I want quiet OTA recording and playback, play BD/DVD's, Streaming/Netflix/Prime, minor web browsing/Open Office. Planning Win 8.1/10, but may try OpenElec/Kodi if not happy. Can install Graphics if needed for mild gaming.
Suggestions to improve or save money please:
Case - Silverstone GD04S-USB 3.0, $99 (shallow, silver, full ht PCI)
CPU - i3-4130T, 2.9 GHz dual core, 35W TDP, $113
mobo - GA-Z97M-3DH, LGA1150, need both PCI and PCIe, $94
memory - Kingston Hyper X Fury, 8 Gb (2x4Gb), DDR3-1600, $55
Power supply - Silverstone ST45S-G, 450W, 80+ Gold, $89
Storage: Boot - 128Gb Adata SSD, Storage - Seagate ST3100528AS, 1Tb, (already have)
Tuner - Hauppage HVR-1600, Full Ht PCI (already have)
Graphics - Onboard, if needed XFX 1Gb HD 5450 or 2Gb R5 230 (already have)
Optical - have several DVD-RW's, will likely buy BD reader for this
Have good OTA antenna and signal (didn't with external USB tuner to same antenna???)
Thanks for reviews/suggestions, Nelsonsdive
Suggestions to improve or save money please:
Case - Silverstone GD04S-USB 3.0, $99 (shallow, silver, full ht PCI)
CPU - i3-4130T, 2.9 GHz dual core, 35W TDP, $113
mobo - GA-Z97M-3DH, LGA1150, need both PCI and PCIe, $94
memory - Kingston Hyper X Fury, 8 Gb (2x4Gb), DDR3-1600, $55
Power supply - Silverstone ST45S-G, 450W, 80+ Gold, $89
Storage: Boot - 128Gb Adata SSD, Storage - Seagate ST3100528AS, 1Tb, (already have)
Tuner - Hauppage HVR-1600, Full Ht PCI (already have)
Graphics - Onboard, if needed XFX 1Gb HD 5450 or 2Gb R5 230 (already have)
Optical - have several DVD-RW's, will likely buy BD reader for this
Have good OTA antenna and signal (didn't with external USB tuner to same antenna???)
Thanks for reviews/suggestions, Nelsonsdive