Building a computer to stream, game, and edit videos. I need help!

[tpalomino7]

Hi everyone, I am looking to build a computer for streaming from my xbox using a capture card connected to a PC. I would also like to play games like csgo, h1z1, simple games like that. I will also be editing the videos that I record. Furthermore I need some assistance if there is a computer pre built that could handle doing all these things listed prior at full resolution and put out full quality when streaming or if I am going to have to custom build one? My budget is $1000. Can anyone please help me?

[Sam Z Man]

Hi everyone, I am looking to build a computer for streaming from my xbox using a capture card connected to a PC. I would also like to play games like csgo, h1z1, simple games like that. I will also be editing the videos that I record. Furthermore I need some assistance if there is a computer pre built that could handle doing all these things listed prior at full resolution and put out full quality when streaming or if I am going to have to custom build one? My budget is $1000. Can anyone please help me?

Welcome to the forms. Why not stream from a superior gaming platform and forgo the inferior scum. Because all joking aside we could put together a list for a very good streaming PC for 1000$.

[.:MARK:.]

Well, it is likely that building a PC will be cheaper where you live.

Do you need Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Headset?

What resolution do you intend to play at?

[wyattzx]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1018.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Here you go! This is what I'd recommend based on what you listed. It comes in right at your budget, and has the horsepower to play what you'd want to play, and more! The CPU is strong enough to handle 1080p rendering of videos, as well as streaming. If you use a capture card, and not stream from your PC, you could potentially stream and render at the same time, too! 

[19_blackie_73]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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Here you go! This is what I'd recommend based on what you listed. It comes in right at your budget, and has the horsepower to play what you'd want to play, and more! The CPU is strong enough to handle 1080p rendering of videos, as well as streaming. If you use a capture card, and not stream from your PC, you could potentially stream and render at the same time, too! 

 

 a xeon may be for 10$ more better for rendering (8 threads instead of 4 on the i5) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

[Sam Z Man]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1038.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 05:34 EDT-0400

The mail in rebates bring it below 1000$

[obi_wan]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1013.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 05:48 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.76 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1029.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 05:49 EDT-0400

[tpalomino7]

Thank you all for your input!! It was extremely helpful!

[hypnodog]

Here's another build. CPU isn't as good as a 4690K, but it has 16 GB of RAM and a 970 (which is stronger than a 290X in most cases).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($154.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $917.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 10:03 EDT-0400

[Sam Z Man]

Here's another build. CPU isn't as good as a 4690K, but it has 16 GB of RAM and a 970 (which is stronger than a 290X in most cases).PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.66 @ Amazon)Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.30 @ SuperBiiz)Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Adorama)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.70 @ SuperBiiz)Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)Total: $917.13Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 10:03 EDT-0400

Thoes bottlenecks though, and the Jet engine for a graphics card.

[thatguyyouknow75]

Thoes bottlenecks though, and the Jet engine for a graphics card.

The 8 cores would really help for streaming though

[hypnodog]

Thoes bottlenecks though, and the Jet engine for a graphics card.

The 8370E (pretty much a 95W 8320-50) shouldn't bottleneck the 970...I mean the i5 4460 doesn't bottleneck a 980! If you design a nice fan curve, you won't really hear the card too much.

[Sam Z Man]

The 8 cores would really help for streaming though

6 faster cores on a AMD cpu would be better for streaming and games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($93.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.76 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.30 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $999.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Sam Z Man]

The 8370E (pretty much a 95W 8320-50) shouldn't bottleneck the 970...I mean the i5 4460 doesn't bottleneck a 980! If you design a nice fan curve, you won't really hear the card too much.

The clock speed on the 8370e is a bottleneck also the Asus 970 is still hot so no overclocking the GPU and it looks ugly as hell.

[hypnodog]

The clock speed on the 8370e is a bottleneck also the Asus 970 is still hot so no overclocking the GPU and it looks ugly as hell.

Hows this then?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.49 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $987.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 14:34 EDT-0400

[Sam Z Man]

Hows this then?PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.95 @ SuperBiiz)CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($93.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.50 @ SuperBiiz)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.49 @ Mwave)Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)Total: $987.87Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-19 14:34 EDT-0400

Honestly the FX-6350 is the best streaming CPU you only need 4 cores to game and an extra 2 to stream, and unlike the 8 core CPU's the fx-63xx series have 6 true cores witch should perform a little better.

[hypnodog]

Honestly the FX-6350 is the best streaming CPU you only need 4 cores to game and an extra 2 to stream, and unlike the 8 core CPU's the fx-63xx series have 6 true cores witch should perform a little better.

Ah, alright then...I always thought the 63 series had 3 cores with some type of HT.

[Sam Z Man]

Ah, alright then...I always thought the 63 series had 3 cores with some type of HT.

No only the FX-8/9 CPUs don't have true cores.