Streaming PC

[Acerpwns]

so my friend asked me to build a streaming pc for <$1000 but everything I could come up with was over $1000. Help

[Mo5]

so my friend asked me to build a streaming pc for <$1000 but everything I could come up with was over $1000. Help

Build around the 8350 and 290. That should work.

[Katsu-K1L]

a hyperthreaded xeon will help with streaming and a 970 to play everything at 1080p ultra settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.75 @ OutletPC) 

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

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $992.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 05:38 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($169.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital  2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $998.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 05:48 EST-0500

 

 

1 8GB ram stick so you can upgrade to dual channel 16GB when necessary.

Its even color coordinated

Edit - Using the PSU above to give headroom for OC/SLI. - still under 1000.