Building A New Gaming/Streaming PC AND I WANT YOUR HELP ! :D

[Xelriel]

So i am building a new Gaming/Streaming PC and i would like everyone's opinion, suggestions, and what not, My price point is $1500 and i need this to be as beastly as possible. When recommending products, Please give a link in your comment if you do not mind.

Mainly what i am asking is what CPU, GPU, and RAM, that is the primary concern, but please by all means give ANY suggestions.

Oh and this, Peripherals are not needed, Only hardware, I have all that is needed on that side
Welp let's check into AMD then since a recent poster has a good point, it's all about performance. Can't be picky.

[SkywardKkalox]

Peripherals included?

[Decon]

 

One MOOOORE thing, I am going Intel and Nvidia.

 

Ugh......

[Pool]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1579.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-01 16:57 EDT-0400

 

You can replace the SLI by a 980ti if you feel like it.

[Xelriel]

Interesting so far, I may do the PC Part Picker thing too just for giggles.

[Xelriel]

This is what i have so far on my end, What do you all think?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SirHexen/saved/#view=6vBJ7P

[Nena Trinity]

Nvidia is overpriced there is no reason to go Nvidia unless your games are anti AMD or something!

Also AMD kinda sucks on games using OpenGL so that is another thing you should think about so if you have these two issues go Nvidia...  

[Xelriel]

Is AMD really better than Nvidia O,o?

[Xelriel]

What about for modding? im looking at the R9 290X and it looks like it's twice as good as the 980

[Xelriel]

Skyrim, Minecraft, Any other game that i can heavily mod, I'm talking 200 - 300 mods mind you WIth ENB, Shaders, ALL the fun jazz, and on the highest default game settings, full screen, 1080p at a solid 60 frames a second, No less.

 

Oh and i will NEVER get a 4k monitor, Not unless i am forced to, And the max resolution i would be gaming at is 2.5k and three of those monitors.

[Xelriel]

Hmm... tough choice... Well this is what i have currently, i tweaked a couple of things, Let me know what you think

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SirHexen/saved/#view=6vBJ7P

[Xelriel]

That will work if you stay at 1080p.  The RAM upgrade is good, but 1600>1866 for gaming because latency though for the video part it is better.  I'd personally go with the 8GB 290x for the mods to be processed better, but the build you showed will work fine.

 

What Mhz would you suggest for the RAM ?

[Xelriel]

1600 is what I prefer for DDR3.  Latency is nicer.  CAS 9 is best then 10 then 11 CAS 6 is faster, but it depends on what is available.  The lower the better.  It's part of the speed too, and in gaming 1600 is best out of DDR3 for that.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#sort=a4&page=1&Z=16384002&s=3016007 is the lowest PCPartpicker offers for 1600.

 

Alright so i should go grab 1600mHz RAM instead of what i have, And make sure it's CAS 9.

[Xelriel]

7, 8, or 9 is fine.  But, ya.  Because while 1866 is higher the latency on the 1600s prefer them to respond faster.  9 is the cheapest way to stick to your budget as 7 can hit up to 200 bucks for 16gbs(2*8).

 

So the lower the CAS the better i would assume?

[Xelriel]

Correct.

 

Alrighty then, Glad i learned a few things. Now can you recommend ANYTHING else what so ever? Even if it goes a bit over my price point?

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)  <<Kept this cheap
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($679.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1554.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-01 19:34 EDT-0400

[Xelriel]

People over on Tek Syindicate suggest a more powerful CPU for streaming at 1080/60, Any suggestions?

[Faceman]

People over on Tek Syindicate suggest a more powerful CPU for streaming at 1080/60, Any suggestions?

Do you live near a Microcenter by chance? If you do, then total cost will be below $1500.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hwb6gs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hwb6gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($68.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.73 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1504.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 06:42 EDT-0400

[Faceman]

Is the ti even out yet?  Also, is that an actual or an assumed price?

Yea its out..

 

Check the Linus videos, the tech and news section, the GPU section.

 

That is real price.

[ErickS89]

For the GPU I'd seriously hold off for at least a few more weeks to a few months, we're "close" to the R9-300 launch but DX12 will have stackable memory so you can add another GPU later on but it's up to the game developers though to optimize for it.   It's kind of like ZFS/BTRFS for the GPUs, creating 1 big pool. 

 

Because the budget is only $1,500 I'd seriously look at the 980ti "it might be a bit before you can nab 1" but it's basically a Titan X, except with fewer cuda cores and some other things toned down.   The Titan X still obviously is better but it's not a big gap.

 

Specs:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan-x/specifications

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti/specifications

 

The 970 is also a good choice, many people are still maxing games at 1080p and 1440p, and for light 4K it's good to.      

The price varies but it's better to get a 970 with 3 DP inputs, many 970s are the standard 1 DVI-I, 1 DVI-D, 1 HDMI, 1 DP. 

The price is around $300-350 depending where you look.

 

This wil also save money as well and allow possibly for a second card but if you go that route get 1 980ti and save up so you can add a second one later.

[SteveGrabowski0]

This would be my $1500 build. Monster GPU, monster CPU, nice quality case, a great motherboard if you ever want to go SLI, though it's a waste of money if you don't and the PSU I suggested probably wouldn't be a good choice for GTX 980 Ti SLI. Really nice quality SSD too. Add another 8GB RAM later on to get to 16 GB though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.98 @ OutletPC) 

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

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($669.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1506.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 14:01 EDT-0400

[SteveGrabowski0]

For streaming you might consider Haswell-E instead. It'll cost you the SSD though if you want to be around $1500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.79 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($669.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1510.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 14:15 EDT-0400

 

Also, can anyone tell me if Mushkin is still really good RAM? It used to be one of the best companies to buy it from years ago but I don't see it recommended a lot now. With Haswell E, since they're 130W TDP chips you might consider a beefier heatsink too though. Or watercooling, such as an H100i.

[SteveGrabowski0]

oops, wrong thread

[DEDRICK]

People over on Tek Syindicate suggest a more powerful CPU for streaming at 1080/60, Any suggestions?

 

If you aren't partnered I wouldn't suggest streaming at 1080p60 unless you want to crap on your viewers, 1080p also looks like crap in any high motion scene due to Twitch's 3500Kbps limit.  Flash player 1080p60 uses an insane amount of CPU usage to decode(Note, I said decode, not encode) It's also entirely unwatchable for people with limited bandwidth and some mobile platforms.

 

LIRIK for example only streams at 720p60 because its the most compatible with all viewers.

 

You also need a 1440p monitor to view a 1080p Twitch stream in the standard maximized window without it being downsampled, so it's pretty much a waste of your resources to stream @ 1080

 

[Xelriel]

Interesting responses so far, Though i plan on getting partnered with Twitch + Hitbox for duel streaming ( i already duel stream so do not let that into the conversation anymore then what i just said ) But keep in mind this is also for future planning, I'm not going any higher than 2.5k Resolution, EVER. And i will eventually be streaming at 1080/60 while streaming, But no more because of lack of Stream watch quality limitations, But please keep in mind i MUST be confident that i can be playing my game at 1080/60 with NO drop in Frames on 90% of the games i will be playing, WHILE streaming at the same time in 1080/60 with this said, Let's re-calibrate these PC Part Picker lists to reflect what i just said, In case you already did have all this in mind be default, Aweshum ! if not, Let's get a great build going here