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Will be using for Recording, streaming, and rendering videos, and playing Dayz, minecraft, gmod, left 4 dead 2, league of legends, call of duty, BF4, and some other steam games.

My friends tell me to go AMD but other say to go intel. What ever is going to be best for what I said above.

$950 is max including Operating System.
 
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Right everyone slow down...


First off you FIRST statement is what everyone else seem to be missing, you are recording and streaming, for this you require a more powerful CPU than normal for just gaming(I7 or FX83xx CPU).

IF your budget allows, by all means, go for the I7, however at your current budget I would strongly suggest you go with an AMD 8 core system as recording and streaming on them are considerably better than on an I5.

That being said. This would be my suggestion :

Somethings to note, you CAN drop the GPU to a GTX 770 or R9 280x to free some cash for an SSD and a better CPU cooler for better overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NmdDQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NmdDQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.39 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $942.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 19:40 EDT-0400

This is a great build. (You should be able to OC too. )
 
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flamefire999

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He needs an OS though... Drop the SSD and it will be almost enough to get the OS.
 
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Novuake

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Right everyone slow down...


First off you FIRST statement is what everyone else seem to be missing, you are recording and streaming, for this you require a more powerful CPU than normal for just gaming(I7 or FX83xx CPU).

IF your budget allows, by all means, go for the I7, however at your current budget I would strongly suggest you go with an AMD 8 core system as recording and streaming on them are considerably better than on an I5.

That being said. This would be my suggestion :

Somethings to note, you CAN drop the GPU to a GTX 770 or R9 280x to free some cash for an SSD and a better CPU cooler for better overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($369.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $967.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-09 19:54 EDT-0400

Alternatively an Intel based I7 system would be better in general, but at more cost or you would need to sacrifice in other areas of the build.

Here is the link to it : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rznLdC
 
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(content deleted). (content deleted). However, if he really doesn't want to he can drop the SSD and get an OS.
 
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flamefire999

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You are completely wrong about the CPU. The i5- 4670k is better than the fx- 8350. Need proof? http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-FX-8350 . And 8 cores doesn't really make a difference. Stronger cores are more important than more cores.
 
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tiny voices

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This is only true for most games. OP will be rendering video and the 8350 is vastly superior here. Also, CPUboss and GPUboss are jokes at best. The do not compare performance at all and we do not recommend them at all for any kind of accurate benchmarks. Sorry, but that link proves absolutely nothing at all.
 
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Novuake

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And as tiny voices mentioned, you are PERFECTLY correct however when it comes to streaming and recording and extreme multithreading, the AMD is superior. These cases are very rare however but they do exist, such as in this case.

 
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flamefire999

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But it's more important to focus on the gaming aspect of this build. And encoding is what needs to be done fast for when he is streaming. In that department the i5 will shine. The render times won't be a problem because it's not like he gets money for YouTube and he's not making 2 videos a day so really it doesn't matter.
 
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Novuake

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Not quite. :)
 
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tiny voices

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First off, don't make any assumptions. For all you know we could be talking to someone with 500,000 subs on youtube. It has happened here plenty of times.

Also, you cat like the i5 BLOWS AWAY the 8350 in games when in reality the difference is negligible and generally not even noticeable. If he was using a 780ti, yes the i5 would be superior, but with a middle of the road 760, no real difference will be seen.
 
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flamefire999

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What's your youtube?
 
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Novuake

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I don't create content on YouTube. :) EDIT : ALthough I would like to, just way to lazy. :D


And Raptr just logs time, nothing more. I could be really bad at the game. :D

But yes i do play A LOT of League of Legends.
 
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flamefire999

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Haha ya I know what raptr is because I use it. Do you have a twitch then?
 
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