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Levis Lukosius

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Hello guys, i'm planning on bulding a pc, for gaming/streaming, i wouldn't stream big games, only like cs:go etc.. But I need your help because i don't know if all of my computer components are good, will they bottleneck other components, will the cpu cooler fit in the case etc. TELL ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING MY PC, also if you recommend me to change any of the parts, make sure they are at the same price range :)

PARTS:
CPU: AMD FX-8320, X8, socket AM3+, 64bit, 3,5GHz, 125W, cache 16
MB
GPU: GTX 960 GAMING 2G: MSI GeForce GTX 960, 2GB GDDR5 (128 Bit), HDMI, DVI, 3x
DP
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3.5'' 1TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB
RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL9
1.5V
CASE: BitFenix Comrade, Midl tower, black, with USB 3.0 , black inside, w/o PSU, mATX / ATX
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
PSU: Corsair VS650 650W, 12cm
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23'' LED, wide, Full HD, 1ms, 2x HDMI
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0, 970, DualDDR3-1333, SATA3, RAID, GBLA
N, ATX
 
Solution
You're lucky I'm fine with spoonfeeding people. By the looks of it your budget is around 600 just for the tower so here you go, much better.

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 - $50
CPU: Core i5-4460 - $190
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Single 8gb stick - $45
Hard Drive: 1tb wd blue - $55
Cooler: Stock Intel will do just fine
GPU: Any 200 dollar GTX 960
PSU: Antec VP-450 - $35
Case: NZXT Source 210 - $40
That will bring you to 615 dollars. A much better performer than what you have picked out.

You need to know that you need to be patient if this is your first time building a computer. Get some friends that know how to build a computer because they will be nice, usable an often free help. Be patient and look at several "how to build a pc" videos.

blue_smoke

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You're lucky I'm fine with spoonfeeding people. By the looks of it your budget is around 600 just for the tower so here you go, much better.

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 - $50
CPU: Core i5-4460 - $190
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Single 8gb stick - $45
Hard Drive: 1tb wd blue - $55
Cooler: Stock Intel will do just fine
GPU: Any 200 dollar GTX 960
PSU: Antec VP-450 - $35
Case: NZXT Source 210 - $40
That will bring you to 615 dollars. A much better performer than what you have picked out.

You need to know that you need to be patient if this is your first time building a computer. Get some friends that know how to build a computer because they will be nice, usable an often free help. Be patient and look at several "how to build a pc" videos.
 
Solution
CS:GO is more cpu intensive than GPU, streaming will push your CPU even more. If you want to have 150+ fps in CS:GO while streaming you will need to go with an i7 or a overclocked fx-8320 the GTX 960 will be plenty of GPU power. Your build is fine, i'd recommend getting a better CPU cooler though so you can get some higher clocks out of the CPU.
 

Levis Lukosius

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Derza, thanks for the advice, but im not going to stream cs:go in like 1080p60fps, it's going to be broadcasted at 720p30fps, maybe i would play around with the settings a bit more and find what fits the best for me ;)