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Hi, i am planning to built a whole new system in the next few mths and i am just looking for suggestion for it. I am a gamer that wants to start a live stream and a light video editor. I am trying to save as much as i can towards building this PC, hope you guys can help me with this process =)

PC specs:Intel® Core™ i5 4690K, Gigabyte Z97X-SLI, 8GB Kingston HyperX x2,MSI TwinFrozr GTX760, CoolerMaster 690III, 120GB plextor SSD, Crosshair CX600M,  Cooler Master Seidon 120v PLUS,

Others:Dell S2240L, Rosewill RB-9000, Razer Deathadder black edition.

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@Brandster

What's your budget? ^^ That'll help to make sure we don't overshoot ^^

 

Also follow your thread in the top right so you'll get notified if people answer ^^

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R9 290! (might not be if you're in the US)

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660ti, 7850/7870(although these are long gone), r9 290 back when the price was low, gtx 760 and gtx 780. THose are off the top of my head so there are probably some I missed.

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Really depends. The FX 8350 are very very nice for streaming, beating out their intel counterparts for this purpose, and are decent at editing aswell.

You might want a 280x / 7970 780 or something. Depends on the games you intend to stream. Like for starcraft you won't benefit much from a 780 over a 770 for example.

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How much are non-reference normal 290's in places,

only asking because I just bought $579AUD Gigabyte's 290OC WF3 and its upgrading me from the 7950 (old Price2Perf winner), I'd say this 290 is a bang for buck contender, however I'm unintentionally biased as I've not used Nvidia's 780 series at all.

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bang for buck gpu? r9-270 (non x).
£135 (210-250 USD)gets you a card that can run bf4 ultra at 1080p and be playable, like nearly 60fps playable.


you could spend double that on a gtx770/280x....but you wont get double the performance

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The Gigabyte R9 270 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GWSYVUY is the best GPU for the money when you compare the price to performance ratio but it really depends on your budget as to which is the best one for you to get.

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Hi, i am planning to built a whole new system in the next few mths and i am just looking for suggestion for it. I am a gamer that wants to start a live stream and a light video editor. I am trying to save as much as i can towards building this PC, hope you guys can help me with this process =)

 

firstly we need to know a region and also a budget as that is the major factors in picking out parts

 

as heres proof i got my R9 290 for $499AUD while in the US it was $614 on amazon as of the time of this post

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 CPU: i5-6600k MOBO: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming RAM: G.Skill 16GB 2800Mhz 15-15-15-35, GPU: Sapphire R9 290 SSD: Samsung 840 250GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB x2, Cooling: EK supremecy EVO ,EK-FC R9 290X with backplate, XSPC EX240 Crossflow & Alphacool UT60 240mm, XSPC D5 Bayres w/ Alphacool VPP655, 7/16-5/8 Compressions/Tubing, Noctua NF-F12 x4 PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 http://valid.x86.fr/8g2m02

 

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I live in Malaysia where parts are not to easy to get but not that hard either, i don't really have a fixed budget but lets just say its not that much, i am looking for a GPU that runs the most worth for the price you get. but i am willing to spend quite abit for a system that will be able to last me at least 3~5 years. =)

PC specs:Intel® Core™ i5 4690K, Gigabyte Z97X-SLI, 8GB Kingston HyperX x2,MSI TwinFrozr GTX760, CoolerMaster 690III, 120GB plextor SSD, Crosshair CX600M,  Cooler Master Seidon 120v PLUS,

Others:Dell S2240L, Rosewill RB-9000, Razer Deathadder black edition.

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A R9 280X is a good choice for a gpu that offers great performance. Where do you plan to buy the parts from? If you are planning to create a new build, go to New Builds and Planning and you can add this link into your thread to get advice on a build that suits your needs. Be sure to answer this in your thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

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