New gaming/editing rig is not working at full capacity. Any help would be great

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dntspard

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I recently bought a new computer and assembled it, after being told that it was adequate for gaming & recording/streaming, I set it up and now whenever I try to run OBS (open Broadcaster software) and a game (like minecraft and such) I get encoding errors with OBS and my games start to lag. Even when using shadowplay I lose quality and have issues recording

I've recently just did a clean install and trying to see what I need to do to make it work at full capacity.

Below are my parts
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Any advice would be helpful

also this is my first build and I apologize for any extra questions I post
 
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OBS tells me encoding error and complains about the CPU. And I've updated all the drivers I beliece
 
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not even sured I'm doing an overclock. Like I said i'm still new to most things so have no idea how to properly overclock
 
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Mmm, the wattage probably isn't the problem. But the quality of the unit could be. You definitely don't need 660 watts. Your build doesn't require more than 500 watts for a single GPU.

Edit: You also never told what power supply you have. Make and model please.
 
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Well I used the Asus dual intelligence 5 to boost the CPU as I saw a lot of suggestions for that and when it got slightly over 2000 the computer shut off.
 
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Make and model of the PSU is important to know anyway. The PSU does a lot more than you might think. A good quality 500w PSU is better than a low quality 1000w PSU. Wattage almost never is an issue with any kind of build whatsoever. Nuisance PSU's like Corsair CX / Builder / CSM / CS and dozens and dozens of others have been the causes for many peoples PC troubles and they don't even know it.

Tomshardware has a PSU tier list showing quality to not so quality units. Better look here and make sure you get tier 1 / 2 unit.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

PSU is the most important part in a build. You need the PSU to power correctly all your other parts. PSU's can also be harmful like Ultra / Diablotech that have been known to catch fire.

 
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The unfortunate thing is I don't know the make & model of PSU. the friend that helped me build it gave me an extra one he had. And relooking through various other power calculators I found that my power source should be good enough. not sure why newegg's calculator almost basically doubled the power requirements

 
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Despite what you may think, it is possible to find out what power supply you have. It requires manual labor, feared by some, but easily overcame. Just open the side of your case and read the label off the unit. You could even take a picture if you're not sure.
 
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The one he put in is a corsair RM550. Ended with a corsair Cx750m before looking at the list.

The manufacturer of the motherboard is having me clear the CMOS to try and reset the settings and check then

EDIT: didn't work
 
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