First Time Gaming PC Build. Help!

[boomsockbelle]

Hi all! I just put together a basic gaming setup so I can get back to my glory days of recording and streaming on YouTube (without using a mac this time lol). I'd like to be able to record the usual like the new Battlefield and Red Dead on good settings and 60 fps preferably at 1080p (but I'll take 720p if it gets too much more expensive). I can save up any amount of money that’ll get me those!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($248.78 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $895.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-20 23:31 EST-0500
I'll be taking care of the fan and the wireless adapter later =)

I'm going to put my programs, the game I'm playing, and the OS on the SSD and record onto/keep all the files and everything else (that I won’t be using while I’m recording) on the HDD. That’s for the sake of my framerate.

I'm pretty happy with what I have, but I just wanted to check some things. Are all of these parts compatible? Will it be enough for what I need? Thanks for any replies!!

 

[weberdarren97]

That'll all work together and should get you 1080p performance in game OR while streaming. If you want to do both, I think you'll either need to move up to an 8 core CPU, or just game at 1080 and only stream at 720p.

To reduce strain on the CPU (instead of buying a higher CPU), you can record your stream at a lower resolution (720p for example). Note that the output resolution (720p for example) needs to be set as the recording resolution. Do not record at 1080p and downscale to 720, this will not increase performance. BOTH options need to be set at 720p, or the system will feel just as jittery as it would if you steamed with both settings on 1080p.

A program called OBS Studio allows you to do this, and it's what I use for recording and streaming.

There are plenty of videos on YouTube that show people having figured out optimal settings for their systems. I recommend finding one that's similar to your system, and using their settings to get started. If you mess up and ruin everything, you can always return OBS to default and try again from the Profile>Delete Current Profile menu.

 

[tejayd]

That is a good build. I might check the prices on the rx580's. It's as good or better than the gtx1060 and often a bit cheaper. For streaming something like the 2700 would be nice. I would assume you can get away with the 2600 if you needed.

 

[weberdarren97]

I think I'm going to agree with tejayd on the prices of the RX 580. However, those cards sometimes suffer from the driver becoming unresponsive (basically it crashes) and then all visuals stop working for 2-3 seconds until it pulls its act together. This kind of behavior can ruin your stream, and it's why I don't recommend AMD RX cards for streaming.

However, I do agree that they are great at gaming for their price, just as long as gaming is all you're doing with them.

 

[boomsockbelle]

Got a final version here for any interested parties:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($110.47 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($254.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.79 @ B&H)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC55BT B1 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.35 @ B&H)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.57 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F12 PWM PST 53 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.57 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F14 PWM PST 74 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.73 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: ARCTIC - F14 PWM PST 74 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $972.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-26 20:09 EST-0500