PC specs help?

[Guitto]

So im trying to build my new pc so i can record gameplays in 1080p and stream at least in 720p.
My budget is £800 pounds but what would be the best budget for a good gaming and streaming pc?

What would be the most important part in the PC for me to stream and record gameplay without lag etc..?

Is it the graphics card? processor? What part should i spend the most money on?

Im thinking gtx960 + the I7 4790k?

 

[James Mason]

For streaming and recording CPU and RAM and having a separate storage drive are the most important factors, hence the following. Should still run games in 1080p at 60 FPS just fine as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£165.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.57 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.59 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £787.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 22:08 GMT+0000

 

[Guitto]

For streaming and recording CPU and RAM and having a separate storage drive are the most important factors, hence the following. Should still run games in 1080p at 60 FPS just fine as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£165.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.57 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.59 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £787.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 22:08 GMT+0000

Do I need to have two separate drives or will one just do? The thing also is I do NOT want to pay like £150 for a person to build this PC for me. I am not good with these stuff so buying it in parts is a bit of a problem for me

 

[James Mason]

For streaming and recording CPU and RAM and having a separate storage drive are the most important factors, hence the following. Should still run games in 1080p at 60 FPS just fine as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£165.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.57 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.59 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £787.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 22:08 GMT+0000

Do I need to have two separate drives or will one just do? The thing also is I do NOT want to pay like £150 for a person to build this PC for me. I am not good with these stuff so buying it in parts is a bit of a problem for me

For recording you definitely want a separate drive to record to, it's an extremely CPU, HD and RAM intensive process.

Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.

 

[Guitto]

For streaming and recording CPU and RAM and having a separate storage drive are the most important factors, hence the following. Should still run games in 1080p at 60 FPS just fine as well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£165.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.57 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£8.59 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £787.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 22:08 GMT+0000

Do I need to have two separate drives or will one just do? The thing also is I do NOT want to pay like £150 for a person to build this PC for me. I am not good with these stuff so buying it in parts is a bit of a problem for me

For recording you definitely want a separate drive to record to, it's an extremely CPU, HD and RAM intensive process.

Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.

You see i still wont be able to do this, that's the problem

 

[James Mason]

You see i still wont be able to do this, that's the problem

Why not?
Do you not have hands?

 

[Guitto]

You see i still wont be able to do this, that's the problem

Why not?
Do you not have hands?

I have never done it. I have no experience what so ever.

 

[James Mason]

I have never done it. I have no experience what so ever.

Do you have a learning disability that prevents you from learning how to do it then?

 

[Guitto]

I have never done it. I have no experience what so ever.

Do you have a learning disability that prevents you from learning how to do it then?

No, i just do not want to risk it in case i break something like my friend did. I am not experienced with pc's and i do not want to build it.

 

[Barty1884]

If you don't want to build it....and don't want to pay someone to build it for you......You're left with pre-builts.
You won't get a pre-built for 800quid that'll be capable to do what you want with it.

Honestly, building it yourself is the way to go. Take your time, read your manuals. Don't force anything and, if you get stuck, read your manuals again. It's really not that hard.

What exactly did your friend manage to break?
Drop something? Well learn from that, don't drop anything.
Static discharged? Well, learn from that too. Ground yourself.
DOA component? It happens. That's what return periods & RMAs are for.

Where are you located? Chances are you'll find someone (maybe even on here) that'll put it together for you & even show you how to do it for 20quid and some beer (or some other relatively low price point). You really don['t have to pay a shop to do it for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£206.54 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£15.48 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.92 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.66 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.36 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £791.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-31 17:32 GMT+0000

 

[Guitto]

If you don't want to build it....and don't want to pay someone to build it for you......You're left with pre-builts.
You won't get a pre-built for 800quid that'll be capable to do what you want with it.

Honestly, building it yourself is the way to go. Take your time, read your manuals. Don't force anything and, if you get stuck, read your manuals again. It's really not that hard.

What exactly did your friend manage to break?
Drop something? Well learn from that, don't drop anything.
Static discharged? Well, learn from that too. Ground yourself.
DOA component? It happens. That's what return periods & RMAs are for.

Where are you located? Chances are you'll find someone (maybe even on here) that'll put it together for you & even show you how to do it for 20quid and some beer (or some other relatively low price point). You really don['t have to pay a shop to do it for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£206.54 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£15.48 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.92 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.66 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.36 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £791.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-31 17:32 GMT+0000

I am 15 years old, will that help you understand a bit why? Im in the UK. Scotland mainly. He snapped th motherboard as he was doing it too hard it some of it snapped.

 

[James Mason]

If you actually watched the videos I linked you wouldn't be so afraid.

I've been building computers since I was like 12, it's not hard.

 

[Barty1884]

I am 15 years old, will that help you understand a bit why? Im in the UK. Scotland mainly. He snapped th motherboard as he was doing it too hard it some of it snapped.

Not particularly, no. Age really shouldn't play much of a factor.

Where about in Scotland? Hell, I probably know somebody near you that could put it together

 

[Guitto]

I am 15 years old, will that help you understand a bit why? Im in the UK. Scotland mainly. He snapped th motherboard as he was doing it too hard it some of it snapped.

Not particularly, no. Age really shouldn't play much of a factor.

Where about in Scotland? Hell, I probably know somebody near you that could put it together

Lets say near Glasgow but Helensburgh it is.

 

[Guitto]

If you actually watched the videos I linked you wouldn't be so afraid.

I've been building computers since I was like 12, it's not hard.

Well i dont fancy building my own, sorry