Is this a good gaming and youtube computer

[TheAcidOutlaw]

Please help
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K4nxQ7

 

[okcnaline]

This is a good $700 build. Grab this for $1000:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($332.49 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1034.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-27 13:37 EDT-0400

 

[gonf]

your build look very nice. it should be over kill for youtube. should work for all games today.
just a question tho. why the Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler? I would go for the bigger radiator since you are paying for about 100 buk for cooling anyways.
or just go for a Noctua if it air cooling.

just in case if you want to do Intel don't cheap on the Motherboard get the Z and not the H. also don't cheap on cooling too.
even tho i don't see much of a point of single video card for Intel but hey. there is nothing wrong with it too.

 

[Gracodana]

For YouTube, this build would be AWESOME Better CPU, better HDD, MUCH BETTER GPU, better case and better quality PSU $5 more

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.22 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($110.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($314.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1139.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-27 13:45 EDT-0400

You beat me too it There is nothing I would change here apart from maybe a bigger psu if you wanted more upgradability.

 

[maddogfargo]

Please help
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K4nxQ7

Your original build is damn near perfect. This is actually one of those scenarios where an AMD 8 core is an ideal setup. FX 8350 is usually better for streaming/video capture while gaming. The extra cores have a big impact.

Use the SSD for OS and games. Use the HDD for video capture only, no swap/indexing/data.

Maybe go with the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P motherboard (still a good overclocker) so save a little money so you can get a better video card


Here's a test capture/stream using a very similar setup. GW2 is actually pretty well optimized as far as MMOs go, but still this is still a worst case scenario. You can judge for yourself how well it worked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opXzfuoJkpg

 

[Gracodana]

You should stick on the nivdia side of things I would say because of shadowplay. The Xeon that shadowR34per used has hyperthreading so you are basically getting 8 threads and intel does perform better in games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXiOF7B0x4

Here's some shadowplay footage if you want to know quality, if you want to see more just look in the channel.

 

[maddogfargo]

You should stick on the nivdia side of things I would say because of shadowplay. The Xeon that shadowR34per used has hyperthreading so you are basically getting 8 threads and intel does perform better in games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXiOF7B0x4

Here's some shadowplay footage if you want to know quality, if you want to see more just look in the channel.

+1 for the NVidia/Shadowplay recommendation.

I've been extremely happy with my GTX 970, just from a gaming standpoint. I don't even use Shadowplay. But the price/performance of the 970 is too good to ignore, even with all the 3.5GB not 4GB memory complaints. Shadowplay is the whipped cream and cherry.