Good PC specs for streaming CS?

[Fulton]

I want to buy a computer where i can stream cs and get around 150 fps+
I dont have a big budget so would this be a good enough pc to buy?

omputer case – Thermaltake Versa H22

Motherboard – MSI Socket AM3+/AMD 760G/DDR3

Video Card – Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB

6300 Processor – AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition

31NvqRSeyRLRAM – Crucial 8GB Single DDR3

downloadHard Drive – Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

51-bYmebHWL._SL1023_CD Drive – Samsung SATA 1.5 Gb-s Optical Drive

evgaPower supply –EVGA 500W


Final Price: $514.52

http://pcbuildsonabudget.com/best-gaming-pc-build-under-500-dollars

Worth it?

[SundownKid]

Not sure that would be powerful enough for streaming... Id raise your budget a bit and get a Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz CPU and a B85 motherboard.

Cheapest possible hyperthreading CPU there is... but it will make the price $600. IMO, thats really the minimum to get a decent gaming PC.

[Fulton]

Originally posted by SundownKid:

Not sure that would be powerful enough for streaming... Id raise your budget a bit and get a Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz CPU and a B85 motherboard.

Cheapest possible hyperthreading CPU there is... but it will make the price $600. IMO, thats really the minimum to get a decent gaming PC.

Ok ill look into that, thank you.

[Meurock460]

- Streaming is actually one thing that does benefit from more cores, so the FX 6300 may actually do well here. Ideally though, if streaming get either an FX 8350, 8320 or a Xeon e3-1230 V3 (last one may be a bit too expensive for you)

- Do not get that motherboard, for a budget AMD motherboard, look at the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. For Intel, look at B85, H97 or Z97 motherboards.

- 16GB memory is better for streaming, but 8Gb is plenty for now. You could always upgrade later if needed.

- You will want a 600w power supply or more ideally. 500w is cutting it rather close if you go the AMD route.

- The rest is alright for a budget build. Graphics card is decent for a $500 PC. Remember, you can always upgrade parts easlily over the years.

Originally posted by SundownKid:

Not sure that would be powerful enough for streaming... Id raise your budget a bit and get a Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz CPU and a B85 motherboard.

Cheapest possible hyperthreading CPU there is... but it will make the price $600. IMO, thats really the minimum to get a decent gaming PC.

I think you mean the Xeon e3-1230 V3. The 1220 model doesn't have hyperthreading.

[Fulton]

Originally posted by Meurock372:

- Streaming is actually one thing that does benefit from more cores, so the FX 6300 may actually do well here. Ideally though, if streaming get either an FX 8350, 8320 or a Xeon e3-1230 V3 (last one may be a bit too expensive for you)

- Do not get that motherboard, for a budget AMD motherboard, look at the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. For Intel, look at B85, H97 or Z97 motherboards.

- 16GB memory is better for streaming, but 8Gb is plenty for now. You could always upgrade later if needed.

- You will want a 600w power supply or more ideally. 500w is cutting it rather close if you go the AMD route.

- The rest is alright for a budget build. Graphics card is decent for a $500 PC. Remember, you can always upgrade parts easlily over the years.

is there a better processor for around same price that isnt amd? cause i dont see myself getting a 600 watt right now.

[Fulton]

Also is there an Nvidia card around the same price rang and power of the Sapphire Radeon R9 270? I prefer nvidia but it really makes no difference.

[Meurock460]

Originally posted by fulton:

Also is there an Nvidia card around the same price rang and power of the Sapphire Radeon R9 270? I prefer nvidia but it really makes no difference.

Yes there is the GTX 750ti. It is quite a bit weaker than the AMD card though.

Originally posted by fulton:

Originally posted by Meurock372:

- Streaming is actually one thing that does benefit from more cores, so the FX 6300 may actually do well here. Ideally though, if streaming get either an FX 8350, 8320 or a Xeon e3-1230 V3 (last one may be a bit too expensive for you)

- Do not get that motherboard, for a budget AMD motherboard, look at the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. For Intel, look at B85, H97 or Z97 motherboards.

- 16GB memory is better for streaming, but 8Gb is plenty for now. You could always upgrade later if needed.

- You will want a 600w power supply or more ideally. 500w is cutting it rather close if you go the AMD route.

- The rest is alright for a budget build. Graphics card is decent for a $500 PC. Remember, you can always upgrade parts easlily over the years.

is there a better processor for around same price that isnt amd? cause i dont see myself getting a 600 watt right now.

The closest thing to a FX 6300 in price for Intel is the i3. Downside to the i3 is that it is a dual core and those aren't the greatest for streaming. The FX would do better for that.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600
This 600w is a decent model for the price. It's not a whole lot more than the 500w.

[Fulton]

Originally posted by Meurock372:

Originally posted by fulton:

Also is there an Nvidia card around the same price rang and power of the Sapphire Radeon R9 270? I prefer nvidia but it really makes no difference.

Yes there is the GTX 750ti. It is quite a bit weaker than the AMD card though.

Originally posted by fulton:

is there a better processor for around same price that isnt amd? cause i dont see myself getting a 600 watt right now.

The closest thing to a FX 6300 in price for Intel is the i3. Downside to the i3 is that it is a dual core and those aren't the greatest for streaming. The FX would do better for that.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600
This 600w is a decent model for the price. It's not a whole lot more than the 500w.

I should buy this then

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-1150-Intel-Motherboards-GA-B85M-Gaming/dp/B00SUR7WFQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1441478999&sr=1-1&keywords=B85
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_z
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8320FRHKBOX-FX-8320-8-Core-Black/dp/B009O7YU56/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1441478098&sr=1-1&keywords=8320

and all the other stuff the same as http://pcbuildsonabudget.com/best-gaming-pc-build-under-500-dollars ?

[Meurock460]

I came up with two builds. The first is a little bit more than your original post build, but will do better at streaming. GPU is far better than a 750ti also. You will get a lot more bang for your buck by getting an AMD graphics card when on a low budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BKHTcf

If you can stretch that budget a little further, then theres this $650 build. It is far better than the other one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/83CWqs

Both will stream great, but if you can afford the second one, it will be much better.

[_I_]

fx falls behind in source games
it will stream as well as it plays

the msi 760/710 board is a very poor choice for any fx cpu

at the $500 range get an i3, will be much better at source and as good for streaming source games

[Fulton]

Originally posted by Meurock372:

Originally posted by fulton:

Also is there an Nvidia card around the same price rang and power of the Sapphire Radeon R9 270? I prefer nvidia but it really makes no difference.

Yes there is the GTX 750ti. It is quite a bit weaker than the AMD card though.

Originally posted by fulton:

is there a better processor for around same price that isnt amd? cause i dont see myself getting a 600 watt right now.

The closest thing to a FX 6300 in price for Intel is the i3. Downside to the i3 is that it is a dual core and those aren't the greatest for streaming. The FX would do better for that.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600
This 600w is a decent model for the price. It's not a whole lot more than the 500w.

Would this be a good computer
FX-8320 CPU: http://goo.gl/NRYIsJ
MSI 760GMA-P34: http://goo.gl/K6UtCX
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (4x2): http://goo.gl/hQ5acw
Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/0EKIFh
Sapphire R9 270X: http://goo.gl/qKnQFF
Cougar Spike PC Case: http://goo.gl/5FWoBc
EVGA 500W Bronze PSU: http://goo.gl/mQVJ5p

[Meurock460]

Getting an MSI motherboard for AMD is a very bad idea. They have bad VRMs that will fail when paired with high end FX CPUs, especially the 6 and 8 core models. Look at something from Asus or Gigabyte, that uses at least a 970 chipset. The GA-970a-DS3P is the lowest I would go.

[Fulton]

Alright i think ive decided on this https://pcpartpicker.com/user/FultonM/saved/#view=zdtFf7
Would i get 150 fps+ while streaming?

[_I_]

would be cheaper to get an i3 for the same performance
or much better off with an i5 at about the same price

[Rove]

Originally posted by fulton:

I want to buy a computer where i can stream cs and get around 150 fps+
I dont have a big budget so would this be a good enough pc to buy?

omputer case – Thermaltake Versa H22

Motherboard – MSI Socket AM3+/AMD 760G/DDR3

Video Card – Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB

6300 Processor – AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition

31NvqRSeyRLRAM – Crucial 8GB Single DDR3

downloadHard Drive – Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

51-bYmebHWL._SL1023_CD Drive – Samsung SATA 1.5 Gb-s Optical Drive

evgaPower supply –EVGA 500W


Final Price: $514.52

http://pcbuildsonabudget.com/best-gaming-pc-build-under-500-dollars

Worth it?

Originally posted by fulton:

Alright i think ive decided on this https://pcpartpicker.com/user/FultonM/saved/#view=zdtFf7
Would i get 150 fps+ while streaming?

Here would be much better for a little more:

AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card
Azza Cosmas ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wnk2cf
Base Total: $593.83
Promo Discounts: -$8.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Shipping: $3.99
Total: $534.82

OR for less:

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card
Azza Cosmas ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NFwLRB
Base Total: $563.73
Promo Discounts: -$8.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Shipping: $3.99
Total: $504.72

The SSHD hybrid drive should help out streaming cause that needs drive bandwidth. A SSD might be ideal but does not fit your budget for a 120GB SSD unless you don't get a storage drive in which case you could get a 240-256GB.

The R9 285 GPU is much more powerful.

16GB or even 24GB of RAM would be a ideal future upgrade.

[Fulton]

Originally posted by Rove:

Originally posted by fulton:

I want to buy a computer where i can stream cs and get around 150 fps+
I dont have a big budget so would this be a good enough pc to buy?

omputer case – Thermaltake Versa H22

Motherboard – MSI Socket AM3+/AMD 760G/DDR3

Video Card – Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB

6300 Processor – AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition

31NvqRSeyRLRAM – Crucial 8GB Single DDR3

downloadHard Drive – Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

51-bYmebHWL._SL1023_CD Drive – Samsung SATA 1.5 Gb-s Optical Drive

evgaPower supply –EVGA 500W


Final Price: $514.52

http://pcbuildsonabudget.com/best-gaming-pc-build-under-500-dollars

Worth it?

Originally posted by fulton:

Alright i think ive decided on this https://pcpartpicker.com/user/FultonM/saved/#view=zdtFf7
Would i get 150 fps+ while streaming?

Here would be much better for a little more:

AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card
Azza Cosmas ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wnk2cf
Base Total: $593.83
Promo Discounts: -$8.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Shipping: $3.99
Total: $534.82

OR for less:

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card
Azza Cosmas ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NFwLRB
Base Total: $563.73
Promo Discounts: -$8.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$55.00
Shipping: $3.99
Total: $504.72

The SSHD hybrid drive should help out streaming cause that needs drive bandwidth. A SSD might be ideal but does not fit your budget for a 120GB SSD unless you don't get a storage drive in which case you could get a 240-256GB.

The R9 285 GPU is much more powerful.

16GB or even 24GB of RAM would be a ideal future upgrade.

Ok this looks awesome. I will definately think about this. And i will probably eventually get more ram in the future. TY