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| 16 Apr 2013 09:41 PM |
I'd previously planned on getting a prebuilt until realizing there's no such thing as a good prebuilt, so I'm building my own (geez, I'm so indecisive).
Fair warning: I have no idea what I'm talking about in the following paragraphs.
What I'm looking for is a decent build under 1000 USD (including peripherals and a monitor). In addition to gaming, I'll be recording and (occasionally) livestreaming gameplay footage with commentary.
CPU: I'm leaning towards AMD for a budget build, as the slightly better performance of Intel processors doesn't seem to be worth the cost. Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm thinking a quad-core is all I need for gaming, but I may need more for recording and editing video footage.
Motherboard: While I'll be starting out with 8 GB of RAM, I'd like to have room for more in case I ever want or need to add any in a few years. I'll also need enough PCI slots for dedicated graphics, sound, and network cards.
Storage: I suppose a 1TB hard drive is the amount I need for what I'll be doing.
Video Card: Having a bit of trouble deciding on this one. Would a Radeon HD 7770 1GB be suitable?
Case: I'll take anything that fits my parts in it, although I naturally don't want my case to be an eyesore since I'll have to be looking at it for the next few years. That said, I don't want to spend an exorbitant amount of cash just for a pretty case.
Power Supply: From what I've heard, I don't want to be skimping on my PSU. I want the wattage to be higher than what I need so that I won't need to get a new power supply when I inevitably upgrade.
Optical Drive: I figured I might as well get one considering they're relatively inexpensive.
Operating System: I was previously willing to put up with Windows 8, but I'll go with Windows 7 64-bit since I have the choice.
Sound Card: I really don't know much about these (in fact, I only recently decided to have a dedicated one), so any help choosing one is appreciated.
Wireless Network Adapter: Again, I don't much know what I'm looking for in these, only that I need one since I'll have my computer upstairs.
Display and Peripherals: I need a monitor, keyboard and mouse that are suitable but don't break the bank.
Case Fan: Don't want my computer to overheat, now do I?
Again, any and all help with these is welcome. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:52 PM |
| Sorry but budget and live streaming is not compatible. You are either going to need to get 2 capture cards for recording + encoding to free up the cpu for gaming or get a good cpu. That costs money. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:53 PM |
Yeah, you need a pretty strong CPU for streaming.
But for now I'm putting together something that can be subject to change to make up for the fact you want to stream.
[I rule the midnight air, the destroyer...] http://youtu.be/585W28cfz6Y?t=1m6s |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:54 PM |
Sound card is useless
Gaming + wireless = lag. Just punch a hole through your wall if there is no way of getting a wired connection. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:56 PM |
Meldo got filtered
its just a matter of time |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:57 PM |
A little over your price, but worth it IMO.
http://pcpartpi cker.com/p/RcJE
Also, you'll likely never need above 8GB of RAM, so there's no point in upgrading. ~Puncture the skin and see the blood run cold on desert sand~ |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:58 PM |
"Sorry but budget and live streaming is not compatible."
My computer is extremely budgeted for a gaming computer and I livestream fine?
~Puncture the skin and see the blood run cold on desert sand~ |
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| 16 Apr 2013 09:59 PM |
| What cpu + if any capture cards |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:01 PM |
"What cpu + if any capture cards"
Just copy/pasting my specs because I'm lazy:
CPU: i3-2100 PSU: Cougar A560 560W 80+ Bronze MoBo: ASRock PRO3 GEN3 GPU: XFX 6870 1GB GDDR5 Case: Lian-Li PC-K58W ODD: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE RAM: Team Elite 8GB 1333Mhz HDD1: Seagate Barracude ES 400GB HDD2: Toshiba 2.5" 250gb HDD3: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB HDD4: Samsung 2.5" 640GB Mouse: Logitech G400 Keyboard: Cooler Master CMStorm Quick Fire Pro Monitor(s): ASUS VS239H-P Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Also, I haven't done a stream in HD yet, so of course the performance is naturally better than what would be a more "truthful" result.
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:03 PM |
I guess I wasn't specific when I said livestreaming and budget gaming isnt compatible.
More specific: dont expect to be streaming planetside 2 at HD resolutions
Dwarf fortress should be fine though. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:04 PM |
"I guess I wasn't specific when I said livestreaming and budget gaming isnt compatible.
More specific: dont expect to be streaming planetside 2 at HD resolutions
Dwarf fortress should be fine though."
So basically you're pulling stuff out of your arse without seeing any performance whatsoever?
Do yourself a favor and get out of the tech industry, as this is not what one should do.
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:05 PM |
Well, my LPs and streams are going to be primarily of older games anyways.
I'm not really aiming to get a computer that plays Planetside 2 and Crysis 3 on max settings anyway. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:07 PM |
| ...Jesus, I'm redundant when I type. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:09 PM |
| I don't think anyone would enjoy 15fps 480p livesteam. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:09 PM |
"I don't think anyone would enjoy 15fps 480p livesteam."
And I don't think you have any evidence supporting the claim it would be at 15fps.
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:12 PM |
Its a no brainer
Livestreaming can half your fps easily. And then we can get into the whole upload speed problem. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:14 PM |
@Faker I have a not-even-close-to-gaming PC and it runs livestreams at 30 FPS (the program I use is locked at that speed) and 480-720p
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:15 PM |
Livestream what.
guys i can live stream minesweeper 120fps 1080p |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:16 PM |
@Faker jc2 all max settings except for anti-aliasing |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:18 PM |
thats not a very demanding game on the cpu.
no surprise. |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:18 PM |
"thats not a very demanding game on the cpu.
no surprise."
Newsflash: The average game isn't very CPU intense
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:21 PM |
also 1920x1080 res and you said that a pc within the budget couldn't livestream well yet a pc that is lower than the budget can livestream a game with a world as big as jc2 fine also I can livestream PS2 in high graphics at 30 FPS
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:22 PM |
Many high end games are
Planetside 2 Arma 3 Shogun 2 Starcraft 2 Battlefield 3
A few popular examples |
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| 16 Apr 2013 10:24 PM |
since I don't want to open up a program cause lazy I have an intel i5 2.7 GHz with 8 cores and a GTX 550 Ti |
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