PC for livestreaming of sports events and light gaming

[Mario-]

1. Budget & Location

Budget is €1000-€1500 just for the PC (with 2 capture cards)

I will reuse HDDs (Seagate Barracuda 1TB and WD Green 1.5TB) and SSDs (Samsung 850 Evo) from my old PC.

The cheaper the better of course.

 

Location: Austria/Germany (I live near the border)

 

2. Aim

I'll use this for livestreaming a yearly sports competition with 2 cameras. Recording footage for replays with vMix should be possible as well. So while streaming I want to:

• Record the stream in 1080p with a lossless codec
• Livestream on Livestream.com at 720p or 1080p (depending on what's possible)
• Record footage for replays

All of the above using the streaming software vMix.
I will also take this PC between two cities as I will be studying soon, so I should be able to fit the PC in my luggage easily. The smaller and less heavy the better.

 

I will only do light gaming, so as long as I can get 60 fps in Overwatch at 1080p at medium or high settings, I'm happy.

 

3. Monitors

Two 1080p monitors for work (I already have those)

 

4. Peripherals

no peripherals or OS needed 

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Because my current CPU (i7 870) can't handle the livestream well enough and my case is not portable enough right now.

 

My planned build:

(I'll use PCPartPicker and geizhals, because the former doesn't have as many choices in the low-profile area)

 

PCPartPicker part list  / Price breakdown by merchant 

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor	€326.94 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard	MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€89.58 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	€139.95 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply	€97.83 @ Mindfactory
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€654.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 16:48 CEST+0200

 

Capture cards: 2 Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder  2 * €150 = €300

Graphics card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (ZT-P10510E-10L) €150

Case: AeroCool CS-101(EN55200)  €30

TOTAL Total: €1134.30

[Ordinarily_Greater]

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/PNwPd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/PNwPd6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€331.17 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (€72.79 @ Aquatuning) 
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX CODE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€323.73 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€164.54 @ Mindfactory) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  (€429.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (€83.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1405.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 15:29 CEST+0200

 

For the cameras i think logitech cameras are good

[genexis_x]

Do you mind USB capture cards?
If you want portable, you will be getting ITX mobo and an ITX case but ITX mobo has no empty slots for PCIe X1 capture cards

[Mario-]

@Ordinarily_Greater Thanks, but that's not what I was looking for. I want a small form factor PC (So it fits inside luggage more easily) with enough CPU horsepower to livestream and encode 3 different video streams at once. Gaming is not a priority for me at all, a 1050 ti will do just fine.

 

@ZM Fong No I don't mind USB capture cards, but the're much more expensive, like 300€ a piece for a good quality one (like HDMI or SDI at 1080p at least 30 fps). I'd rather put that money towards a more powerful CPU.

[genexis_x]

5 minutes ago, Mario- said:

 

@ZM Fong No I don't mind USB capture cards, but the're much more expensive, like 300€ a piece for a good quality one (like HDMI or SDI at 1080p at least 30 fps). I'd rather put that money towards a more powerful CPU.

Then you may want to stick with mATX or ATX mobo which results in getting a bigger case

[Mario-]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

Then you may want to stick with mATX or ATX mobo which results in bigger case

I know, that's I I have a mATX mobo in my planned build as you can see in the original post.

Do you have any suggestions for that planned build?

20 minutes ago, Mario- said:

My planned build:

(I'll use PCPartPicker and geizhals, because the former doesn't have as many choices in the low-profile area)

 

PCPartPicker part list  / Price breakdown by merchant 

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor	€326.94 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard	MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€89.58 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	€139.95 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply	€97.83 @ Mindfactory
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€654.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 16:48 CEST+0200

 

Capture cards: 2 Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder  2 * €150 = €300

Graphics card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (ZT-P10510E-10L) €150

Case: AeroCool CS-101(EN55200)  €30

TOTAL Total: €1134.30

 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

5 minutes ago, Mario- said:

I know, that's I I have a mATX mobo in my planned build as you can see in the original post.

Do you have any suggestions for that planned build?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/d8Bmpb
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/d8Bmpb/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€331.17 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (€44.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€156.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€164.54 @ Mindfactory) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card  (€395.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case  (€81.34 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€78.72 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1252.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 15:48 CEST+0200

 

For your own build, there's actually a mini GTX 1070 from Zotac

[Mario-]

@Ordinarily_Greater Thanks, that's better, but I need 2 PCIe slots for my capture cards, because I'll be over the budget with 2 external USB 3 capture cards. They cost much more than 2 PCIe 1x internal cards.

5 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

For your own build, there's actually a mini GTX 1070 from Zotac

But that's not low profile, just less "long". If I wanted to do my build I need a card that includes a low profile bracket, like this:

 

[knightslugger]

18 minutes ago, Mario- said:

I need a card that includes a low profile bracket

or just make it low profile with a hack saw and a pair of pliers...

[Mario-]

3 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

or just make it low profile with a hack saw and a pair of pliers...

That's the case.

 

There are 4 low-profile slots. Even if you shorten full ones, the card won't fit if it's too big for the case (the case is 112mm in width, so a card shouldn't be higher than 80mm or so). The one I linked (and usually all other cards that are small enough by themselves) however includes a small bracket AND is small enough for the case.

58 minutes ago, Mario- said:

Graphics card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (ZT-P10510E-10L) €150

[genexis_x]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (€326.94 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€109.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) *OC it
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (€152.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool - QS-102 Slim HTPC Case w/400W Power Supply  (€33.58 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€97.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €805.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:25 CEST+0200

Left 300 euros for capture card, 400 euros for any changes you want

[Mario-]

1 minute ago, ZM Fong said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (€326.94 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€84.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€109.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (€152.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool - QS-102 Slim HTPC Case w/400W Power Supply  (€33.58 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€97.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €805.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:25 CEST+0200

Left 300 euros for capture card, 400 euros for any changes you want

Looks really good, thanks. The motherboard however has one PCIe slot directly beneath the 16x slot, but the graphics card is 2 slots wide, but that's not a problem, there are other boards that have one right above the 16x slot. 

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, Mario- said:

Looks really good, thanks. The motherboard however has one PCIe slot directly beneath the 16x slot, but the graphics card is 2 slots wide, but that's not a problem, there are other boards that have one right above the 16x slot. 

Okay. Could you find the right mobo by yourself then?

[Mario-]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

Okay. Could you find the right mobo by yourself?

Yup, the one I already picked in the original post was like that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (€326.94 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€89.22 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€109.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (€152.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool - QS-102 Slim HTPC Case w/400W Power Supply  (€33.58 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€97.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €809.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:32 CEST+0200

[genexis_x]

6 minutes ago, Mario- said:

Yup, the one I already picked in the original post was like that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (€326.94 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€89.22 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€109.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (€152.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Aerocool - QS-102 Slim HTPC Case w/400W Power Supply  (€33.58 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  (€97.83 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €809.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:32 CEST+0200

Looks good. Go for it!
Edit: *Remember to OC the RAM, or, get high speed RAM out of the box

[Mario-]

1 minute ago, ZM Fong said:

Looks good. Go for it!

Alright, thanks for your help! (I will OC the RAM, thanks for the suggestion)