Can't decide on what Motherboard to get for what Graphics Card to Stream AND Game... Help??

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So far i think my build is coming out fairly nice, now i have picked out parts based on the internet reviews and all that goodness, based on my budget too [Which is soon to be about $800(as soon as i sell my 3 month old toshiba laptop), i want to spend less so im not completely broke but if i really need to spend more, im capped at $1000].

Now on my laptop, i am able to play AND Stream, which is fairly nice, due to the 600$ price it cost. Thing is, the Graphics Card sucks, cant be upgraded and for some reason wont let me run smoothly(reason for selling), but lets get to the point.

My point is, i want something Nice and Simple, as long as i can play, League of Legends/Stracraft/Minecraft and Stream (If possible and inexpensive would prefer 1080p) while listening to music and possibly conducting another monitor with Youtube. Maybe i am asking for too much but i believe that from Laptop to Desktop it's a HUGE upgrade, correct me if im wrong, but that's my perception.

Now, for the specs i have so far here they are:

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Case: 88$ Nanoxia DS3
http://www.amazon.com/NANOXIA-Silence-Tower-Motherboard-NXDS3B/dp/B00M49SNVI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426549183&sr=8-1&keywords=Nanoxia

Motherboard: 73$ Asus M5M97
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008RPZ5SC/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426552494&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+motherboard

CPU: 170$ AMD FX 8350 Octa Core
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8350FRHKBOX-FX-8350-8-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426551905&sr=8-1&keywords=fx-8350

Ram: 61$ Corsair Vengeance (1x8GB)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10/dp/B005T63BJM/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426552286&sr=1-4&keywords=corsair+vengeance

Storage: 115$ Samsung SSD 250GB
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426550884&sr=8-2&keywords=Samsung+850+evo


GFX Card:

Power Supply: 75$ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=corsair%20cx750m&sprefix=Corsair+CX%2Caps%2C688

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As you may have noticed, the GFX(Graphics) Card is blank due to the fact that im not knowledgeable on the subject and am afraid to pick one because im not sure if it will or will not work. I took a huge guess while picking the motherboard so that might as well be blank also, but if you guys think it's good then i shall leave it as such. Now i have not listed a CPU Water Cooler, an HDD Drive and DVD Drive (IF i have enough left over will be a BlueRay Drive). Which will make my budget about 150$ shorter than it is with the stuff above.

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED, THIS IS MY FIRST BUILD AND I WOULD HOPE FOR IT TO BE ONE THAT LASTS (at least) 4-6 YEARS BEFORE NEEDING AN UPGRADE OF A SORT. Any criticism and Editing to the parts listed above is completely acceptable by all who disagree because as i have been mentioning i kind of blind picked my items based on my budget. Thank You!
 
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A 750ti won't have any trouble streaming (know that you'll have to take a graphics quality hit though)

There's not a significant difference between dual channel and single channel ram (2x4 or 1x8).

BUT, a 750ti or r9 280 aren't THAT powerful that you won't need an upgrade for 4-6 years. It'll probably be fine for 3 years though.

Your entire build isn't going to last that long really. By the end of it's lifespan you'd definitely have to drop the settings pretty low.

But they're also always making lower spec games as well.

Save up a little more money and get this: (I dunno if you need monitors or Keyboard and mouse as well)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz...

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the games are one thing, will both of these GFX Cards allow for me to stream simultaneously? or does that have to do with the CPU??? [Edit] What i previously said was a bit off, i have found my answer on the 2x4gb's but how bad does it affect performance? i mean shouldnt more gb's be better on the long run?
 
A 750ti won't have any trouble streaming (know that you'll have to take a graphics quality hit though)

There's not a significant difference between dual channel and single channel ram (2x4 or 1x8).

BUT, a 750ti or r9 280 aren't THAT powerful that you won't need an upgrade for 4-6 years. It'll probably be fine for 3 years though.

Your entire build isn't going to last that long really. By the end of it's lifespan you'd definitely have to drop the settings pretty low.

But they're also always making lower spec games as well.

Save up a little more money and get this: (I dunno if you need monitors or Keyboard and mouse as well)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($195.28 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.74 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($100.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($216.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.61 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($67.25 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.32 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($110.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $935.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 13:52 EDT-0400
 
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uhFazko

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if my build is fine i think i shall go with so, as to going with intel, i read that running multiple tasks on a quad core can be harder than a higher cored CPU (reason why i always pick amd) I know it isn't the greatest of the greatest systems but i mean, it wont be final build, 3 years is a long time and i'll probably have enough to purchase a fancy and dandy 4000$ Machine with a complete water coolant set up(which i heard that alone is like 1000USD$) as to that, do you think i should get a GeForce GTX 770 instead of the 750 Ti??