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Davidharris941
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I'm helping my friend with a build. He wants to be able to stream games at 60+ FPS but doesn't really care how it looks. His budget is $1,200 so this is what I came up with. I didn't know what operating system he wants so I'll let him get that. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/davidharris941/saved/fcvD4D

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I'm helping my friend with a build. He wants to be able to stream games at 60+ FPS but doesn't really care how it looks. His budget is $1,200 so this is what I came up with. I didn't know what operating system he wants so I'll let him get that. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/davidharris941/saved/fcvD4D

Yes it is, enjoy it ^^

rig: i7 4770k @4.1Ghz (delidded), Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz, ROG Maximus VI Hero, Noctua NH-D14, EVGA GTX980SC, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB, Corsair SF600, self-built wooden Case, CoolerMaster QuickFire TK, Logitech G502, Blue Yeti, BenQ GW2760HS

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I'd go with an H series 97 board. You don't have an unlocked processor so you can't overclock, thus the Z series boards have less to offer at a higher cost.

Do you really need an optical drive?

I'd go with a WD Green drive, or a Seagate Barracuda.

Skip the water cooler since you can't overclock, and put the money saved into a higher capacity SSD.

Other than that it looks good.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 PRO 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 


Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1147.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If he gets windows from the online store then he won't need the dvd reader and you can remove that

CP: Ryzen 7 2700x | Motherboard AsRock B450M | RAM 32GB Corsair ddr4 | GPU EVGA (RIP) 1070ti | Case Corsair Vengeance C-70 Black | Storage 512gb Samsung NVME ssd | PSU EVGA 850w Platinum | Display Asus PB258Q 1440p

| Cooling Noctua NH D15 | Keyboard Cooler master mechanical kb with blue switches | Mouse Logitech G502 | Sound Beyerdynamic DT 990

| Laptop Maingear Vector Pro 2 (Ryzen 9 6900xh, Nvidia 3070t, 32gb ram)

 

 

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Get atleast the 600W version PSU its only a few bucks more... And keep in mind that the Z87 board will need a bios upgrade to work with that CPU. Easier to just get a Z97 or better yet H97 since it's the non-K CPU.

Core i7 4820K  |  NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440  |  Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W

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If your friend is only gaming drop down to an i5-4690K which can be overclocked, that way you can add a bigger SSD or HDD

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Screen | Keyboard | Mouse

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Consoles

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Networking

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Asus RT-AX86U | RT-AX82U | RT-AX55 (Asus AI Mesh)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1041.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If your friend is only gaming drop down to an i5-4690K which can be overclocked, that way you can add a bigger SSD or HDD

he wants to stream games at 60fps, so it would take a better processor

CP: Ryzen 7 2700x | Motherboard AsRock B450M | RAM 32GB Corsair ddr4 | GPU EVGA (RIP) 1070ti | Case Corsair Vengeance C-70 Black | Storage 512gb Samsung NVME ssd | PSU EVGA 850w Platinum | Display Asus PB258Q 1440p

| Cooling Noctua NH D15 | Keyboard Cooler master mechanical kb with blue switches | Mouse Logitech G502 | Sound Beyerdynamic DT 990

| Laptop Maingear Vector Pro 2 (Ryzen 9 6900xh, Nvidia 3070t, 32gb ram)

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.49 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($101.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1041.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Psu is a bit overkill isn't it? but besides that if OP's friend can afford to get a 980, I think this build with a smaller wattage psu and a 980 would be good

 

something like this:

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($549.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1248.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-27 16:02 EDT-0400

CP: Ryzen 7 2700x | Motherboard AsRock B450M | RAM 32GB Corsair ddr4 | GPU EVGA (RIP) 1070ti | Case Corsair Vengeance C-70 Black | Storage 512gb Samsung NVME ssd | PSU EVGA 850w Platinum | Display Asus PB258Q 1440p

| Cooling Noctua NH D15 | Keyboard Cooler master mechanical kb with blue switches | Mouse Logitech G502 | Sound Beyerdynamic DT 990

| Laptop Maingear Vector Pro 2 (Ryzen 9 6900xh, Nvidia 3070t, 32gb ram)

 

 

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