Looking for a decent Minecraft streaming pc.

[Colonelperson]

Budget (including currency): 1500 (preferably less though, don’t want to go too low with the monitor)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft (including modded) streaming

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): I would like to play at 70+ FPS, but if I get 60+ that is fine. I have no parts currently.

 

[Downkey]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$142.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$81.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$60.45 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$500.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	MSI 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$92.65 @ Amazon
Monitor	MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$189.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Tecware Phantom RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$45.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$46.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1461.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-10 13:40 EDT-0400

 

[DobertRownySr]

Just now, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$142.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$81.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$60.45 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$500.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	MSI 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$92.65 @ Amazon
Monitor	MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$189.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Tecware Phantom RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$45.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$46.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1461.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-10 13:40 EDT-0400

 

Only problem is getting the 3070 for $500

[DobertRownySr]

5 minutes ago, Colonelperson said:

Budget (including currency): 1500 (preferably less though, don’t want to go too low with the monitor)

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft (including modded) streaming

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): I would like to play at 70+ FPS, but if I get 60+ that is fine. I have no parts currently.

 

So I have a question, are you only playing minecraft? No other games?

[Colonelperson]

6 minutes ago, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI MAG B560M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$142.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$81.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$60.45 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$55.49 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card	$500.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P360A ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	MSI 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$92.65 @ Amazon
Monitor	MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$189.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Tecware Phantom RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$45.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$46.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1461.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-10 13:40 EDT-0400

 

 

5 minutes ago, DobertRownySr said:

Only problem is getting the 3070 for $500

Does Atx vs micro atx make a performance difference? I only know that atx is “normal” sized and micro atx is smaller.

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, Colonelperson said:

 

Does Atx vs micro atx make a performance difference? I only know that atx is “normal” sized and micro atx is smaller.

Not really. Only real difference is sometimes the board may have worse VRMS and less dimm slots. This is a good board so doesnt matter much.

[YoungBlade]

Sadly, pre-built is probably the way to go right now unless you can magically find a decent priced GPU somewhere.

 

If you're just playing Minecraft, then today's Shell Shocker pre-built on Newegg could be a good option. It has a GTX 1660S and i5 10400F for $1000. That should be enough for 60+ FPS in modded Minecraft.

 

The main issues I see with the Newegg computer is the SATA SSD boot drive and, if the mobo in the picture is the one you're getting, it's a B460, which limits the RAM to 2666MHz for an i5 (it's irritating that the listing says 3000MHz when the pictured mobo doesn't support that speed). However, with $500 left over in the budget, you could swap out the SATA drive for an NVMe (the board in the picture does show an M.2 slot) and then use the 512GB SATA as a storage/games drive. You'd still have room in the budget to upgrade the RAM if your mods require more than 16GB, and to get a monitor.

 

Looking at iBuyPower, Cyberpower, and Maingear, I don't see any systems for just $1000 with comparable hardware. The best is a $1363 config from iBuyPower with the 11400F instead, which leaves hardly any room in the budget for a monitor and no room to upgrade RAM if your mods need more than 16GB, although it does come with a Z590 board, has a free upgrade to 3600MHz RAM, and has a 512GB NVMe drive already:

 

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Case	AeroCool Menace Saturn RGB Gaming Case - Black
Case Fans	Default Case Fan
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Processor (6X 2.60GHz/12MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling	DEEPCOOL Gammaxx GT ARGB CPU Cooler
Memory	16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3600 Memory Module - Certified Major Brand Gaming Memory [Free Upgrade to 16GB DDR4-3600 TEAMGROUP T-FORCE DELTA RGB]
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 (VR-Ready)
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO, USB 3.2 Ports (1 Type-C, 4 Type-A), M.2 Slot (3)
Power Supply	650 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Gold - Free Upgrade to 750 Watt - HIGH POWER 80 PLUS Gold
Advanced Cabling Options	Standard Default Cables
Primary Storage	512GB Intel 670p Series M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD -- Read: 3000MB/s; Write: 1600MB/s
Sound Card	3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card	Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System	Windows 10 Home - (64-bit)
Keyboard	iBUYPOWER ARES M2 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse	iBUYPOWER ARES M2 Gaming Optical Mouse
Warranty	3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service	No Rush - Standard Service - Estimated Ship Out in 4 Weeks [ADDITIONAL lead time applied when preorder item(s) selected]

 

[Downkey]

8 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

Sadly, pre-built is probably the way to go right now unless you can magically find a decent priced GPU somewhere.

 

If you're just playing Minecraft, then today's Shell Shocker pre-built on Newegg could be a good option. It has a GTX 1660S and i5 10400F for $1000. That should be enough for 60+ FPS in modded Minecraft.

 

The main issues I see with the Newegg computer is the SATA SSD boot drive and, if the mobo in the picture is the one you're getting, it's a B460, which limits the RAM to 2666MHz for an i5 (it's irritating that the listing says 3000MHz when the pictured mobo doesn't support that speed). However, with $500 left over in the budget, you could swap out the SATA drive for an NVMe (the board in the picture does show an M.2 slot) and then use the 512GB SATA as a storage/games drive. You'd still have room in the budget to upgrade the RAM if your mods require more than 16GB, and to get a monitor.

 

Looking at iBuyPower, Cyberpower, and Maingear, I don't see any systems for just $1000 with comparable hardware. The best is a $1363 config from iBuyPower with the 11400F instead, which leaves hardly any room in the budget for a monitor and no room to upgrade RAM if your mods need more than 16GB, although it does come with a Z590 board, has a free upgrade to 3600MHz RAM, and has a 512GB NVMe drive already:

 

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Case	AeroCool Menace Saturn RGB Gaming Case - Black
Case Fans	Default Case Fan
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Processor (6X 2.60GHz/12MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling	DEEPCOOL Gammaxx GT ARGB CPU Cooler
Memory	16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3600 Memory Module - Certified Major Brand Gaming Memory [Free Upgrade to 16GB DDR4-3600 TEAMGROUP T-FORCE DELTA RGB]
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 (VR-Ready)
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO, USB 3.2 Ports (1 Type-C, 4 Type-A), M.2 Slot (3)
Power Supply	650 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Gold - Free Upgrade to 750 Watt - HIGH POWER 80 PLUS Gold
Advanced Cabling Options	Standard Default Cables
Primary Storage	512GB Intel 670p Series M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD -- Read: 3000MB/s; Write: 1600MB/s
Sound Card	3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card	Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System	Windows 10 Home - (64-bit)
Keyboard	iBUYPOWER ARES M2 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse	iBUYPOWER ARES M2 Gaming Optical Mouse
Warranty	3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service	No Rush - Standard Service - Estimated Ship Out in 4 Weeks [ADDITIONAL lead time applied when preorder item(s) selected]

 

it also has a case with no airflow and a terrible PSU.

[YoungBlade]

2 minutes ago, Downkey said:

it also has a case with no airflow and a terrible PSU.

If you can produce a config that gives equal performance without those flaws, that can actually be purchased right now, I'm sure the OP would appreciate it.  However, given that the combined TDP of that CPU and GPU is just 190W, I don't think those are going to matter much.