gaming Gaming/Streaming rig

[Jbreezy2322]

So I am in the middle of building my first specifically gaming/video editing computer. I already have a full ATX case (Thermaltake Chaser MK-1), a corsair 850W PSU, SSD and HDD. I will be doing some mild video editing and streaming on top of gaming. I plan on getting 2 1080p 144Hz monitors as well. I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for the best GPU, CPU, RAM, and Motherboard for my build. The thing that I am most skeptical on is the motherboard. I have been looking at the Maximus VIII series motherboard by Asus, but many people have had issues with the boards. Any suggestions? My budget is $1500. 

[Xanthe_2871]

The Intel i5 6500 and 6600K are both excellent values. For gaming, these would be plenty, but for video editing you can *almost* always benefit from more power. How much video editing will you be doing? The i5 6500 and 6600K will both do video editing just fine, but if you plan to edit video a lot then the value of performance/$ might not matter as much as the render times, so which do you care about more?

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, Jbreezy2322 said:

So I am in the middle of building my first specifically gaming/video editing computer. I already have a full ATX case (Thermaltake Chaser MK-1), a corsair 850W PSU, SSD and HDD. I will be doing some mild video editing and streaming on top of gaming. I plan on getting 2 1080p 144Hz monitors as well. I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for the best GPU, CPU, RAM, and Motherboard for my build. The thing that I am most skeptical on is the motherboard. I have been looking at the Maximus VIII series motherboard by Asus, but many people have had issues with the boards. Any suggestions? My budget is $1500. 

CPU: i7-6700k
GPU: GTX 1070 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gbs

[AlphaGamer46]

I really like the Gigabyte G1 Gaming line of products.They offer great performance, however comparing them to an Ultra Durable Gigabyte board you don't get noticeable performance increases.

 

Go for Z170, and pair it with either an i5-6600K or an i7-6700K.

 

Pair that with 16GB of RAM, populate all RAM slots.

 

To finish the system off, go for a 1080 GPU, one with a fair bit of VRAM.

[Jbreezy2322]

2 minutes ago, Xanthe_2871 said:

The Intel i5 6500 and 6600K are both excellent values. For gaming, these would be plenty, but for video editing you can *almost* always benefit from more power. How much video editing will you be doing? The i5 6500 and 6600K will both do video editing just fine, but if you plan to edit video a lot then the value of performance/$ might not matter as much as the render times, so which do you care about more?

Not much, just basic stuff for twitch and maybe the occasional YouTube video. 

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2 hours ago, Jbreezy2322 said:

So I am in the middle of building my first specifically gaming/video editing computer. I already have a full ATX case (Thermaltake Chaser MK-1), a corsair 850W PSU, SSD and HDD. I will be doing some mild video editing and streaming on top of gaming. I plan on getting 2 1080p 144Hz monitors as well. I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for the best GPU, CPU, RAM, and Motherboard for my build. The thing that I am most skeptical on is the motherboard. I have been looking at the Maximus VIII series motherboard by Asus, but many people have had issues with the boards. Any suggestions? My budget is $1500. 

For the board maybe an ASUS Z170 DELUXE

[Xanthe_2871]

Just now, Jbreezy2322 said:

Not much, just basic stuff for twitch and maybe the occasional YouTube video. 

In that case, I'm going to double down on my recommendation and say an i5 6500 would be perfect, with the 6600K and a moderate overclock to 4 GHz being the most extream I'd recommend for your situation. The i7 6700K is more CPU then you need, and while you might notice better performance with it, it wouldn't be worth the money, in my opinion. 

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2 hours ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

I really like the Gigabyte G1 Gaming line of products.They offer great performance, however comparing them to an Ultra Durable Gigabyte board you don't get noticeable performance increases.

 

Go for Z170, and pair it with either an i5-6600K or an i7-6700K.

 

Pair that with 16GB of RAM, populate all RAM slots.

 

To finish the system off, go for a 1080 GPU, one with a fair bit of VRAM.

I use and Durable Gigabyte board, and this thing is a dream, its tough and does a great job.

[AlphaGamer46]

2 hours ago, MIXFUSED said:

I use and Durable Gigabyte board, and this thing is a dream, its tough and does a great job.

Yeah, I've got a G1 Gaming Gigabyte board, but recommended that my sister bought an Ultra Durable cos of the significant price difference, with the Ultra Durable board being much cheaper. As you said, it runs like a dream.

[MIXFUSED]

10 hours ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

Yeah, I've got a G1 Gaming Gigabyte board, but recommended that my sister bought an Ultra Durable cos of the significant price difference, with the Ultra Durable board being much cheaper. As you said, it runs like a dream.

Yeah its nice