Le_Golden_Magikarp

This worked perfectly! Thanks for the help!

Big - yes. Faulty - who knows. But probably not.
 
Install Windows on spare drive and use only standard drivers without 3rd party tools (boosters etc) just for tests (second drive because I don't think that is system fault but who knows). And install monitoring software (MSI Afterburner will be fine). It may be even bad GPU so try to underclock your gpu using that tool.

Also, no matter if ram tests pass or not, try to use only single stick of ram.
 

Then probably grab a ryzen 8 core on the cheap for the streaming/recording option while still being good at everything else

The ITX board here is relatively cheap with Wifi/Bluetooth
 
Could just get a normal board with the addons, probably driving the cost up like $40 though for decent wifi and like $10 blue tooth USB adapter if not bundled onto the wifi.

R7 2700 for the lower voltage required for same frequency vs the R7 1700, and better memory support on Ryzen 2000.
 
though the R7 1700 will be fine and cheaper.

B350 might need a BIOS update for 2000 though.
 
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X3Mytg
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X3Mytg/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($290.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Walmart)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $789.79
 
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yT3stg
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yT3stg/by_merchant/CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $718.70

2700 is basically the 2700X with an OC
 
 

i may just do this, or get a PCI card with wifi and bluetooth on it. I just wanted to avoid that if i could since it's more money. 

I wasn't able to find a board that features all those things and even those that have most of the features have of course tons of LEDs. (which you could turn off tho...)
 
I'd look for a board that features USB C TB and add Wifi and BT later on with a USB dongle.
Otherwise you are spending too much on the board.

i might sell it for around $80ish just to get the most out of it since i'm planning on using the money i get from it on a keyboard

rip
gj valve, you somehow managed to make one of the easiest games to run one of the hardest

Yeah, TF2 and CSGO's optimization has been in the shitter for months.

The hardest part is being able to afford a build.