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RockyPlays

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I am getting very close to purchasing my computer and have gone over the different parts many times and changed things many times. The uses for this is going to be gaming as well as live streaming and recording gameplay. I will use it to edit the videos and upload them thus my choice of Cpu. As for the Gpu, I am going to buy a 1440p monitor and want a gpu that will handle games well in 1440p without spending too much. I want to know if there are any changes I should make or if anything is unbalanced. If there are any low quality parts could you suggest a replacement for me? I am open to suggestions on changes I should make but please make sure your comments are unbiased and not just your preference. Thank You :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER H6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($102.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($316.23 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($0.00)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For $59.99)
Headphones: Plantronics GameCom 780 7.1 Channel Headset (Purchased For $64.05)
Other: HGST Deskstar 7K4000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.95)
Total: $1424.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 19:55 EDT-0400
 
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You're probably okay with Wifi, you'll definitely want to do some testing though. Unless you signal is very marginal you'll have more bandwidth over wifi than you will on your internet. So provided you don't have others using it and copying a file between local computers (which will hog all the bandwidth), you're *probably* okay. Obviously you're better off over a cable, always, you have pretty much guaranteed connectivity and the chance of interference or drop outs reduces massively. The vast majority of streaming issues are caused by internet congestion though, not your local network (whether wifi or cable). Do some testing, you can always buy the cable later if your preferred wifi option becomes an issue.

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I wouldn't think you can stream with WiFi, WiFi is far too unstable to stream, I could be wrong. Why don't you just buy a stupid long ethernet cable?
 


It is approximately 50 feet from my room to the router. Is it worth having a 50 foot ethernet cable going through the house instead of getting wifi?
 


It'll be multiple times faster, and a bit cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Cat5e-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B003RCEAB8/ref=lp_464398_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1438647423&sr=1-2
 
You're probably okay with Wifi, you'll definitely want to do some testing though. Unless you signal is very marginal you'll have more bandwidth over wifi than you will on your internet. So provided you don't have others using it and copying a file between local computers (which will hog all the bandwidth), you're *probably* okay. Obviously you're better off over a cable, always, you have pretty much guaranteed connectivity and the chance of interference or drop outs reduces massively. The vast majority of streaming issues are caused by internet congestion though, not your local network (whether wifi or cable). Do some testing, you can always buy the cable later if your preferred wifi option becomes an issue.

You can start a new thread if you do have issues, but a few things to consider: Do you have a decent router? The newer Wireless AC standard gets bandwidth and is in the 5Ghz range where there's less interference. If you want to stick with Wifi you should definitely make sure your card can support AC and the 5Ghz band. Something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/d-link-wireless-network-card-dwa582
When you get your stream running, you can fire up a command prompt and type ping -t **IPADDRESSOFROUTER**. It'll just sit there running a ping every second, the bandwidth is so tiny it won't effect anything. It'll tell you the "time" it takes for each packet to be returned to you from the router, in ms. It should be less than 10ms most of the time and you want to make sure you never have a packed dropped (which will come back as "request timed out"). If you have regular spikes above 10ms, or packet loss to your router, then for sure it WILL affect your gaming and streaming. Time to try a different channels, get better equipment, or run the cable through your house.
If your games performance or streaming is suffering but that ping to your router is rock-solid and low-latency, then it's your internet connection that's the issue not your wifi connection... and running a cable isn't going to make any difference.

A few other suggestions on the build (which is fantastic, by the way).
1) Are you avoiding Mail-in-rebates for a reason? You can get that 750W PSU for a mere $60 if you use the MIR on NCIX: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
2) This RAM is a little cheaper and faster, lifetime warranty too: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl10d16gbxl
3) You can get the 290X for the same price as the 390 you've chosen. It's your call, but the 290/390 & 290X/390X are the same card just with slightly tweaked clocks and the 3xx series gets the extra VRAM. I'd suggest with cards of that performance the additional RAM is useless... if you're running settings that gobble up over 4GB VRAM then your cards aren't fast enough to get playable framerates anyway. Here's a 290X for $328 - though only if the rebate is of use to you: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290xedfd

Solid build though. I like it.
 
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Actually if you are interested in the 290X, I unfairly excluded the Powercolour PCS+ for $302 if you can use the MIR ($322 if you can't): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5ppdhv2e

It's clocked a little higher than the XFX I linked and Tom's loved that model: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/powercolor-pcs-r9-290x-graphics-card-review,3803-8.html

It is 2 1/2 slot though, so will prevent you using the 3rd PCIe in your mobo. You would want to avoid putting anything in there with a 2 slot card anyway because it chokes the card a little, but you could still do it if you had to, but will never be able to do it with that 2 1/2 slot monster. Bear than in mind.
 


Thanks for the detailed answer! Heres to answer a few of your questions. This is my router http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Dual-Band-Anywhere-EA4500/dp/B007IL7AKM. The reason I have mail-in rebates off is because I want to base my decisions off the base price and not the price after rebates. For the ram since Im getting the h97 Motherboard, I wasnt sure getting faster ram was suggested and so I stuck with the 1600 MHz. As for the 390, the price is about the same as the remaining 290x's and none of the 290x models really interest me. I know I could maybe save a little money with the 290x but for basically the same performance with extra Vram I am happy to stick with getting the 390.
 


That looks like a decent router. No AC, but both router and card support 5Ghz Wireless N, which is likely to have less interference, so go with that if you can (particularly if you're in a high density area with a number of other networks around you).

RAM - good catch, you're absolutely right. I hadn't realised you were running a H97 motherboard.

MIR - it's your call. They're often an excellent way to go and you can save a bit of money taking them into account, but if they're no use to you, fair enough.

Video card: It's not actually saving money but rather increasing performance. Nonetheless, there are some minor tweaks to the 3xx series which could, in theory, boost performance a little. I'm pretty skeptical myself and would go with the 290X personally, but there's nothing wrong with your choice, so fair enough.