Budget Streaming Build

[Roby]

My build priorities have shifted. I'm looking to build a machine that could handle light gaming (Diablo 3 mostly, maybe Path of Exile) while being streamed on Twitch.

 

Here is what I put together so far http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RobyP/saved/zB4J7P

 

Some Criteria

• ~ $800 CAD (lower is better)
• Case must be a Corsair Air 540 or 240 (purely for aesthetics)
• I'd prefer an EVGA card if using nvidia and Sapphire if using amd. Not absolutely mandatory though
• Does not need to be overclockable
• Looking for the best $/performance I can manage.

   

  Thanks LTT!

[SImoHayha]

If you want the cost to be lower then you got to get another case........

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $694.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-17 12:45 EST-0500

 

Base Total: $749.79   Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00   Total:

$694.79

 

Swapped out a couple of parts for cheaper ones. And Kingston V300 have lots of issues

[Majestic]

Don't buy an AMD FX. Just get a locked i5. Nvidia shadowplay or ODB with Quicksync will be fine for streaming.

Also, if you're that on that tight of a budget, stuffing 120$ of your budget in the case seems very silly.

[Roby]

Don't buy an AMD FX. Just get a locked i5. Nvidia shadowplay or ODB with Quicksync will be fine for streaming.

Also, if you're that on that tight of a budget, stuffing 120$ of your budget in the case seems very silly.

Like I said I'm no expert, but can I not still use shadowplay with an amd chip? And the reason I went to amd over an intel was price/performance. Unless I'm missing something the research I did favoured the fx-8350 over any intel chip at the same price point.

[Roby]

I've done some more research. It seems a number of streamers actually use two separate computers; one for just the gameplay and the other to process the streaming end of things.

Would using my current (modded) MacBook Pro (specs are below) be sufficient enough for processing the streaming side of things (allowing me to build a decently performing gaming rig for the price)?

MBP Specs

CPU: 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with 6MB L3 cache

Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 (2x4)

Storage: 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (512mb VRAM)

The rest of the specs are here: MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) - Technical Specifications

Will that work or do I need either one solid build to handle everything or two decent builds?

Thanks!

[Roby]

Upgraded my budget to ~$1000 CAD. I think I found a sweet spot for this build. Thoughts?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/RobyP/saved/swKkcf