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Hey guys I will be building a custom PC soon so I need your help. I will be making a YouTube channel. I would use my PC for gaming (at 1080p and 1440p in some cases), video editing(Adobe Photoshop, premiere pro, after effects, Sony Vegas etc.)not heavy video editing but medium level editing. I would also like to do some live stream etc and that stuff. Whenever I go to PC partpicker I get confused between choices. My budget is around 1000$ (flexible). I have two builds in my mind. Please advice me as I am a newbie.

Intel build:
Xeon e3 1231/Xeon e3 1246/ 6600k/4790k I am confused between them as xeons are better value but the K CPUs have other benefits etc.
Lepa 240mm Liquid cooling (I want to buy an aio to keep my PC cool)
Any good quality mobo near 100$ according to the CPU(probably a z series mobo if I buy a K CPU)
R9 390
Pny 240 gig ssd and Seagate 1tb hdd
16 GB ram above 2133 MHz probably
Nzxt phantom case 210
650/750 watt PSU 80+ gold
CD DVD writer
Acer g257hu 1440 p monitor

AMD build:
AMD fx 8350/8320 or any you guys recommend
I would just changet the type of mobo but still would get a good one
GPU MSI 980
Rest all will be same

Also is a 1440p monitor good for this build or I should buy a 1080p
 
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the Xeon 1231 actually has an i7s performance, but lacks integrated graphics and the ability to overclock it, which is what you want if you're going to stream. It has 4 cores, but it also has hyper threading so each core can process 2 things at the same time. (roughly) that's what i7s are.

The AMDs specs are very deceiving if you don't actually know computer hardware, as cores and ghz don't mean anything.

And even if the xeon performed like a 6600k, that'd still be vastly better than anything amd has to offer.
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I wouldn't get that one because of the high response time on it could lead to ghosting (afterimages of moving objects) in fast action sequences.


But for the build...
The Xeons are basically i7-4770s but without integrated graphics or the ability to OC. OCing is kind of overrated, and you don't NEED integrated graphics if you have a GPU. So you save quite a lot that can be better spent elsewhere.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC Q2778VQE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($322.14 @ B&H)
Total: $1480.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-15 12:47 EDT-0400

$1000 is a bit low, $1500 is much more realistic for what you want. Since you're not going to OC, you don't need a big AIO cooler, and the one I chose is still just about the best 120mm cooler you can get.
 
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6MS? Thats barely anything. Try, can you blink in 6 milliseconds? You can't...

 
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You don't blink to see ghosting. It's constantly there because in high action scenes the image keeps moving and it has a ghost behind it through the entire sequence.
 
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I know that. Point being, 1MS isn't gonna kill ANYONE...
 
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The constant annoyance of it might.
There's tons of threads on here of people complaining about ghosting. All the true gaming monitors have 1, 2 at most response times. If he wants to browse the web, and watch 30fps youtube videos then it doesn't really matter what your response times are. But high FPS gaming will leave afterimages that will bug you over time. And the only solution would be to buy a better monitor and you'd still be out of money.

1440p is still not a "standard" format, 1080p is fine, and OP can get a 1080p monitor for much cheaper.
1080P 1ms for $120: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx228h
1080P 2ms IPS (better colors, important for accurate photo editing) for $200: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/planar-monitor-997784700
 
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HAVE you ever heard of Vsync, my friend? Response time causes NO ghosting whatsoever. I gamed on a 12MS response time monitor for 2 years and never had any problems with ghosting with vsync on.
 
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James Mason March 15, 2016 9:49:25 AM
HonkyKong97 said:
The AMD build looks very good to me. As far as monitors go, I recommend one of the Korean IPS panels.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA90V...


I wouldn't get that one because of the high response time on it could lead to ghosting (afterimages of moving objects) in fast action sequences.


But for the build...
The Xeons are basically i7-4770s but without integrated graphics or the ability to OC. OCing is kind of overrated, and you don't NEED integrated graphics if you have a GPU. So you save quite a lot that can be better spent elsewhere.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC Q2778VQE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($322.14 @ B&H)
Total: $1480.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-15 12:47 EDT-0400

$1000 is a bit low, $1500 is much more realistic for what you want. Since you're not going to OC, you don't need a big AIO cooler, and the one I chose is still just about the best 120mm cooler you can get.

Thank you for answering but the 1231 Xeon has i5 6600k performance so don't you think AMD is better
 
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the Xeon 1231 actually has an i7s performance, but lacks integrated graphics and the ability to overclock it, which is what you want if you're going to stream. It has 4 cores, but it also has hyper threading so each core can process 2 things at the same time. (roughly) that's what i7s are.

The AMDs specs are very deceiving if you don't actually know computer hardware, as cores and ghz don't mean anything.

And even if the xeon performed like a 6600k, that'd still be vastly better than anything amd has to offer.
 
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Thank you James Mason but another thing I have to ask that should I buy Xeon e3 1246 instead of e3 1231 cauz it's just 20$ more or the 1231 will do fine for my purpose
 
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They're the exact same processor except the 1246 has integrated graphics, and slightly more power consumption because of that.
 
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James Mason, another friend of mine suggested me the Xeon 1241 and said that it doesn't have integrated graphics but outperforms the 4790. Should I buy it over the e3 1231 ?
 
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