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[Shiruxriu]

So I am designing a build for streaming and recording while simultaneously gaming, I just started streaming and while it's fun I don't want to invest in a whole secondary system for purely recording and streaming. My current pc build is below and it handles streaming while gaming fairly well;

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LCBmP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LCBmP3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $171.75) 
Motherboard: Asus - SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $240.94) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $72.99) 
Storage: PNY - CS2030 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $203.99) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $264.99) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $109.99) 
Monitor: Acer - Z271 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($549.99 @ B&H) 
Other: Silverstone Dual Monitor Mount ($210.40)
Total: $2005.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-11 13:24 EST-0500

Now while this is good for Streaming while gaming, doesn't even saturate my CPU on OBS's Faster preset, I still feel like it's not going to be good enough for streaming games like Subnautica, ARK and more. So I designed two "current" generation desktops, at least one of which is waiting on some parts to release. The first was an Intel build listed below;

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Thermal Compound: Innovation Cooling - Diamond "7 Carat" 1.5g Thermal Paste  ($7.99 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3866 Memory  ($516.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($605.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1345.97 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($273.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Power Supply: Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: CORSAIR Dark Core SE - RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse - 16,000 DPI Optical Sensor - Comfortable & Ergonomic - Wireless Qi Charging  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Other: Gigabyte GC-AQC107 ($219.99)
Other: MASTERCASE MC600P 
Other: CableMod C-Series ModFlex Full Cable Kit ($99.90)
Total: $4369.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-11 13:25 EST-0500

I also designed a competing AMD system that was designed with multi-core and PCIe lanes kept more in mind, can be seen below;

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

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($899.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master -     MasterLiquid Lite 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Thermal Compound: Innovation Cooling - Diamond "7 Carat" 1.5g Thermal Paste  ($7.99 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG ZENITH EXTREME EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($481.22 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($572.92 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($605.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($1345.97 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($273.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($162.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Titanium 850W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K95 RGB PLATINUM Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - DARK CORE RGB SE Wireless Optical Mouse  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $4900.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-11 13:25 EST-0500

I'll be honest, I don't feel confident in my choices, as the more research I've done, the more it feels like I'm working backwards. 

So I'll be blunt, I need help in ensuring these two systems, regardless of which I go through do these three things. 1. They Game exceptionally well and leave plenty of resources left over for streaming, and in rare cases, streaming and recording simultaneously. 2. When not being used for streaming/recording they remain competitive multi-monitor gaming machines. 3. From the very outset, this build needs to support at least dual monitors running at 3440x1440 as that is the end goal setup for this system. One screen for streaming and recording and another for purely gaming.

 

Any and all comments regarding the build are welcome as long as they have information regarding thoughts relating to this build planning.

 

EDIT: Yes I know the MasterLiquid 240 Lite isn't compatible with TR4, it's there as a reference for the actual MasterLiquid 240 which does.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Shiruxriu
pcpartpicker lists didn't format properly when using a different share code format.

[RadiatingLight]

11 minutes ago, Shiruxriu said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LCBmP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LCBmP3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $171.75) 
Motherboard: Asus - SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $240.94) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $72.99) 
Storage: PNY - CS2030 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $203.99) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (Purchased For $264.99) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $109.99) 
Monitor: Acer - Z271 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($549.99 @ B&H) 
Other: Silverstone Dual Monitor Mount ($210.40)
Total: $2005.03

Holy fuck how did you end up paying $2000 for a system with an i3 + GTX 1060!?

 

for your new build, I'd recommend something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($168.89 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($165.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1250.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1250.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($157.31 @ Amazon)
Total: $3826.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-11 13:39 EST-0500

 

you can easily remove one of the 1080Tis to cut down on cost, but this seems pretty solid to me.

[Shiruxriu]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Holy fuck how did you end up paying $2000 for a system with an i3 + GTX 1060!?

 

for your new build, I'd recommend something like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($168.89 @ B&H)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($165.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1250.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1250.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($157.31 @ Amazon)
Total: $3826.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-11 13:39 EST-0500

 

you can easily remove one of the 1080Tis to cut down on cost, but this seems pretty solid to me.

I like your build idea except for the dual 1080Tis that's not only overkill but over priced so those would end up waiting, as for the storage, kind of sticking to my guns on the storage choices I made, though admittedly the NVMe drive might be bumped down to a much smaller size. 

 

Also what do you mean by the comment about my current system?

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, Shiruxriu said:

Also what do you mean by the comment about my current system?

It's just a bit unbalanced and overpriced TBH. I know that it's already in the past so you can't change anything, but a 1000W PSU and Z170 motherboard for a locked CPU are pretty bad choices.

 

maybe you can move the PSU from the current i3 system to the new system and buy a cheap CX450M for the current system. 

[Shiruxriu]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

It's just a bit unbalanced and overpriced TBH. I know that it's already in the past so you can't change anything, but a 1000W PSU and Z170 motherboard for a locked CPU are pretty bad choices.

 

maybe you can move the PSU from the current i3 system to the new system and buy a cheap CX450M for the current system. 

To be honest, it was my second time building a system and was built back in about 2014-2015 and it was made with parts on their sale price of the time. Also was before I understood most of what I do now, I agree with the overpriced bit, but I don't agree with moving the old PSU to a new system. It's an 80+ Bronze efficiency power supply and considering the items I selected for the builds, transferring it to the new system sounds like a bad and dangerous idea. In my opinion at least. And trust me for building it over the course of multiple years, this computer my current rig was cheap.