Will it Stream?

[ToMsGaMeR]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yghvQ7

That is my build, I was wondering if it would be ok for streaming/recording
Also is their any improvements you'd make for similar price?

Thanks

 

[drixkarasu]

You should get 2x4GB ram sticks instead of one 8GB stick, dual channel will benefit you quite a bit.
That GPU is not really powerful, if you aren't going to stream any demanding games it should be fine, but it certainly isn't a recommended GPU for 1080p gaming.

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

ok thanks, I choose 8gb due to future upgrades and I will probably upgrade the gpu also, how much do you reccomend?

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

what gpu would you reccomend?

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

I'm looking to stream:
GTA V
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Mortal Combat
BF4
Sims 3 and 4
Skyrim

 

[drixkarasu]

8GB should be enough for quite some time, so I would get 2x4GB now just for the dual channel.
I would look into getting at least something like a 750ti, which is a nice entry gaming card. But it's all up to your budget.

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

ok, its like double price for the 750ti, but im sure that is something ill upgrade first (the gpu)

 

[MarkW]

You video card is the one item you really do not want to be slow. Because if you have a very slow video card, some games can be jerky, stutter, and just become unplayable. Especially games that are trying to be "photo-realistic". It takes a lot of power to draw those realistic looking frames, and it needs to produce enough frames per second to make your eyes see a smooth game. That is almost always 45 frames minimum, but many people prefer 60 frames per second (FPS).

I would like you to take a look at a performance chart that is updated daily. I am going to link the R7 250 that is in your parts list, and then I am going to link the R7 260, one step up from the 250, just so you can see the difference between these two video cards.

R7 250 http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+R7+250
R7 260 http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+R7+260

Now those numbers are from a benchmark, not a game. But what you see is that the score for the R7 260 is double the score from the R7 250. It costs a little more, but in the end, while still being a fairly low end video card, I think the R7 260 would give you a better gaming experience.

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

since its something i will upgrade in the future do you think it is worth saving £20 and getting the asus 1gb gddr5 version?

 

[MarkW]

A GDDR5 card is *ALWAYS* faster than a DDR3 card. However, so many games want 2GB of memory today, that I would suggest spending the money for a 2GB card.