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September 19, 2014 9:30:20 AM

So here is my Current build.
UPDATE: FORGOT MY BUILD XD
Here is the build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4swFCJ

Here are the items I still need:

Better headphones(Currently I have the Logitech G230)
Another monitor (I have one)
A good Microphone(I can use a headset if needed and skip the headphones)
A good chair
Recording software
Editing software
Internet system

Things I already have you may need to know about
Mouse
Mouse mat
One monitor


Also I want to be able to run 3 monitors. So i'm thinking, should I do 770 SLI or a single 780 TI??

Thanks so much for your help doods!

I look forward to getting this PC DONE!

EDIT: any other suggestions are helpful!

Luke

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September 19, 2014 11:05:05 AM

Here are my criticisms on your current build. I would recommend getting a i7-4790K if you are going to do video editing. While an i7 offers no upgrade in game performance compared to an i5, it really gives you a boost with editing software. For example, an i7 offers a 30% speed boost in Photoshop compared to an i5, due to hyperthreading with the i7, giving it 8 virtual cores instead of 4.

Another criticism would be your RAM. Just like the i7, 32GB offers no increase in gaming performance over 16GB, but offers a very large upgrade when it comes to editing software like Photoshop, iMovie, and Adobe Aftereffects. So I would recommend upgrading to 32GB.

My last criticism before I give you an a list of recommendations would be your storage. Recording video games, streaming, and editing video takes up A LOT of disk space. If you are going to be recording a lot of video, then you NEED more hard drive space. You would be surprised how much disk capacity being a Youtuber uses (although I can't speak from my experience, only TotalBiscuit's). I would recommend you get a 4TB HDD at the start, and upgrade as you use up the space.

Those is my main criticisms. Now here are recommendations for what you need.

Monitor-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microphone-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Headset-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA46R...

Chair-
http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Furniture-CH-CX0248H01-VEN-...

Game Recording Software-
www.fraps.com/

Editing Software (Choice)-
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397215,00.asp

And I don't know much about networking (meaning at all), so i am not sure about that last one. I know is that it should be pretty fast for quality content (mostly streaming). It takes 3MB/S to watch a 720P stream, have no idea about recording it though.
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September 19, 2014 11:11:28 AM

Eli Little said:
Here are my criticisms on your current build. I would recommend getting a i7-4790K if you are going to do video editing. While an i7 offers no upgrade in game performance compared to an i5, it really gives you a boost with editing software. For example, an i7 offers a 30% speed boost in Photoshop compared to an i5, due to hyperthreading with the i7, giving it 8 virtual cores instead of 4.

Another criticism would be your RAM. Just like the i7, 32GB offers no increase in gaming performance over 16GB, but offers a very large upgrade when it comes to editing software like Photoshop, iMovie, and Adobe Aftereffects. So I would recommend upgrading to 32GB.

My last criticism before I give you an a list of recommendations would be your storage. Recording video games, streaming, and editing video takes up A LOT of disk space. If you are going to be recording a lot of video, then you NEED more hard drive space. You would be surprised how much disk capacity being a Youtuber uses (although I can't speak from my experience, only TotalBiscuit's). I would recommend you get a 4TB HDD at the start, and upgrade as you use up the space.

Those is my main criticisms. Now here are recommendations for what you need.

Monitor-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microphone-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Headset-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA46R...

Chair-
http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Furniture-CH-CX0248H01-VEN-...

Game Recording Software-
www.fraps.com/

Editing Software (Choice)-
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397215,00.asp

And I don't know much about networking (meaning at all), so i am not sure about that last one. I know is that it should be pretty fast for quality content (mostly streaming). It takes 3MB/S to watch a 720P stream, have no idea about recording it though.


Originally I was just going to get 8GB of RAM, 32 GB is more than I can afford. I think I will be getting that 780 ti. Also, I forgot to update the storage CAP of my build. xD I will try for that i7! Thank you so much! You are best solution but I will not select you as best yet that way I will get other ppl seeing that it is not solved and will reply to this. Thanks again!
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September 19, 2014 12:08:47 PM

Not being able to upgrade to 32GB is fine. Just make sure that the 16GB is 2 sticks and not 4, that way you can upgrade to 32GB whenever you feel like it.
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September 19, 2014 12:19:30 PM

Eli Little said:
Not being able to upgrade to 32GB is fine. Just make sure that the 16GB is 2 sticks and not 4, that way you can upgrade to 32GB whenever you feel like it.


Does this seem right? Also I chose a different monitor because it had a 1ms response time instead of 2.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JcqgZL
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September 19, 2014 1:26:16 PM

That would would perfectly, but are you sure you want to go $350 over your budget?
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September 19, 2014 3:17:05 PM

i7Baby said:
I'd use an ASRock Z97 Extreme 4 instead per http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z...

I agree with the Plantronics 780's.

I use and recommend PowerDirector for editing.


I really like the Gigabyte boards, also I have heard bad things about ASrock from a few people. But I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion on the editing software. How about Nvidia's shadowplay recording? How is that compared to fraps?
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September 19, 2014 3:30:08 PM

Shadowplay is acknowledged as the best there is to recording game play. It has much less affect on the fps you get.
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September 19, 2014 3:37:56 PM

i7Baby said:
Shadowplay is acknowledged as the best there is to recording game play. It has much less affect on the fps you get.


When it comes to Fraps, I will agree that it drops FPS like an anchor ties to a rock, and would go ahead and recommend using something that has less effect. Never used Shadowplay before, but since it seems to be made for gaming and designed by Nvidia, it should probably work better. Also, when it comes to Mobos, I would recommend ASUS over AsRock, although I might be a bit biased with an ASUS Mobo and GPU.

If you want a good motherboard, I recommend- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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September 19, 2014 3:39:56 PM

Eli Little said:
That would would perfectly, but are you sure you want to go $350 over your budget?


i7Baby said:
Shadowplay is acknowledged as the best there is to recording game play. It has much less affect on the fps you get.


I couldn't seem to find a price for shadowplay, is it free? I doubt it is...
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September 19, 2014 8:22:22 PM

It'll work with anything that you can play
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September 19, 2014 10:21:47 PM

i7Baby said:
It'll work with anything that you can play


Thank you so much!
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