Specs for CSGO+Streaming

[jjjepong]

I want to build a "Gaming Rig" I was wondering What Specs I would go for.

Things I Have:

AMD A10-5800k Processor
MSI A88X-G45 Gaming Board
8GB RAM 1866

600W 80+ Bronze PSU
256GB SSD
1TB HDD
C920 Logitech Webcam

Feel Free To give your suggestions on what I can/would need to change.
I also need a high end GPU because I would be doing a lot multi-tasking,gaming, sometimes a few graphics designs.

If I need to change Mobo, Could you suggest any? I'm looking for something with the Killer Ethernet 2200
If I need to change CPU, Something I could OVERCLOCK the hell out of.

Budget: $750-$800 USD

[Aytex]

specs dont matter when your streaming csgo

 

 

I also need a high end GPU because I would be doing a lot multi-tasking,gaming, sometimes a few graphics designs.

no sir you need a better cpu

[Blebekblebek]

playing yes, playing and streaming? no.

[Swndlr]

Ideally Id recommend a 4690K or 4790K with a Z97 board and a 970 or 390.

No matter how you match these components with one another you will be able to stream CS

[Fictionvl]

Get what this guy said

Ideally Id recommend a 4690K or 4790K with a Z97 board and a 970 or 390.

No matter how you match these components with one another you will be able to stream CS

[MrSpeed]

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  ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($203.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $753.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 02:34 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $777.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 03:04 EDT-0400

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Sell the CPU and Motherboard to get enough to build this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $848.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 02:46 EDT-0400

[jimakos234]

 

Sell the CPU and Motherboard to get enough to build this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $848.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 02:46 EDT-0400

 

Not the cx pls for gaming/oc build. everything else is fine

 

 

Here is my hyperthreading  option (i7 without the intel hd)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $777.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 04:39 EDT-0400

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Not the cx pls for gaming/oc build. everything else is fine

 

 

Here is my hyperthreading  option (i7 without the intel hd)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($213.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $777.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 04:39 EDT-0400

 

ummm, pay attention to the OP?

 

I believe he is saying he already has certain parts, ones that we can reuse. 

 

1/2 the items on my list are already bought at $0.00 USD.

 

I spent $850 on items he needs, I didn't replace every item, cause from they way he put it he already has....

 

Memory, Storage, and a PSU... he also has a CPU and Motherboard, but they suck, so I replaced those.

[jimakos234]

ummm, pay attention to the OP?

I believe he is saying he already has certain parts, ones that we can reuse. 

1/2 the items on my list are already bought at $0.00 USD.

I spent $850 on items he needs, I didn't replace every item, cause from they way he put it he already has....

Memory, Storage, and a PSU... he also has a CPU and Motherboard, but they suck, so I replaced those.

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Also you didnt replace the psu(that actually sucks) and you paired it with a high end gaming rig+over budget.Bad call

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $715.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 09:07 EDT-0400

[jjjepong]

Thanks A TON guys!! So I went around town and a few computer shops to see what they had in stock.
Let me hear what you think
 

What I'm looking to buy:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 3/5/7
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler
GPU: MSI GTX 960 2GB OC

 

What I currently have from my old PC:

PSU: Corsair CX600M
RAM: 2x4GB Apotop DDR3-1866

Casing: Xigmatek Asgard 382

SSD: 256GB Samsung SSD 2.5"
and 3 120mm Fans.

 

Then just overclock the hell out of the unit

What do  you think?

[jimakos234]

Thanks A TON guys!! So I went around town and a few computer shops to see what they had in stock.

Let me hear what you think

 

What I'm looking to buy:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 3/5/7

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler

GPU: MSI GTX 960 2GB OC

 

What I currently have from my old PC:

PSU: Corsair CX600M

RAM: 2x4GB Apotop DDR3-1866

Casing: Xigmatek Asgard 382

SSD: 256GB Samsung SSD 2.5"

and 3 120mm Fans.

 

Then just overclock the hell out of the unit

What do  you think?

Overclock is not safe with the corsair cx psu.

also better get a non oc cpu and better gpu.(380-390)

mobo maybe asus z97-e or z97-a

Or corsair h60/noctua nh-d14 as cpu cooler

Get antec/evga b2-gs-g2/superflower/xfx/seasonic for psu

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Thanks A TON guys!! So I went around town and a few computer shops to see what they had in stock.

Let me hear what you think

 

What I'm looking to buy:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 3/5/7

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Liquid Cooler

GPU: MSI GTX 960 2GB OC

 

What I currently have from my old PC:

PSU: Corsair CX600M

RAM: 2x4GB Apotop DDR3-1866

Casing: Xigmatek Asgard 382

SSD: 256GB Samsung SSD 2.5"

and 3 120mm Fans.

 

Then just overclock the hell out of the unit

What do  you think?

 

if that is your plan after the recommendations given... all i can say is... GL

[vSyNd1c4t3]

You should be looking to buy this instead.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($126.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $878.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 12:35 EDT-0400

 

and honestly that motherboard is a bit too expensive for what it gives, but it's nice because it matches the MSI GPU.

 

Now if you are an Nvidia fan like myself... you can just get a GTX 970. MSI edition to match the build.

 

i know $878 is over budget, but you might be able to sell that old Motherboard and CPU to make up the difference in price.

 

the NZXT cooler works better, it has a 280mm Radiator while the h100i only has a 240mm radiator, so the NZXT does a better job at cooling the CPU.

[jjjepong]

if that is your plan after the recommendations given... all i can say is... GL

Thanks so much for all your help vSyNd1c4t3, Well I'm purchasing these parts in the Philippines though, and I asked the stores/suppliers about the parts. Some are Order Basis only and could be up to 6 weeks before they arrive, but I'll try my best. at this point would it make sense for me to pay the extra $100 bucks or so for the i5 vs the i7 for the purpose I would use it for? Would it make a big difference in terms of performance for CSGO+Streaming? Thanks for all your opinions though.

Lastly Can Anyone Suggest a Good/Decent Liquid CPU Cooler that could go with my "Red and Black" Theme? Can you name 3 maybe? so I can check which are available? Budget: $130 Maximum. Less is better

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Thanks so much for all your help vSyNd1c4t3, Well I'm purchasing these parts in the Philippines though, and I asked the stores/suppliers about the parts. Some are Order Basis only and could be up to 6 weeks before they arrive, but I'll try my best. at this point would it make sense for me to pay the extra $100 bucks or so for the i5 vs the i7 for the purpose I would use it for? Would it make a big difference in terms of performance for CSGO+Streaming? Thanks for all your opinions though.

Lastly Can Anyone Suggest a Good/Decent Liquid CPU Cooler that could go with my "Red and Black" Theme? Can you name 3 maybe? so I can check which are available? Budget: $130 Maximum. Less is better

 

ah ok, that makes sense that all the part aren't in your area.

 

for CS:GO the 4790k isn't going to be much better, if any, better than the 4690k. The streaming part it will make a huge difference. OBS uses multithread technology, and it will help a lot.

 

Now... I don't know if it's 100% needed, but it will definitely be a huge performance gain on the streaming side, also with any video editing.