Youtube Recording/ Streaming/Gaming Pc

[MrAltoid]

I'm selling my current computer to a fan of mine. Since the bitcoin rush I would make a significant profit on my graphics card when I sell it so I want to upgrade to make it a streaming/ gaming pc.

 

I'm thinking the max I'm going to spend is $1000

 

MB: M5A99X Evo R2.0

GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3gb

PSU: OCZ MOdxStream Pro 700w

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 8gb

CPU: FX-6300 Vishera 3.5ghz

Case: NZXT Source 210

 

Would love any comments or suggestions to this build to make it better for about the same price or lower.

[X1XNobleX1X]

I'm selling my current computer to a fan of mine. Since the bitcoin rush I'm making a significant profit on my graphics card so I want to upgrade.

 

I'm thinking the max I'm going to spend is $1000

 

MB: M5A99X Evo R2.0

GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3gb

PSU: OCZ MOdxStream Pro 700w

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 8gb

CPU: FX-6300 Vishera 3.5ghz

Case: NZXT Source 210

 

Would love any comments or suggestions to this build to make it better for about the same price or lower.

I'm not very knowledgeable about Bitcoin, but if I had to upgrade something I would probably buy another 780.

I mean If your main purpose is to Bitcoin mine then that's how you would get more MH/s

[MrAltoid]

I'm not very knowledgeable about Bitcoin, but if I had to upgrade something I would probably buy another 780.

I mean If your main purpose is to Bitcoin mine then that's how you would get more MH/s

 

Not exactly what I meant I meant since the bitcoin rush my graphics card's price increased around ~200$ 

[X1XNobleX1X]

Not exactly what I meant I meant since the bitcoin rush my graphics card's price increased around ~200$ 

Oh.....

If these are your parts they are great.

MB: M5A99X Evo R2.0

GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3gb

PSU: OCZ MOdxStream Pro 700w

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 8gb

CPU: FX-6300 Vishera 3.5ghz

Case: NZXT Source 210

[Grave]

Can you post your current card + that part list on pcpartpicker.com? Would be nice to know how much you're spending on those parts exactly.

 

I feel like you can stretch your budget further, but that build looks good. Definitely feel like you should be going for an FX-8000 series or at least an i5 over the 6300, though.

[MrAltoid]

Can you post your current card + that part list on pcpartpicker.com? Would be nice to know how much you're spending on those parts exactly.

 

I feel like you can stretch your budget further, but that build looks good. Definitely feel like you should be going for an FX-8000 series or at least an i5 over the 6300, though.

This is what I'm looking to upgrade to http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2p7ZS .    This is my card that I bought for about 200$  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026 .

[Grave]

So this doesn't include storage (HDD/SSD) or an OS? I'll edit with my recommendations.

[MrAltoid]

So this doesn't include storage (HDD/SSD) or an OS? I'll edit with my recommendations.

Correct, I'm using my current HDD which already has an OS.

[Grave]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:  PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($127.58 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($457.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:  NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1011.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 04:03 EST-0500)

 

- FX-8320 for cheaper, much better streaming/recording over the pricey Intel processors (it's not a $$$ thing, 8320 blows them away)

- Less efficient at video rendering than an Intel build

- 100% OCable (and recommended, that 99FX board is made for it, same with the h80i cpu liquid cooler and R9 290)

- Great performance, even at 1440p gaming

 

Not the absolute best for upgrades, you'd want a better power supply to support future crossfired 290s.

 

Edit: This build was $20 cheaper 5 minutes ago, I swear.

[Hazy125]

Go for what the person above me suggested. Streaming/recording etc uses CPU, so you will need a nicer CPU and that GPU is comparable to the 780, you typically see better performance know the 780,but not by much

[MrAltoid]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:  PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($127.58 @ Amazon)

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($457.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case:  NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Microcenter)

Total: $1011.51

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 04:03 EST-0500)

 

- FX-8320 for cheaper, much better streaming/recording over the pricey Intel processors (it's not a $$$ thing, 8320 blows them away)

- Less efficient at video rendering than an Intel build

- 100% OCable (and recommended, that 99FX board is made for it, same with the h80i cpu liquid cooler and R9 290)

- Great performance, even at 1440p gaming

 

Not the absolute best for upgrades, you'd want a better power supply to support future crossfired 290s.

 

Edit: This build was $20 cheaper 5 minutes ago, I swear.

I would rather have a Nvidia card than an AMD card because I'm going to be using Shield/Shadowplay.

Also there is no guarantee that the memory you listed would work with that motherboard.

[Grave]

MrAltoid, on 24 Dec 2013 - 04:15 AM, said:MrAltoid, on 24 Dec 2013 - 04:15 AM, said:MrAltoid, on 24 Dec 2013 - 04:15 AM, said:MrAltoid, on 24 Dec 2013 - 04:15 AM, said:

I would rather have a Nvidia card than an AMD card because I'm going to be using Shield/Shadowplay.

Also there is no guarantee that the memory you listed would work with that motherboard.

Why.. do you say that? The RAM bit.

 

If you want an NVidia card and plan on using Shadowplay and whatever else, you might as well scrap it all and go intel, honestly. You're definitely not going to get better performance with that over this when gaming just because of Shadowplay.

 

Edit: To put it into perspective, you'd have to dump like 90%+ of your budget into intel + Nvidia to compete with this in just fps, if not go over budget.

[MrAltoid]

Why.. do you say that? The RAM bit.

 

If you want an NVidia card and plan on using Shadowplay and whatever else, you might as well scrap it all and go intel, honestly. You're definitely not going to get better performance with that over this when gaming just because of Shadowplay.

That ram isn't on the supported list of RAM by the Mobo manufacturer and all the reviews of that memory are more than negative.

 

I'm not going to be exclusively using shadowplay, it is just an option I prefer OBS, the main reason is the Shield.

Also that video card you linked is ~3 eggs , I rather not chance it and get a card I know will work.

[Blif]

Another thing to consider is how loud the the 290 is which will not be good for recording, while still only having similar performance to the 780. Also, if you plan on building this computer soon the massive price hike on AMD cards makes it seem just not worth it. On your original build you are missing things such as a cpu cooler however and putting a bit more cash on a processor may help if possible but isn't necessary.

[WoodenMarker]

This is what I'm looking to upgrade to http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2p7ZS .    This is my card that I bought for about 200$  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026 .

Are you upgrading or is this is new system?