Gaming PC for streaming

[quik21]

Budget (including currency): 1500-2000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming and playing COD

 

Building a friend of mine his first gaming PC. Looking to see you guys' opinion on this build and if there's any tweak you would do before I send it to him. Figure we can start building it now while waiting for the 3070 to go on sale. Thanks in advance. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler	$81.00 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	$5.94 @ ModMyMods
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$309.00 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$168.25 @ Amazon
Case	MUSETEX Phantom ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1041.15
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 11:32 EDT-0400

 

 

[gloop]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor	$288.21 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$59.17 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$116.49 @ Staples
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$134.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1029.81
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 11:56 EDT-0400

Has enough for a 3080.

[You_found_dom]

29 minutes ago, quik21 said:

Budget (including currency): 1500-2000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming and playing COD

 

Building a friend of mine his first gaming PC. Looking to see you guys' opinion on this build and if there's any tweak you would do before I send it to him. Figure we can start building it now while waiting for the 3070 to go on sale. Thanks in advance. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$289.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler	$81.00 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	$5.94 @ ModMyMods
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$309.00 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$168.25 @ Amazon
Case	MUSETEX Phantom ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$109.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1041.15
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 11:32 EDT-0400

 

 

Don't on for 9th gen, when a 10100 has the same amount of threads

[SpookyCitrus]

It's an ok build but overpriced and on a dead platform... 

First, the CPU choice, either go with a Ryzen 5 3600(or better) or a 10th gen Intel if they want Intel. 9th gen is dead, you can't upgrade passed that in the future, you're essentially just locking them to the 9th gen i7 or the i9 and that's it. I swapped it to a 3600 because the performance gap between it and the 9700k in gaming is minimal, the 3700x would be perfect as it's a great processor for streaming and gaming. Same thing with the board, you can find much cheaper Intel boards with the same features as that Asus. If your friend wants to go Intel the one @gloop posted is a good list.

Second, the Samsung Nvme drive. Nothing wrong other than you can get an identical performing drive for cheaper.

Third, the case... this is one of my bigger pet peeves. As it looks like it was picked for it's aesthetics and looks over functionality and quality. It's an off brand case, with terrible airflow, swapped it for a name brand with mesh front panel that is still aesthetically pleasing, the P400A is also a great choice.

Also swapped the PSU, only because you can get a better unit with more wattage for upgradeability for the same price as what you picked.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$204.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$116.49 @ Staples
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.99 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$788.44
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 12:06 EDT-0400

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($294.99 @ Amazon) the extra threads will help for streaming.
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($74.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $890.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 12:43 EDT-0400

[quik21]

Thanks @gloop for the updated build. 

@YT_DomDaBomb20 Will do. 

@SpookyCitrusThanks for breaking it down for me. Ya I wasn't a big fan of the case myself, but that's the one he chose. Told him to pick out another one. Sent him the one you recommended seeing if he likes it. He prefers intel so we will go with the 10th gen. Any last tweak before I send this to him? He also wants some RGB memory, any recommendations for that? 

 

Also, for $100 more, would getting the i7-10700k be better? 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor	$288.21 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$59.17 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste	$5.94 @ ModMyMods
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$76.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$116.49 @ Staples
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$134.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$881.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-25 13:33 EDT-0400

With the money we are saving, we can get him the 3080 instead. 

[gloop]

23 minutes ago, quik21 said:

Also, for $100 more, would getting the i7-10700k be better? 

 

For strictly gaming, no. If you OC that 10600k you are able to achieve 10900k levels of gaming performance. 

[quik21]

8 minutes ago, gloop said:

For strictly gaming, no. If you OC that 10600k you are able to achieve 10900k levels of gaming performance. 

So the 10600k should hold up well for streaming as well?