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3ptO

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Hey all,

Before we get into things, this will be my 1st time building a PC as I've only done upgrades before. I'm a console gamer (XBOX 360) using an Elgato Game Capture HD and would like to start recording, editing, and rendering videos for YouTube as well as streaming to Twitch but I'm going to need a rig to do so and I need your help.

Any and all feedback is appreciated!

Budget Range is roughly $800

System Usage from Most to Least Important
Videos (Recording, Editing, Rendering, etc.), Streaming to Twitch.tv, General Use, etc.

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
($249.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
($124.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
($114.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
($44.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $800.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 19:53 EST-0500)

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Hey 3ptO I have a YouTube channel and have been doing callofduty commentaries for about 2 years. First thing I would suggest is a graphics card. I understand your a xbox fan (I'm also one) but if you ever decide to play any games on pc it would helpful to have one. Im going to agree with DonnyTechMaster that you should lower your hdd size down because even if your recording on the highest setting on your elgato (I have one) your not going to come close to filling that up and another thing is when you upload high quality videos to youtube they get dumb down any way so you should just render them out to 720p because thats the standard right now even 1080p if your subs like that. One last thing is you dont need an i7-4770k (I have that...
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You definitely will not need an i7 CPU for this build. Even an i3 would probably be sufficient as long as you don't plan on gaming. Other than that you are pretty good. You could get away with bringing the HDD size down to 2TB though, because 3 is just a lot. One person would most likely never reach full capacity on a 3TB drive.
 
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3ptO

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Really? I hear creating content and streaming is considerably computer intensive.
 
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Hey 3ptO I have a YouTube channel and have been doing callofduty commentaries for about 2 years. First thing I would suggest is a graphics card. I understand your a xbox fan (I'm also one) but if you ever decide to play any games on pc it would helpful to have one. Im going to agree with DonnyTechMaster that you should lower your hdd size down because even if your recording on the highest setting on your elgato (I have one) your not going to come close to filling that up and another thing is when you upload high quality videos to youtube they get dumb down any way so you should just render them out to 720p because thats the standard right now even 1080p if your subs like that. One last thing is you dont need an i7-4770k (I have that too) you could go with an i5 and still make good content at a fast speed.
 
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3ptO

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Thanks for the response Sean, I will go ahead and reduce my HDD down to 2TB.
I figure I could always easily install a GPU down the road. Would you recommend an i5 and more RAM?
 
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3ptO

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How's this? Only saved $14 downgrading to 2TB and decided to upgrade the case for roughly $10

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
($124.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
($100.94 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case
($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $726.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 00:46 EST-0500)
 
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Your right SeaSonic is at a Gold standard while this has a Bronze. It was just a suggestion to save some money personally for me its a good power supply but you dont have to get it.
 
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3ptO

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Of course! I received suggestions before which suggested the i7 for creating content and streaming. However, you seem to be confident the i5 will do just that. Seamlessly I hope? And by seamlessly I mean efficiently and effectively at qualities such as 720p, etc. About how long do you think it would take to render and upload a video to YouTube?
 
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Matters what software your using, personally for me I use sony vegas 10 which uses the graphics card mostly and for you it should render about the same time as the video unless it has a lot of video editing which it will take longer but not that much. Also streaming doesn't really matter about the computer more on your connection.
 
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