What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• Video streaming via Plex to 3-4 devices, Mumble server for maximum 5-10-ish people.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• Less then or near $400 USD

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• For the sake of convenience, immediately, but I will not actually be purchasing immediately, I'll simply be using suggestions here as a loose reference as to where to get started

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

• Tower, motherboard, CPU, RAM, PSU

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• United States, near Microcenter

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• None

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• Nope, unless overclocking is recommended by the build contributor, for his or her specific build

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• Large amount of storage, at minimum 2 TB for media, will definitely be expanded in the future. Also, 1 TB RAID 1 (two 1 TB drives) array for family photos and videos.

• Comes out to 3 drives, would probably be expanded to 6 in the future

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• Mid-tower or below

Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

• Will be using Linux

Extra info or particulars:

• I do not care about noise, it will be in a basement along with a washer, dryer, and HVAC system, but a cool system is preferred.