Budget Media Center with TV tuner Build

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Building a media center for DVR and streaming to multiple tvs throughout the house. Do you see anything I missed? What am I missing?



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Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 3 FCLGA 1150 Processor BX80646I34130

Hauppauge 1213 WinTV-HVR-2255 Dual Hybrid PCI-E TV Tuner Board with Media Center Remote Control and Receiver

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You aren't overclocking so skip the thermal paste and aftermarket CPU cooler. Regarding the CPU + MB, look toward the H97 platform and Haswell Refresh CPU. You aren't saving much on the budget by going with the H81 / Haswell refresh. Also, for a media based machine you won't need a discrete GPU and there is no reason to power up the GTX 770. The onboard graphics of the i3 will be perfectly fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory...
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You aren't overclocking so skip the thermal paste and aftermarket CPU cooler. Regarding the CPU + MB, look toward the H97 platform and Haswell Refresh CPU. You aren't saving much on the budget by going with the H81 / Haswell refresh. Also, for a media based machine you won't need a discrete GPU and there is no reason to power up the GTX 770. The onboard graphics of the i3 will be perfectly fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Hauppauge 1213 WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner ($109.99)
Total: $633.80
 
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The TV tuner stuff is what I'm not familiar with. I want to be able to use the PC as a DVR. And stream it to multiple devises like Roku, xbox 360, Hulu, and netflix to multiple TV's throughout the house. The TV tuner would be connected to a Leaf to record the standard ABC, NBC, and other free networks.
 
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IMHO, the best way to utilize the HDTV tuner is to install it in the same machine, then use Media Center to schedule recordings. The recordings will be stored on the HD, in which you will need to set up file sharing within Windows to allow your devices throughout the house to have access to the recorded shows.

If you haven't already purchased the Leaf antenna, look toward the one below. You will get the same results...
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10901&cs_id=1090102&p_id=4730&seq=1&format=2
 
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What a great price on your suggestion. I already own the Leaf :-(

 
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"the best way to utilize the HDTV tuner is to install it in the same machine," I'm sure I understand this but its not clicking because Ive been up all night working. I was was going to installit on the referenced machine in the op.

 
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