i5 4690k and gtx 980 ti or i7 4790k and gtx 980 for gaming and video editing
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damric
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Xeon + 980 Ti!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB M.2-2260 Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($150.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($614.18 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 10 Preview ($0.00)
Total: $1436.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 22:56 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB M.2-2260 Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($150.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($614.18 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 10 Preview ($0.00)
Total: $1436.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 22:56 EDT-0400
damric
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A couple of things to think about:
- The Xeon is the same as an i7 (4 Haswell cores with Hyper threading and turbo)
- It's not much more to get an i7-5820K than an i7-4790K
- Streaming/recording gameplay eats logical CPU cores so the six core (12 logical with hyperthreading) would help a lot.
Example:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($154.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($614.18 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 10 Preview ($0.00)
Total: $1719.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 00:28 EDT-0400
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