Need to stream 1080, which computer should I purchase?

[iramalvarez]

Hello,
I previously posted in the Systems forum, but no response.
I have two Magewell HDMI to USB 3.0 capture cards which I will be using to capture video from two HD 1080 video cameras and I will be using Wirecast to stream to Ustream.
I need to stream at 1080 but need help choosing between a computer and a laptop. I don't know much about streaming, clock rates, GPUs, CPUS etc. Could you help with this? I found these two machines locally and I am pretty interested in either. Do you recommend either of these? I have a budget of $1,000.00. The Dell has a faster CPU but the Toshiba has a better video card. Which is best for my needs?

http://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-8700-Desktop-%7C-Intel-Core-i7-%7C-4GB-Graphics.product.100156551.html

Dell XPS 8700 Desktop | Intel Core i7 | 4GB Graphics

Processor: Intel® Core i7-4790 Processor 3.6GHz
Memory: 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Graphics & Video: 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 Graphics

http://www.toshiba.com/us/computers/laptops/satellite/S70/S70-BBT2G23

Toshiba Satellite S70-BBT2G23 Laptop

PROCESSOR: i7-4720HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz)
MEMORY: 8GB DDR3L 1600MHZ (4GB + 4GB)
GRAPHICS CONTROLLER: 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ R9 M265X graphics

 

[davidarad02]

you dont need to get a prebuilt machine, you should build it yourself.
as for the PC itself, this is a solid machine for streaming, that is much lower than your budget. you just dont need that much hrosepower:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $724.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:02 EDT-0400

 

[iramalvarez]

you dont need to get a prebuilt machine, you should build it yourself.
as for the PC itself, this is a solid machine for streaming, that is much lower than your budget. you just dont need that much hrosepower:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $724.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:02 EDT-0400

David, thanks for the quick reply.
Since I need this now and don't know how to put a PC together I wouldn't mind spending the money on either the Dell or the Toshiba that I proposed. I am just not sure which is better between both of them because the Dell has a faster CPU and cheap graphics card on the other hand the Toshiba has a slower CPU but pretty nice graphics card. Which machine is better for my 1080 video camera streaming needs?

Iram

 

[davidarad02]

you dont need to get a prebuilt machine, you should build it yourself.
as for the PC itself, this is a solid machine for streaming, that is much lower than your budget. you just dont need that much hrosepower:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $724.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 19:02 EDT-0400

David, thanks for the quick reply.
Since I need this now and don't know how to put a PC together I wouldn't mind spending the money on either the Dell or the Toshiba that I proposed. I am just not sure which is better between both of them because the Dell has a faster CPU and cheap graphics card on the other hand the Toshiba has a slower CPU but pretty nice graphics card. Which machine is better for my 1080 video camera streaming needs?

Iram

the dell is probably the better choice, but building a PC is really easy, and you can save alot of money with it,