new build advice, htpc

[iamthenugget]

hello

im looking for advice. its my daughters birthday next week and shes looking for a desktop pc. will only be used for youtube, facebook etc and kodi. only games will be things like moviestar planet.

what would be a cheap sensible build given her age? only need the pc have everything else and will be used on her 1080p tv.

guessing amd apu the way to go???

would also prefer an ssd for quickness

TIA

 

[Sturm]

this should give you an idea
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-systems/home-and-media-pc?sPage=1&sSort=3

 

[Idleman]

What sort of budget are we looking at?

 

[iamthenugget]

What sort of budget are we looking at?

not sure about 250-300. just something cheap n cheerful to let her go on internet and watch kodi

 

[Idleman]

Forgot to ask, do you also require an OS?

 

[Idleman]

Without OS.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus A88XM-A AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard= £55.99
• 1 x AMD Kaveri A8-7650K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail= £71.99
• 1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 USB2 Midi Tower Case - Black= £26.99
• 1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black= £14.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01)= £38.99
• 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £55.99

Total: £281.56
(includes shipping: £16.62)
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[Claire Drew]

How about an Android box, can get them set up and rdy to go with kodi, youtube and showbox etc and then just connect via wifi.


Can be found for as little as £40 ideal for kids as can use perental setting on Android