Need a streaming computer

[MatthewEnderle]

I have a budget of $800 maybe $900. I'd like an i5 for sure and need a graphics card. What would you guys recommend?

[PineappleHolidays]

900 what $ ?

Canadian $ ?

Pre-school $ ?

 

So streaming and gaming ?

[salecar3]

location os peripherals monitor?

[MatthewEnderle]

USA so USD and no peripherals or monitor. Just the hardware

[MatthewEnderle]

USA so USD and no peripherals or monitor. Just the hardware

amd/intel or amd/nvidia idc.

[ZetZet]

Since x264 for streaming is still king.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $841.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 17:36 EDT-0400

[connorpiper]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($336.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $794.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 17:38 EDT-0400

 

Or change out the 4460 and add the Xeon 1231 V3

[rafazafar]

 

Since x264 for streaming is still king.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $841.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 17:36 EDT-0400

 

Just a note that this case is pretty heavy and bulky. If you will be streaming from different places, do get something much lighter.

Also an SSD might be more logical if you are just streaming and not doing much storage, depends tho.

yup x264

[DEDRICK]

I'm assuming you are also gaming...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $887.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 17:47 EDT-0400

 

+ $100 for OS

[MatthewEnderle]

thanks guys. but which capture card would you recommend?

[ZetZet]

Just a note that this case is pretty heavy and bulky. If you will be streaming from different places, do get something much lighter.

Also an SSD might be more logical if you are just streaming and not doing much storage, depends tho.

yup x264

heavy case -> less noise.

[rafazafar]

heavy case -> less noise.

sadly i have to disagree. its a very open case. Atleast the EU version where the rear is perforated alot. I have built in the s340 twice and i find that even el cheepo cases have better sound deadning. Becuase of that all the s340 i built i add sound absorbtion material up front and also behind the mobo. 

[ZetZet]

sadly i have to disagree. its a very open case. Atleast the EU version where the rear is perforated alot. I have built in the s340 twice and i find that even el cheepo cases have better sound deadning. Becuase of that all the s340 i built i add sound absorbtion material up front and also behind the mobo. 

well rear is perforated, but you can point the rear to the wall. Atleast you don't have any vibrations. Fan noise can be managed in many ways.