Junk Parts Streaming PC

[Thavion Hawk]

I love my job and as part of it I get access to a good amount of Old PC's and Parts people don't want anymore after upgrading their systems or else from dead systems they want us to junk. With a good amount of Selective Parts Picking I have managed to build a few systems for friends and family, but this time it's a build for myself. A dedicated Streaming PC so I can offload Stream Encoding and Management to it from my Gaming PC. I will not cover my Gaming Rig here but I will make it clear how my setup works as part of this. At the end I also have a question for anyone with experience using a GTX760 for Nvenc Stream Encoding vs CPU Encoding in OBS Studio.

 

Parts List:

CPU: Core i7-3770 Non-k OC'ed to 4.3Ghz All Core

Motherboard: AsRock Z75 Pro3

Memory: 2x8GB Crucial PC12800

Cooler: Stupid Jury Rigged Monster of my own creation!

Storage: 2 x 128GB mSATA SSD's in SATA Enclosures (I don't recall the brand) as C/D Drives

Case: Corsair Carbide 330R Case without the Top Panel

Fans: Rear Corsair 120mm Case fan moved to the Front below the Corsair 140mm(Both with Inline Resisters to slow Fan RPM). Noctua NF-F12 LTT Edition installed in Rear Exhaust with Noctua Inline Resister to lower Fan RPM.

Optical Drive: ASUS Blue Ray Drive 

PSU: Corsair CX600M

GPU: May or may not install a GTX760 for Nvenc 

 

Now that you know the Parts (Mostly) Here's the Build

That's your first look at the Stupid Jury Rigged Monster of my own creation! See this post for more details on that. Just know it works. You can also see my LTT Edition NF-F12, one of three parts in this build I personal bought along with the mSATA to SATA enclosures for the SSD's. The Case, PSU and BD-R for this build are from a junked PC. The Motherboard, CPU and RAM are from my Dad's old PC. Funny enough both systems got replaced with almost identical(Apart from Case, GPU and Storage) i7-8700k PC's I got to build. The front fans have old AF Inline Resister to lower fan noise while the NF-F12 uses its included on from Noctua. The PSU is masive Overkill having powered a GTX980ti in its past, but it does give headroom to install a GPU if I need it. 

Around back you find the mild mess that is the Carbide 330R. It is known to lack Cable Loops to tie stuff down to. That combined with the Non Modular PSU make it a bit of a mess. The person that junked this System(Case, BD-R and PSU used here) was kind enough to include the little cardboard box that came with it full of screws and even Zip-ties! I should say the computer store that built it for him left it in the system. I'm taking it out to improve Airflow. The SSD's installed are out of a junked Gaming Laptop. I only really need the one, but the laptop had two so why not?

 

Up Front you can see the two Case Fans included with the Case. I move the Rear 120mm to the front to help intake. Given this case not only has a front air filter(Seen to the left) It also has a sound dampened door(Behind said filter to the left) requiring a bit of bruit force to overcome this limited intake. Yes I know using the Inline Resisters on the fans hurts the intake, but even with he filter on and door shut they are quite lowed. I'm sure they are failing, but the point of the build is not to spend money.

 

I won't bother with a picture of the system closed up because the 330R is a closed black box. The only thing missing from this Case when I got it was the Top Cover Panel, but that's nothing to worry about.

 

Now that you all have seen the build, here is how it's being used.

 

Gaming PC running OBS Studio.

OBS Studio used to Record 20Mbps 1080p:60, using GTX1660ti Nvenc. My Webcam, Mic, TeamSpeak/Discord, Game Audio and System Audio are all Split into Multiple Channels for Mixing later.

OBS Studio using NDI to stream 1080p:60 from Gaming PC to Streaming PC

Streaming PC using NDI Source with a 1080p Canvas, 720p:30 Output using Bi-cubic Down-sampling

Encoding is currently running at 600Mbps CBR, Fast Preset.

The only thing I may change here is if I can get better Quality using a GTX760's Nvenc Encoder. Kepler is Old and I doubt it would be better, but why not ask?

 

 

 

[thrasher_565]

junk ltt fan.....

[Thavion Hawk]

Junk is a bit harsh I know, but the point is clear. Perhaps I should call it Scrap Parts because of Scrap Yard Wars.

[thrasher_565]

1 minute ago, Thavion Hawk said:

Junk is a bit harsh I know, but the point is clear. Perhaps I should call it Scarp Parts because of Scrap Yard Wars.

name is fine haha i was making a joke

[Vishera]

3770? Nice,I love those Ivy-Bridge/Sandy-Bridge i7s.