Roughly $500 Custom Computer Build

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So I'm going to start streaming league of legends,Dayz ETC and i need a good gaming computer around that price, i do not have a preference when it comes to AMD or Nvidia, just i hope you guys can do me a favor by building the best gaming p.c for streaming within roughly $500, thanks a lot!

Approximate Purchase Date: No specific Time

Budget Range: Roughly $500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming, Gaming, Light Video Editing

Are you buying a monitor: No, I already have a 23"

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, ncix.com, pcpartpicker

Location: Oxford, Florida

Parts Preferences: Do not have any

Overclocking: Pref No

SLI or Crossfire: Whatever is best for the build

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
 
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For streaming, more cores would be better. You'll also want more than 4GB of RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:...
For streaming, more cores would be better. You'll also want more than 4GB of RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.48 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $509.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-12 15:43 EDT-0400)
 
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