Is this PC good for livestreaming/rendering?

[George McNish]

Hi I plan on doing livestreaming and video editing/rendering. I was wondering if these specs were good enough:

CPU: AMD FX-9590
MB: ASUS® M5A99FX PRO R2.0
RAM: 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 4gb
SSD: 120GB KINGSTON V300
HDD: 6TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD60EZRX

So would this be good for 1080p streaming at 60fps?

 

[jblanda]

Hmmm, I'd say go with something a bit higher than the 960. If I were you I'd do a 970 or a r9 280x. If price is a big factor you can get an AMD FX 8350 instead of the 9590 which is still 8 cores but 4 Ghz

 

[George McNish]

Hmmm, I'd say go with something a bit higher than the 960. If I were you I'd do a 970 or a r9 280x. If price is a big factor you can get an AMD FX 8350 instead of the 9590 which is still 8 cores but 4 Ghz

The only problem with the changing gpu is that I have to buy special adapters which are £22 each and I need 3 of them

 

[razerg]

I think you should go Intel way (something like a 4690k) unless money is the problem. Intel has less cores but more stable cores for rendering and video editing. Also if you decide to go AMD take at least a 970 to go with that CPU.

 

[g-unit1111]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

 

[razerg]

Hi I plan on doing livestreaming and video editing/rendering. I was wondering if these specs were good enough:

CPU: AMD FX-9590
MB: ASUS® M5A99FX PRO R2.0
RAM: 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 4gb
SSD: 120GB KINGSTON V300
HDD: 6TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD60EZRX

So would this be good for 1080p streaming at 60fps?

What is your power supply?

 

[George McNish]

Hi I plan on doing livestreaming and video editing/rendering. I was wondering if these specs were good enough:

CPU: AMD FX-9590
MB: ASUS® M5A99FX PRO R2.0
RAM: 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 4gb
SSD: 120GB KINGSTON V300
HDD: 6TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD60EZRX

So would this be good for 1080p streaming at 60fps?

What is your power supply?

Its a corsair 650W CS

 

[George McNish]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

My budget is 1600 and it has to include 3 monitors in that price but the base pc price is around £1300

 

[George McNish]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

 

[razerg]

How about this. Added GTX970 Sli, better PSU still 4TB of storage + an SSD, nice cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.96 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.25 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£86.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 535 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£91.76 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman H1 ATX Full Tower Case (£79.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.95 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1293.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 15:08 BST+0100

 

[g-unit1111]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

That's definitely an improvement. I'd go something similar to razerg's build but tweak it a bit and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.64 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1397.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 19:01 BST+0100

 

[razerg]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

That's definitely an improvement. I'd go something similar to razerg's build but tweak it a bit and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.64 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1397.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 19:01 BST+0100

Not bad, but yours is over 1300 pounds 😛

 

[George McNish]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

That's definitely an improvement. I'd go something similar to razerg's build but tweak it a bit and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.64 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1397.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 19:01 BST+0100

Not bad, but yours is over 1300 pounds 😛

Lol thats fine

 

[George McNish]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

That's definitely an improvement. I'd go something similar to razerg's build but tweak it a bit and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.64 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1397.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 19:01 BST+0100

What is the peformance difference between 2 970's and one? (Btw I will use dual monitors with it)

 

[g-unit1111]

Not bad, but yours is over 1300 pounds 😛

If the OP has a flexible budget that's fine and I'm assuming with a budget that high (£1300 = $1949.56 USD) that they can afford to add a bit to the budget if necessary. The main differences are the SSD and the case.

 

[razerg]

Do not purchase an FX-9590, these are terrible CPUs known for overheating issues and it also takes a massive power supply and cooling solution to run them (even a Noctua D15 will struggle). I'd throw out that whole build and start from scratch. What is your budget?

Howabout This?

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11,
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
4TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 5900RPM 64MB CACHE

Could that livestream and run games at the same time?

That's definitely an improvement. I'd go something similar to razerg's build but tweak it a bit and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.64 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.70 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£280.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1397.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 19:01 BST+0100

What is the peformance difference between 2 970's and one? (Btw I will use dual monitors with it)

Trust me you will get better performance with sli in dual monitor setup than with one 970.

 

[razerg]

Not bad, but yours is over 1300 pounds 😛

If the OP has a flexible budget that's fine and I'm assuming with a budget that high (£1300 = $1949.56 USD) that they can afford to add a bit to the budget if necessary. The main differences are the SSD and the case.

And the i7 vs i5