PC I want build a cheap HTPC so I looked up i7 prices on NewEgg today. 8700K = $349,...

[Meng Wang]

Why do you need an i7 for a HTPC?

 

[Blake Charles]

I don't... most people dont NEED an i7. I simply want it if it doesn't cost too much more.

 

[John Hwe]

Honestly the reason I'm playing Destiny 2 is because it came free when I bought my gtx 1080 for my htpc. Didn't game before that for like 6 years. My htpc runs everything.. blurays, cable tv, music, any format, 4k oled TV.. looks amazing.. upscaled 1080p content looks great too. Completely silent from the couch

 

[Chris Hunt]

Ryzen 5 1600x with a decent B350 Motherboard much cheaper starting point.

 

[Lars Nolen]

try amd

 

[Mortimer Sanchez]

Bitcoin miners routinely overpay for hardware, which makes the hardware market a sad shadow of itself. Retailers are happy, bitcoin miners don't care, welcome to the future.