Hello ppl from tomshareware I was looking for some help on building a htpc that can stream Hulu,Netflix,crunchyroll,and funnamation in 1080 p if possible and I'm not going to game except league of legends that's about it and I'm going to need os,hard drive etc except for a case I have a old hp case I'm planning on using or the phantom 530
Htpc help pls! 600$ dollar budget
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CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.46 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.78 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($47.27 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $586.61
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.46 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.78 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($47.27 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $586.61
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $578.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Graphics card is overkill but for the price I found it at it's too good to pass up. You will be able to play modern games around medium to high settings with this build. League of Legends will definitely run on ultra with ease. It also has a very nice upgrade path to Broadwell in it comes out and you could throw a higher end graphics card in if you wanted to convert into a high end gaming computer.
Wasn't sure of your storage needs so I assumed a 250GB SSD would do. If it's just for streaming and not downloading any other games/ movies you could go with a 120GB SSD.
If you plan to use a good amount of disk space then you might want to look into a 1TB+ HDD.
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edit: nikoli707 has a good point. You could get a cheaper AMD A8/A10 APU build if you wanted, but you wouldn't have as nice of a upgrade path as you would with the i3.
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sidenote: If you wanted to save more money and still go with the Intel build you could swap the CPU for a Pentium G3258.
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $578.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:33 EST-0500
Graphics card is overkill but for the price I found it at it's too good to pass up. You will be able to play modern games around medium to high settings with this build. League of Legends will definitely run on ultra with ease. It also has a very nice upgrade path to Broadwell in it comes out and you could throw a higher end graphics card in if you wanted to convert into a high end gaming computer.
Wasn't sure of your storage needs so I assumed a 250GB SSD would do. If it's just for streaming and not downloading any other games/ movies you could go with a 120GB SSD.
If you plan to use a good amount of disk space then you might want to look into a 1TB+ HDD.
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edit: nikoli707 has a good point. You could get a cheaper AMD A8/A10 APU build if you wanted, but you wouldn't have as nice of a upgrade path as you would with the i3.
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sidenote: If you wanted to save more money and still go with the Intel build you could swap the CPU for a Pentium G3258.
nikoli707
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$600 is quite a bit for an htpc. to be honest i feel that you could almost build a NAS along with an htpc for that budget.
i like i7babys build above, though i would prefer to see something like that inside of a mini itx case since its completely possible. though the bluray drive might get a little more expensive. i also feel the a10-5800k processor is a far better bang for buck.
do you have another desktop in the house? like a "gaming" computer? you can use steam to stream your games to just about any modern computer which would eliminate the need to a more powerful htpc cpu and free up budget for larger storage or other perks.
i like i7babys build above, though i would prefer to see something like that inside of a mini itx case since its completely possible. though the bluray drive might get a little more expensive. i also feel the a10-5800k processor is a far better bang for buck.
do you have another desktop in the house? like a "gaming" computer? you can use steam to stream your games to just about any modern computer which would eliminate the need to a more powerful htpc cpu and free up budget for larger storage or other perks.
nikoli707
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex DM-387 HTPC Case w/275W Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $324.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:58 EST-0500
now my personal opinion, you can very easily use ubuntu and xbmc(kodi or gotham) for free. they have a steam client and it definitely works fine for games like LoL, and streaming works too. its gets a little dicey when high performing games that require higher end gpus, but many say they can get it to work. but i completely understand if your not into delving into it as there is a small linux learning curve, so you can add $90 for windows 7/8 and also install xbmc on top of them as well for your video apps and stored video.
as far as your laptop, meh, i mean i guess you could use it as a host rig to render your gaming and send off the encoded video stream to another client rig(htpc) as long as it has a powerful cpu, preferably a quad core. you could test it out if you have an old crappy laptop(7 years or newer).
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex DM-387 HTPC Case w/275W Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $324.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:58 EST-0500
now my personal opinion, you can very easily use ubuntu and xbmc(kodi or gotham) for free. they have a steam client and it definitely works fine for games like LoL, and streaming works too. its gets a little dicey when high performing games that require higher end gpus, but many say they can get it to work. but i completely understand if your not into delving into it as there is a small linux learning curve, so you can add $90 for windows 7/8 and also install xbmc on top of them as well for your video apps and stored video.
as far as your laptop, meh, i mean i guess you could use it as a host rig to render your gaming and send off the encoded video stream to another client rig(htpc) as long as it has a powerful cpu, preferably a quad core. you could test it out if you have an old crappy laptop(7 years or newer).
nikoli707
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asben :
to be honest i just want the htpc for streaming and maybe save some movies ive bought this year lol but i dont know what type a budget a htpc requires but thank you for the advice 
yeah thats up to you. i gave you a $325 build($415 with win7/8) that will do what you wanted in your original post. you can youtuble a6-6400k + league of legends and see what others doing with that processor. otherwise for h264, streaming, bluray, its more than enough. also getting an actual htpc case that looks more like an oversized bluray player, at least in my opinions, looks much classier and is easier to use in cabinets that usually also have a cable box/receiver/etc and they match and fit. but if you dont mind spending more $$$, you can keep getting more performance, larger storage, slick looking cases. also if you dont need to bluray player, then ditch it. though for functionality find a wireless keyboard with a trackpad or a windows remote to pair with the htpc is a very nice perk and shouldn't cost you much.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $460.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 00:42 EST-0500
Another option to consider.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $460.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 00:42 EST-0500
Another option to consider.
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