Is this a good pc build for streaming/recording games?

Cunndog05

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I want to use this pc to play games and also try to stream/record them. The games that I will be recording will not be intensive, for instance league of legends. Will this computer be able to do that.
Intel Core i7-4770K Quad-Core Desktop Processor (3.5 GHz, 8 MB Cache, Intel HD graphics, BX80646I74770K) by Intel
Biostar ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards HI-FI Z87X 3D by Biostar
Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GXby Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Thermaltake NiC C4 120mm CPU Cooler CLP0607 by Thermaltake
Samsung Internal IDE CD-RW & DVD-ROM Drive TS-H492 by Samsung
EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card (02G-P4-2765-KR) Graphics Cards 02G-P4-2765-KR by EVGA
Corsair RM Series 850 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply - CP-9020056-NA RM850 by Corsair
Apevia X-Sniper 2 mid tower with large side window, front USB3.0/audio ports - White by Apevia Corp

*I Changed the motherboard to a Motherboard North Bridge AMD 970 & South Bridge AMD SB950 Chipset ATX DDR3 800 AMD AM3+ Motherboards (970A-G46)*
 
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Streaming/capture software likes more cores.

Definitely go with an i7 + software that can use QuickSync (Ex: Myrillis Action), or even an AMD 8 core. And yes, AMD does really well with streaming/capture.

For capture, use a dedicated 1-2 TB hard drive that is not used for anything else. No installs, swap/temp/page files, turn off drive indexing.

8-16 GB of low latency RAM for video editing and encoding.

Consider using nVidia ShadowPlay if your selected GPU supports it. This may help with CPU load.

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For motherboards go for Asus, MSI and Gigabyte.
If you are purchasing 1600Mhz Ram, make sure the CAS latency is 9 or lower and the voltage 1.5v or lower.
That CPU cooler is just average.
IDE drive...You want a SATA disc drive, modern motherboards don't have IDE headers.
The PSU is overkill, you need only 600 watts for that GPU with extra room.
 
Streaming/capture software likes more cores.

Definitely go with an i7 + software that can use QuickSync (Ex: Myrillis Action), or even an AMD 8 core. And yes, AMD does really well with streaming/capture.

For capture, use a dedicated 1-2 TB hard drive that is not used for anything else. No installs, swap/temp/page files, turn off drive indexing.

8-16 GB of low latency RAM for video editing and encoding.

Consider using nVidia ShadowPlay if your selected GPU supports it. This may help with CPU load.
 
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