1,500 pounds build

Gentlekatt · June 5, 2015

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

I need a streaming PC capable of putting up 1080p 60fps (display) with a stable 300fps on my end. This is for the purpose of playing CS:GO competitively.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

£1,500

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

At some point this month, don't want to rush it.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

Just a new tower. I have all the other components (keyboard/mouse etc.)

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

I'll be purchasing from Romania. Using parts from either here http://www.pcgarage.ro/ or here http://www.emag.ro/

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

I'll be using my ZOWIE EC1 mouse, Thermaltake keyboard, BenQ XL2430T 144Hz monitor, Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive x 3, OCZ Vertex 240GB SSD, Corsair Dominator 8GB DDR3.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

If it needs to be overclocked then yes and ideally straight away. Both the CPU and GPU.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

I need it to be be very silent as to not be picked up by my mic when recording. Also if it can be kept cool that'd be great.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Size would be a mid tower with a window. Not bothered about colour theme.

Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

Nope

Extra info or particulars:

I am wondering whether there is a rig capable of this streaming output or whether I need a two streaming PC set up with a capture card. Please advise!

TymmVonD · June 5, 2015

Your upload speed needs to be around 20 Mbps or better to stream smooth. For hardware go with an i5/Z97 mobo/gtx 970.

Gentlekatt · June 5, 2015

Your upload speed needs to be around 20 Mbps or better to stream smooth. For hardware go with an i5/Z97 mobo/gtx 970.

could you send me full list of parts i need? i would really appreciate it

TymmVonD · June 5, 2015

could you send me full list of parts i need? i would really appreciate it

You want it as cheap as possible or use all the 1500 on a beast? Also, do you need WI-FI or you good with wired?

LarsReviews · June 5, 2015

could you send me full list of parts i need? i would really appreciate it

CPU: 4690k/4670k

CPU Cooler: A Macho or DarkRock/Shadowrock should do the job.

Motherboard: Any Z97 that looks good to you. Brands could be Asus, MSI, EVGA or Gigabyte

Ram: Any 1600Mhz 8gb or 16gb Kit will do. (I have a 30 Euro Kit in my sisters PC from Team Group. Works great. But if you have the cash, some corsair vengeance will look better)

PSU: Something with 80+ Gold. Corsair or Bequiet

Case: Something that looks good to you,

GPU: Any 970 with a costume cooler will do the job

SSD: Samsung Evo 840/850 (at least 250GB, more is better)

1 TB or more of Seagate/WD Hardrive. WD Blue should be fine.

If silent, the Be quiert stuff is really good silent, even when gaming I can't hear my PC.

Gentlekatt · June 5, 2015

You want it as cheap as possible or use all the 1500 on a beast? Also, do you need WI-FI or you good with wired?

i want to use it all

TymmVonD · June 5, 2015

@Gentlekatt

Maxed out budget. You will possibly need to replace the RAM, so I added it to the build. RAM needs to be max 1.5v. If your current RAM is 1.5v you can discard the RAM I picked in the link to save some money. You can swap the case for whatever you like.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jn2dP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jn2dP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£282.77 @ More Computers)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£86.49 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£179.96 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£95.99 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.00 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case (£154.99 @ Novatech)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.95 @ Aria PC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £1514.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 20:08 BST+0100

misthosg · June 5, 2015

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZzvMQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZzvMQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£100.51 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£83.50 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£68.51 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.14 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£272.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.65 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1053.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 20:04 BST+0100

JustFull · June 5, 2015

CPU: 4690k/4670k

CPU Cooler: A Macho or DarkRock/Shadowrock should do the job.

Motherboard: Any Z97 that looks good to you. Brands could be Asus, MSI, EVGA or Gigabyte

Ram: Any 1600Mhz 8gb or 16gb Kit will do. (I have a 30 Euro Kit in my sisters PC from Team Group. Works great. But if you have the cash, some corsair vengeance will look better)

PSU: Something with 80+ Gold. Corsair or Bequiet

Case: Something that looks good to you,

GPU: Any 970 with a costume cooler will do the job

SSD: Samsung Evo 840/850 (at least 250GB, more is better)

1 TB or more of Seagate/WD Hardrive. WD Blue should be fine.

If silent, the Be quiert stuff is really good silent, even when gaming I can't hear my PC.

One thing on that. Dont go with 970 if youre mostly into cs:go. I've heard several stories of how badly it performs at the said title (no idea at all why). Id probably go onto 980 (especially that its in ur budget).

LarsReviews · June 5, 2015

One thing on that. Dont go with 970 if youre mostly into cs:go. I've heard several stories of how badly it performs at the said title (no idea at all why). Id probably go onto 980 (especially that its in ur budget).

I had a 970 before I got the 980. CS:GO ram great. The noticeable Performance upgrade to a 980 is really little. Oh,but thanks for mentioning the 980. Because of those 3.5 GB 970 thing, GTA 5 will max that out, so a 980 is better at that.