Need help cutting down price on new streaming build

[Connor B]

I would like to keep the CPU and GPU but if anything else can be changed without changing the performance, that would be great!

My build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ConnorBennett/saved/vfqYJx

 

[Mike3k24]

Much better streaming build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1378.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 22:13 EDT-0400

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Well one issue you have with your build is the OS isn't on a SSD. You MinMax out all the other components then settled for a 7200RPM for everything. Honestly, any good gamer's build has a SSD for the OS and then games on the TB drive, to get 'Windows' out of the way, as you want best performance for streaming.

Secondly to that, if your planning to stream you need to consider more than the rig, there is alot of issues with gaming and streaming from the same rig, especially if your expectations are (for example) 4K Ultra Game settings and trying to 1080P Stream all at 60FPS on both sides or better - this rig wouldn't cut it. Further, unless you do some serious QoS on your Router/Modem and tell everyone else NOT to be on the 'net' (even not via their phone's Wifi - imagine a iOS update while at a key point in a match?) when your trying to do this that further degrades / impedes you from properly streaming AND we aren't even talking the hardware on your PC.

Just some other things to consider.