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I'm building this for a friend. He needs a case that will fit into a 14x9.5 space. He'd like to do some light gaming, but mostly xbmc and netflix streaming. Budget is around $500.

CPU: AMD A6-3500 2.1GHz Triple-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock A75M-ITX Mini ITX FM1 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.51 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec ISK 310-150 Mini ITX Desktop Case w/150W Power Supply ($75.81 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-06 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $500.26


I wanted to go with the AMD A10-5700 to give him some more power when gaming but I was concerned about it being too hot. If I were to go with that I'd change the MB to the A55ITX. Is this a possibility?

So my questions are: Can this PSU support the above build. Any heat issues? Could I upgrade the CPU and MB and keep anything else the same. Is there anything that I missed?

a10 fm2 + a schyte big should do the trick

I use the Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. 5-Heatpipe Universal Low Profile CPU Cooler in my A6-3500 build with much success, and just built another one using an A10-5800K, but this time I decided to try the Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes. At idle, it keeps the CPU at 27 degrees C, and I haven't seen it go above 40 degrees C under load. Pretty awesome when you consider that one of my server hard drives runs at 47 degrees C.

Good luck with the build!