This a good build?

[MLP_Bailey]

So heres the thing, my friend wants a computer for 1250, His requirements NZXT H440 Razer Edition, Elgato, and agood enough graphics card to play everything (not maxed out even, [while recording] at a playable frame rate) is this build good) also 16gb or ram to render things faster fro his youtube channel

Thanks
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GNkCvK

 

[RCFProd]

What's the Elgato for?

 

[RCFProd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1332.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 11:22 EDT-0400

For recording you use software on PC, you don't need an Elgato for it. I've chosen a powerful cpu and 16gb RAM for this purpose. I also choose color-fitting components for the build.

I've changed the storage to 1TB, as anything above tends to fail faster. Instead I've compensated it with a 250GB SSD. You can't miss an SSD in your build nowadays.

The GTX 970 will run anything at 1080p flawlessly.

 

[MLP_Bailey]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1332.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 11:22 EDT-0400

For recording you use software on PC, you don't need an Elgato for it. I've chosen a powerful cpu and 16gb RAM for this purpose. I also choose color-fitting components for the build.

I've changed the storage to 1TB, as anything above tends to fail faster. Instead I've compensated it with a 250GB SSD. You can't miss an SSD in your build nowadays.

The GTX 970 will run anything at 1080p flawlessly.

The elgato is for console gaming.
And thanks
But we need the elgato so any other build with the elgato for around the same price?

 

[casvancap]

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

 

[MLP_Bailey]

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

On mine or His?

 

[RCFProd]

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

On mine or His?

Yours that is, the GTX 970 however is significantly faster. I can improve the build by sacrifising the H440 for a much better case. Is that okay or does he absolutely prefer it? With the Phanteks Enthoo Pro you'll pay 45 dollars less but it is quite the better case and It's a full tower aswell with some good onboard case fans.

 

[RCFProd]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Elgato ($150.00)
Total: $1303.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 14:11 EDT-0400

- Replaced the i5-4690k with the Xeon E3-1231.
Pros: It's an i7-4790 without onboard graphics. Will boost rendering performance and streaming/recording performance with hyper threading
Cons: It can't be overclocked

The motherboard I've chosen is overclockable though for an eventual upgrade in the future.

 

[MLP_Bailey]

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

swap out that gpu for a R9 290, it is a faster gpu for 20 dollars more or spend another 30 and buy a 970. the rest is fine,.

On mine or His?

Yours that is, the GTX 970 however is significantly faster. I can improve the build by sacrifising the H440 for a much better case. Is that okay or does he absolutely prefer it? With the Phanteks Enthoo Pro you'll pay 45 dollars less but it is quite the better case and It's a full tower aswell with some good onboard case fans.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Elgato ($150.00)
Total: $1303.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 14:11 EDT-0400

- Replaced the i5-4690k with the Xeon E3-1231.
Pros: It's an i7-4790 without onboard graphics. Will boost rendering performance and streaming/recording performance with hyper threading
Cons: It can't be overclocked

The motherboard I've chosen is overclockable though for an eventual upgrade in the future.

He says the h440 is a must (he is a very big razer fanboy)

 

[RCFProd]

Okay, here is my final build suggestion:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6mRKRB

Great for streaming/recording. Will smash any game at 1080p up to 1440p with no problems.