looking to build great quality gaming pc (first time build PLEASE HELP)

[tcline101]

Ok everyone, I really need help here. I'm wanting to build a computer in a $1200 USD budget for gaming that can play BF4 on Ultra settings and maintain a good 60fps. The kicker is, is that I'm starting up a twitch.tv channel as well, so I'm going to be doing a lot of livestreaming, so I need a build where quality is key. I've never built a computer before, cause I've always been a console gamer, but I'm wanting to expand to PC, and as I stated before, I'm going to be using it to livestream games at the same time, so I need something that's going to be able to stream, and play BF4 on Ultra holding a steady 55-60fps at the same time...my question is, would building be the better way to go, or buying a pre-built computer be best? Also I'm really liking the idea of a 120GB SSD, so factor that in as well. PLEASE HELP!

 

[aevm]

--- BF4 on Ultra settings and maintain a good 60fps ---
If you meant at 1920x1080, you'd need a GTX 770 or 280x at a minimum. Even better, GTX 780 or R9 290 or GTX 780 Ti or GTX 290x.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/11/27/battlefield-4-performance-analysis/3

 

[Outlander_04]

If you are streaming and playing you will usually get better performance with an AMD 8 core

But first off read the thread about how to ask for advice . We need to know what you need

 

[tcline101]

I'm sorry about that, like I said, I'm totally new to this, so it's a bit overwhelming. Really I don't know how to answer other than what I originally wrote. I don't need anything like monitors or anything like that, I'm just asking about the tower itself. I don't know if that was what you were looking for, again I'm sorry.

 

[VolvoDoto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($359.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1182.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-03 22:16 EST-0500)

8 threads for a price of an i5. You will benefit from more threads especially when streaming.
120gb ssd
60 fps at 1080p