Help for a friend - part selection

CGurrell · May 3, 2016

Hey guys,

A friend of mine is looking to build himself a new PC. These are the parts we have come up with so far and, without increasing the budget significantly, we could use some pointers. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dvjwwP

He is looking to stream games on twitch, some PC games, some via console using an elgato. He also wants to be able to create videos for youtube using Premiere, and also some work on photoshop. Right now we have a GTX 960 selected. I imagine a 970 would make a lot of difference but the price difference removes it as an option. I also know pascal is around the corner so the GPU can wait if necessary.

That's basically it. If you guys have any pointers please let me know

DarkBlade2117 · May 3, 2016

For the cPU cooler get like a Cryorig H7 or BeQuiet! Pure Rock, even though temps don't matter to much these both are quite a bit quieter.

Also for the GPU get an R9 380, around 5-15% more performance depending on the game.

Everything else seems fine to me

Streetguru · May 3, 2016

1 hour ago, CGurrell said:

Spending too much on the motherboard and possibly on the case, and a 380 is going to be faster than a 960, and get pretty sizable performance gains from DX12

380 vs 960 benchmarks

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2015/08/03/amds-radeon-380-replaces-nvidia-gtx-960-as-the-new-1080p-champ/#5519c6066de7

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980028/components-graphics/amd-radeon-r9-380-review-the-best-200-graphics-card-you-can-buy-for-1080p-

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($49.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.39 @ Amazon)
Total: $767.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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