I'm looking to build a PC that could play games rather smoothly and stream them on twitch and such as well, spefifically stuff like Dark Souls 2 and ARMA 3.
A wifi card would be ideal as well, as I cannot directly hook my pc up to a modem.
Here is something I threw together quickly: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YsMm23[/url]
I chose an Intel i5 2500k CPU because, to my knowledge, streaming puts strain on the CPU, so a something beefier than an i3 would be needed. I've been told that an overclockable CPU is a good investment as you can just overclock down the line when the need arises instead of upgrading your CPU. I don't know shit about AMD processors, but I've heard they can be a better bang for your buck so you may want to look into them more.
I believe the biggest factor in choosing a motherboard is getting something that can handle the bandwidth from your CPU and GPU without bottlenecking (and accepting the CPU socket, obviously).
2 TB of storage should be enough for your games and such. I'm not sure if you need an optical drive or not. You can always add one later.
The GPU is a GeForce GTX 760 which, according to the GeForce website, will run most games on max at 1080p and still maintain at least 30 fps, which would keep your streams looking nice. I myself have a Radeon card which is fine, but every now and then the drivers fail and my game stops rendering, especially during captures. I have heard this is common with Radeon cards and therefore a bad choice for streams.
The PSU is 600W 80+ Bronze certified, whatever that actually means. I know you should never skimp on the PSU, and you need to be sure you have enough wattage to power everything. I've heard that shoddy or under-powered PSUs can also cause issues with your GPU. 600W might be overkill though.
I'm no expert- in fact I would say I only know the basics when it comes to PC building. I would suggest you go into PC part picker yourself and give it a go. You can post your results and ask questions about things you are unsure of. You'll learn a lot.
[QUOTE=A Beaver;45989138]Here is something I threw together quickly: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YsMm23[/url]
I chose an Intel i5 2500k CPU because, to my knowledge, streaming puts strain on the CPU, so a something beefier than an i3 would be needed. I've been told that an overclockable CPU is a good investment as you can just overclock down the line when the need arises instead of upgrading your CPU. I don't know shit about AMD processors, but I've heard they can be a better bang for your buck so you may want to look into them more.
I believe the biggest factor in choosing a motherboard is getting something that can handle the bandwidth from your CPU and GPU without bottlenecking (and accepting the CPU socket, obviously).
2 TB of storage should be enough for your games and such. I'm not sure if you need an optical drive or not. You can always add one later.
The GPU is a GeForce GTX 760 which, according to the GeForce website, will run most games on max at 1080p and still maintain at least 30 fps, which would keep your streams looking nice. I myself have a Radeon card which is fine, but every now and then the drivers fail and my game stops rendering, especially during captures. I have heard this is common with Radeon cards and therefore a bad choice for streams.
The PSU is 600W 80+ Bronze certified, whatever that actually means. I know you should never skimp on the PSU, and you need to be sure you have enough wattage to power everything. I've heard that shoddy or under-powered PSUs can also cause issues with your GPU. 600W might be overkill though.
I'm no expert- in fact I would say I only know the basics when it comes to PC building. I would suggest you go into PC part picker yourself and give it a go. You can post your results and ask questions about things you are unsure of. You'll learn a lot.[/QUOTE]
Damn, I didn't know that the 2500k was still around new and really cheap.
Why would you use old stuffs for a gaming PC?
[QUOTE=miroki;45993384]Why would you use old stuffs for a gaming PC?[/QUOTE]
Because you save money. The 2500k overclocks better and the only real difference between it and the 4690k is power efficiency once you take that into account.
One quick thing to add. The ram chosen for the build operates at 1.65v you are going to want to get 1.5v so you don't end up frying your board.
From my experience, I would buy a FX-6300 and an after-market CPU cooler which I would recommend a hyper 212 EVO or a Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 if you can afford it. The FX-6300 will overclock much higher than the i5 along with a better performance per price ratio. A stable overclock on a FX-6300 of 4.4 GHZ can out perform an i7-2700k easily. Of course I am going to get flamed for saying this, but the neck beards can say what they want.
In result of this, I would consider a purchase of a better video card such as the [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770"]GTX 770[/URL] or an [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678"]R9 280X[/URL]
Most of the time it is better to have a decent processor and a beefy graphics, with this build you cannot go wrong with, of course you would have to change out your motherboard to something like this [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131997"]ASUS[/URL]
I built this a week ago, if you haven't yet and decided your build.
I get average 30-60FPS on games. Its good for what you say you play/do.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dmFCCJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dmFCCJ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i52500k]Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p8h77v]Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url]
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($82.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43757kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card[/url] ($154.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc431pkwn2]Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr]EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($99.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cobra-keyboard-ekm075bk]Cobra Polygon Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($20.03 @ Mwave)
[b]Total:[/b] $734.93
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 15:02 EDT-0400[/i]
I didn't buy the keyboard yet cause I was short on money, as I still got to pay off my F150 truck and other payments. You just got to add the wifi adapter.
OP go for xmathewx75's build but replace the 750 ti with a GTX 760. The 760 is only 220 dollars right now.
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