i5-8500
a z370 mobo (got z370 bc i plan to upgrade cpu to an i7-8700k)
8gb ram (also planning to buy another 8gb stick)
gtx 980
can i stream with the 8gb ram ?
For steaming you need a beefy cpu more so than a lot of ram. The 8500 can stream but in high cpu intensive games you'll get some issues. That is why I recommend you use your 980 for the streaming.