This setup any good for recording/streaming?

[thomasfordinc]

Hello all. I just put together a basic gaming setup so I can get back to my glory days of recording and streaming on YouTube. I'd like to be able to record games like Overwatch, Fortnite, and the new Battlefield on good settings and 60 fps preferably at 1080p but I'll take 720p if it gets too much more expensive.

I'm pretty happy with what I have, but there's a lot of stuff about compatibility and parts limiting other parts that I don't understand, so I appreciate anyone who'd give it a look.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ B&H)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($166.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Case Fan: Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $854.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 18:07 EDT-0400

I'm going to use the SSD to record the videos onto and have everything else on the HDD (if that's stupid because some recording softwares aren't demanding, let me know). My budget could go up to around $1,000. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[profoundnoah]

Overall, a VERY solid build, but for a bit more money, you could get QUITE the increase in performance. Do you already own the Rosewill adapter? Also, do you want to include the price of windows in budget, or do you already own a copy? I'll get to work ASAP.

 

[bmockeg]

Got you a better PSU and RAM for less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Case Fan: Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $836.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 18:17 EDT-0400

 

[Hellfire13]

Optimized with better parts...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
Case Fan: Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Red) 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $883.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 18:17 EDT-0400

Note: Make sure the board is BIOS updated for 2600.

 

[profoundnoah]

Unfortunately, you seem to have Mail in Rebates built into PCPP, bmock and hellfire. Though if you're not factoring in Windows to the cost, those are both good builds.

 

[thomasfordinc]

Overall, a VERY solid build, but for a bit more money, you could get QUITE the increase in performance. Do you already own the Rosewill adapter? Also, do you want to include the price of windows in budget, or do you already own a copy? I'll get to work ASAP.

I don't own the Rosewill adapter, and I don't have the Windows yet but I don't think I'll factor it into the budget (also I'm not sure which Windows would be best for gaming and recording, new updates have a tendency to worsen things sometimes). Thanks for your help! I'll take any advice you can give me.

 

[Hellfire13]

Overall, a VERY solid build, but for a bit more money, you could get QUITE the increase in performance. Do you already own the Rosewill adapter? Also, do you want to include the price of windows in budget, or do you already own a copy? I'll get to work ASAP.

I don't own the Rosewill adapter, and I don't have the Windows yet but I don't think I'll factor it into the budget (also I'm not sure which Windows would be best for gaming and recording, new updates have a tendency to worsen things sometimes). Thanks for your help! I'll take any advice you can give me.

This adapter should be good...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $38.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 18:22 EDT-0400

Latest gen. Intel/AMD hardwares support only Windows 10 officially. But you can purchase a key and activate it later on. There should be no difference in performance... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

 

[Hellfire13]

Unfortunately, you seem to have Mail in Rebates built into PCPP, bmock and hellfire. Though if you're not factoring in Windows to the cost, those are both good builds.

And your point being???

Even the original build has them.

 

[profoundnoah]

Windows 10 is probably the best for your use case; just disable automatic updates when you install. If that's the case with the Rosewill adapter, then the board that I provided in the list comes with built-in wifi. Also, how soon do you plan on building, and are you looking to OC at all? If you can hold out until around mid-august, B450 boards should be hitting the market, and will be of FAR better value than the current X470 boards.

Alternatively, you could save quite a bit by going for a B350 board, but then you'd have to deal with the possibility of not being able to boot due to an outdated BIOS. If you have a local PC shop nearby that offers free BIOS updates, that won't be a problem. Just confirm compatibility with the seller if you choose to go with a B350 board.

Here's the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($295.70 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $986.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-22 18:26 EDT-0400

Also as far as your SSD is concerned, recording happens best when you're not recording to the drive you're playing on. So either record to your HDD when playing a game installed on your SSD or vice versa. If you do record/game on the same disk, it won't be that big of an issue.

 

[profoundnoah]

Unfortunately, you seem to have Mail in Rebates built into PCPP, bmock and hellfire. Though if you're not factoring in Windows to the cost, those are both good builds.

And your point being???

Even the original build has them.

Is there something wrong with making sure the OP is aware of the correct pricing of his hardware? I don't want this to veer off topic, I was just informing the OP that he might want to check the prices in PCPP itself without using rebates vs. judging the builds directly on the forum. Not meant as a slight to either of you.

 

[Hellfire13]

Alternatively, you could save quite a bit by going for a B350 board, but then you'd have to deal with the possibility of not being able to boot due to an outdated BIOS.

Latest batches of boards are coming with BIOS updated. In case its not, the vendor can do it before shipping. OP can confirm that before purchase.
In the unlikely scenario that the above two is not applicable, he can get a boot kit free from AMD... https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ryzen-AM4-System-Bootup.aspx

 

[profoundnoah]

Alternatively, you could save quite a bit by going for a B350 board, but then you'd have to deal with the possibility of not being able to boot due to an outdated BIOS.

Latest batches of boards are coming with BIOS updated. In case its not, the vendor can do it before shipping. OP can confirm that before purchase.
In the unlikely scenario that the above two is not applicable, he can get a boot kit free from AMD... https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/2Gen-Ryzen-AM4-System-Bootup.aspx

The latest batches of Cryorig H7's were supposed to be shipping out with native AM4 support since mid-2017 or so, but I ended up needing an adapter bracket nonetheless. It is as you said, the OP should check with the seller regardless.

 

[thomasfordinc]

Thanks for all the information guys! This is a lot to take in. I am willing to wait until mid-August to build this thing, so it looks like I oughta wait until then to get a B350 board (which I guess will assume has built in wifi?), and be sure to check with the seller to ensure that the BIOS is updated. And presumably I don't need to worry about installing Windows or anything because these new parts have them automatically? Hope I got that right.

I hope OC stands for overclocking or else I really am a noob, but it seems to be common practice and generally doesn't set fire to anything as long as it's up a notch or two, so I probably will be doing it. But as long as it can run and record the games all the cool kids are playing at 1080p I'm solid.

 

[Hellfire13]

Thanks for all the information guys! This is a lot to take in. I am willing to wait until mid-August to build this thing, so it looks like I oughta wait until then to get a B350 board (which I guess will assume has built in wifi?), and be sure to check with the seller to ensure that the BIOS is updated. And presumably I don't need to worry about installing Windows or anything because these new parts have them automatically? Hope I got that right.

I hope OC stands for overclocking or else I really am a noob, but it seems to be common practice and generally doesn't set fire to anything as long as it's up a notch or two, so I probably will be doing it. But as long as it can run and record the games all the cool kids are playing at 1080p I'm solid.

That would be a B450, which is about to launch. B350 is already there. Some of the boards come with built in wi-fi, its not a standard feature on all boards.
You still have to install Windows. Hardwares do not come with OS installed. You might not as well have to buy it right away.
OCis easy these days with dedicated buttons, so its no rocket science.

 

[bmockeg]

Get a board with built in wireless for sure.

 

[profoundnoah]

OC does indeed stand for overclocking. B450 boards do not ship with wifi as standard. Usually, you can tell which ones have wifi, as they either directly have Wifi in their name, or have AC as well. You can always check the specs just to be sure.

 

[thomasfordinc]

Done deal. Thanks again for all the information guys, you were all really helpful.

 

[thomasfordinc]

(just gonna leave what I finally decided on here, hopefully it'll help someone)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($275.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $876.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-23 23:28 EDT-0400

[for the motherboard, I decided to wait for the B450 to come out)

 

[bmockeg]

What about motherboard?

 

[thomasfordinc]

What about motherboard?

I planned on waiting until the B450 came out, and now that it is I went for the gaming plus https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YhKHx/msi-b450-gaming-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-plus. You think that'd work?

 

[bmockeg]

It,will work fine