budget HTPC running WMC to record from Silicondust HD Homerun

[cardkid]

Newb looking for advice on a HTPC to be a PVR running WMC from a Silicondust HD Homerun Prime with cable card. i want to stop paying for cable boxes and will use xbox to extend to my other TVs.

I want this to be low power since it will be running all the time. Budget around $300.

Would haswell be the right choice (Intel HD4400 graphics)? Do i need to worry about Intel HD graphics? Would the older intel HD graphics work as well or do they have issues processing video?
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: 300-400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: DVR running windows 7 WMC, getting video from silicondust hdhomerun prime to 55 inch TV

Do you need to buy OS: have windows 7 ready to install

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon

Location: City, State/Region, Country - VA, USA

Parts Preferences: thinking intel haswell, 1 TB HD, low power system

thanks.

 

[RazerZ]

APU all the way

 

[RazerZ]

This should handle it fine and some modern games can be playable like skyrim, bf3,etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $367.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-30 23:03 EST-0500)

If it's too much you can switch out the CPU for an A6.

 

[cardkid]

thanks for your responses. would the intel 4130T processor be a lot better in power? it is 35W TDP compared to 100W for the A8 6600. even the A8 6500 is 65W TDP.

 

[RazerZ]

thanks for your responses. would the intel 4130T processor be a lot better in power? it is 35W TDP compared to 100W for the A8 6600. even the A8 6500 is 65W TDP.

Yea that's also a good choice and I think the new Intel HD 4000 graphics should handle streaming.