Build for Gaming & Streaming <=1500 $

[PepeCZ]

I prepared 1500 dollars budget for my first desktop build, for gaming and streaming, after many years what I working and playing on laptop (after years what I switched many laptops, with many eGPU enclosures).

 

Here is link on my pcpartpicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/PepeCZ/saved/tGkd6h

 

Many items I bought (monitor, keyboard, mouse, mousepad, router,..), so please if have someone good tip for any part, please be only on items what I must buy.

 

PS: Please not tips on PSU :-) I want buy 1000W (for future proof, I want next year buy highest gpu or two), and not tips on ssd which haven't MLC chips. 

 

Component		Selection	Price
CPU		AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.99	Buy
Motherboard		Asus - STRIX X370-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$172.88	Buy
Memory		G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$351.87	Buy
Storage		OCZ - RD400 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card		Sapphire - Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card	$0.00
Case		NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99	Buy
Power Supply		SeaSonic - PRIME Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$188.99	Buy
Monitor		Samsung C24FG73
Keyboard		Logitech - G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$0.00
Mouse		Logitech - G703 (Black) Wireless Optical Mouse	$0.00
Custom		Logitech G PowerPlay
		NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S R7800
Total:			$1098.72

[1Reshiram12]

Is the R9 nano what you have right now?

[PepeCZ]

1 minute ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

Is the R9 nano what you have right now?

Yea, this GPU now I have in my Mantiz Venus external thunderbolt 3 box, so with this GPU I start this build.

But next year or on christmas I want buy some new.
All items what I into this time bought you can see in my signature. This PC Build will be my first after maaaaany years, last my desktop pc was with cpu Celeron 333MHz Mendocino.

[Guest]

Looks good for CPU encoding in OBS. 

As for Network stuff.. I cannot comment. 

[RileyTheFox]

Just now, PepeCZ said:

Yea, this GPU now I have in my Mantiz Venus external thunderbolt 3 box, so with this GPU I start this build.

But next year or on christmas I want buy some new.

You could save money on the memory unless you absolutely want RGB. Also, what are you going to use to cool this? You will need better than the stock cooler to overclock which I presume you're doing because you want an X370 Chipset motherboard. Maybe get an AIO Watercooler?

[Zebedeeboing]

I'm going to call overkill on 3200 RGB ram lol. 

 

What are you going to be using to cool the CPU?

[PepeCZ]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

Looks good for CPU encoding in OBS. 

As for Network stuff.. I cannot comment. 

Here only small welcome from my country and my optic ;-)

 

About media, I wonder if it pays to replace the cpu and mobo: Ryzen 1700 + X370 versus TR 1900x + X399
I fear that this switching cost som many more and bonus is small.

And my first streaming build I not want build imediatly on 12core,16core TH (because this cpu is in my country for many bucks, plus very bucks for boards).

 

[Zebedeeboing]

Well that beats my 19Mbps.... for shame. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PepeCZ said:

here only small welcome from my country and my optic ;-)

Looks good in terms of speed. Are you using Ethernet or Wifi?

If you're using wifi... Stop. 

If you're using Ethernet, keep doing that. 

[PepeCZ]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

Looks good in terms of speed. Are you using Ethernet or Wifi?

If you're using wifi... Stop. 

If you're using Ethernet, keep doing that. 

Optical wiber for 10 dollars per month :-) and very good router X4S :-P

[iRileyx]

3 minutes ago, Zebedeeboing said:

I'm going to call overkill on 3200 RGB ram lol. 

 

What are you going to be using to cool the CPU?

Ryzen benefits from faster ram.

The RGB may be overkill, but eh, "aesthetic"

[Zebedeeboing]

The performance gains are really not worth that much when it comes to performance, even on Ryzen from reviews I've seen. Sure, more so than other CPUs maybe but the gains are really minimal. 

[PepeCZ]

Just now, RKRiley said:

Ryzen benefits from faster ram.

The RGB may be overkill, but eh, "aesthetic"

Yea :-) True, aesthetic. When I want again build desktop pc after so many years so I want have little better look.

 

But guys what case? here I am not always determined which is the best
Now I have in my eyes these cases:

* NZXT S340 Elite Tempered Black

* Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Tempered Satin Black

* Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Black

* Be quiet! Dark Base PRO 900 Tempered Black

 

I maybe want buy now some case, which support EATX board, if I want in future switch on threadripper or some cpu as this. This why I have in my list Bequiet 900 Pro.

[iRileyx]

Just now, PepeCZ said:

Yea :-) True, aesthetic. When I want again build desktop pc after so many years so I want have little better look.

 

I'm rocking some corsair rgb ram myself after upgrading from an ugly pc, so i know what ya mean  

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Ryzen benefits from faster ram.

The RGB may be overkill, but eh, "aesthetic"

It's at 3200 mhz. That's pretty fast IMO. I heard they were having issues hitton 3000 mhz when ryzen first released. 

[Thinkfreely]

Been said but there are few places to cut cost (RBG). I run a 1700x and can stream, game, and record in OBS without FPS loss or getting artifacts, gotta love those extra cores and threads