Budget Streaming PC?

[jettaletta]

hello. im looking for a budget (preferably the cheapest or max $800) PC build that can PLAY alot of games and only STREAM CS:GO at 720p@60fps BUT 720p@30fps is also fine with me. I'm not really looking into streaming AAA titles at all. Will an i7 be necessary or is an i5 sufficient enough? I'm also not sure what to do parts-wise after the CPU.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks :^)

 

[Hellfire13]

u cannot afford an i7 in that budget...but this build shd do the needful...

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/hellfire13/saved/NZXLkL

 

[GraySilencer]

You will generally want to go with the best CPU you can for streaming. Here's a i7 build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $779.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 00:45 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

What is your budget?
It really depends.

 

[Hellfire13]

You will generally want to go with the best CPU you can for streaming. Here's a i7 build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $779.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 00:45 EDT-0400

that 3gb card is pretty underpowerd...better to raise the budget another 50bucks and get the 6gb card...it is worth the extra 50bucks...

 

[GraySilencer]

You will generally want to go with the best CPU you can for streaming. Here's a i7 build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $779.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 00:45 EDT-0400

that 3gb card is pretty underpowerd...better to raise the budget another 50bucks and get the 6gb card...it is worth the extra 50bucks...

It isn't that bad, it's like a energy efficient GTX 780. However it would be worth it to get the 6GB version if he can afford to.

 

[Chugalug_]

@Hellfire, 3GB 1060s actually perform better than a 4GB RX 480 by a little bit across the board, I believe Jayz Two Cents did a video on this recently.
The next step up is the Windforce 1060 really, but that investment money might not be there.

 

[Chugalug_]

Okay, in response to both of your builds.
@ GraySilencer, you haven't included a HDD, and an i7 is overkill for 720p streaming, an i5 will be more than enough.
@ Hellfire13, the power supply you have in that build is absolutely terrible and components aren't great value, and no SSD is included.
Go for this OP, it is the best value and features both an SSD for the boot drive (OS and software) and HDD for storage.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $719.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 02:05 EDT-0400

 

[Hellfire13]

Okay, in response to both of your builds.
@ GraySilencer, you haven't included a HDD, and an i7 is overkill for 720p streaming, an i5 will be more than enough.
@ Hellfire13, the power supply you have in that build is absolutely terrible and components aren't great value, and no SSD is included.
Go for this OP, it is the best value and features both an SSD for the boot drive (OS and software) and HDD for storage.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $719.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 02:05 EDT-0400

the budget was not allowing a better psu, else i wud have certainly recommended...but the parts u have given are more terrible/cheap...i mean who usus a potenza over ripjaw???
and that ssd is not even worth considering...
and the card still remains underpowered...

anyways i ll let the op decide wat suits him more...a bit of reviews and comparisons of the components is recommended...

 

[Chugalug_]

The GTX 1060 3GB performs the same, actually a little better than the RX 480.
The Geil Potenza RAM was quite good value for money, and it is still a good kit, the Ripjaws 4 kit would have been $10 more.
The OCZ Trion 150 is one of the best value SSDs in the mid range around, not much to say there....
Even if you say the budget didn't allow for a good PSU, the new Corsair CXM 450w is $44, and is much better quality than the builder series.

 

[Hellfire13]

yes, but still its not the best out there and Builder series is not bad either...