Streaming PC Help

[viajohn]

Hello, so for a while now I've been wanting to stream pc games but i own a crappy i5 pc right now and dont want to upgrade to an i7 + gpu, since it would mainly cost the same as building another pc.

So my choices are listed below:

• 
  i7-7700k
  NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
  MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON
  Kingston FURY 16gb (2x8gb) DDR4-2400
  Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250gb SSD
  Western Digital Black Series 2TB HDD
  ASUS 1080 Strix
  NZXT Phantom 530
  Corsair 750W 80+ Gold
  Windows 10 Home

Total Cost: $1783.03 USD + Tax & Shipping

OR

• 
  i7-6800k
  NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
  MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON
  Kingston FURY 16gb (2x8gb) DDR4-2400
  Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250gb SSD
  Western Digital Black Series 2TB HDD
  ASUS 1080 Strix
  NZXT Phantom 530
  Corsair 750W 80+ Gold
  Windows 10 Home

Total Cost: $1951.80 USD + Tax & Shipping

 

[jaslion]

Hello, so for a while now I've been wanting to stream pc games but i own a crappy i5 pc right now and dont want to upgrade to an i7 + gpu, since it would mainly cost the same as building another pc.

So my choices are listed below:

• 
  i7-7700k
  NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
  MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON
  Kingston FURY 16gb (2x8gb) DDR4-2400
  Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250gb SSD
  Western Digital Black Series 2TB HDD
  ASUS 1080 Strix
  NZXT Phantom 530
  Corsair 750W 80+ Gold
  Windows 10 Home

Total Cost: $1783.03 USD + Tax & Shipping

OR

• 
  i7-6800k
  NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
  MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON
  Kingston FURY 16gb (2x8gb) DDR4-2400
  Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250gb SSD
  Western Digital Black Series 2TB HDD
  ASUS 1080 Strix
  NZXT Phantom 530
  Corsair 750W 80+ Gold
  Windows 10 Home

Total Cost: $1951.80 USD + Tax & Shipping

Ryzen would be much better value for streaming.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto, Ryzen is the way to go here.
@OP, what is your budget?
2k?
Do you need a good monitor in this budget?

 

[Chugalug_]

Get this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell P2415Q 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($317.40 @ Amazon)
Total: $2012.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 20:45 EDT-0400

 

[viajohn]

Ditto, Ryzen is the way to go here.
@OP, what is your budget?
2k?
Do you need a good monitor in this budget?

I have 2 144hz monitors. so that shouldnt be a problem. Is the AMD processor worth it? A lot of people before the newest came out, said AMD was not worth it and intel was the way to go.

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeah, before Ryzen AMD hadn't made any CPUs in years, and their last offerings, the FX series had very poor IPC and performance overall compared to Intel, therefore especially compared to updated chips, Intel was the only option.
However Ryzen released earlier this year, and is fantastic for editing/rendering and streaming due to the high core count and improved IPC. It still falls behind a bit in gaming with the R7 chips, but it's a solid performer all around.
Please tell me you're not using both for surround gaming, that's a terrible experience.
Are they both 1080p? I'd still go for the 4k monitor since image quality is SOOO much better, but if you want you can stick with them.
Updated.

 

[viajohn]

Yeah, before Ryzen AMD hadn't made any CPUs in years, and their last offerings, the FX series had very poor IPC and performance overall compared to Intel, therefore especially compared to updated chips, Intel was the only option.
However Ryzen released earlier this year, and is fantastic for editing/rendering and streaming due to the high core count and improved IPC. It still falls behind a bit in gaming with the R7 chips, but it's a solid performer all around.
Please tell me you're not using both for surround gaming, that's a terrible experience.
Are they both 1080p? I'd still go for the 4k monitor since image quality is SOOO much better, but if you want you can stick with them.
Updated.

I have a headset for audio lol. But I might consider the ryzen now.

 

[Chugalug_]

I meant both monitors, not headsets when I said surround if that's how you took it.

 

[Chugalug_]

Here's the updated list, forgot to post it in my above comment.
As I said, this is terrible value vs the build I posted above, I highly recommend you get that, I can't stress this enough.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1965.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:14 EDT-0400

 

[viajohn]

Here's the updated list, forgot to post it in my above comment.
As I said, this is terrible value vs the build I posted above, I highly recommend you get that, I can't stress this enough.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 w/Window (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1965.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:14 EDT-0400

This is what i put on for the AMD ( Just changed the CPU and Mobo

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($173.29 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($82.98 @ PCM)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($504.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1824.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:20 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

CPU cooler is extremely poor value, not worth it at this price point, graphics card is a dramatic step down, case is poor build quality and the storage is poorly balanced.
Don't get a WD Black 2TB, get a 2TB Barracuda by Seagate and a 960 Pro 256GB.
I also accidentally included two coolers above.
I'll make an adapted version without pushing the price up.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1695.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:56 EDT-0400

 

[jaslion]

CPU cooler is extremely poor value, not worth it at this price point, graphics card is a dramatic step down, case is poor build quality and the storage is poorly balanced.
Don't get a WD Black 2TB, get a 2TB Barracuda by Seagate and a 960 Pro 256GB.
I also accidentally included two coolers above.
I'll make an adapted version without pushing the price up.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1695.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:56 EDT-0400

Do really get this pc. This is amazing for your needs and a lot better than the other one. Everything Chugalug_ said is very true and this is just better value and performance.

 

[Chugalug_]

Thanks! <3

 

[viajohn]

CPU cooler is extremely poor value, not worth it at this price point, graphics card is a dramatic step down, case is poor build quality and the storage is poorly balanced.
Don't get a WD Black 2TB, get a 2TB Barracuda by Seagate and a 960 Pro 256GB.
I also accidentally included two coolers above.
I'll make an adapted version without pushing the price up.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9a 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1695.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:56 EDT-0400

Thanks dude. I'll possibly build this pc