Dedicated Streaming PC.

[ThatWasSketchy]

So I am wondering if this is a good parts list for a dedicated streaming pc, I already have the graphics card and I have ram to put in it already. Games will not be played on this. Just OBS and twitch stuff. here is the parts list. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yY7t6s

 

[ohenryy]

Oh boy, there's a big no go. That motherboard is way too bad for such high end CPU.
You want to make sure the motherboard can provide enough juice (quality energy) to the CPU and hold the VRMs at lower temperatures.
Also you wouldnt be able to use the turbo / overclock.

Made a few changes:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y7T23b

Also, unless you have a HDD, I would also recommend a bigger storage, 250GB should be the minimum.

 

[ThatWasSketchy]

Oh boy, there's a big no go. That motherboard is way too bad for such high end CPU.
You want to make sure the motherboard can provide enough juice (quality energy) to the CPU and hold the VRMs at lower temperatures.
Also you wouldnt be able to use the turbo / overclock.

Made a few changes:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y7T23b

Also, unless you have a HDD, I would also recommend a bigger storage, 250GB should be the minimum.[/




How about this for a motherboard, https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LfhVnH I’m just at my budget with this motherboard. And I don’t need anymore storage than 120 gigs. I just need windows and obs. I will put a HDD in later on though. If this motherboard isn’t good link me to one that is good for around the same price, please. Thank you.

 

[mattranderson07]

If I were you, I would wait to by a streaming pc. I am also looking into one, but I have realized the prices of GPU's is crazy because of bitcoin mining. The CPU is okay, but for gaming its' pretty bad. For streaming good, for gaming bad. If anything, get a high end 8th gen intel, or get a high end amd. That GPU won't work for streaming, since a 980 ti is around 1070, so a 960 is gonna be like a 1050. Wait like me until the prices of GPU's go down, than re-pick parts for a streaming pc.

 

[madmatt30]

So you have a seperate pc for gaming & thisnis just for capture/encode/transcode & streaming ??

If so you just plain dont need a ryzen 1700 at all.

 

[ThatWasSketchy]

So you have a seperate pc for gaming & thisnis just for capture/encode/transcode & streaming ??

If so you just plain dont need a ryzen 1700 at all.

Yeah, this will just be for streaming.

 

[ThatWasSketchy]

If I were you, I would wait to by a streaming pc. I am also looking into one, but I have realized the prices of GPU's is crazy because of bitcoin mining. The CPU is okay, but for gaming its' pretty bad. For streaming good, for gaming bad. If anything, get a high end 8th gen intel, or get a high end amd. That GPU won't work for streaming, since a 980 ti is around 1070, so a 960 is gonna be like a 1050. Wait like me until the prices of GPU's go down, than re-pick parts for a streaming pc.

I'm not sure if you understood my post, I said I already have the GPU. and it will only be used for streaming. not for gaming.

 

[madmatt30]

Go with the ryzen 1600 , its more than enough (still overkill in all honesty)

$100 less , far better motherboard ,250gb ssd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.47 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro, stream and record in 1080p60, superior low latency technology, H.264 hardware encoding, PCIe ($184.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $593.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 02:38 EDT-0400

What system are you actually going to be capturing from out of interest ??

 

[ThatWasSketchy]

Go with the ryzen 1600 , its more than enough (still overkill in all honesty)

$100 less , far better motherboard ,250gb ssd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.47 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro, stream and record in 1080p60, superior low latency technology, H.264 hardware encoding, PCIe ($184.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $593.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 02:38 EDT-0400

What system are you actually going to be capturing from out of interest ??

I will be capturing from this. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2CxxsJ

And, just if i wanted to be overkill the ryzen 7 1700 and the rest of the build would be fine, right?

 

[ThatWasSketchy]

Here’s what I ended up going with. I already have the SSD and GPU, so that’s why they’re in the build. The ram is not a lot, but I plan to put it in my gaming PC and take a stick of 8 from it and out it in this pc. So the gaming pc will have 12 gigs of ram and the streaming pc will have 8 gigs of ram. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FHM4Cb

 

[madmatt30]

Yeah mate, you're all good at that .

The ryzen 1700 would have been fine , just complete overkill & $100 extra that you didmt nees to spend (the ryzen 1600 is overkill too in all honesty but you may repurpose that pc in the future & the 1600 is still a killer cpu imo)