Gaming/Twitch Streaming PC

[maxlund]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/T2mNJV

 

This is a link to my first ever attempt at a PC build. I'm new to building PC's and am looking to play games like PUBG, Fortnite, and CSGO like games while streaming at the same time. I'm open to any suggestions and will accept any custom build ideas or any upgrade ideas to make my build better. Thanks

[Unimaginative Name]

Unless you're playing at 1440p/144Hz, the 1080 is a little overkill, a 1070 or even 1060 6GB would suffice. That's just my $.02 on that. If you plan on getting heavily into streaming and streaming at high quality, look into a Ryzen 7 CPU, has 2 more multi-threaded cores but will sacrifice gaming performance a little

[Energycore]

First comment: Don't even dream of cooling an 8700K on a cheapo CPU cooler. You're gonna need at least a 240mm AIO and preferably look into a 280 or 360 if you're gonna overclock.

 

At the same time I feel like the 1TB SSD is overkill, grab a 525GB MX300 and that'll be enough. 32GB RAM you also may not need. Do 16 and between the savings of both you might afford a 1080 Ti, then you can game at 1440p or 4K.

 

Do consider Ryzen Threadripper, I don't have a build but someone can make one with it. The additional cores will help especially if you want to stream in 4K.

[Exploded117]

You have a bit of an interesting build here. You have some very high-end parts mixed with some fairly low-end parts that I wouldn't use with this build.

 

I'd recommend getting a *much* better CPU cooler for that beast of a processor. That little 212 evo is gonna struggle.

I'd also get a different model 1080. Especially in such an open-air case, something other than that blower-style card would perform much better.

Lastly, I'd maybe go for some different storage options. You can definitely get some much better performance storage for not much higher of a price.

[maxlund]

12 minutes ago, Unimaginative Name said:

Unless you're playing at 1440p/144Hz, the 1080 is a little overkill, a 1070 or even 1060 6GB would suffice. That's just my $.02 on that. If you plan on getting heavily into streaming and streaming at high quality, look into a Ryzen 7 CPU, has 2 more multi-threaded cores but will sacrifice gaming performance a little

 

[maxlund]

12 minutes ago, Unimaginative Name said:

Unless you're playing at 1440p/144Hz, the 1080 is a little overkill, a 1070 or even 1060 6GB would suffice. That's just my $.02 on that. If you plan on getting heavily into streaming and streaming at high quality, look into a Ryzen 7 CPU, has 2 more multi-threaded cores but will sacrifice gaming performance a little

Brand new to this website so ignore my lack of intelligence on something like this, but is what you have below a preferred build for my intentions?

[Unimaginative Name]

3 minutes ago, maxlund said:

Brand new to this website so ignore my lack of intelligence on something like this, but is what you have below a preferred build for my intentions?

No, that is simply my personal gaming rig. That was meant strictly for gaming and will not be a perfect fit for your needs. What you're looking for is a high core/thread count CPU and a GPU to play the games you want to play. What monitor do you plan on using?

[maxlund]

1 minute ago, Unimaginative Name said:

No, that is simply my personal gaming rig. That was meant strictly for gaming and will not be a perfect fit for your needs. What you're looking for is a high core/thread count CPU and a GPU to play the games you want to play. What monitor do you plan on using?

I currently have 2 acer monitors, but am looking to upgrade. My budget is around 1500-2300$ and ive been looking for an already completed build that fits my needs. If you have any good builds or build ideas that would fit my streaming and gaming wants that would be very much appreciated:)