Hey everyone.
I'm building a new PC primarily for gaming. I should have my budget saved up by July, I've just got a question about CPU choices. I was going to go with the i5-4460 from the Best Gaming CPUs for the Money article, but I'm also interested in trying out streaming on Twitch. Would the 4460 be able to handle that or would I need an i7? Something like a 4790? I don't plan on doing an overclocking.
Here's the build I'm looking at:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $818.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 03:18 EDT-0400
Already have my case, PSU, and case fans. If it matters with CPU recommendation I've been going back and forth on either a GTX 960, 970, or an R9 280. I don't have a lot of wiggle room price wise. Ceiling of 900, maybe $1,000 but I might have to wait a little longer to pull that off.
I'm building a new PC primarily for gaming. I should have my budget saved up by July, I've just got a question about CPU choices. I was going to go with the i5-4460 from the Best Gaming CPUs for the Money article, but I'm also interested in trying out streaming on Twitch. Would the 4460 be able to handle that or would I need an i7? Something like a 4790? I don't plan on doing an overclocking.
Here's the build I'm looking at:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $818.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 03:18 EDT-0400
Already have my case, PSU, and case fans. If it matters with CPU recommendation I've been going back and forth on either a GTX 960, 970, or an R9 280. I don't have a lot of wiggle room price wise. Ceiling of 900, maybe $1,000 but I might have to wait a little longer to pull that off.
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