Best budget CPU for streaming, recording, and video editing?

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Looking for a CPU to fit my needs, those being streaming and recording games while I play, and then editing the video afterwards. Either Intel or AMD works. And if it means anything, since I have a Nvidia GPU, I plan on using Shadowplay to both stream and record.

My list so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xJzQRG

I left the motherboard out since some only take Intel or AMD, if you want to fill that in too, have at it, but it has to have 4 RAM slots! I already have 8GB (4x2GB sticks, weird, but effective) of RAM, I'll buy more down the road, as well as an HDD, but for now, this is all I need, minimizing the cost. Speaking of which, under $500 would be great, but I can stretch to $600. Any and all help is appreciated, thanks!
 
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Best I could do...$20 over.

You'll probably need new DDR4 RAM when upgrading to this Intel Skylake chipset, so I added that as well. You could take a significant chunk out of the price by getting an i3 Skylake instead of an i5, but for rendering and video editing having the extra 2 cores of the i5 would be very helpful to speed up the process.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($44.18 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-BL MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $619.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-02 16:47 EDT-0400
 
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Assuming your ram is DDR3 and an $800-$900 budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card ($249.00 @ B&H)
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-BL MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $878.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-02 16:48 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card ($249.00 @ B&H)
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-BL MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $874.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-02 16:50 EDT-0400
 
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Sorry for taking so long, was looking to see what kind of RAM I have but I can't find anything. Either way, whether it's DDR3 or DDR4, I'm looking to upgrade to DDR4 2400/2133 when I have the money. And my budget would preferable be as close to $600 as I can get. What Luminary did looks great to get me on my feet, but if you or anybody else has their own personal preference or a definite upgrade for the same(ish) price, I'd love to see those too.
 
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Glad it is close to what you're looking for.

Obviously the builds big put together are much better, but we all have to make allowances for cost.

Edit: Also, that's a perfectly good board if you're planning on upgrading to an unlocked 'k' model CPU in the future.
 
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OOps was think the budget for just the motherboard and cpu was $500-$600. If you have DDR3 now and use it, when you upgrade to DDR4 you'll have to buy a new motherboard aswell. Here'a a build that's just a hair over $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($195.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($44.18 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.94 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $602.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-02 17:10 EDT-0400
 
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Oh, is that why it costs so much more? Well, about that, no plans to OC anytime in the future, so I guess I can shave off a few dollars there too.

Also, bignastyid, that looks really good as well, although I have to take the extra $20 hit for the QPACK3, it just looks too good to me. I'm getting a bit overwhelmed by all these builds though.
 
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Well, as great as that sounds, the issue is that I have NO PC right now. My old one finally completely gave in after 4 years of not so nice treatment admittedly, but I've become so accustomed to having a computer, that even these last few weeks have been awful. I can't imagine almost 2 more months.
 
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For your needs just get an i5 6400 a gigabyte motherboard between $50-70 micro at and just add those two things to your build and you should be set. I really don't like doing part picker posts anymore because you normally just see a wall of them. Your build looks fine though. I maybe would get a 1060 instead but the 1050 ti is great.
 
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Sadly don't have a Microcenter near me, it's in another state... but I do feel like I'll just get my build now, and even if the prices do drop in the future, that just means when I decide to upgrade, it'll be cheaper then. As for now, my build is honestly on such a budget I'm sure future me wouldn't mind.
 
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