Decent Gaming/Streaming budget build? - HELP

[TheWakeman]

Hi, So my gf would like to start streaming her games so i offered to build her a pc. Now you have to understand this this had to be done on a tight budget. Basically my idea was to go for an i7 6700k cpu(As a good cpu is definately needed) 8gb ddr4 ram, MSI bazooka motherboard, 1tb HDD, 500w power supply, and sadly an old pc case for now. Now this is where the "budget" comes in. I just upgraded my pc GPU from a GTX 560TI to an RX480 big difference i know.

Now, Do you guys think i can put my old GTX 560TI in the pc build and manage to stream at least at 720p until she can save up for a better GPU later on. Now i don't know toooo much about streaming but all i know is that its very cpu intensive. The GTX manages to run all new games on low quality pretty well which she doesnt mind for the beginning. This pc build was wanted to play and stream Overwatch . This way the pc would cost us 500-600eu wich didnt seem too bad.

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What are your thoughts?
Hope you can help.

- Jake

 

[cmduplain]

Youre wasting money by getting a B150 motherboard and an unlocked chip. Go for a standard 6700 (or newer 7700 for higher clock speed) and turn on the boost frequency. (That is, unless you plan on getting a Z170 board in the future.) As for the graphics card, you definitely want an upgrade asap. The 750/1050(ti) are cheap options that can run most games @ 1080p on slightly altered settings.

 

[TheWakeman]

Youre wasting money by getting a B150 motherboard and an unlocked chip. Go for a standard 6700 (or newer 7700 for higher clock speed) and turn on the boost frequency. (That is, unless you plan on getting a Z170 board in the future.) As for the graphics card, you definitely want an upgrade asap. The 750/1050(ti) are cheap options that can run most games @ 1080p on slightly altered settings.

Ok thanks, ill look into it, can you explain why its not a good idea? does have to do with overclocking? and what exactly is an unlocked chipset do? sorry if i sound nooby haha, i dont know too much about cpu's

 

[cmduplain]

Youre wasting money by getting a B150 motherboard and an unlocked chip. Go for a standard 6700 (or newer 7700 for higher clock speed) and turn on the boost frequency. (That is, unless you plan on getting a Z170 board in the future.) As for the graphics card, you definitely want an upgrade asap. The 750/1050(ti) are cheap options that can run most games @ 1080p on slightly altered settings.

Ok thanks, ill look into it, can you explain why its not a good idea? does have to do with overclocking? and what exactly is an unlocked chipset do? sorry if i sound nooby haha, i dont know too much about cpu's

Sorry for late reply. An unlcoked chip is a processor that can be overclocked for better performance, but comes at a greater cost. Not only is the chip priced higher, but you will need costly motherboards, high performance coolers, and possibly a higher wattage power supply. In terms of performance lost (without overclocking) between the different boards, there is none. But there isnt a reason to choose the unlocked CPU when you have a standard board. What im saying is, its just a waste of money when you dont plan on overclocking. Save yourself 30 bucks and go with the locked version.