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Basic box for streaming Minecraft and video?

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So I'm trying to put together as low-cost a system as I can for a friend that will be streaming Minecraft. She's currently on a Macbook Air which seems to have no ability to upgrade the memory by the user. So I decided to price out a simple box for her and see what I can come up with to help her out. This is for a complete systems, including keyboard, mouse, monitor, and Windows.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jhs7P

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer K202HQL 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Zalman ZM-M200 Wired Optical Mouse  ($5.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $505.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)
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I'm pretty sure streaming likes more cores. 

 

CPU - FX 8350 @ 4.5GHZ ▒ GPU - Radeon 5700 ▒ Mobo - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ▒ RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 1600 ▒ PSU - Corsair CX600M ▒ CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO ▒ Storage - Samsung EVO 250GB, WD Blue 1TB

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I doubt you'll be able to stream on that CPU. You want cheap get a FX 6300 and get at least a R9 270

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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So I'm trying to put together as low-cost a system as I can for a friend that will be streaming Minecraft. She's currently on a Macbook Air which seems to have no ability to upgrade the memory by the user. So I decided to price out a simple box for her and see what I can come up with to help her out. This is for a complete systems, including keyboard, mouse, monitor, and Windows.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jhs7P

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer K202HQL 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Zalman ZM-M200 Wired Optical Mouse  ($5.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $505.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 18:38 EDT-0400
 
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

 

she is going to need more money like at leat $800 if she wants a full setup and thats bare minimum

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Damn that build sucks dick for streaming and minecraft.

Get a cheap AMD CPU like the fx6300 and upgrade the GPU to something like the 750Ti.

basically do this 

My Personal PC 'Apex' https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/LiamBetts123/saved/3rTNnQ

Intel Core i9 9900k, ASUS Z390-A, RTX 2080TI, Meshify C, HX 850i, 32GB Gskill Trident Z RGB @ 3200MHZ, 500GB NVME, 500GB SSD & 2 x 4TB Baracudas 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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she is going to need more money like at leat $800 if she wants a full setup and thats bare minimum

That's not true. She would only need to upgrade to an i5 and a better GPU. Would cost maybe $200 more so a total of 600.

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That's not true. She would only need to upgrade to an i5 and a better GPU. Would cost maybe $200 more so a total of 600.

no that would be this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8f3fLk

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($88.88 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $689.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 18:54 EDT-0400

 

this is what id recommend as a minimum

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

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Why 4690k if 4460 is good enough? Why R9 280 if R9 270 is good enough?

It's minecraft ffs

streaming is very intensive and yeh you could get away with the gpu but minecraft is almost all cpu work

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i5-4460 is enough, because you didn't even include a z87/z97 MB to begin with to overclock.

the stock speeds are much faster but yeh that would add more cost and also from having experience playng minecraft she might want some mods just sayin

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the stock speeds are much faster but yeh that would add more cost and also from having experience playng minecraft she might want some mods just sayin

Very true, but the gap would be about $100 which would make the 4460 a better option if you're on a budget. I agree the 4690K is much better value.

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Very true, but the gap would be about $100 which would make the 4460 a better option if you're on a budget. I agree the 4690K is much better value.

im just saying for streaming consistently and playing she needs more money

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Well, from what I heard, the Minecraft streaming is going to be occasional. It's more.. Well, kind of like when Linus, Luke, etc stream themselves on Twitch rather than TotalBiscuit streaming gameplay. For that I would expect she needs less power. Am I mistaken?

 

@grayblizzard: That video card is a *lot* more power than what she needs. Any particular reason for that card?

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I say you need to invest some more, to get the job done

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $628.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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