Streaming/gaming pc build for 1000$ (Can increase)

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Hello!
I would like to build a gaming and streaming (pc and xbox 360) pc.
Can you give me some suggestions please? That would be very appreciated!
To get optimal perf, I could go up to 1200$.
I need: monitor, OS, optical drive, USB wireless adapter,SSD is optional (and of course the pc itself).
I want 16gb of RAM as it helps multitasking and streaming, I found this one, all positive reviews:
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory,
Also, I live in the UK, so that will be the equivalent of 800£
And for the rest, I give you the choice!
Thank you

Timdoux
 
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You can go with a locked intel i5, but I hear the AMD 8-cores are pretty good with streaming

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($132.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1058.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thank you for your fast answer, but forgot to say I live in the UK, and maybe you can take a lower graphic card, to upgrade some other things, but thank you very much.

P.S: I can go up to 1200$ or 800£
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£119.71 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £792.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-30 18:12 GMT+0000
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.16 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£124.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£177.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£121.30 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £805.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-30 18:15 GMT+0000
 
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Thank you very mich once again,
But I think the AMD 8-core was better, at the same price,
The graphic cards review aren't good (apparently it stops working),
And I think the motherboard could be a bit better.
Thank you once again :)
 
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Thank you very much for this build, which looks very good.
Only thing might be the power supply, i dont know if 550W will be enough, and I dont wanna take the risk that something happens to my PC.
And is the i5 4690k better then the Amd Fx said before??
Is it worth that much money more?
Maybe the AMD Fx core spare money could go to the power supply.
Thank you for you fast answer,
Timdoux

 
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Ok thx.
And ok, downgrade to 8gb (2x4) and tell me what you can get instead.
Thank you for your professionalism
 
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You can spend less and get a slightly faster GPU when dropping to 8GB. This is the revised build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£149.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £769.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-30 20:10 GMT+0000

You can also get an SSD for the boot drive if you want to go just slightly over budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£39.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£149.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £808.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-30 20:12 GMT+0000
 
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Thank you,

But I've just found a deal, can you tell me if it's worth 990€? (1200$ and 800£)
I do think it is, but I wanna be sure

Power supply: Ldlc bg500, 500W 80 plus bronze,
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV extreme S2011 x79, (I heard it was awesome)
Cpu: I7 3820 3.6 ghz,
Cpu cooler: Thermaltake CLP0607 CPU COOLER NIC C4 2X120MM,
Memory: G.Skill RipJaws Z Series (4x4 gb),
Graphic card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X,
Storage: SSD 2'5 Samsung 840 Pro,
Storage: Western Digital
- 3 To,
Case: Thermaltake VP600M1N2N Urban S4.

Is 500W enough for this setup?
Thank you for taking the time to tell me if it's any good.

Timdoux

 
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Intel CPUs are stronger per core and draw less power.
 
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Timdoux

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Ok thank you,
But I've just found a deal, can you tell me if it's worth 990€? (1200$ Or 800£)
I do think it is, but I wanna be sure and know if all the parts are good.

Power supply: Ldlc bg500, 500W 80 plus bronze,

Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV extreme S2011 x79, (I heard it was awesome)

Cpu: I7 3820 3.6 ghz,

Cpu cooler: Thermaltake CLP0607 CPU COOLER NIC C4 2X120MM,

Memory: G.Skill RipJaws Z Series (4x4 gb),

Graphic card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X,

Storage: SSD 2'5 Samsung 840 Pro,

Storage: Western Digital
- 3 To,

Case: Thermaltake VP600M1N2N Urban S4.

And is 500W enough for this Ultra killer pc?
Thank you for taking the time to tell me if it's worth it.

Timdoux
 
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The i5-4690k has stronger cores and draws less power than the AMD FX series, so get it.
 
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