MX300 275GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT275MX300SSD1 Asus SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST) ASRock Motherboard ATX DDR3 2400 AM3 970A-G/3.1 AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition Silverstone Tek Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x Motherboard 24 Pin Connector (PP07-MBBR) Crucial 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3L 1600 MT/s (PC3L-12800) CT2K51264BD160BJ 2 of Noctua SSO Bearing Fan Retail Cooling NF-R8 redux-1800 80mm fans 3 of Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition Fan MSI Computer Video Graphics Cards R9 280X GAMING 6G Note: during assembly I found all the cables from the sfx power supply to be too short and ended up using extra cables from my EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GS I also found that the Coasir H55 was not long enough to reach the fan position behind the power supply. So i cut out a 120 mm in the top cover just above the cpu and mounted the Cosair H55 in a push/pull configuration with the air flow out of the case. The cooler is mounted between the blue ray drive and the 80 mm rear fans. The metal is very thin on the case so you have to be very careful not to dent or bend the top cover. Eveything was a tight fit with no spare space but very good air flow.

8:14 , 12:50 , 11:28 hd is being cooled down by fan on left side of the case assuming the case face upward. but the roof of hd is being covered by black platform for cd rom, so the roof of hd can not be cooled down by the fan.

Dmn that boot bit at the end was watching in fullscreen and thought that my PC had reset again lol

I got this case yesterday. I installed my fan upside down. I am watching the video to make sure that I have not done anything wrong.

I came here to find new life for my old amd fx series full atx build. the current case is a gargantuan Raidmax vampire case, so the horizontal atx case looks to fit the bill (or the smaller space itll go into). I plan to underclock and cut a core module down aswell.

Liking the new setup, looks more professional

Did he just install the ram incorrectly?

An Excellent Build that I like. Great Job Guys! Now to address the millions of Intel and Nvidia Fanboys who are going to go apeshit in the Comments section now: 1. This HTPC is Overkill. Response: It can be more than just an HTPC. For example, It makes a Fantastic Budget Gaming rig with some adjustments, and is very upgradable. For example, you can add a R9 380 or 390X Later and you can game at much improved settings if you want to, add extra RAM if your system requires it, and there's a ton of room for more Hard Drives or an SSD if you need it. Or you can use it as an Everyday Internet+Office PC. Sure an A10 would be overkill for it, but it will exceed with Documents and Basic Internet Use. 2. APU's suck at Gaming. Response: If you try to play them at 1440p or Higher Maxed out, Fanboys! The iGPU may not be able to play the newest titles at 1080p Ultra 16xMSAA whatever, but For the Budget Gamer, it can play most demanding titles at 1080p at Low-Medium settings, or Even Non-Demanding Popular games like TF2, Dota 2, and League of Legends at 1080p with the settings Maxed out or close to maxed out. I've seen Benchmarks around to prove that. Do your research. 3. You can make a Intel Build for way cheaper. Response: While yes you can, Not everyone is going to be committed to a Dual-core Pentium, and Not everyone is going to be interested in Overclocking. That being said, it is possible to make a Intel Build using a Core i3 and a GTX 750ti and it will outperform this AMD Build. I can't deny that. That being said, there are others who will want to be different and prefer AMD for reasons of their own. In the End, What PCPartPicker is doing here is showing you the many ways you can build a PC. They don't need to be gaming PC's all the time. Why? Because Not Everyone is going to Build a PC for Gaming! While many of us do use our PC's to play games, it does not mean that everyone is going to use their Computers to play games. Others may use them for Basic use or other things. So In the End, I appreciate this build because it's different. It's not just another Intel+Nvidia Gaming Love Affair of a Build, and that It's an AMD Build that people may consider building.

+PCPartPicker do you think there would be space between the motherboard and the front of the chassis, or if you routed the power supply cables pretty heavily at a 90 degree angle, would there be space to jerry rig some extra 3.5 Inch drives in there with velcro or something?

6.00 if your using 2 sticks surely that would mean duel channel so you'd occupy the 2 yellow ones first?

is there any heating issue in AMD processor?? can u tell me I want to build new gaming Pc

Why run the CPU cable over the mobo? Is it not flat enough to run underneath the mobo?

Do you ever perform cable management in your builds. Sorry to say this was a sloppy build.

Well worked out build. Lets fit a cpu cooler that masks two of the memory slots so you now can onlt run 1 channel memory. With all the parts you have to choose from this is fairly poor.

Question, Mini ITX with this CPU doable? If so what motherboard mini ITX has the bios already pre installed to work on this CPU?

What if I use a Noctua NH-L9i instead of the CM GeminII M4 ? And what if I use a GIgabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H instead of the Asus MB ?

Im looking to build a HTPC soon build into that Case.. one of the only things I would Add would be an SSD to run the OS and add a low profile dedicated Graphics Card.. which graphics card would you recommend for a build in this case?

Which graphic card compatible with AMD A10 7870K ? Is AMD R7 360 works in Dual Graphics with AMD A10 7870K ?

Oh shit I thought you touched the pins of the cpu..

I would have just gotten the cheapest SSD instead of an HDD. Since it's an HTPC you'll just be watching Blu-rays anyway presumably, so not much need for lots of storage space, plus SSD is much faster.

The ram he install in is only using 1 channel Slot 1 and 2 is channel A Slot 3 and 4 is channel B To get both (dual channel) it have to be 1 and 3 slot or 2 and 4 slot

Would have been really great if you installed a graphics card.

I don't get how that drop of thermal compound and then flattening it with pressure manages to somehow cover the humongous edge and gaps between the copper pipes. but hey, if it works...

Correct me if I'm wrong (not my grammar!)... When building a PC you should connect everything outside the case and try if it works, then put it in case.

I built a mini-ITX HTPC with that same APU, but the whole system is about 1/3 the size. I bought the APU, motherboard (with built-in WiFi), 8G ram, 1TB HDD, case, Blu-ray drive, and CPU cooler, for a total of $400. I scavenged a power supply from on older system, but unless your power supply is worth $200 you paid way too much to build a way over-sized HTPC.

Can you put a 120mm liquid cooler?

Are seagate hard drives dependable?

is it possible to use a single fan or dual fan liquid cooling system on this?

is the AMD A10-7870K stand alone good enough for 4K streaming (not gaming) when I say stand alone I mean no dedicated ghraphics card adding to the build, and when I say capable of streaming in 4K I mean watching vidoes without any stuttering

What size PSU is that? ATX?

Does this fit a Z87 Pro motherboard?

What is the dedicated equivalent to this GPU? How is this different than the 7850k?

Is it possible to use the CM cooler in other orientation?

No static protection when handling PCBs?

i'm just waiting for him to hit the power button and it trips the breaker in the room

Hey im a noob, I was going to build a pc but never got around to it. I get the general idea of everything i need, but there's a few things im still not too sure about. Do sata cables normally come with a motherboard? What type of wires do cases come with other than the usual Power, led , etc? Basically if i purchase a case, motherboard,cpu, ssd, ram, cpu cooler, gfx card, power supply, wifi card, & dvd drive ~ i wouldnt need anything else other than a screwdriver to make the computer work in terms of parts/correct wires/etc? right? I already have an audio interface and ofcourse i know i also need a monitor, OS, mouse/keyboard, etc. hopefully someone can answer my questions :P

I don't get the point of htpc's Most people already have a gaming PC if they're into building PC's Just get something to stream the thing to the tv or just get a long hdmi cable

why make it a full atx build. I'd want my htpc as small as possible. I'd like to see an am1 5350 in a fanless itx case and an ssd. not really gaming capable besides retro or mobas but still no noise. low heat no noise and all your storage is elseware on a server.

Could you even run games like gta5 witcher 3 dying light etc on 1080p with at least 60 fps?

What would be a good discrete GPU upgrade for this?

Quite overkill for HTCP if you ask me.

Hi!!! Can you help me? Or anyone I have a PC with a apu a10 7870k, 2x8gb ddr3 2400mhz oc of RAM, power supply sentey of 725w and the motherboard is an ASRock fm2a88x extreme6+ What graphic card do you recommend to me to buy? If is possible, something under the 100 dollars and maybe I can do crossfire after

What gpu would you pair with this for dual graphics?

how good is this build when playing games ?

he realy is obsessed with modular powersupplys ain't he?

Lol why are there no comments ? O well nice build tough. (Never mind they just popped in)

thumbs down for not installing ram in the matching COLORED slots (dual channel)

if i install rx 480 8gb Will there be a bottleneck ?

Installing an APU to an ATX mobo. WELCOME TO NONSENSE LAND!

but can it display 4k resolution?

where is the graphic card

So wonky design to have to flip your mobo over to install the backplate, it should of course be designed to go on first then the cpu cooler.

hope he cleaned up that rats nest

and the termal paste???

this is not an HTPC, its more of an old PC style case with very low end specs. HTPC does not require all these PCIe slots, the motherboard could have been switched with a mini itx with a builtin wifi and a smaller case with a build it PSU which would cut down the cost of this ridiculous build

Cool

Nice

There's a 7950k?

where is the gpu

No GPU?

They should have gone with liquid cooling for the CPU.

Brown points to whoever can direct me to a website to learn what the jiberish he said in the first minute of the video

Yeah um that memory is now running in single channel mode.... way to make a flawed video!!!

You had me until you said Seagate 3TB...

omg why is the cable management soo bad!!?

What is a HTPC?

And no GPU????????

no offense, but this build will perform like crap since you didn't install the ram as dual channel

by CPU you mean APU...

high-end and no dedicated GPU, and for over 600 buck! no thanks.

has montado el ventilador de la cpu al reves y luego lo has cambiado noo

A poor case for a high price! You can't even install a radiator in this one. No matter where you put it, you suffocate either the GPU or the Radiator itself. Practically defeating the point of using one. To optimally use one, you basically have to install the Fans outside of the case because there is not enough room. That is just a WTF fail by design. This case is no friend of optimal airflow...

Very bad cable management !!!!

Absolutely terrible APU for this build lmao

first take the mobo out the case . lol *box

nice waste of money :)

Um. This is an HTPC, right? Are you trying to play games on it? It's not powerful enough for the newest games on a big LED tv with all settings on. If you're just playing movies and music, like most people with an HTPC, it's way, way overkill. You do NOT need to spend $630 to play video, even in 4k. You do NOT need a gigantic ATX motherboard to play video. You do NOT need to buy Asus. You do NOT need the fanciest, most expensive RAM on the market, or 8gb of it, or 550 preposterous watts of power, or an AC network adapter, especially not Asus. And you especially do not need Windows 10, which is a major privacy and bandwidth hog. This "HTPC" is like buying a Ferrari to go grocery shopping. I guess both will make you feel like your penis is bigger, but really they're just an enormous waste. If you must have Windows, you can build the whole thing for $300. For $45 you can get a respectable 2014 Intel G3260 3.3GHz, which has plenty of overhead for running 3 movies at once. Put that on a $68 MSI H81 micro-ITX mobo and you can toss in a small $60 case. Get 4gb of cheap RAM, a basic $60 GT720 video gard if you need 4k (which you don't), basic 400 watt power supply, decent 3 TB drive, done. Throw Windows 7 64-bit and Kodi on top and you have something that's still going to play movies and music with zero hiccups. Or, get an Intel NUC for $400 and you're set. Even better - one of those $150 Android streaming boxes. You'll get 90% of the functionality.