A console streamer needs help with a build

[Chlamydia6596]

Budget (including currency): unspecified/seemingly unlimited (within reason)

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: capturing ps4 (and ps5 when it comes out) games and streaming it online, plus light pc gaming (think tem tem and mapplestory, and I don't think she need it in 420 fps in 4k)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): she needs a capture card for ps4, plus a single monitor, although she has mouse and keyboard ect. handled. She doesn't need more than 1080 60 fps on the computer itself, so the monitor don't have to be anything fancy. I even think she would be content with 30 fps

 

It's for a streamer that talked about buying a build for capturing and streaming ps4 games, and turns out she is completely lost when it comes to computer hardware. Turns out another guy suggested a build that was completely overkill ended up costing nineteen hundred us dollars monitors excluded. The build contained a whooping 32 gigs of ram, which I thought would be a damn waste of money, when she said what she was gonna use it for. Thing is, I know a thing or two, but I'm no expert, and I don't know exactly what is required to capture and stream ps games. It really sounded like she was about to commit to the build so I think her standard for pc prices are pretty damn high, which is why the budget is unspecified. I'm looking to cut the price a bit for her, but I could use some suggestions. Below is the build she got suggested. Please reply with questions or requests for further details if that's needed.

 

Have a nice day

 

The build she got suggested:

1) Computer Case: $80 https://www.newegg.com/matte-white-black-nzxt-h-series-h510-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811146317?Item=N82E16811146317

 

2) Motherboard: $250 https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z490-a-gaming/p/N82E16813119270?Item=N82E16813119270

 

3) CPU $410 * (8 Core / 16 Threads) https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-10700k-core-i7-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118123?Item=N82E16819118123

 

4) CPU Cooler $100 https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-chromax-Black-Dual-Tower-Cooler/dp/B07Y87YHRH/ref=sr_1_2?crid=GBO3K8ECFGCU&dchild=1&keywords=noctua+nh-d15&qid=1595430065&sprefix=noctua+nh%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-2

 

5) RAM 32 GB $150 https://www.newegg.com/corsair-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236036?Item=N82E16820236036

 

6) M.2 SSD (Storage Drive) 500 GB $100 https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-500gb/p/N82E16820147742?Item=N82E16820147742

 

7) Power Supply 650W $130 https://www.newegg.com/evga-supernova-650-ga-220-ga-0650-x1-650w/p/1HU-00J7-004V5?Item=1HU-00J7-004V5

 

8 ) Graphics Card: $310 https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-06g-p4-2066-kr/p/N82E16814487488?Item=N82E16814487488

 

9)

Capture Card to record PS4 Directly (?). Look into El Gato or AverMedia and see what people think.......

 

Option 1: Elgato 4K60 Capture Card $250 https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Game-Capture-4K60-MK-2/dp/B07VWXCXM7/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=elgato+capture+card&qid=1595431507&sr=8-4

 

Option 2: AverMedia $230 ~ $300 it's on sale right now? https://www.amazon.com/AVerMedia-GC573-Live-Gamer-4K/dp/B07DHSZC4K/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=avermedia+4k+capture+card&qid=1595432808&sr=8-3

 

Base PC Price: $1530 Add Capture Card Option 1 or 2: ~ Approx $250

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Total: $1780 + TAX $142 Grand Total: Approx ~ $1922 

 

[You_found_dom]

On 7/22/2020 at 4:06 PM, BlueScope819 said:

If this is just simping for a streamer by suggesting a good build, you can do most of the thinking yourself. But if this is just a capture machine, with some basic streaming, the question is if you are using NVENC encoding or not. This is what I would do if you want a good mix of CPU and GPU:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$429.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$184.12 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$75.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$333.98 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.98 @ B&H
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1518.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-22 16:06 EDT-0400

 

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